Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameRolla Jacob Wharff 
Birth23 Apr 1899, Salem Twp., Washington Co., Marietta, Ohio
Death23 Feb 1964, Royal Oak, Oakland, Mi.
BurialWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, Mi., Site 6, Section 8671.
FatherJesse Jacob Wharff (1865-1945)
MotherJulia Amelia Schneider (1868-1952)
Misc. Notes
1920 United States Census for Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan finds Rolla J. Wharff,
as a single male, lodger, age 22, born in Ohio, occupation as Machanic, Auto Works. Father
and Mother both born in Ohio. Roll: T625_801, Page 6B
1930 United States Census for Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan finds Walter Marsh,
brother-in-law of Rolla J. Wharff, listed with Wharff family. Rolla J. Wharff Occupation
shown as a Street Car Conductor. Roll: 1016.
Date of marriage is in conflict as three dates now appear 6 Jan 1920, 20 Jan 1920
and 15 Sep 1920. 20 Jan 1920 record reported as lost.
Burial in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, Mi.
See notes in Obituary for Mrs. Julia S. Wharff which shows Rolla Jacob Wharff as just
Robert Wharff with Rolla inked in above Robert.
as a single male, lodger, age 22, born in Ohio, occupation as Machanic, Auto Works. Father
and Mother both born in Ohio. Roll: T625_801, Page 6B
1930 United States Census for Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan finds Walter Marsh,
brother-in-law of Rolla J. Wharff, listed with Wharff family. Rolla J. Wharff Occupation
shown as a Street Car Conductor. Roll: 1016.
Date of marriage is in conflict as three dates now appear 6 Jan 1920, 20 Jan 1920
and 15 Sep 1920. 20 Jan 1920 record reported as lost.
Burial in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, Mi.
See notes in Obituary for Mrs. Julia S. Wharff which shows Rolla Jacob Wharff as just
Robert Wharff with Rolla inked in above Robert.
Spouses
Birth6 Nov 1901, Cole Run, Washington Co., Ohio
Death23 Jul 1990, Milford, Oakland, Mi.
Burial26 Jul 1990, White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, Mi.
FatherErnest Ludwig Marsch (1875-1955)
MotherAnna Lowena Becker (1876-1951)
Marriage6 Jan 1920, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.349