San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 2/26/2010
FRED F. KOLB
Since 1904 a resident of San Joaquin County, Fred F. Kolb was born in Saxony, Germany, September 21, 1855, the son of T. and Auralia Kolb, both natives of Germany, who came to the United States when Fred F. was a lad of fourteen, settling in Webster County, Iowa, where they purchased eighty acres and engaged in farming. There were eight children in the family, of whom Fred is the sixth. He received a good education in his native land, and after coming to Iowa with his parents, remained with them until his marriage in the spring of 1877, when he was united with Miss Augusta Will, also a native of Saxony, Germany, the daughter of Christian and Frederica Will. Her parents came to Iowa about the same time as her husband's parents and engaged in farming in the same vicinity. She is the third-born of four children. After his marriage, Mr. Kolb purchased a quarter-section of land in Webster County, Iowa, and farmed it for thirty years, and during that time was a supervisor in his township for many years and also served on the local school board. Eighteen years ago, the family came to California and purchased the six-acre home place, which is devoted to table and wine grapes, irrigated by a pumping plant. Mr. and Mrs. Kolb were the parents of six children, five of whom are living: Herman resides in Iowa; Rose, Mrs. Kugesberg; and Anna, Mrs. Kirchhof, of Iowa; Otto resides at Tracy; Leonard, at home. Mr. Kolb and his wife belong to the Lodi Lutheran Church.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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