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Michael & Josephine Kolmer
Photos, Pictures, & Docs

Photos and pictures

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Michael & Josephine
c. 1855

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Trail of the Kolmer‘s
Overland Crossing, 1845

St. Joseph, Missouri -to-
Sutter’s Fort, California

(Source: “Seven Trails West”
by Arthur King Peters,
modified by P. Benitz
)

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Josephine Kolmer (Benitz)
c. 1850

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Caroline Kolmer (Howard)
c. 1855

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection;
restored by P. Benitz
)

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William & Caroline Howard
c. 1855

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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William "Dutch Bill" Howard
c. 1880

Caroline Kolmer's husband
born: Christopher Thomasen Folchmand
(Source: “History of Sonoma County”,
by J. P. Munro-Fraser, 1880
)

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William C. & Teresa (ne้ Franceschi) Howard
c. 1895

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Howard Family Group?
with Josephine K. Benitz
1898

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Wilhelm Benitz to
William Howard, re
Michael Kolmer's death
Feb. 12, 1858

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Kolmer Headstone Inscription
1898

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Benitz-Kolmer Cemetary
1898

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Kolmer Farm from above
April, 1899

Cemetary next to trees on point.
Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Kolmer Farm house
August 31, 1892

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Josephine K. Benitz
Kolmer Farm house
August, 1898

Timber Cove Ca
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Postmistress? Friend of
Josephine K. Benitz?
August, 1898

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Possibly Josephine K. Benitz
August, 1898

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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William O. Benitz
with former nurse (left)
& Josephine K. Benitz
August, 1898

Kolmer Farm house
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection;
Date & names: F.M. Benitz
)

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Visitors, Kolmer Farm
April, 1899

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Kolmer Farm
April, 1899

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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“Benitz & Kolmer Ranch.
Timber Cove.
Sonoma Co. Cal.
April 21, 1899”

(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Kolmer Farm yard
April, 1899

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

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Coast road
April, 1899

Timber Cove, CA
(Source: John C. Benitz
Josephine K. Benitz Collection
)

 

Occidental - Census 1850

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US Census - 1850
Sonoma County
Page 8 - 25 October, 1850

Timber Cove - Census 1852 & 1860

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California Census - 1852
Mendocino County
10 Sep. 1852

Highlighting:
Benitz in yellow
Kolmer in blue
Likely employees in red

US Census - 1860
Salt Point Township - Sonoma County
19 July, 1860

Highlighting:
Benitz in yellow
Kolmer in blue
Likely employees in red


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