Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jacob Kolb and Elizabeth Fretz




Husband Jacob Kolb 1 2

           Born: 16 Apr 1737 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1804
         Buried: 


         Father: Rev. Isaac Kolb (1711-1776) 3 4
         Mother: Gertrauta Ziegler (Abt 1713-1764) 4


       Marriage: 22 May 1760 1



Wife Elizabeth Fretz 1 2

           Born: 19 Jul 1739 - Bedminster Twp, Bucks Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: John "Weaver John" Fretz (      -1772) 5 6
         Mother: Barbara Meyer (      -      ) 7 8




Children
1 M Isaac Kulp 9

           Born: 1762 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Clymer (      -      ) 9


2 M John Kulp 9

           Born: 1764 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Barbara Funk (      -      ) 9


3 F Gertraut Kulp 9

           Born: 1767 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Hunsberger (      -      ) 9


4 M Jacob Kulp 9

           Born: 1769 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catharine Delp (      -      ) 10


5 M Rev. Abraham Kulp 10 12

            AKA: Abraham Kolb 11
           Born: 19 Apr 1771 - Bucks Co, PA 10 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Hunsicker (      -      ) 12 13
           Marr: 1796 12


6 M Dillman Kulp 10

           Born: 1773 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hester Leicy (      -      ) 10


7 M Henry Kulp 10 14

            AKA: Henry Kolb 11
           Born: 28 Jan 1776 - Bucks Co, PA 10 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Hunsicker (      -      ) 13 14


8 F Elizabeth Kulp 10

           Born: 1778 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Silvius (      -      ) 10


9 F Barbara Kulp 10

           Born: 1781 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 1783 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


10 F Catharine Kulp 10

           Born: 1783 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Sep 1876 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Simon Musselman (      -      ) 10



General Notes: Husband - Jacob Kolb


He was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite congregation at Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Later, he moved to Holmes County, Ohio, and settled at Walnut creek.

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Sources


1 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 292.

2 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 151.

3 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 149.

4 Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler, The Ziegler Family and Related Families in Pennsylvania (Zelienople, PA: Charles Campbell Printing Co., 1970), Pg 94.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 341.

6 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 13.

7 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 3.

8 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 16.

9 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 158.

10 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 159.

11 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 167.

12 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 313.

13 Daniel Kolb Cassel, A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family (Norristown, PA: Morgan R. Wills, Publisher, 1895), Pg 159, 167.

14 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 320.


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