Reception to Mark 100th Birthday
Of Anna Foit Koster, Hamburg Native
November 1, 1981 will mark
the 100th birthday of Mrs. Anna
Foit Koster. She was born
in 1881 in a small farmhouse
on Rogers Road, Hamburg
(now the Wanakah Nursery).
Her father, Frederick Voit
(later changed to Foit} came to
this country by boat in 1852,
(NOTE: This date does not seem to be correct as I show Nov. 19, 1846 as he appears on the 1850 Census of Hamburg, Erie, NY, USA - Jill Feb. 10, 2015)
when he was eight years old.
He was born in Bavaria, then a
state in southern Germany.
After coming to this country,
his parents, George and
Elizabeth Voit, settled on a 12
acre farm on Smith Road,
Hamburg (Now the Vincent
Rosiek residence).
Mrs. Koster's mother,
Elizabeth Schmidt, was born
in 1850, on a farm, also on
Smith Road. This home is now
occupied by a descendent,
Gerald and Jane Schmidt).
Frederick and Elizabeth
Voit, Mrs. Koster's mother
and father, were married in
1868 at SS Peter and Paul
Church in Hamburg. They settled
on a 40 acre farm on
Rogers Road, where they raised
eleven children, George,
Nicholas, Katherine, John,
Mary, Anna, Elizabeth,
Joseph, Margaret, Frederick
and Albert.Two of the children
died in infancy.
Anna and her brothers and
sisters, attended the neighborhood
school. District 9, on
Amsdell and Schoolhouse
Roads, now a historical site.
As was the custom in those
days. Catholic children were
required to attend SS Peter
and Paul school before receiving
their first Holy Communion,
or before being Confirmed.
So there were many days
when the Foit children had to
walk four miles to attend the
Catholic school in the village.
Mrs. Koster recalls those
winter days when the cold
winds swept across Copper
Ridge Road (now Pleasant
Avenue). When they left home
they tied newspapers around
their legs to protect
themselves from the cold, but
they would remove the papers
when they reached the
railroad tracks.
When Anna was 19 years
old, she married a neighbor
farm boy from Pleasant
Avenue, William Koester.
They were married on
November 20, 1900 in SS
Peter and Paul Church by
Father Scheffles. They moved
to Buffalo where Mr. Koester
worked as a teamster for the
Buffalo Tile, Marble and Slate
Company.
Mrs. Koster has five living
children: Clarence Koster of
Philadelphia, Alfred Koster of
San Diego, California; Sister
Julia Agnes, Order of St.
Josephs assigned to St. Matthew's
parish on Wyoming
Street in Buffalo; Beatrice
Knoblock of Cheektowaga and
Rita Yaeger of Buena Park,
California. There are 8 grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren.
When asked what she attributed
her long and healthy
life to, Mrs. Koster quickly
replied, "No running around. 1
stayed home and kept myself
busy raising my children."
Mrs. Koster lives with her
daughter and son-in-law on
Cleveland Drive in
Cheektowaga. William G.
Foit, a former- Hamburg
Patrolman, who died in 1979
was her nephew.
A family celebration is planned
in honor of Mrs. Koster
this coming Sunday.
Thursday, October 29, 1981 - The Hamburg Sun • Page 5
Of Anna Foit Koster, Hamburg Native
November 1, 1981 will mark
the 100th birthday of Mrs. Anna
Foit Koster. She was born
in 1881 in a small farmhouse
on Rogers Road, Hamburg
(now the Wanakah Nursery).
Her father, Frederick Voit
(later changed to Foit} came to
this country by boat in 1852,
(NOTE: This date does not seem to be correct as I show Nov. 19, 1846 as he appears on the 1850 Census of Hamburg, Erie, NY, USA - Jill Feb. 10, 2015)
when he was eight years old.
He was born in Bavaria, then a
state in southern Germany.
After coming to this country,
his parents, George and
Elizabeth Voit, settled on a 12
acre farm on Smith Road,
Hamburg (Now the Vincent
Rosiek residence).
