6. Cornelius Koch (Francois (Franz) , Nicolas ) was born on 2 Feb 1850 in Consthum, Clervaux, Luxembourg. He died on 31 Jan 1917 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
Cornelius married Catherine Mary Decker on 12 Aug 1878 in Dacada, Sheyboygan County, Wisconsin. Catherine was born on 6 Dec 1855 in Dacada,Township Holland, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. She died on 19 Jul 1933 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
They had the following children:
+ 17 F i Anna Mary Koch was born on 1 Aug 1879. She died on 10 Apr 1932. + 18 M ii Paul J. Koch was born on 6 Jan 1881. He died on 21 Mar 1956. 19 iii Infant Koch was born on 6 Jan 1881 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. Infant died on 6 Jan 1881 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. + 20 M iv Frank John Koch was born on 14 Dec 1882. He died on 17 Oct 1947. + 21 F v Mary Magdalena Koch was born on 16 Apr 1884. She died on 25 Apr 1951. + 22 M vi John Henry Koch was born on 6 May 1886. He died on 15 Jan 1965. 23 F vii Kathrine Amelia Koch was born on 13 Mar 1888 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. She died on 28 May 1889 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. + 24 M viii Cornelius Edward Koch was born on 8 Apr 1890. He died on 28 Nov 1974. + 25 M ix Andrew John Koch was born on 10 Feb 1892. He died on 23 Mar 1974. + 26 M x Bernard Peter Koch was born on 11 Mar 1894. He died on 16 Aug 1971. + 27 F xi Thearsa Julia Koch was born on 12 Feb 1896. She died on 26 Apr 1974. 28 F xii Hilda Margaret Koch was born on 27 Jun 1899 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. She died on 9 Apr 1900 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
10. Cornelius Koch (Johannes Nicholas , Nicolas ) was born on 24 Aug 1852 in Consthum, Clerveaux, Luxembourg. He died on 12 Jan 1944 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska.
General Notes
Cornelius was a banker.
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On January 12, 1944 at a Norfolk hospital, death claimed one of Petersburg's most respected and oldest citizens and one of Nebraska's real pioneers, Cornelius Koch, aged 91, the eldest of a family of nine children. He came to Nebraska in 1876 with his parents, driving from Hartford, Wisconsin overland in a covered wagon to Platte County, near St. Edward, where they took a homestead.He liked to tell how he had walked many times to Columbus, a distance of twenty-nine miles to get groceries for the family, and also to Albion, which was sixteen miles distant. He remembered when Boone county held its first Fourth of July celebration and also the great blizzard of 1888 in which six of his cows were frozen to death.
Mr. Koch was a successful farmer and was highly thought of for his good habits, his integrity, and his Christian manner of life. He was unusually active for a man of his age and was able to attend to his duties and to walk to church up to within a few days of his death.
Cornelius Koch was born in Luxembourg, August 24, 1852. At the age of 15 he came with his parents to the United States and settled at Hartford, Wisconsin. That was in 1867. The family lived in Wisconsin for nine years when they came to Nebraska.
On April 18, 1882, he was married to Anna Hau (Howe) and moved to Raeville in 1894 and to Petersburg in 1918. Eight children were born to the above named union, seven of whom are living, one having died in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Mary Loxterkamp, Mrs. Catherine Grone, Frank and Anton of Petersburg, John of Salem, Oregon; and William and Bernard of Norfolk. He also took into his home and raised an orphan boy named Alex who now lives in Omaha. All of the children were present for the funeral except John for whom it was impossible to come.
His wife, Anna, died at her home in Petersburg in November 26, 1934. Surviving besides the seven children named here are twenty grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
He passed away January 12, 1944 and funeral services were held from St. John's church, Reverend Albert Sudbeck officiating. He was laid to rest beside his wife in St.l John's cemetery. The pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased: John, Joe, Louis and Andrew Koch; Joe and Peter Majerus.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to our neighbors and friends for their words of symphathy at the time of the death and burial of our beloved father.
The Koch Children
From the Albion Weekly News, Issue dated January 29, 1944
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Cornelius was born to John and Anna Schroeder Koch in Luxembourg, August 24, 1852. He came to the United States with his family at age 15, settling near Hartford, Wisconsin. He took a job with a dairy farm so that the family could have a dairy cow. Nine years later they came by covered wagon to Nebraska, settling in the Looking Glass community near St. Edward, Nebraska.Anna Hau (Howe) was born in Biersdorf, Germany, March 10, 1855. She came to America with her family in 1881, settling near St. Edward, Nebraska.
