Here is why I am interested in the Wolfe family. Sharon Carberry "Maurice Richard WOLFE... was born about 1802 in Cratloe, Co Limerick, Ireland. He died on 12 Oct 1870 in Streator, IL." http://www.genealogy.com/users/w/o/l/Kathleen-L-Wolfe/FAMO4-0001/d12.htm Streator is in LaSalle County, and Cratloe is in Co. Clare. 1877 LaSalle County IL directory [a son of Maurice ?] Wolfe, M. farm, Mt. Palatine, Hope township and Carberry, Thomas laborer, Lostant Hope township [my family's] http://www.rootsweb.com/~illasall/PastPresent/hope.htm 1880 census LaSalle Co. IL no Wolfe listings for Hope township Streator [a town] O'DONNEL Edward 35 Ire harness maker Lucy 35 IL Albert 2 IL Leon 10 mos. nephew WOLFE, Arthur 15 IL harness maker parents: Ire Ottawa WOLFE Patrick 40 Ire laborer Margaret 40 Ire Morris 15 IL John 12 James 10 Maggie 8 Patrick 7 Walter 5 Ottawa WOLFE John C. 60 Ire laborer Johanna 70 Ire wife Ottawa WOLFE, Pat. 48 Ire bartender, single Wallace WOLFE Richard 58 Ire farmer Mary 55 Ire Michael 32 Ire laborer, single Sarah 28 IL widow Ellen 22 IL single James 19 IL Richard 8 IL nephew Wallace WOLFE, David 19 Ire laborer, living with a German family Eagle WOLFE Richard 34 Ire farmer Kate 27 IL Richard 8 IL Charles 4 Mary 1 La Salle WOLFF John 32 Ire engineer Johanna 30 IL Grand Rapids WOLFE Edward 40 Ire farmer Nuancy 40 Ire Norris 11 IL Catherine 9 Mary 6 Richard 3 and two stepchildren Brosnahen, teenagers b. IL Grand Rapids WOLFE Patrick 36 Ire farmer Catherine 34 Ire Nellie 14 IL Johnny 12 Ire Josie 10 Ire Patrick 8 Ire Norris 6 Ire Catherine 4 Ire Edward 2 IL Mary E. 5 mos. IL Allen WOLF Thomas 45 Ire farmer Ann 35 Ire Thomas 13 IL James 10 Mary A. 7