RussiaKid1
What was language of your ancestor?
What religion?
The church baptismal record should have a parents place of birth.
We find KOBAK arriving NY Ellis Island from historical region Galicia.Austria; "Hungary", Croatia and Russia.
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htmAre you saying that KOLETZER is KOLESAR/ KOLESZAR?