G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief
A DATE FOR THE TWIN, IF IT IS HIM. The stone at PIET RETIEF reads “VADER EN MOEDER — G.A. KOLBE — GEB. 23 FEB. 1836 — OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913 — A.M. KOLBE — GEB. 4 MEI 1843 — OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907 — VAN HUN KINDERS”. The Settler's ninth and tenth children were TWINS born at BURGERSDORP IN 1836, Charlotte Felicia and George Augustus, and this archive has never had a day for either. A G.A. KOLBE BORN 23 FEBRUARY 1836 IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT MAN IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT YEAR — and it would date his twin sister too. IT IS INITIALS AND A YEAR, NOT A NAME AND A PARENT, and this archive has spent today being careful about exactly this. It would also give the OTHER George Augustus Kolbe — born Burgersdorp 2 October 1861, dead Standerton 1934, buried Wakkerstroom — a plausible father aged twenty-five, which is the shape the eastern Transvaal Kolbes have been missing.
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The record
| Name | G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief |
| Also written | almost certainly GEORGE AUGUSTUS KOLBE, the Settler's twin son |
| Born | 23 Feb 1836 |
| Died | 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief |
| Line | Kolbe |
| Confidence | Inferred |
What the archive holds
A DATE FOR THE TWIN, IF IT IS HIM. The stone at PIET RETIEF reads “VADER EN MOEDER — G.A. KOLBE — GEB. 23 FEB. 1836 — OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913 — A.M. KOLBE — GEB. 4 MEI 1843 — OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907 — VAN HUN KINDERS”. The Settler's ninth and tenth children were TWINS born at BURGERSDORP IN 1836, Charlotte Felicia and George Augustus, and this archive has never had a day for either. A G.A. KOLBE BORN 23 FEBRUARY 1836 IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT MAN IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT YEAR — and it would date his twin sister too. IT IS INITIALS AND A YEAR, NOT A NAME AND A PARENT, and this archive has spent today being careful about exactly this. It would also give the OTHER George Augustus Kolbe — born Burgersdorp 2 October 1861, dead Standerton 1934, buried Wakkerstroom — a plausible father aged twenty-five, which is the shape the eastern Transvaal Kolbes have been missing.
Where the archive puts G.A.
Each carries the document that puts them there. The atlas →
The Marriages
…k his age at death 2 Nov 1918, Villieria, a portion of Kleinfontein, district Wakkerstroom — aged 27 Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe 1839, Bethulie, Orange Free State 23 Nov 1929, Utrecht, Natal — aged about 90 Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe of Bloemspruit 22 Oct 1859, or 1857 — two documents disagree 18 Dec 1930, Bloemspruit, district Bloemfontein G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief 23 Feb 1836 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe 11 Mar 1865, baptised 23 Apr 1865 at Colesberg — George Augustus Kolbe 7 Dec 1802, Soho — baptised 2 Feb 1803, Westminster 1 Dec 1844, “Wurtemburg”, Colesberg George Augustus Kolbe of 1845 30 Sep 1845, baptised Colesberg 8 Mar 1846 — George Augustus Kolbe of 1914 2 Jul 1914 — George Augustus Kolbe of Bethulie 1869 — George Augustus Kolbe…
The People
…If her husband is the Settler's twin son then she is a daughter-in-law of the 1820 Settler and this archive does not know her name. “VAN HUN KINDERS” — the stone was raised by their children, and it does not name them either. The Piet Retief stone The Women G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief also written almost certainly GEORGE AUGUSTUS KOLBE, the Settler's twin son Inferred 23 Feb 1836 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief A DATE FOR THE TWIN, IF IT IS HIM. The stone at PIET RETIEF reads “VADER EN MOEDER — G.A. KOLBE — GEB. 23 FEB. 1836 — OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913 — A.M. KOLBE — GEB. 4 MEI 1843 — OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907 — VAN HUN KINDERS”.…
G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief
…Kolbe of Piet Retief A DATE FOR THE TWIN, IF IT IS HIM. The stone at PIET RETIEF reads “VADER EN MOEDER — G.A. KOLBE — GEB. 23 FEB. 1836 — OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913 — A.M. KOLBE — GEB. 4 MEI 1843 — OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907 — VAN HUN KINDERS”. The Settler's ninth and tenth children were TWINS born at BURGERSDORP IN 1836, Charlotte Felicia and George Augustus, and this archive has never had a day for either. A G.A.…
The Register
…link reconstructed by this archive Fredrika Catherina Kolbe Birth 1897 | Residence 106 Bree Street | Death 06 Jul 1897 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 G G Kolbe Birth 1 Dec 1956 | Burial Cape Colony, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011 G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief reconstructed 23 Feb 1836 · 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief no public link reconstructed by this archive Gabriel Stefanus Kolbe Birth 1864 · with: Sophia Jeanetta Hofmeyer record ↗ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe with: Maria Elizabeth Rachel Botha record ↗ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe with: Maria Elizabeth Rachel Botha rec…
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