Roll of Honor- The following is the Roll of Honor of Hornitos school for the month ending April 7th, 1876. Minimum in deportment 90; in scholarship 75; in attedance 15 days: Fred BARCOFT, 100; Rosa CAVAGNARO, 100; Lizzie HADLICK, 99; Louisa CAMPODONICO, 100; Jose Lino FLORES, 100; John SEMORILE, 97; Louis OLCESE, 98; Emma KOCHER, 100; Teresa CAMPODONICO, 100; Amy ADAMS, 100; George ARTHUR, 94; William HUNT, 95; Jacob HOWELLS,98; Lydia PITZER, 92; Mary PITZER, 93; Emilia CAVAGNARO, 93; Mary BARCROFT, 97; Jane OLECSE, 97; Tilly BUCHENAU, 96; Dinah BETTIS, 90; Eddie ADAMS, 90; Charlse CAVAGNARO,89; Louis CAMPODONICO, 89; John GAGLIARDO, 95; Rosa REEB,99; Louis STRINE, 96; Catherine OCHOA, 90; Mary ARTHUR, 100; Bettie LESSMAN, 100; Amelia OLCESE, 100; Amitila CRUZ, 98; Minnie GAGLIARDO, 100; Willie TURNER, 98.

April 18, 1891 Mariposa Gazette:
Married: WOLFSEN - ARTHUR
At Hornitos, Mariposa County, April 8th, 1891, by Rev. G. W. LYONS, J.P. WOLFSEN, of Merced, to Miss Mary ARTHUR, of Hornitos.

Mariposa Gazette, September, 1924: Former Co. Lady Dies At Lingard
After a lingering illness, Mrs. Mary A. Wolfson passed away on Monday morning , September 22, at her home near Lingard.
Mrs. Wolfson was 56, years old and a native of California having been born at Coulterville. She had lived for many years in the ranch home were she died. She was a sister of the late Charles A. Arthur, who died in Santa Monica last week, and is survived by her husband, P. J. Wolfson two sons and a daughter and many other relatives.
The funeral was held on Tuesday at the parlors of Welch and Griffin Interment being made at the Odd Fellows' Cemetery.

WOLFSEN, Mary A.
Merced Express, September 26, 1924
Mrs. Mary A. Wolfsen, wife of P. J. Wolfsen, passed away at the family home near Lingard Monday morning after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Wolfsen was born in Coulterville, Mariposa county, fifty-six years ago and had been a resident of Merced county for twenty-nine years. She was well-known and highly esteemed and had a large circle of friends and acquaintances in both Merced and Mariposa counties who sincerely regret her passing. Besides her husband she leaves two sons and a daughter and
the following named sisters and brothers: Mrs. J. A. Roduner of Merced, Mrs. Theodore Hunt of Lodi, Mrs. W. N. TenEyck of Lincoln, Mrs. Charles Pierson of Mt. Bullion and William and James Arthur of Hornitos. Another brother, Charles R. Arthur, died near Santa Monica last week and was buried last Saturday. The funeral was held from the chapel of Welch & Griffin at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with interment in the Odd Fellows' cemetery.

“HISTORY OF MERCED COUNTY CALIFORNIA”; by John Outcalt; 1925
PETER J. WOLFSEN
A native son of California, born near Oleta, Amador County, on August 8, 1866, Peter J. Wolfsen is the eldest of nine children born to Henry C. and Amelia (Howell) Wolfsen, pioneers of that county. Henry C. Wolfsen was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and came to California during the Gold Rush, via the Panama route. He engaged in work, first in the Southern Mines, later int eh silver mines in Nevada, and also in sawmill work, finally devoting his whole energies to agriculture. In the fall of 1875, he moved to Merced County, and located on the old Crawford ranch, near what is now Planada; this property he leased, and operated for three years raising wheat with good success. He then moved to the Page ranch of 1280 acres, operated it for one season, and finally settled on the J. M. Montgomery ranch, embracing 4000 acres, on bear Creek, and this property he purchased in 1880 and made it the family home for the remainder of his days. He was a well-known Odd Fellow, and an active man in school work, serving as a trustee of the bear Creek district. Amelia (Howell) Wolfsen was a native of England, but came to the United States when a girl, with a party of friends, and crossed the plains with ox-teams from Missouri. She and Mr. Wolfsen were married in Amador County, and were among the permanent upbuilders of the central part of the State. Mr. Wolfsen died January 30, 1901, aged sixty-five years, four months and eleven days; Mrs. Wolfsen passed away January 20, 1918.
Peter J., being the eldest of a large family, and the times uncommonly hard for the early ranchers, had opportunity for but little schooling, and was forced to go to work at an early age, learning the ranch business through contact with its practical side in close association with his parents. He remained at home until 1889, and then following his marriage, he commenced ranching on his own account on one-half of his father's home ranch. This he continued until 1894, when he moved to his present place six miles southeast of Merced. This property then comprised 1360 acres, and he was very successful as a grain and stock - raiser for many years; he later sold off some of his land, and today owns only 200 acres, highly improved to intensive ranching, and with modern residence and ranch buildings.
The marriage of Mr. Wolfsen, at Hornitos, April 8, 1891, united him with Miss Mary Arthur, born at Coulterville, Cal., the daughter of the late Robert and Belle (Steele) Arthur, both natives of Ohio of Scotch extraction. They were also among the early settlers of Central California. Married in Ohio, they came west in 1865, via Panama, and that year settled in Coulterville, where Mr. Arthur ran a blacksmith shop. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wolfsen; Arthur, married Agnes Ball, of Nevada, and is the father of two children, Norman and Gertrude; Ruth, at home; and Chester married Hazel Elliott, of San Francisco, and is the father of three children, Elliott, Harlan and Beverly Jean. Mrs. Wolfsen passed away on September 22, 1924, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. Wolfsen is highly esteemed in his community as a man of good principle, and one who has the real upbuilding of his district at heart. He is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, of Merced.21

