Alois Kosch (1849 - 1910)

Born 24 Jun 1849 in Irmsdorf, Austria

Husband of Maria Alouisa (Janicek) Kosch — married Feb 1880 in Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1910 at age 60 in Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska, United States

Note regarding place of birth from original profile: Irmsdorf, Austria is now Jamartice Czechoslovakia-Slovakia.

Biography

Louis Kosch was born in Austria 24 June 1849, the oldest son of John Kosch.

Seward County History states that Alouis Kosch (profiled as "Louis Kosch") was born in Austria on 24 June 1849, the oldest son John Kosch, and was the first of his family to migrate to the United States, followed by his brother John and then "the rest of the family". It is stated that his migration path was Hamburg>Philadelphia>St. Paul>Columbus, Nebraska, "where he first worked on a farm by the month, and before the close of the year 1876 he located in Butler county." Seward County History recounts that he married "Miss Eloise Janicek," daughter of Frank Janicek, in February 1880, and that they were the parents of eight children: Hermann, Anna, William, Louis, Rudolph, Henry, Eloise and Lottie.

Census History

1880 United States Census - Savannah Precinct, Butler County, Nebraska. Louis Kosch (31/Farmer/Austria (Austria/Austria)); Louisa Kosch (25/wife/keeping house/Austria (Austria/Austria))

1900 United States Census - Bellwood Village, Savanah, Butler County, Nebraska.

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Sources

Seward County History: Memorial and Biographical Record and Illustrated Compendium of Biography: Containing a Compendium of Local Biography, Including Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Prominent Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of Butler, Polk, Seward, York and Fillmore Counties, Nebraska, with a Review of Their Life Work... Also a Compendium of National Biography, G.A. Ogle & Company, 1899.

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