Hans Wulf was born in August 1849 in Schleswig, Holstein,
Germany. When a young man, he came to
America with his brother, William. For a number of years, he found employment in mills around the
country. He worked in the Neligh
Mills and at that time filed for a homestead southwest of Clearwater,
Nebraska. There were no trees or
roads of any kind. He dug a cave for
his first residence, in which he resided until he could build his first
house. Maria Reimer was born in
February 1864 in Kosel, Germany. She
came to America with her father when she was 18 years old. Maria got employment as a domestic maid at
Davenport, Iowa. Her father proceeded
to Clearwater to live with his son who had come there earlier. Maria came to visit her father and met Hans
Wulf. They were married in 1884. They were the parents of ten
children: Dora Wulf married Charles
Neiderheide in 1905 and they had two sons, Lester and Vincent and one
daughter, stillborn. Henry Wulf
married Minnie Krohn in 1912, three sons, DeWayne, Delno and LaVern. Dora died March 30, 1967 and Henry died
February 12, 1960. Lorenz Wulf
married Arzola Geausaway on December 8, 1915. Lorenz died May 21, 1976. Frank Wulf married Marie Abraham in
1920. Their daughter Eris was born to
them. Frank died November 26,
1955. John Wulf married Eva Barton in
1930. John died January 26,
1967. Adolph Wulf married Louise
Krebs on September 18, 1920. Adolph
died in 1983 and Louise in 1972. Rosa
Wulf married Guy Coiner in 1923. Guy
died after ten years and Rosa married his brother, Lee. Lee died in 1947 and Rosa died in
1985. Amy Wulf married Earl Ossenkop
in 1925, one son, Robert. Amy and
Earl were divorced and Amy married Richard Goldwater. Amy died June 4, 1968. Hulda Wulf married Chauncey Krebs in 1922,
four children, LeMoyne, June, Eleanor and Richard. Hulda died at age 40. Meta Wulf married Roy Olmsted on April 18, 1928, three children, Vera,
Lee and Jean. Roy died December 26,
1971. Hans Wulf died October 11,
1907. Maria died in 1933. Two of their sons, Frank and John were
drafted in World War I and both returned.
Source Unknown: Originally submitted for this website in July 2007