George Henry Kolb

1857 - 1932  (74 years)

• Name	George Henry Kolb  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Nov 1857	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1932	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	George took up homesteading across the road from his folks, but when his mother died, he sold the homestead to pay for her funeral. He worked in the area known as Harwick Pines. He was over six-and-a-half feet tall. Wife Annie was not quite five feet. It was said that when George died, the undertaker had a problem finding a large enough casket. It was rumored George's legs had to broken for him to fit. Cass City Chronicle Friday, March 4, 1932 Vol. 26, Number 47 Pioneer Residents Called By Death Edw. Knoblet, Geo. Kolb and Geo. Parrott Have all Resided Here over 50 years Geo. H. Kolb Geo. H. Kolb passed away at Pleasant Home hospital at Cass City on Friday morning, Feb. 26, at the age of 74 years. Funeral services were conducted at the Evangelical church by Rev. C.E. Smith, on Sunday afternoon. Born Nov. 5, 1857, at Milwaukee, Wis., Mr. Kolb came to Michigan with his parents when he was 7 years of age. Except for 10 years residence at St. Johns, he lived in the vicinity of Cass City. In September, 1883, he was married to Anne Holmes Cleaver. To them nine children were born, three of whom prededed the father in death. Mr. Kolb is survived by his widow, five daughters, Mrs. Edith Ormes of St. Johns, Mrs. Iva Wisniewski and Mrs. Helen Markin, both of Detroit, Mrs. Elsie Brueggeman of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Bernice Kleinschmidt of Cass City; one son, Harold Kolb of Pontiac; two sisters, Mrs. A.J. Craw and Mrs. Rose Don, both of Caro; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. All the children were present at the funeral service. Kindness was a crowning virtue of the deceased and to the surviving family and his friends he will be remembered as a kind man. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I12707	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Anthony Kolb,   b. 7 Oct 1831, Wellingen, Notzingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 29 Dec 1902, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Maria Catharina Benkelman,   b. 16 Aug 1831, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 9 Dec 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1854	Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 3, 4]
  Photos		The Kolb and The Mark Sisters, Cass City, Michigan From the postcard collection of Lena Mark Schwegler of Cass City. She had labeled it "Kolb Sisters, Mark Sisters, Elsie Buehrly, Fred Buehrly and Clarence Kolb The Kolb's were children of George Kolb and Maria Katharina Benkelman. The Mark's sisters were daughters of Archie Mark and Emeline Striffler. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHO IS WHO
  Family ID	F1090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Annabel "Annie" Holmes,   b. 15 Apr 1867, Ellington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 21 Mar 1951, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1883	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Children	1. Myrtle Mable Kolb,   b. 19 Jun 1884, Almer Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 25 May 1914, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 29 years)   2. Laurel Catherine Kolb,   b. 21 Jan 1886, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 27 Jul 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 31 years)   3. Edith Viola Kolb,   b. 28 Mar 1888, Michigan d. 29 Apr 1982, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan (Age 94 years)   4. Iva May Kolb,   b. 9 Dec 1889, Michigan d. 15 Aug 1985, Harper Woods, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 95 years)   5. Clarence Robert Kolb,   b. 1 Nov 1891, Olive Township, Clinton County, Michigan d. Jan 1927, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 35 years)   6. Bernice Elvira Kolb,   b. 8 Apr 1893, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan d. 13 Jun 1966, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 73 years)   7. Elsie L. Kolb,   b. 20 Jun 1895, DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan d. 18 Oct 1989, Pennsylvania (Age 94 years)   8. Helen Grace Kolb,   b. 5 Mar 1898, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan d. 25 Jan 1966, Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 67 years)   9. Harold George Kolb,   b. 27 Jul 1904, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Aug 1995, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Nov 1857 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Marriage - Sep 1883 - Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 26 Feb 1932 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 142 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, January 8, 1903, Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 140 (Reliability: 3).