Piet Retief
TWO KOLBE STONES, thirty years apart, in a town forty miles from Wakkerstroom. “G.A. KOLBE, GEB. 23 FEB. 1836, OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913” with “A.M. KOLBE, GEB. 4 MEI 1843, OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907”, raised VAN HUN KINDERS; and “P.J. KOLBE, GEB. 1_ AUG. 1865, OORL. 28 NOV. 1919”. 1836 IS THE YEAR THE SETTLER'S TWINS WERE BORN AT BURGERSDORP, and if that is him the stone dates a birth this archive has only ever had as a year.
The place
| Name | Piet Retief |
| Kind | Town |
| Region | Eastern Transvaal |
| Standing | Documented |
Why it is here
TWO KOLBE STONES, thirty years apart, in a town forty miles from Wakkerstroom. “G.A. KOLBE, GEB. 23 FEB. 1836, OVERL. 7 JAN. 1913” with “A.M. KOLBE, GEB. 4 MEI 1843, OVERL. 21 SEP. 1907”, raised VAN HUN KINDERS; and “P.J. KOLBE, GEB. 1_ AUG. 1865, OORL. 28 NOV. 1919”. 1836 IS THE YEAR THE SETTLER'S TWINS WERE BORN AT BURGERSDORP, and if that is him the stone dates a birth this archive has only ever had as a year.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1907 | A.M. Kolbe dies |
| 7 Jan 1913 | G.A. Kolbe dies, aged 76 |
| 28 Nov 1919 | P.J. Kolbe dies |