The first time I came across the name ‘George Kolk’ was listed among the survivors in the probate file[900] of Jacob Kolk, dated Dec 1900.
That sounds pretty straight-forward, but…. I have only found four sons for Jacob, all under age 10 in the 1870 census, and all are still living at the time of Jacob’s death in 1900. The only unaccounted for child is a daughter, Anna, who was 2 at the time of the 1870 census.[42]
Whoever George is the son of, in 1908 Alton, Illinois city directory[1186] shows he is living at the same address as his guardian, his uncle William Kolk, the youngest of the sons of Jacob. In a 1908 court filing[1183], William has posted a $1000 bond as George’s guardian. In |
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Sources:
42. 1870 U.S. Census, KOLK, Jacob Family, Monticello Post Office, Township 6, Range 9, Madison County, Illinois, 26 Jul 1870, FamilySearch.org, viewed in “United States Census, 1870," index and images,” image 35 of 44, citing NARA microfilm publication M593, accessed 1 Jun 2015.
900. KOLK, Jacob, Probate File, Madison County, Illinois, 1901, Box 79 Tray 241, IRAD, Carbondale, Illinois.
1183. KOLK, George, guardian approved, “Edwardsville Intelligencer,” Edwardsville, Illinois, 29 Jan 1908, page 1, NewspaperArchive.com, accessed 7 Aug 2018.
1184. KOLK, George et al, Probate Book PR105, Madison County Illinois Circuit Clerk , Madison County, Illinois, Declaration of Intention, page 201, 215, Jan 1908, Madison County Circuit Court, accessed 9 Jan 2019.
1185. KOLK, George, partition suit, “Alton Evening Telegraph,” Alton, Illinois, 18 Dec 1902, NewspaperArchive.com, accessed 7 Jan 2019.
1186. KOLK, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, McCoy Directory Co, 1908-1909, page 173, Ancestry.com, image 90 of 220, accessed 21 Sep 2015.