Wolfe Gap Cemetery

Wolfe Gap Cemetery is located on the Finzel Swamp Nature Preserve off Cranberry Swamp Road before the town of Finzel on Little Savage Mountain. You cannot drive up to the cemetery or the entrance of the nature reserve. Wear good shoes and long pants when making the hike into the area of the cemetery. Don't hike in alone. It is a Nature Preserve and tracks of what looked like Mountain Lion were evident when we made our visit. Hike down the path until you see the foundation of an old house and turn right. Continue on until you see a fence post that has been tagged with red tape. Once you have located the post with the red tape you will start to climb slightly up an incline into a wooded area. The cemetery is a short walk through the wooded area. There is one tall family monument, which makes it easier to spot the cemetery through the trees.

Kathy Winebrenner at the entrance to Finzel Swamp Nature Preserve

Carol Vivier next to the foundation of the old house

Note the post on the right with red tape marking the spot to enter into the wooded area.

You will pass these posts on the way up to the cemetery. Kathy is facing downhill for the picture.

Carol is replacing a fallen piece of the family monument.

The last name is spelled Wolf on the older family monument, but spelled Wolfe on the newer stone for both Charles and Louisa.

The names engraved on the tall family monument read:

Charles Wolf
Died April 22, 1879
54yrs 10mos 29dys

Harmon
Son of Charles & Louisa Wolf
Died Sept 13, 1870
Aged 9dys

A. Lizzie
Daug of Charles & Louisa Wolf
Died Dec 29, 1882
Aged 19yrs 4mos

Theodor Charlie
Son of Charles & Louisa Wolf
Died July 9, 1894
Aged 30yrs 8mos 10dys

Placed around the tall family monument, were small footstones with the initials of the deceased: C.B.W., H.W., and A.L.W.

Another smaller stone read

Charlotte B. Wolfe
d/o P. & E. Wolfe
Died July 7, 1875
Aged 4yrs 9mos 22dys

Newer stone for Charles Wolfe 1825-1879 & Louisa his wife 1835-1916, At Rest. Charles Wolfe 1825-1879 &
Louisa his wife 1835-1916
Two footmakers read Father and Mother.

A gravestone was set back from the Wolfe family reads Liesette Franke 1838-1914.

Charles Winebrenner was also buried in the Wolfe Gap Cemetery. He was married to A. Lizzie Wolfe, the daughter of Charles and Louisa.

Charles Winebrenner
Died Oct 5, 1896
Aged 30 yrs 3 mos

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Contributed by Carol Vivier, nee Crowe

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