Joseph Albert Koch is the
son of Rosa Koch
(later Mrs. Rosa (Koch) Keller),
of Switzerland, and later, of
Naperville, DuPage County Illinois,
and then of Buchanan,
Berrien County Michigan.
His birth father is unknown.
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See the memorial for
Rosa (Koch) Keller,
of Berrien County Michigan.
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Joseph, age 8, was later adopted by
his Uncle Joseph Koch, in 1894,
in Naperville, DuPage County Illinois
(when his Uncle Joseph Koch
was still a single man).
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Joseph Albert Koch, age 7, immigrated
to the United States, arriving on
Dec. 18, 1893, at Ellis Island,
New York, with his
Aunt Magdalena (Koch) Letcher
(the sister of Rosa Koch),
and her husband Joseph Letcher and
their three children, Joseph Jr.
Alois, and Maria/Mary Letcher.
They settled in Naperville,
DuPage County Illinois, where
Joseph Koch (the brother of
Magdalena and Rosa Koch),
had a dairy farm.
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Note: Magdalena also brought "another"
child, "also" named Joseph Koch, age 4,
to the U. S. with them. That child
was Joseph Albert Koch's cousin,
the son of Mary Koch.
(See the memorial for Magdalena (Koch)
Letcher, of DuPage County Illinois).
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Joseph Albert Koch, age 8, was
adopted in 1894, by his
Uncle Joseph Koch, age 26 (1868-1925)
(the brother of Rosa Koch), in
Naperville, DuPage County Illinois,
when Joseph Koch (1868-1925) was
still a single man.
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Joseph Koch (1868-1925) was then
married on Feb. 5, 1895, in Naperville,
DuPage County Illinois,
to Otilia "Tillie" Zodrow, and
they then moved their family to
Tennessee about 1896-97.
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Note: His Uncle Joseph Koch (1868-1925)
(his adopted father),
is buried in the Calvary Cemetery,
in Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee.
(Click on his name at the bottom
of this memorial).
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Joseph Albert Koch was married to
Mrs. Fannie (Cantrell) Garrison,
on Jan. 28, 1918,
in Poinsett County Arkansas.
Fannie is the daughter of
John William Cantrell and
his wife Ada Reed.
Fannie was the former wife of
Grover C. Garrison.
Fannie and Grover C. Garrison had
one son, Clifford Garrison.
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The 1900 census shows Fannie living
with her parents in Lawrence
County Arkansas, then they lived in
Pemiscot County Missouri in 1910, and
1920. By 1930, her family had moved
to Little River township, Poinsett
County Arkansas. Her siblings were:
Robert J., Maymie, George, Clarence,
Hazel, Eli, Harold Edward, Vester,
and Nute Cantrell.
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Joseph and Fannie Koch lived in
Marked Tree, Little River Township,
Poinsett County Arkansas.
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Joseph and Fannie had 8 children
together:
(all born in Poinsett County Arkansas)
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1. Beatrice Koch.
b. about 1918.
m. # 1. Mr. Taylor.
m. # 2. Mr. Schade.
She lived in Clearwater, FLA in 1971.
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2. Dorotha/Dorothy May Koch.
b. about 1919.
m. Ray W. Miller, Nov. 9, 1935,
in Poinsett County.
d. April 8, 1940?
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3. Howard Joseph Koch.
b. March 24, 1920.
m.# 1. Bulah Sullivan, Dec. 12, 1936,
in Poinsett County.
m. # 2. Faye E. Cantrell.
He lived in Dallas, Texas in 1971.
d. 1988.
Buried: Restland Memorial Park,
Dallas, Dallas County Texas.
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4. Edward Louis Koch.
b. Sept. 1, 1921.
m. Flora Harden, Oct. 26, 1940,
in Poinsett County.
He lived in Chicago, Illinois in 1971.
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5. Rose "MARIE" Koch.
b. about 1925.
m. Charles Dancha.
She lived in Detroit, MI in 1971
(also Livonia, MI and Dearborn, MI).
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6. Joseph Carl Koch.
b. Oct. 4, 1926, in Marked Tree, ARK.
m. Holly unknown.
d. June 13, 1957, in Memphis, Tenn.
Occupation: Driver-Memphis St. Railway.
Died from auto accident, age 30.
Buried: Memphis Memory Gardens.
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7. Claud Albert Koch.
b. Dec. 2, 1928.
He lived in Overland Park, KS in 1971.
d. April 16, 2009, in Cordova,
Shelby County Tennessee, age 79.
The obituary for Claud Albert Koch
was published in the "Commercial Appeal"
newspaper, in Memphis, Tennessee, on
April 19, 2009.
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8. Lawrence Thomas Koch.
b. about 1930.
He lived in Seattle, WA in 1971.
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Joseph was "buried" on May 18th, 1971,
next to his wife Fannie, in
Section 19 - A, Lot 290, West Space.
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The following obituary for
Joseph Albert Koch was published
in the "Commercial Appeal" newspaper,
in Memphis, Tennessee, on
Tuesday, May 18, 1971:
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Joseph Albert Koch, 85, of Overland Park,
KS [with son Claud], died Sun. morning, May 16, at Bolivar, TN.
He was a retired farmer.
Buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery Midtown.
He leaves four sons; Howard Koch
of Dallas, Edward L. Koch of Chicago,
Claude Koch of Overland Park, KS,
and Lawrence T. Koch of Seattle;
two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Schade
of Clearwater, FL, and Mrs. Marie
Doncha [Dancha] of Detroit;
29 grandchildren, and
17 great grandchildren.
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Any descendants of Joseph Albert Koch,
please E-mail me, Nancy (Letcher) Heib, at:
[email protected]
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