Treasure Chest Thursday - the KOLP family bible from Ohio and the Kolb-Kulp-Culp family of Pennsylvania

Anyone that knows me well, knows that I love old photos, bibles and other family memorabilia. Old photos of my Grandmomie Dennis-Stuart are what got me started in this addiction called genealogy. 

I used to scope out Ebay regularly hoping to find long lost family bibles or other treasures. I don't spend much time doing that these days.

In 2017, my "cousin-in-love" and fellow Kolb family researcher, Marika, contacted me about a bible that was being sold on Ebay. I checked it out and saw that it was for a KOLP family out of Ohio. Some of the names in the bible I recognized as from our own Dielman KOLB lines out of Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. I didn't know any of the Kolb-Kulp-Culp families spelled their name "Kolp". 

Long story short is I bought the old German bible. It's been in my safe since 2017. Today I brought the bible out and looked at the family photos. Inside the bible is "The Kulp Family" genealogy for this line. Also included is a copy of the bulletin inviting family members to the Seventy-Second Annual Reunion, Kolb-Kulp-Culp Family, Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, PA, Saturday, August 14, 1999. This is my family in Pennsylvania and I've attended a family reunion there in Skippack. 

The KOLP family name out of the KOLB-KULP-CULP family reminds me of a conversation I had recently with a beginning researcher. The comment was made regarding the spelling of a surname. I told the person to not be stuck on one spelling - example: my STUART's are actually STEWART's out of Augusta County, Virginia back to Scotland and Ireland. 

I didn't know that the KOLP spelling was part of the Kolb-Kulp-Culp family. I'd never seen that variation of the spelling. I'm glad Marika took a look at this bible despite the different spelling because it's a treasure. 

And it's a treasure that I hope can someday be handed back to the KOLP family it belongs to. 

Carey Kolp with dog

Is this your family? If so, please contact me. 

- Revis

 

Friday's Faces From the Past: Lea (Ham) Chance Child

Looking through the old unidentified pictures I had scanned that were in my mother's possession - again - and I ran across this one that has written on the back "Lea Ham child". 

Lea HAM (b. 9 Jan 1892-TX - d. 28 Sept 1981-San Diego, CA) married Basil Houston CHANCE on 4 Jan 1912 in Tishomingo, OK. 

Lea was the younger sister of my great-great-grandmother, Jennie HAM Teel, the wife of William Perry TEEL. 

Another sister to Lea was Mary HAM King, wife of Butler KING.

Sisters Jennie and Mary were older than Lea and born in Bibb County, AL, and their father was Jordan HAM (b. 1840-AL - d. 19 Dec 1929-Tishomingo, Johnston Co., OK).

Their mother, Jordan's wife, was Francis "Fannie" PARKER (b. Jan 1849-AL - d. 7 Dec 1927- Tishomingo, Johnston Co., OK).

Now, for my questions: 

Is this a boy or a girl? I think it's a boy, but I'm no expert with photos. In my tree information, I show Lea and Basil Chance with three children, a girl and two boys. 

Do you know who this child is? If so, please comment or message me. Thank you!

-Revis