Mrs. Koster's mother,
Elizabeth Schmidt, was born
in 1850, on a farm, also on
Smith Road. This home is now
occupied by a descendent,
Gerald and Jane Schmidt).
Frederick and Elizabeth
Voit, Mrs. Koster's mother
and father, were married in
1868 at SS Peter and Paul
Church in Hamburg. They settled
on a 40 acre farm on
Rogers Road, where they raised
eleven children, George,
Nicholas, Katherine, John,
Mary, Anna, Elizabeth,
Joseph, Margaret, Frederick
and Albert.Two of the children
died in infancy.
Anna and her brothers and
sisters, attended the neighborhood
school. District 9, on
Amsdell and Schoolhouse
Roads, now a historical site.
As was the custom in those
days. Catholic children were
required to attend SS Peter
and Paul school before receiving
their first Holy Communion,
or before being Confirmed.
So there were many days
when the Foit children had to
walk four miles to attend the
Catholic school in the village.
Mrs. Koster recalls those
winter days when the cold
winds swept across Copper
Ridge Road (now Pleasant
Avenue). When they left home
they tied newspapers around
their legs to protect
themselves from the cold, but
they would remove the papers
when they reached the
railroad tracks.
When Anna was 19 years
old, she married a neighbor
farm boy from Pleasant
Avenue, William Koester.
They were married on
November 20, 1900 in SS
Peter and Paul Church by
Father Scheffles. They moved
to Buffalo where Mr. Koester
worked as a teamster for the
Buffalo Tile, Marble and Slate
Company.
Mrs. Koster has five living
children: Clarence Koster of
Philadelphia, Alfred Koster of
San Diego, California; Sister
Julia Agnes, Order of St.
Josephs assigned to St. Matthew's
parish on Wyoming
Street in Buffalo; Beatrice
Knoblock of Cheektowaga and
Rita Yaeger of Buena Park,
California. There are 8 grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren.
When asked what she attributed
her long and healthy
life to, Mrs. Koster quickly
replied, "No running around. 1
stayed home and kept myself
busy raising my children."
Mrs. Koster lives with her
daughter and son-in-law on
Cleveland Drive in
Cheektowaga. William G.
Foit, a former- Hamburg
Patrolman, who died in 1979
was her nephew.
A family celebration is planned
in honor of Mrs. Koster
this coming Sunday.
Thursday, October 29, 1981 - The Hamburg Sun • Page 5
Reception to Mark 100th Birthday
Of Anna Foit Koster, Hamburg Native
November 1, 1981 will mark
the 100th birthday of Mrs. Anna
Foit Koster. She was born
in 1881 in a small farmhouse
on Rogers Road, Hamburg
(now the Wanakah Nursery).
Her father, Frederick Voit
(later changed to Foit} came to
this country by boat in 1852,
(NOTE: This date does not seem to be correct as I show Nov. 19, 1846 as he appears on the 1850 Census of Hamburg, Erie, NY, USA - Jill Feb. 10, 2015)
when he was eight years old.
He was born in Bavaria, then a
state in southern Germany.
After coming to this country,
his parents, George and
Elizabeth Voit, settled on a 12
acre farm on Smith Road,
Hamburg (Now the Vincent
Rosiek residence).
Mrs. Koster's mother,
Elizabeth Schmidt, was born
in 1850, on a farm, also on
Smith Road. This home is now
occupied by a descendent,
Gerald and Jane Schmidt).
Frederick and Elizabeth
Voit, Mrs. Koster's mother
and father, were married in
1868 at SS Peter and Paul
Church in Hamburg. They settled
on a 40 acre farm on
Rogers Road, where they raised
eleven children, George,
Nicholas, Katherine, John,
Mary, Anna, Elizabeth,
Joseph, Margaret, Frederick
and Albert.Two of the children
died in infancy.
Anna and her brothers and
sisters, attended the neighborhood
school. District 9, on
Amsdell and Schoolhouse
Roads, now a historical site.
As was the custom in those
days. Catholic children were
required to attend SS Peter
and Paul school before receiving
their first Holy Communion,
or before being Confirmed.
