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Note: 1900 census, Widowed, head of hshld. also Emma, Christ, Mary and Herman with her. 1900 - Next door are Henry and Sophia Peters.
1900 - bore 7 children, 6 living.
1910 census Katherine and Herman in Terril
Febr -6-1903 Terril Tribune - Katerin Wolla to Chris Herman Wolla, und 1/2 int in s 10 a ne1/4, n 10 se1/4 and sw1/4, Lloyd. . Consideration, $3166 (hard to read)
May-8-1903 Terril Tribune - Earl Blow, accompanied by his grandmother, Mrs. Katherine Wolla, left Tuesday for Sterling, N.D. near which place his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Blow, live on a stock ranch. Earl has been here several months attending school, but is glad to go home and ranch it again.
10609578.pdf May-15-1903 Terril (Iowa)Tribune COOPER BLOW BURNED OUT
Practically Everything Burned-- Family Thankful to Escape with Their Lives.
Last Saturday afternoon J. S. Blow received a telegram from his brother, C.J. at Sterling, N.D. saying that a prairie fire had burned everything. Later a letter arrived stating that the stock was all right with exception of two calves. Mr. Blow wrote that the fire burned faster than he could drive the team; and if he had had far to drive to escape the devouring monster the whole family must have perished. The following is from a letter written by Mrs. C. J. Blow, May 8, to relatives here.
"It was very windy here yesterday, in fact it blew a gale, and at noon the train set fire to the grass along the track, and the head fire came sweeping down on our place, not leaving us time to do anything. We tried very hard to save the buildings, but found it impossible, all we saved was our feather beds, pillows, some quilts, the stove and our good clothes. My good shoes and every day clothes are gone and not a dish left. We saved our cattle and horses. It burned up all our wagons but one, also the buggy. Ma's hat burned, too. We are all used up this morning. Cooper burned his face quite badly, and my eyes are so sore I can't see very much. It was hard work to save our lives. I thought once that Ma (Mrs. Wolla) and Keith were gone--smothered by smoke and heat. I tell you it was a terrible experience. Will write again soon."
Earl Blow and Mrs. Wolla arrived there just in time to take part in the excitement -- in fact it may be said they received a "warm reception".
In all probability the loss, which amounts to nearly $2,000, will not be a total one for C.J. and J.S. Blow, as they will undoubtedly be able to get damages from the Northern Pacific railway, the company being responsible for the fire, and the section men will testify to that fact. The Blow ranch is about eight miles from the railroad.
9-4-1903 - Terril Tribune - Chris Wolla returned last Saturday from a trip to Boyd, Minn.. He reports that J. R. Johnson, formerly of this place was threshing and that his wheat yielded twenty bushels per acre and oats were yielding fifty-five bushels per acre. Mr. Wolla's mother returned with him.
9-4-1903 Friday - The Terril Tribune - Mrs. Chris Wolla and son, Herman, moved into their residence on Third street Wednesday. This is the dwelling just north of John Green's residence.
Past Present Of Will County, Illinois 1907 Vol. 2 Biographical One of the biographies is about John Jacobs, and says this:
"On the 20th of November, 1874, occured the marriage of Mr. Jacobs and Miss Margaret Schelly, who was likewise a native of Hanover, born February 10, 1852. Her father, John Schnelly, died in Germany at the age of 82 years, while her mother, who bore the maiden name Marie Marvell, was also born in the fatherland, but died at the home of her daughter in Manteno, Kankakee county,in 1880. Mrs. Jacobs has two sisters living, Mrs. Christ Wolle, and Mrs. Mary Bockermann, who reside in Manteno, Illinois. She also has a half-brother, John Schelle, living in Minnesota."
1-13-1916 (newspaper name unknown, perhaps Milford Mail) - Grandma Wolle will build a cottage on the lot south of her son-in-law, Peter Brown's home in Terril as soon as preliminary arrangements can be made.
Sept-21-1916 - Emma Brown and husband, et al to Catharine Wolle, lot 10, blk. 15, town of Terril...$11.00
Milfore Mail May 30, 1918 -- Mrs Katherine Wolle, long-time resident of Terril, passed away at her home Wednesday evening of last week. Death resulted from complications of diseases and old age.
*The Spirit Lake Beacon, May 30, 1918 MRS KATHERINE WOLLE OF TERRIL DIED SUDDENLY
Terril Tribune - Mrs. Katherine Wolle died at her home in Terril Wednesday evening at about six o'clock from complication of diseases and old age. While she had been under the physician's care for some time, her death came very suddenly and unexpectedly. Dr. Schooley was called but she breathed her last shortly after his arrival. Her daughter, Mrs. Eider was visiting here at the time of her death.
10-10-1918 -- Spirit Lake Beacon -- Peter Brown has been appointed executor of the estate of the late Mrs. Katherine Wolla estate at Terril.
8-28-1919 --Spirit Lake Beacon - Emma Minnie Brown, Plaintiff vs. Rosie Martha Edmunds and A.D. Edmonds her husband, Chris Herman Wolla and Ruby Wolla his wife, Mary Dora Eder and Henry Eder her husband, Keith and Kenneth Blow, minors and Peter Brown, Defendants....You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff is now filed in the office of the Clerk of the the District Court of Iowa, in and for Dickinson County; that in said petition the Plaintiff claims that she has an undivided One fifth interest in and to the North one Half of Lot Six (6) and the South Half of Lot Seven (7), Block Thirty (30) of Terril, that the Plaintiff and the Defendants are the sole owners thereof.....Dated this 14th day of August, 1919.
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