Johannes Koch (1814 - 1892)

Born 18 Jan 1814 in Frankelbach, Pfalz, Bavaria

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Maria (Schehr) Koch — married 17 Mar 1838 in Rothselberg, Bavaria

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1892 at age 78 in Liberty Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Johannes Koch has German Roots.

Johannes Koch was born in Bavaria in 1814. He was the son of Nicolaus Koch and Maria Becker of Frankelbach.

Johannes Koch was married to Anna Maria Schehr on March 17, 1838 at Frankelbach, Germany.^[1] Their marriage was also recorded in nearby Rothselberg.^[2] It is through the marriage record index that their birth dates and parents' names are found:

Marriage Record of Johannes Koch and Anna Maria Schehr

John and Anna Koch were the parents of the following known children:

Susan Koch Bauer^[3]

Magdalena Koch^[4]

Christina Koch Bollenbacher^[5]

Elisabetha Koch^[6]

Anton Koch^[7]

Mary Anna Koch Schaadt^[8]

Phoebe Koch Schaadt^[9]

John and Anna Maria Schehr Koch immigrated to America circa 1845. Their daughter Elisabetha Koch was baptized in March of 1845 at Rothselberg, Bavaria. Another daughter, Christina Koch Bollenbacher, told her family that she came to America at the age of two. Christina was born in November of 1842, so possibly the family came in the spring or summer of 1845. Their specific immigration records have not been discovered yet.

Once the Koch family arrived in the United States, they headed west into Ohio. They briefly settled in Butler County, Ohio, where more children were born. They continued their westward migration. Eventually, they made their home in rural Mercer County, Ohio. There was a large settlement of German immigrants there at that time. This was on the Ohio and Indiana state line.

John Koch died in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio in 1892.^[10] He is buried at the Saint Paul United Church of Christ cemetery south of Rockford off of State Route 118.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4X6-ZY6 : 26 December 2014), Johannes Koch and Anna Maria Schehr, 17 Mar 1838; citing Frankelbach, Germany; FHL microfilm 1,457,635.
2. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4RQ-6NT : 26 December 2014), Johannes Koch and Anna Maria Schehr, 17 Mar 1838; citing Rothselberg, Bayern, Germany; FHL microfilm 597,011.
3. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X63S-KMH : 8 December 2014), John Koch in entry for Susan Bauer, 09 Aug 1925; citing Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, reference fn 47339; FHL microfilm 1,992,678.
4. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZ4K-2BZ : 9 March 2018), Anna Maria Schehr in entry for Magdalene Koch, 26 Jan 1840; citing ; FHL microfilm 597,011.
5. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZ4K-KSD : accessed 9 February 2016), Johannes Koch in entry for Christina Koch, 13 Nov 1842; citing ; FHL microfilm 597,011.
6. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZ4K-JML : 9 March 2018), Anna Maria Schehr in entry for Elisabetha Koch, 09 Mar 1845; citing ; FHL microfilm 597,011.
7. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6CS-XYB : 8 December 2014), John Koch in entry for Anton Koch, 16 May 1930; citing Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, reference fn 31951; FHL microfilm 1,992,169.
8. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M3SZ-BMX : 8 March 2021), Entry for Mary Anna Schaadt, 20 Oct 1926; citing Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, reference fn 63481; FHL microfilm 1,984,564.
9. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6C2-9VT : 10 March 2018), John Koch and Anna Schart in entry for Phoeba Schaadt, 02 Nov 1938; citing Death, Convoy, Tully Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, source ID item 9 cn 69, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,952,876.
10. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F66H-X6P : 13 December 2014), John Koch, 03 Feb 1892; citing Death, Liberty Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States, source ID p321v 2 p Ln, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 914,954.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631680/johannas-koch: accessed 30 December 2022), memorial page for Johannas Koch (1 Jan 1814–3 Feb 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27631680, citing Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Mike Dearbaugh (contributor 919).