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