Balthasar Kolb (12 Nov 1786 - 14 Apr 1865)

The proposed relationship of Balthasar Kolb as the father of John Kolb and William Sidney Kolb is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between WL (a descendant of the William Sidney Kolb ancestral line) and KMC (a descendant of the John Kolb ancestral line) with 54.58 cM of shared DNA across 1 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.