April 18, 1891 Mariposa Gazette: Married - WOLFSEN- ARTHUR- At Hornitos, Mariposa County, April 8th, 1891, by Rev. G. W. LYONS, J.P. WOLFSEN, of Merced, to Miss Mary ARTHUR, of Hornitos.

Merced Sun Star, Wednesday, July 30, 1958
FUNERAL NOTICE
Ivers & Alcorn Funeral Home
WOLFSEN: In Yosemite, July 29, 1958.
Peter J. Wolfsen, husband of Clare H. Wolfsen; father of Mrs. Ruth Hopkins; brother of Mrs. Sadie Stevens; four grandchildren also survive.
Friends are invited at attend the funeral services Thursday, July 31, 1958 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mission Chapel of the Ivers & Alcorn Funeral Home. Elder G. A. Hassa officiating, Interment in the IOOF Cemetery, Merced.
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Mariposa Gazette, Thursday, July 31, 1958
P. J. Wolfsen, 91, Cathay Rancher, Buried In Merced
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Ivers and Alcorn Mission chapel in Merced for Peter J. Wolfsen of Cathey's Valley, who died at Lewis Memorial hospital in Yosemite, Tuesday morning, following a brief illness. Burial was in the Merced District cemetery.
Wolfsen was a native of Fiddletown. Had he lived until August 8 he would have been 92 years old. He was a member of the Mariposa Seventh-day Adventist church.
For 30 years he had owned and operated the Pine Knoll poultry ranch in Cathey's Valley, moving there from the Merced area. He was engaged in ranching of some type for over 70 years.
Surviving are his widow, Clare Wolfsen of Cathey's Valley; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hopkins of Modesto; a sister, Mrs. Sadie Stevens of Le Grand; four grandchildren and several great- grandchildren.21

Census:
1900 U.S. Federal Census - California, Merced Co., Township 2, Dist.44,pg286b,Lines81-86,H93,F93(Img.#30)
- Wolfsen, Peter ,head,W,M,Aug 1866,33,M,9,-,-,California,Germany,England
- Wolfsen, Mary , wife,W,F,Jan 1868,32,M,0,3,3,California,Ohio,Ohio
- Wolfsen, Arthur,son,W,M,Aug 1892,7,S,-,-,-,California,California,California
- Wolfsen, Ruth , dau,W,F,Sep 1893,6,S,-,-,-,California,California,California
- Wolfsen, Chester R.,W,M,Jun 1896,3,S,-,-,-,California,California,California

1910 U.S. Federal Census - California, San Joaquin Co., Elkhorn, Dist.118,pg6b,Lines84-88,H150,F150(Img.#12)
- Wolfsen, Peter J.,head,M,W,43,M1,19,-,-,California,Germany,England
- Wolfsen, Mary A., wife,F,W,42,M1,19,3,3,California,Ohio,Ohio
- Wolfsen, Arthur H.,son,M,W,17, S,--,-,-,California,California,California
- Wolfsen, Ruth , dau, F, W, 15, S,--,-,-,California,California,California
- Wolfsen, Chester R., M, W, 13, S,-,-,-,California,California,California

1920 U.S. Federal Census - California, Merced Co., El Nido, Dist.149,pg34b,Lines73-75,H38,F39(Img.#4)
- Wolfsen, Peter ,head,M,W,53,M,-,-,-,California,Germany,Germany
- Wolfsen, Mary , wife,F,W,51,M,-,-,-,California,Ohio,Ohio
- Wolfsen, Ruth , dau, F,W,25,S,-,-,-,California,California,California

1930 U.S. Federal Census - California, Mariposa Co., Township 3, Dist.5,pg