High Prairie Cemetery, Madison Co. Cemeteries of Tx

High Prairie Cemetery (1-C)

Information submitted by Karen White Cotter

Thank you for posting the cemeteries of Madison County, Texas. I think I've found a transcription error per the following information. He is shown as James Allen Wolfe, age 17, born in Alabama, living with his father Johannes "John Jay" Wolfe (mother Mary Ann Stephens deceased) on the 1850 Perry County, Alabama Federal Census, Born 25 August 1831, Alabama, died 23 January 1908, High Prairie, Madison County, Texas per tombstone, though the cemetery transcription shows J. A. WOLFE, 25 Aug 1931-23 Nov 1908(?) and the birth year HAS to be a transcription error, buried High Prairie Cemetery, Madison County, Texas; married Elender Amanda Gabriel on 14 December 1854, Lauderdale County, Mississippi per Lana C. Orr, who has a copy of the marriage license; born 22 November 1836, Mississippi, died 10 October 1908, High Prairie Cemetery, Madison County, Texas per cemetery listing on website http://www.rootsweb.com/txmadiso/highprairie.txt under Elender Wolfe, mate of J. A. Wolfe. Linda Vaught has much of the same information. He is shown as James R. Wolfe, age 48, born in Alabama, Farmer on the 1880 Madisonville, Madison County, Texas Federal Census, which computes to a birth year of about 1832; Elender is shown as Ellen Wolfe, age 45, born in Mississippi, Housekeeper, which computes to a birth year of about 1835. 1850 census for Perry County, AL included (page 158 per Tom Harper)
John J. Wolfe, age 53 per Tom Harper
James Allen, b 25 August 1831, AL (Tom Harper says he was shown as age 17 which would make him born about 1833)
Elizabeth, born 1832, AL
Amanda, born 1838, AL Household:
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James R. WOLFE   Self   M   Male   W   48   AL   Farmer   SC   AL
Ellen WOLFE   Wife   M   Female   W   45   MS   Housekeeper   TN   AL
Allen WOLFE   Son   S   Male   W   21   TX   Laborer   AL   MS
Martha WOLFE   Dau   S   Female   W   17   TX   At Home   AL   MS
James WOLFE   Son   S   Male   W   14   TX   At Home   AL   MS
William P. WOLFE   Son   S   Male   W   12   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Paschal H. WOLFE   Son   S   Male   W   11   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Sarah E. WOLFE   Dau   S   Female   W   10   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Walter WOLFE   Son   S   Male   W   7   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Amanda E. WOLFE   Dau   S   Female   W   4   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Virginia WOLFE   Dau   S   Female   W   2   TX   At Home   AL   MS
Furman TYLER   Other   S   Male   B   22   SC   Laborer   SC   SC
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Source Information:
Census Place Madisonville, Madison, Texas
Family History Library Film   1255318
NA Film Number   T9-1318
Page Number   311C        Per the census, James Allen was born in Alabama. He then migrated to MS with his parents. Many of his older siblings migrated from Mississippi to Arkansas before the above census was taken. He apparently met and married Elender Amanda Gabriel in Mississippi, then migrated to Texas sometime between 1856 and 1858 settling in Madison County, TX. Some family members still live there now. The location they settled in came from Linda Vaught on a response to a GenForum query. His nephew, William Patton "Pat" Wolfe stopped there when he arrived in Texas per Mrs. Dorow. She knows the cemetery they are buried in, along with their children. Children of James Allen Wolfe and Elender Amanda Gabriel
1. John Spencer Wolfe married Alma L. Unknown
2. Thomas Allen Wolfe married Sarah Francis Key
3. Mary L. Wolfe married Joe P. Darter
4. Martha J. Wolfe married James H. Mize
5. James H. Wolfe
6. William P. Wolfe
7. Paskell Harrison Wolfe married Laura Magdalene Singletary
8. Sarah "Salle" E. Wolfe married John M. Venable
9. T. Walton Wolfe married Sally O'Neil
10. Amanda E. Wolfe married James Hayward Harward
11. Virginia Alice Wolfe

Following information supplied by the Madison Co. Library

WOLFE, Alma L.                      11 Aug 1892-19 Jan 1977
WOLFE, Corine E.                    1896-1960
WOLFE, Elender                      22 Nov 1836-10 Oct 1908             Mate of J.A. Wolfe
WOLFE, infant                         1936-1936                                   Daughter of John S. & Alma L. Wolfe
WOLFE, J. A.                           25 Aug 1931-23 Nov 1908(?)
WOLFE, J. H.                           23 Mar 1866-21 Sep 1889
WOLFE, J. S. (Spencer)           05 May 1856-2 Jun 1879
WOLFE, J. W.                          03 Feb 1913-26 Dec 1948
WOLFE, John Allen                 18 May 1903-26 Dec 1951
WOLFE, John S.                      22 Jul 1893(only date)
WOLFE, Marvin Tyler              12 Jan 1890-29 Jan 1980
WOLFE, O. M.                          23 Nov 1905-31 May 1937
WOLFE, Sallie                         16 Nov 1877-21 Dec 1965              Wife of Walton Wolfe
WOLFE, Simmie D.                  1904-1965
WOLFE, Walton                       10 Jul 1874-13 Sep 1946