Augustus "Gus" J. WOLFLEY 43
- Born: 28 Nov 1832, Sandusky, Ohio 33,34,35,37,46
- Marriage: Matilda Cummings GRUBB on 12 May 1859 in Locknane, Brown County, Kansas 33,34,35,73
- Died: 10 Jan 1910, Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA at age 77 33,34,35,37
- Buried: Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA 33,34,35,37
 General Notes:
Listed as living in Granada in 1859 at time of Marriage license. Moved to Meade County in 1892. Listed in one reference as living there in 1900.
1875 Kansas Census of Nemaha County, Red Vermillion Township has Gus as a farmer with real estate worth $3,500; personal property worth $1,000; moved there from Iowa; 400 acres fenced; value of farm $3,000;value of machinery $40; $100 of wages paid; 160 rods of rail fence;560 rods of board fence; and 320 rods of hedge fence; 125 acres of spring wheat; 40 acres of corn; 120 acres of prairie pasture; 150 pounds of butter made; 6 horses; 2 mules and asses; 13 milk cows; 41 other cattle; 20 swine; $150 of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter; 1 dog; 3 acres of orchards.
The first Court House stood on lot 4, block 74, on Main street. It was a small two-story frame building, the lower room of which was used for general meeting purposes, and the upper part by the county officers. In December, 1860, it was burnt. A building for Court purposes, but too small for county offices, was at once erected, on the corner of Main and Castle streets, in Seneca, and in this the first term of District Court in Nemaha county was held November 11, 1861, prior to this time Nemaha having been associated with Brown County for judicial purposes. Albert H. Horton, of Atchison, was at this time District Judge, having succeeded Judge Albert L. Lee, who had received a commission as major in the Seventy Kansas. The District Clerk was I.C. Hebbard, to whom Homer L. Dean, the Clerk of Brown County, had turned over the books and papers relating to Nemaha. The Grand Jury who served at this term of Court, consisted of John Downs, Thomas Carlin, Isaac H. Steer, Elias B. Church, James Larew, Salem B. Dodge,Samuel Dennis, T. A. Campfield, H. A. Goodman, Hezekiah Grimes, John Hodgins, William Histed, John Kilmer, Augustus Wolfley, H. D. Channell and James M. Randel. Wm. Histed was the foreman. The most important case upon the docket was that of the State of Kansas vs. Josiah Blancett, wherein the defendant stood charged with the murder of Thomas Wilson. The verdict was 'not guilty.' The indictment failed to state that the murder was committed in Nemaha County. (Dodge Family association miscellaneous records.)
Noted events in his life were:
1. Census, 1850, Bay Twp, Ottawa, Ohio. 39 He was a farmer.
2. Census, 1880, Reilly Twp., Nemaha, Kansas. 43 He was a farmer.
3. Census, 1900, Fowler, Meade, Kansas, USA. 46 He was a stock raiser. He owned his farm free of mortgage.
Augustus married Matilda Cummings GRUBB, daughter of Collingwood Clark GRUBB and Sophia Charlotte WEBB, on 12 May 1859 in Locknane, Brown County, Kansas 33,34,35.,73 (Matilda Cummings GRUBB was born on 13 Sep 1842 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA,33,34,35,37,46,73 died on 12 Dec 1926 in Fowler, Meade, Kansas, USA 33,34,35,37,73 and was buried in Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA 33,34,35,37.)
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