Frederick Kolb, Jr.
Frederick Kolb, Jr., farmer, Hardy Township, was born in Switzerland in 1847, a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Suter) Kolb. His grandfather, Jacob Kolb, was a wealthy farmer in Switzerland. In 1864 Frederick Kolb, Sr., came with his parents to America, first locating in Richland County, Ohio, where he purchased sixty acres of land, and later bought forty acres additional. In 1871 he moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, and from there, in 1875, to Holmes County, locating in Killbuck Township, where he bought eighty acres of land; subsequently he bought 120 acres in Richland Township, and in 1883 he moved to the farm where he now lives, which he bought of John Love.
Frederick Kolb, Jr., the only surviving son of his parents, was educated in his native country, being nearly eighteen years of age when he accompanied his parents to America. He has always followed in the footsteps of his father in agricultural pursuits, also giving considerable attention to the raising of Poland-China hogs. He lives on the homestead of his father, which he now superintends, and like him is an industrious, upright citizen. He was married in 1866 to Susanna, daughter of Christian Stagle, and they have three children: Regina, Emma and Frederick Grover. Mr. Kolb and his family are members of the German Reformed Church; in politics he is a Democrat.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889