Excerpt from A Genealogical History of the Kolb, Kulp or Culp Family, and Its Branches in America: With Biographical Sketches of Their Descendants From the Earliest Available Records From 1707 to the Present Time, Including Dielman Kolb in Germany, With Portraits and Other Illustrations Consequently during the last few years he collected such facts and data as were accessible. It was the original imten tion to prepare a history of his own branch of the family only, but having been deeply interested in the work himself, he also naturally awakened a like interest in individuals of the other branches; it Was then decided to make the history a general one by collecting and introducing all facts that could be so arranged without making the work too expensive and voluminous. The actual work, however, of compiling this history was not begun until about A. D. 1879. The task, an arduous one, was undertaken none too soon. It. Should have been begun years ago, while there were yet living those of the third generation, who could have given more satisfactory information of the early ancestors that would be of great interest and value to the work, but which with their demise is forever lost; Already the ancestral thread was lost to many who were unable to trace their lineage farther than to the grandfather or were totally unaware of the fact that they were in any way connected with the Kolb family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.