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Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Wolf

Burnet, Burnet County

Marker Text

Jacob Wolf (1812-1874) and wife Adeline Faulkner Wolf (1814-1870) came from Tennessee to Texas about 1850. Obtaining land grant in Burnet County, they settled at Dobyville, and were pioneers, supplying their own provisions, buildings, medicines, and school. Menaced by Indian raids and aware of need for government, Wolf in 1854 help organize Burnet County. Of the 8 children, 2 sons became sheriffs-- one in Burnet, one in Lampasas County. Recorded - 1967

Marker Details

Address CR 103
Location Description Dobyville Cemetery, 12 mi. N of Burnet on US 281, 0.2 mi. W on CR 103
Marker # 9757
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type grave marker
Code pioneers; women
Latitude, Longitude 30.930215, -98.239257

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