Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/2949 Surname: KOLBE, BUITZ, HOWARD, HARE ------------------------- Galye, much has been discovered since my original posting. My John Wesley KOLBE was the son of John Wesley KOLBE, Sr. (b. October 4, 1857 in Baltimore Co. MD) John Wesley, Sr. was married to 1) Nannie HOWARD then 2)Martha Marie HARE who is John Wesley. Jr.'s mother. His grandparents were Emil KOLBE and Caroline BUITZ. Emil was born abt. 1827 in Germany and arrived in the U.S., June 1851. He married Caroline, March 1856. She was born either in MD or PA. If our two Kolbe families were related, it is likely through connections back in the old country. Hang in there... I know they would have just gotten into the country, but have you checked Civil War records? Good luck with your search.