On 12 September 1918, George Woelfel registered for the World War I draft. 25 S. Broadway, Baltimore, age 44, born 18 March 1874, white, native born, proprietor of furniture store at 1707 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, nearest relative Minnie Woelfel of 25 S. Broadway, Baltimore. Medium height, stout build, blue eyes, brown hair. [World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.]

1920 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
Enumeration District 24, Sheet 4A
1810 East Pratt Street, Dwelling 55, Family 77
Woelfel, George, head, rents, male, white, 44, married, can read and write, born in Maryland, both parents born Bavaria and spoke German, speaks English, store keeper for furniture company, employer
Woelfel, Minnie, wife, female, white, 28, married, can read and write, born in Maryland, both parents born Bavaria and spoke German, speaks English, no occupation
Woelfel, Adaline, daughter, female, white, 8, single, in school, can read and write, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, speaks English, no occupation

Mrs. George J. Woelfel Asks Partial Divorce
Says Though Husband Is Wealthy, She Has Had To Work For Living.
Although her husband is a wealthy merchant, Mrs. Minnie Woelful had to work for her living from the day she married, she declared in her petition for a partial divorce and alimony filed today in the Circuit Court.
The husband, George J. Woelfel, conducts a large furniture store at 1707 Eastern avenue. Mrs. Woelfel asserts that it was largely through her efforts that the trade of the store was built up, and now the husband conducts it in his own name. She asks for an accounting in addition to the divorce.
The couple were married on September 10, 1918, at Ellicott City, according to the petition.
[The Evening Sun (Baltimore), 20 October 1923, page 18.]

MRS. WOELFEL SEEKS DIVORCE
Files Suit, Charging Her Husband With Abandonment.
Alleging that her wealthy husband, George J. Woelfel, refused to support her and compelled her to go to work, Mrs. Minnie Woelfel sued him yesterday in the Circuit Court for a limited divorce. She charged abandonment. They were married September 10, 1918, at Ellicott City and have no children living.
Mrs. Woelfel charged her husband with mistreating her and with refusing to give her money for her support. Before she went out to work, she alleged, she was employed in her husband’s furniture and installment store, 1707 Eastern avenue, and helped him to build up his business. He has about $40,000, she alleged, and an income of about $5,000 a year.
[The Baltimore Sun, 21 October 1923, page 5.]