Peter Koch

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Subject:          Peter KOCH

Birth:                                9 Oct 1802    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.1

Marriage:                         2 Jan 1827    Prussia, Germany.2

Immigratn:                    22 Dec 1851    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Bremen 1851 on the "Hermann Theodor."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #179 D'Hanis.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #301 D'Hanis.5

Death:                           25 Mar 1874    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            Phillip KOCH

Mother:           Anna KRUTTEN

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Spouse:          Helena ENGEL

Birth:                                5 Feb 1796    Prussia, Germany.1

Death:                           19 Mar 1879    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            Mathias ENGEL (1737-30 Jul 1817)

Mother:           Helena SCHMITT (1747-16 Nov 1818)

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Three Known Children

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M           Mathias KOCH

Birth:                              20 Oct 1822    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.1

Marriage:                       11 Feb 1851    Helena MEIERS (6 Mar 1822-3 Mar 1905), daughter of Johann MEIERS and Helena STEFFENS; Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.2

Immigratn:                      3 May 1851    Helena MEIERS (6 Mar 1822-3 Mar 1905); New York, New York; departing Antwerp 1851 on the "Peter Hattrick."6

Son:                              23 Dec 1853    Mathias M KOCH; Pennsylvania.7

Son:                                31 Jul 1857    Peter Mathias KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Natlzation:                       29 Jul 1858    Medina County, Texas; Com Ct Min No 2, p 143 (grant).9

Son:                                 7 Oct 1859    John Matthew KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Helena MEIERS (6 Mar 1822-3 Mar 1905); Medina County, Texas; household #177 D'Hanis.4

Son:                                9 Mar 1862    Jacob M KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Voter Reg:                      9 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Commissioners Court.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Helena MEIERS (6 Mar 1822-3 Mar 1905); Medina County, Texas; household #307 D'Hanis.5

Death:                           27 Nov 1881    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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F            Maria Anna KOCH

Birth:                             23 Dec 1827    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.1

Daughter:             circa __ ___ 1851    Bertha Mary BRITZ; 5

Immigratn:                    22 Dec 1851    (w); Peter KOCH and Helena ENGEL; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Bremen 1851 on the "Hermann Theodor."3

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1852    Peter BRITZ (28 Feb 1825-13 Feb 1899)7

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1853    Anna Maria Catherine BRITZ; Texas.7

Daughter:                      12 Feb 1855    Catharina Gertrude BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Son:                              13 Mar 1857    Leopold BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter:                      29 Jan 1859    Regina Maria BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Peter BRITZ (28 Feb 1825-13 Feb 1899); Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.4

Daughter:                      23 Dec 1860    Therese BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Daughter:                       6 May 1863    Helena BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Daughter:                      23 Oct 1865    Elizabeth BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.12

Daughter:                     30 May 1868    Anna Mary BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Peter BRITZ (28 Feb 1825-13 Feb 1899); Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.5

Daughter:                      __ Nov 1873    Bertha BRITZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Peter BRITZ (28 Feb 1825-13 Feb 1899); D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                          13 May 1889    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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M           Stephen KOCH

Birth:                              20 Oct 1833    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.7

Immigratn:                    22 Dec 1851    (w); Peter KOCH and Helena ENGEL; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Bremen 1851 on the "Hermann Theodor."3

Marriage:                      11 Nov 1857    Margaretha FOHN (9 Nov 1836-5 Feb 1920), daughter of Nicolaus FOHN and Salome KUPPER; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.13

Son:                              16 Nov 1858    Nicholaus KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.7

Son:                              29 May 1860    Mathias S KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Son:                              30 Dec 1861    John Stephen KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Son:                              21 Nov 1863    Peter Joseph KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Daughter:                        7 Nov 1865    Helena KOCH; Medina County, Texas.1

Son:                               27 Oct 1871    Toby Stephan KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Daughter:                        2 Mar 1874    Regina KOCH; 7

Daughter:                      29 Mar 1876    Mary KOCH; 7

Death:                            27 Apr 1902    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.7

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Endnotes 

1. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson. 

2. Ken Filleman, "Peter Koch," e-mail message from kenfill@hotmail.com to Margaret Simpson, May 20, 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Koch." 

3. Eva Lembcke, compiler, Volume 1 Passenger Lists for Galveston 1850-1855 (n.p.: Private, September, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Passenger Lists-Galv

4. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census

5. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census

6. Ira A Glazier and P William Filby, compiler, Germans to America Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports, 1850 - 1855, Volume 1 January, 1850 - May 1851 (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Germans to Amer I

7. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co

8. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs. 

9. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn

10. Jim Memke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County." 

11. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam Search. 

12. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 

13. Helen B Bland, "Marriage Records St Dominic Catholic Church D'Hanis," Our Heritage volume IX. Hereinafter cited as "St Dominic Marriages."

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Peter Koch updated on 11/10/2013

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