Margaret (Salzman) Koeher (1889 - 1970)

Born 14 Dec 1889 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Wife of John Peter Koehler — married 7 Jun 1912 in Metomen, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1970 at age 80 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Margaret (Salzman) Koeher was a Volga German.

Margaret (Salzman) Koeher has German Roots.

Family #601 in the 1897 Grimm census.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

See Grandchild #9 in this family.

Family # 601

Head of the Household Johann Adam Saltzmann, age 65, widower

Child #1 Johann Jakob Saltzmann, age 27 [sic] probably 37

Wife of Child #1 Katharina Elisabeth Saltzmann, age 38

Grandchild #1 Heinrich Saltzmann, age 12

Grandchild #2 Elisabeth Saltzmann, age 10

Grandchild #3 Peter Saltzmann, age 8

Grandchild #4 Christina Saltzmann, age 3

Grandchild #5 Jakob Saltzmann, age 1

Child #2 Heinrich Saltzmann, age 33, resides in Saratov

Wife of Child #3 Elisabeth Saltzmann, age 30, resides in Saratov

Grandchild #6 Heinrich Saltzmann, age 6, resides in Saratov

Grandchild #7 Maria Saltzmann, age 3, resides in Saratov

Grandchild #8 Karl Saltzmann, age 1, resides in Saratov

Child #3 Georg Peter Saltzmann, age 30,

Wife of Child #3 Katharina Elisabeth Saltzmann, age 28

Grandchild #9 Margaretha Saltzmann, age 7

Grandchild #10 Christian Jakob Saltzmann, age 4

Grandchild #11 Maria Saltzmann, age 2

Grandchild #12 Karl Saltzmann, age 8

Child #4 Christian Jakob Saltzmann, age 28, resides in Friedenberg, Novouzensk, Samara

Wife of Child #4 Maria Katharina Saltzmann, age 28, resides in Friedenberg

Grandchild #13 Alexander Saltzmann, age 6 resides in Friedenberg

Grandchild #14 Friedrich Saltzmann, age 4, resides in Friedenberg

Grandchild #15 Maria Saltzmann, age 2, resides in Friedenberg

Child #5 Jakob Saltzmann, age 22, in military service

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists ^[2]

Note that Margaretha was not traveling with any family members when she immigrated to the United States. As shown in the 1910 census, her parents and many siblings did in fact immigrate to the United States

Name: Margareta Salzmann

Arrival Date: 18 Oct 1907

Birth Date: abt 1890

Birth Location: Russia

Birth Location Other: sosuos karamich [sic] should be Lesnoi Karamesch, aka Grimm

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Ethnicity/ Nationality: German

Port of Departure: Trieste

Port of Arrival: New York, New York

Ship Name: Laura

1910 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name: Marorath [sic] Salzman

Age in 1910: 20

Birth Year: abt 1890

Birthplace: Russia Germany

Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois

Street: North Paulina Street

Race: White

Gender: Female

Immigration Year: 1906

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Marital status: Single

Father's name: George P Salzman

Father's Birthplace: Russia Germany

Mother's name: Elizabeth Salzman

Mother's Birthplace: Russia Germany

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: House Work

Industry: Private Family

Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner

Attended School: No

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Out of Work: N

Number of weeks out of work: 0

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

George P Salzman 43

Elizabeth Salzman 42

Marorath Salzman 20

Marie Salzman 15

Carl Salzman 14

Lottie Salzman 11

Alexander Salzman 7

Elizabeth Salzman 5

Amelia Salzman 2

Herman Salzman 2

Bertha Salzman 0

1920 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name: Margert Koehler

Age: 30

Birth Year: abt 1890

Birthplace: Russia

Home in 1920: Fond du Lac Ward 4, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Street: West Division Street

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Female

Immigration Year: 1907

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: John Koehler

Father's Birthplace: Russia

Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Native Tongue: German

Able to Speak English: Yes

Naturalization Status: Naturalized

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

John Koehler 26

Margert Koehler 30

John Koehler 6

Clarence Koehler 5

Dorlene Koehler 0

Louise Cord 19

1930 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name: Margaret Koehler

Birth Year: abt 1894

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Russia

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Home in 1930: Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Street address: Fifty Fourth Street

Dwelling Number: 615

Family Number: 717

Age at first Marriage: 18

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Russia

Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Language Spoken: German

Immigration Year: 1918 [sic]

Naturalization: Naturalized

Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members: Name Age

John P Koehler 36

Margaret Koehler 36

John Koehler 17

Clarence Koehler 15

Helen Koehler 11

Virginia Koehler 5

1940 United States Federal Census ^[6]

Name Margaret Koehler

Event Type Census

Event Date 1940

Event Place Granville Town, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Gender Female

Age 50

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Birthplace Russia

Birth Year (Estimated) 1890

Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John P Koehler Head M 46 New York

Margaret Koehler Wife F 50 Russia

Virgiana Koehler Daughter F 15 Wisconsin

Wisconsin Death Index ^[7]

Name Margaret Koehler

Event Type Death

Event Date 24 Feb 1970

Event Place Milw, , Wisconsin

Residence Place , Wisconsin

Gender Female

Age 80

Certificate Number 008217

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[8]

Name Margaret Koehler

Event Type Burial

Event Date 1970

Event Place Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

Photograph Included N

Death Date 24 Feb 1970

Affiliate Record Identifier 187030681

Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum

Sources

1. ↑ 1897 Grimm (Lesnoi Karamysh), Russia Census List, Translated by Richard Rye, Compiled and edited by John Groh, Contributor Henry Schmick; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published 2017; page 207, family #601, Johann Adam Saltzmann family.
2. ↑ Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Margareta Salzmann, born in Russia, arrived 18 October 1907 on the Laura, departed from Trieste, Year: 1907; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1019; Line: 19; Page Number: 98. Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/2Vk73UU.
3. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, Margaretha Salzman, born about 1890 in Russia, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_256; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0687; FHL microfilm: 1374269. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. See: https://ancstry.me/2HhlW6t.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJP-3T6 : accessed 14 May 2019), Margert Koehler in household of John Koehler, Fond Du Lac Ward 4, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 33, sheet 14A, line 40, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1986; FHL microfilm 1,821,986.
5. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Margaret Koehler, born about 1894 [sic], born in Russia, Year: 1930; Census Place: Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 0345; FHL microfilm: 2342318. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. See: https://ancstry.me/2E9cP62.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7J2-GRW : 16 March 2018), Margaret Koehler in household of John P Koehler, Granville Town, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-13, sheet 6A, line 2, family 108, 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 4500.
7. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SY-4R5 : 12 December 2014), Margaret Koehler, 24 Feb 1970; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 008217, Milw, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #187030681 : accessed 14 May 2019), memorial page for Margaret Koehler (unknown–24 Feb 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 187030681, citing Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 48223834).

See also: Personal family records in the files of descendant Marlena Lidell.