Cornelius and Anna were married at St. Bernard in Platte County, on April 18, 1882. It was only a church on the prairie. They farmed near St. Edward, living in a sod house, and for three years had no neighbors for miles and miles. In the blizzard of 1888, six of his cows were frozen to death.
In 1894 they moved to the Raeville community, to farm now occupied by the Raymond Bode family. The Railroad Co. offered to buy a plot of ground to build a depot, but after consultation with a parish priest and members of the community they declined the offer. It was feared that having a depot would open the community to unwanted outside influence. The Koch family lived on other farms in the Petersburg-Raeville territory and when they retired, they moved to Petersburg.
On April 18, 1932 Cornelius and Anna celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a High Mass at St. John Church with Rev. Father Schopp as celebrant. Anna died on November 26, 1934, and Cornelius passed away January 12, 1944.
They were parents of eight children: Mary Loxterkamp, Catherine Grone, William N., John C., Frank J., Anton F., Bernard M., and Anna, who died in infancy. They also adopted and raised an orphan from New York, Alex Cowan Koch. John and Alex are still alive at the present time.
By Mrs. Lambert Podany
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Marriage Notes for Cornelius Koch and Anna Hau (Howe)
The witnesses for the marriage of Anna Hau (Howe) and Cornelius Koch were, Nicholas Koch and Mary Kearney.
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Cornelius married Anna Hau(Howe) daughter of Neliam Hau(Howe) and Catherine Schleder on 18 Apr 1882 in St. Bernard, Platte, Nebraska. Anna was born on 10 Mar 1855 in Biersdorf, Germany. She died on 26 Nov 1934 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska.
General Notes
Alternate way of spelling name is Hau.
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"In Loving Memory of Anna Koch
Born March 10, 1855, at Biesdorf, Germany. Died Nov. 26, 1934 at Petersburg, Nebraska." Funeral Card
Cornelius and Anna had the following children:
29 F i Anna Maria Koch was born on 15 Feb 1883 in St. Edward, Boone County, Nebraska. She died in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska. Anna married (1) Henry Schalk. Anna married (2) Theodore Loxterkamp. Theodore was born on 18 Mar 1867 in Ankum, Hanover, Germany. He died on 26 Oct 1947 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. + 30 M ii John Cornelius Koch was born on 18 Mar 1889. + 31 M iii Frank Joseph Koch was born on 3 Feb 1891. He died on 1 Oct 1984. + 32 M iv Anton Francis Koch was born on 11 Feb 1893. He died on 2 Mar 1980. + 33 M v Bernard Michael Koch was born on 20 May 1895. He died on 23 Sep 1961. 34 F vi Anne Koch was born in 1897 in St. Edward, Boone County, Nebraska. + 35 M vii William Nicholas Koch died in Jan 1979. + 36 F viii Catherine Susan Koch died on 6 Jun 1971. 37 M ix Alex S. Cowen Koch was born on 13 Apr 1910 in New York, New York. He died on 30 Jan 1998 in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska.
General Note
Alex was adopted. His given name was Cowen.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Alex married Gladys Bradney on 22 Nov 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Gladys was born on 16 Sep 1908 in Ridgeway, Missouri. She died on 3 Apr 1998 in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska.
11. Mary Koch (Johannes Nicholas , Nicolas ) was born on 4 Apr 1854 in Consthum, Clervaux, Luxembourg. She died on 29 May 1936 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska. She was buried in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska.
Mary is buried in St John's Cemetery in Petersburg, Nebraska.
Mary married 2 Michael J. La(w)lor 1 on 27 Jan 1879 in St. Bernard, Platte, Nebraska.
According to a visit with Mary (Majerus) Baumgartner, Mary (Koch) Lalor changed Michael's last name from Lawlor to Lalor.
They had the following children:
38 F i Mary Theresa La(w)lor was born on 23 Nov 1879 in St. Edward, Boone County, Nebraska. She died 1 on 23 Dec 1915 in David City, Butler County, Nebraska. Mary married Nicholas Dominic Meysenburg on 17 Feb 1903 in David City, Nebraska. Nicholas was born on 21 Jun 1880 in Butler County, Nebraska. He died on 16 Aug 1923 in David City, Butler County, Nebraska.
