I also have Koch in my line. My great-grandmother was Elizabeth Koch born about 1829 in Hannover, Germany. She was married to Gerhard or Henrici Schniederalbers. Some of the records are confusing and various first names show up. He died of cholera in 1862 or 3 (Dec or Jan?) She married Henry (Heinrich) Hempen (not Hempe as the marriage index has it listed) on Nov. 10, 1864 at the Shrine of St. Joseph Catholic Church on 12th and Biddle. The wedding witnesses for the marriage to Henry Hempen were Henry Heger and Elizabeth Schulte. She had a daughter Margaret Caroline Schniederalbers who died as an infant of 1 year and 10 months. Born Nov 26, 1858. Burial was Sept 1860 Holy Trinity Cemetery. Godparents Bernard Schulte and Margaret Carolina Koch. She was baptized at the Shrine of St. Joseph. She also had a son named John Theodore born July 1857 in Missouri. I have not found this birth record. John T. was born Schniederalbers but his marriage record lists him as John Hempen (not Hempe for some reason that last n in the family name is faint on both records and these guys show up as Hempe but if you read the rest of the records it is Hempen which is the family name.) Then with Henry Hempen she had Lizzie born we think in the 1840s, Henry born Oct 1865 and died July 1866. Annie born 1872 or 1873 and died Nov 25, 1904 in St. Louis Have not found these baptismal or birth records yet. Elizabeth died April 1902. Funeral from residence at 1238 N 11th to St. Joseph's Church (Shrine) to Calvary Cemetery. I don't know much more than that. If anyone researching Koch fits into this line I would love to hear from you. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: <MARIANDGEN@aol.com> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Germans-STL] Koch, Dieckhof, Nonnenkamp, Grothues, burrichter, Willems > I have some "KOCH's" in my family but I don't know whether or not we have a > connection. My "Koch's" are in the St. Charles, Missouri area and over in > Illinois. They are linked with Buechsenschuetz and Ferber families. I have a > Fritz M. Koch - married Caroline Ferber in 1861. They belonged to St. Paul's > (formerly St. John's Church in St. Charles) and had children: Fred, Emilie, > Heinrich, Ida, Maria and Anna. There was a John Koch who was, apparently, the > brother of Fritz. Fritz married Julia (maiden name unknown) abt 1870 and their > children were: Hermann, Henry, Emma, Annie and Dora. I know that there are more > Koch people in my line in Illinois but I don't have the information on them > yet. If you are interested, I will see what I can get. The KOCH people are > not my direct line which is why I don't have much on them as of yet, however I > do not ONLY work on my direct lines - I just haven't gotten much on the Koch > line yet. I do have another connection in the Illinois area, however, who has > done more on the Koch line and will get that for you if you are interested. > I would be very interested in any information you have on your Koch people > - perhaps I can help to find the connection...if there is one. > Marian > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >