Charles Gustav Koch (1879 - 1950)

Born 23 Apr 1879 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Wilhelmina C. (Keenapple) Dressler — married 12 Apr 1913 in White Haven, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1950 at age 71 in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Charles Gustav Koch was born 23 April 1879 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth of nine children born to Gustav Koch and Rachel Vollrath Koch. In June 1880 he lived on Hickory Street in Wilkes-Barre with his parents and three older siblings.^[1]

Sometime between 1883 and 1886 his family moved to a farm in Dennison Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.^[2][3] The family attended Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in White Haven, Luzerne County, and Charles was confirmed there on 1 October 1893.^[4] In June 1900 he and his three brothers lived with their widowed mother on the family farm in Dennison Township.^[5]

Charles married Minnie Keenapple on 12 April 1913 at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, and Rev. H. H. Brunnig performed the ceremony.^[6] Charles and Minnie raised four children:^[7]

1. William J. Koch
2. Ida Frieda Koch
3. George C. Koch
4. Gertrude Mae Koch

In 1920 Charles, Minnie, and their first two children lived with his widowed mother on her farm.^[8] He, his wife, and their four children lived on Jerusalem Road in Dennison Township in 1930.^[7] He, Minnie, and their two youngest children lived on Middlebury Road in Dennison Township in 1940. Their home was worth $700.^[9]

Charles was employed for more than twenty years by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company as a laborer.^[5][6][8] In April 1930 he worked as a laborer on the township road.^[7] From 1940-1942 he was employed by the Work Projects Administration in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania as a road laborer.^[9][10]

Charles registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 at Freeland, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. At that time he was described as medium height, medium build, with blue eyes and light hair.^[11] He did not service in the military.^[7] He again registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at the Second National Bank Building in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In 1942 he was described as five feet eight inches tall, weighing 155 pounds, with blue eyes, gray hair, and a ruddy complexion.^[10]

On 30 July 1950 Charles was hit by a car while walking along a road^[12] and he died from those injuries in the Hazleton State General Hospital, Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on 2 August 1950 in Lot #90A of Laurel Cemetery in White Haven, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWNH-5D5 : 16 July 2017), Charles Kosch in household of Gustive Kosch, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 8D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1150; FHL microfilm 1,255,150.
2. ↑ Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 6 May 2017), entry for William Henry Koch, SSN 714-12-3334. Note: record lists Wilkes-Barre as place of birth in 1883.
3. ↑ St. Paul's Lutheran Church (White Haven, Pennsylvania), "Church Records, 1864-1944," Baptisms, page 220-221, record #198, Bertha Frederica Koch; FHL microfilm 1,671,266. Note: Bertha was born in Dennison Township on 30 Jun 1886.
4. ↑ St. Paul's Lutheran Church (White Haven, Pennsylvania), "Church Records, 1864-1944," Confirmations, page 211, record #153, Charles Gustav Koch; FHL microfilm 1,671,266.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33B-CJG : accessed 10 February 2018), Charles Koch in household of Rachel Koch, Denison Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 7B, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,431.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHFJ-GM4 : 23 September 2017), Charles G Koch and Minnie Keenapple, 1913.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHQ5-ZD2 : accessed 10 February 2018), Charlie G Koch, Dennison, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 4A, line 30, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2066; FHL microfilm 2,341,800.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFTS-GSZ : accessed 10 February 2018), Charles G Koch, Dennison, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 21, sheet 7A, line 28, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1591; FHL microfilm 1,821,591.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ77-R5D : accessed 10 February 2018), Charles Koch, Denison Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-25, sheet 5A, line 16, family 80, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3549.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQFY-TCM : 7 April 2016), Charles G Koch, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VL-3Q9 : 12 December 2014), Charles Gustave Koch, 1917-1918; citing Luzerne County no 10, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,894,014.
12. ↑ Koch, John. Dennison Township, Pennsylvania. Interview by Star Kline, 10 Jul 1986. Transcript privately held by interviewer.
13. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Health, death certificate no. 60872, Charles Koch (1950); Division of Vital Records, Harrisburg.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32198642/charles-gustav-koch : accessed 12 June 2022), memorial page for Charles Gustav Koch (23 Apr 1879–30 Jul 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #32198642, citing Laurel Cemetery, White Haven, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Star Kline (contributor 46964248).