13. John Nicholas Koch (Johannes Nicholas , Nicolas ) was born on 31 Dec 1864 in Consthum, Clervaux, Luxembourg. He died on 12 Jan 1942 in Langford, New York. He was buried in Langford, New York.
Marriage notes for John Koch and Antonia Lange:
The witnesses for the marriage of Antonia Lange and John N. Koch were Rosa Werner and Frank Koch.
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John married Antoni(a)e Lange 1, 2 daughter of Hermann Heinrich Anton Lange and Elizabeth Maria "Lizette" von Fricken on 18 Jul 1893 in St. Edward, Boone, Nebraska. Antoni(a)e was born 3 on 24 Apr 1868 in Cloppenburg, Germany. She died on 13 Sep 1935 in Langford, Erie, New York. She was buried in Langford, Erie, New York.
General Notes
Godparents were Maria Elizabeth Lange and Anton Meyer. Catherine Koch
Noecker has her baptismal certificate.Toni married Koch. She was a small and delicate 61 years old. Many children, far away.
They had the following children:
+ 39 F i Maria Elizabeth Koch was born on 16 May 1894. She died on 14 Jun 1982. + 40 M ii Albert Koch was born on 24 Jul 1895. He died on 27 Nov 1982. + 41 F iii Rose Genevieve Koch was born on 10 Feb 1897. She died on 18 Apr 1983. + 42 F iv Clara Koch was born on 1 Aug 1898. She died on 11 Dec 1979. + 43 F v Mary Francis Koch was born on 4 Apr 1900. She died on 2 Jan 1996. + 44 F vi Catherine Ann Koch was born on 14 Mar 1902. She died on 26 Oct 1997. + 45 M vii Carl Koch was born on 24 Nov 1903. He died on 9 Jan 1982. + 46 M viii Nicholas William Koch was born on 13 Jul 1907. He died on 19 Jul 1992. + 47 M ix Leo John Koch was born on 2 Nov 1909. He died on 2 Jul 1998. + 48 M x Hubert Harry Koch was born on 1 Dec 1913. He died on 28 Apr 2001.
14. Frank Koch (Johannes Nicholas , Nicolas ) was born on 28 Apr 1867 in Township Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. He was christened on 5 May 1867 in Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin. He died on 29 Jul 1942 in Boone County, Nebraska.
General Notes
Killed by a bull.
Frank married Catherine Anna Halbur "Anne" daughter of Anton Halbur and Maggie Haas on 16 Feb 1897 in Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska. Catherine was born on 20 Feb 1875. She died on 12 Jul 1945 in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa.
They had the following children:
+ 49 M i John Anton Koch was born on 24 Jan 1898. He died on 21 Oct 1971. + 50 F ii Theresa Koch was born on 8 Oct 1899. She died on 22 Sep 1972. 51 M iii Franz V. Koch was born on 25 Jul 1901 in Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska. He died on 3 Jun 1904 in Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska. + 52 M iv Joseph C. Koch was born on 28 Feb 1904. He died on 17 Nov 1969. + 53 F v Anna Elizabeth Koch was born on 15 Dec 1905. She died on 1 Aug 1995. + 54 M vi Louis Bernard Koch was born on 3 Feb 1908. He died on 16 Nov 1971. + 55 M vii Aloysius Anthony Koch was born on 20 May 1913. He died on 2 Feb 1998. + 56 M viii Andrew Anthony Koch was born on 1 Oct 1917. + 57 F ix Marie Koch was born on 2 Feb 1922.
16. Anna Maria Koch (Johannes Nicholas , Nicolas ) was born on 2 Nov 1871/1872 in Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin. She died on 10 Jan 1944 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska.
Anna married John Peter Majerus on 16 Jan 1900 in Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska. John was born on 15 Jun 1864 in Schweich, Canton de Redange, Luxembourg. He died on 15 Nov 1956 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska.
General Notes
He may have come from Luxembourg as well as the Koch family.
John and Anna had the following children:
58 M i John Majerus was born in Jun 1900 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska. He died in Jun 1900 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska. + 59 M ii Joseph John Majerus was born on 10 May 1901. He died on 5 Feb 1981. + 60 M iii Peter Cornelius Majerus was born on 21 Oct 1903. He died on 3 Apr 1970. + 61 F iv Mary Theresa Majerus was born on 27 Mar 1906. + 62 F v Elizabeth Catherine Majerus was born on 18 Oct 1908.