Adam Kolbe was born near Hersfeld, Germany,.
He was the son of Heinrich William "Henry" Kolbe and Elizabeth Heisner.
He married (first) Caroline Faber in 1873.
He married (second) Eva Elizabeth Stang in 1898.
Adam was buried 22 Sep 1928.
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Biography, J.H. Beers, 1894, "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio", pp. 897-898
ADAM KOLBE, a prominent farmer of Black River township, was born near Hersfeld, Germany, August 18, 1848. He is the son of Henry W. and Elizabeth Kolbe, who were the parents of nine children, named as follows: Eliza (Mrs. Spiegelberg), Henrietta (Mrs. Bechstein), Christina (Mrs. Smithkons), Adam (subject of sketch), Henry, Catharine (Mrs. Holstein), Mary (Mrs. Neiding), Emma (Mrs. Bechtel) and William. In 1856 the family came to the United States, first locating in the, then, village of Lorain, Lorain Co., Ohio, afterward, in 1867, settling on a farm in Black River township, same county, where the parents followed agricultural pursuits till advanced age compelled them to retire from active life. The father died October 8, 1893; the mother, now in her seventy-seventh year, is living with her son Adam on the farm in Black River township. She is a member of the Evangelical Association, as was also her husband.
Adam Kolbe received a liberal education at the public schools, and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. In 1873 he married Miss Caroline Faber, who died in May, 1891, leaving one child, a son named Lawrence. Mr. Kolbe has remained on a farm ever since, and in the town of Lorain, in the same county, he engaged in the fishery business for about four years, as a member of the firm of Kolbe Bros. & Co., in which he was financially successful. In 1889 he withdrew from the firm, and has since been living on the farm in Black River township. In religious faith Mr. Kolbe is a member of the Evangelical Church; socially he is a member of Lorain Lodge, Knights of the Maccabees; politically he is a Republican.
He was the son of Heinrich William "Henry" Kolbe and Elizabeth Heisner.
He married (first) Caroline Faber in 1873.
He married (second) Eva Elizabeth Stang in 1898.
Adam was buried 22 Sep 1928.
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Biography, J.H. Beers, 1894, "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio", pp. 897-898
ADAM KOLBE, a prominent farmer of Black River township, was born near Hersfeld, Germany, August 18, 1848. He is the son of Henry W. and Elizabeth Kolbe, who were the parents of nine children, named as follows: Eliza (Mrs. Spiegelberg), Henrietta (Mrs. Bechstein), Christina (Mrs. Smithkons), Adam (subject of sketch), Henry, Catharine (Mrs. Holstein), Mary (Mrs. Neiding), Emma (Mrs. Bechtel) and William. In 1856 the family came to the United States, first locating in the, then, village of Lorain, Lorain Co., Ohio, afterward, in 1867, settling on a farm in Black River township, same county, where the parents followed agricultural pursuits till advanced age compelled them to retire from active life. The father died October 8, 1893; the mother, now in her seventy-seventh year, is living with her son Adam on the farm in Black River township. She is a member of the Evangelical Association, as was also her husband.
Adam Kolbe received a liberal education at the public schools, and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. In 1873 he married Miss Caroline Faber, who died in May, 1891, leaving one child, a son named Lawrence. Mr. Kolbe has remained on a farm ever since, and in the town of Lorain, in the same county, he engaged in the fishery business for about four years, as a member of the firm of Kolbe Bros. & Co., in which he was financially successful. In 1889 he withdrew from the firm, and has since been living on the farm in Black River township. In religious faith Mr. Kolbe is a member of the Evangelical Church; socially he is a member of Lorain Lodge, Knights of the Maccabees; politically he is a Republican.
Adam Kolbe was born near Hersfeld, Germany,.
He was the son of Heinrich William "Henry" Kolbe and Elizabeth Heisner.
He married (first) Caroline Faber in 1873.
He married (second) Eva Elizabeth Stang in 1898.
Adam was buried 22 Sep 1928.
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Biography, J.H. Beers, 1894, "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio", pp. 897-898
ADAM KOLBE, a prominent farmer of Black River township, was born near Hersfeld, Germany, August 18, 1848. He is the son of Henry W. and Elizabeth Kolbe, who were the parents of nine children, named as follows: Eliza (Mrs. Spiegelberg), Henrietta (Mrs. Bechstein), Christina (Mrs. Smithkons), Adam (subject of sketch), Henry, Catharine (Mrs. Holstein), Mary (Mrs. Neiding), Emma (Mrs. Bechtel) and William. In 1856 the family came to the United States, first locating in the, then, village of Lorain, Lorain Co., Ohio, afterward, in 1867, settling on a farm in Black River township, same county, where the parents followed agricultural pursuits till advanced age compelled them to retire from active life. The father died October 8, 1893; the mother, now in her seventy-seventh year, is living with her son Adam on the farm in Black River township. She is a member of the Evangelical Association, as was also her husband.
Adam Kolbe received a liberal education at the public schools, and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. In 1873 he married Miss Caroline Faber, who died in May, 1891, leaving one child, a son named Lawrence. Mr. Kolbe has remained on a farm ever since, and in the town of Lorain, in the same county, he engaged in the fishery business for about four years, as a member of the firm of Kolbe Bros. & Co., in which he was financially successful. In 1889 he withdrew from the firm, and has since been living on the farm in Black River township. In religious faith Mr. Kolbe is a member of the Evangelical Church; socially he is a member of Lorain Lodge, Knights of the Maccabees; politically he is a Republican.
He was the son of Heinrich William "Henry" Kolbe and Elizabeth Heisner.
He married (first) Caroline Faber in 1873.
He married (second) Eva Elizabeth Stang in 1898.
Adam was buried 22 Sep 1928.
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Biography, J.H. Beers, 1894, "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio", pp. 897-898
ADAM KOLBE, a prominent farmer of Black River township, was born near Hersfeld, Germany, August 18, 1848. He is the son of Henry W. and Elizabeth Kolbe, who were the parents of nine children, named as follows: Eliza (Mrs. Spiegelberg), Henrietta (Mrs. Bechstein), Christina (Mrs. Smithkons), Adam (subject of sketch), Henry, Catharine (Mrs. Holstein), Mary (Mrs. Neiding), Emma (Mrs. Bechtel) and William. In 1856 the family came to the United States, first locating in the, then, village of Lorain, Lorain Co., Ohio, afterward, in 1867, settling on a farm in Black River township, same county, where the parents followed agricultural pursuits till advanced age compelled them to retire from active life. The father died October 8, 1893; the mother, now in her seventy-seventh year, is living with her son Adam on the farm in Black River township. She is a member of the Evangelical Association, as was also her husband.
Adam Kolbe received a liberal education at the public schools, and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. In 1873 he married Miss Caroline Faber, who died in May, 1891, leaving one child, a son named Lawrence. Mr. Kolbe has remained on a farm ever since, and in the town of Lorain, in the same county, he engaged in the fishery business for about four years, as a member of the firm of Kolbe Bros. & Co., in which he was financially successful. In 1889 he withdrew from the firm, and has since been living on the farm in Black River township. In religious faith Mr. Kolbe is a member of the Evangelical Church; socially he is a member of Lorain Lodge, Knights of the Maccabees; politically he is a Republican.
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