So there were many days
when the Foit children had to
walk four miles to attend the
Catholic school in the village.
Mrs. Koster recalls those
winter days when the cold
winds swept across Copper
Ridge Road (now Pleasant
Avenue). When they left home
they tied newspapers around
their legs to protect
themselves from the cold, but
they would remove the papers
when they reached the
railroad tracks.
When Anna was 19 years
old, she married a neighbor
farm boy from Pleasant
Avenue, William Koester.
They were married on
November 20, 1900 in SS
Peter and Paul Church by
Father Scheffles. They moved
to Buffalo where Mr. Koester
worked as a teamster for the
Buffalo Tile, Marble and Slate
Company.
Mrs. Koster has five living
children: Clarence Koster of
Philadelphia, Alfred Koster of
San Diego, California; Sister
Julia Agnes, Order of St.
Josephs assigned to St. Matthew's
parish on Wyoming
Street in Buffalo; Beatrice
Knoblock of Cheektowaga and
Rita Yaeger of Buena Park,
California. There are 8 grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren.
When asked what she attributed
her long and healthy
life to, Mrs. Koster quickly
replied, "No running around. 1
stayed home and kept myself
busy raising my children."
Mrs. Koster lives with her
daughter and son-in-law on
Cleveland Drive in
Cheektowaga. William G.
Foit, a former- Hamburg
Patrolman, who died in 1979
was her nephew.
A family celebration is planned
in honor of Mrs. Koster
this coming Sunday.
Thursday, October 29, 1981 - The Hamburg Sun • Page 5
Of Anna Foit Koster, Hamburg Native
November 1, 1981 will mark
the 100th birthday of Mrs. Anna
Foit Koster. She was born
in 1881 in a small farmhouse
on Rogers Road, Hamburg
(now the Wanakah Nursery).
Her father, Frederick Voit
(later changed to Foit} came to
this country by boat in 1852,
(NOTE: This date does not seem to be correct as I show Nov. 19, 1846 as he appears on the 1850 Census of Hamburg, Erie, NY, USA - Jill Feb. 10, 2015)
when he was eight years old.
He was born in Bavaria, then a
state in southern Germany.
After coming to this country,
his parents, George and
Elizabeth Voit, settled on a 12
acre farm on Smith Road,
Hamburg (Now the Vincent
Rosiek residence).
Mrs. Koster's mother,
Elizabeth Schmidt, was born
in 1850, on a farm, also on
Smith Road. This home is now
occupied by a descendent,
Gerald and Jane Schmidt).
Frederick and Elizabeth
Voit, Mrs. Koster's mother
and father, were married in
1868 at SS Peter and Paul
Church in Hamburg. They settled
on a 40 acre farm on
Rogers Road, where they raised
eleven children, George,
Nicholas, Katherine, John,
Mary, Anna, Elizabeth,
Joseph, Margaret, Frederick
and Albert.Two of the children
died in infancy.
Anna and her brothers and
sisters, attended the neighborhood
school. District 9, on
Amsdell and Schoolhouse
Roads, now a historical site.
As was the custom in those
days. Catholic children were
required to attend SS Peter
and Paul school before receiving
their first Holy Communion,
or before being Confirmed.
So there were many days
when the Foit children had to
walk four miles to attend the
Catholic school in the village.
Mrs. Koster recalls those
winter days when the cold
winds swept across Copper
Ridge Road (now Pleasant
Avenue). When they left home
they tied newspapers around
their legs to protect
themselves from the cold, but
they would remove the papers
when they reached the
railroad tracks.
When Anna was 19 years
old, she married a neighbor
farm boy from Pleasant
Avenue, William Koester.
They were married on
November 20, 1900 in SS
Peter and Paul Church by
Father Scheffles. They moved
to Buffalo where Mr. Koester
worked as a teamster for the
Buffalo Tile, Marble and Slate
Company.
Mrs. Koster has five living
children: Clarence Koster of
Philadelphia, Alfred Koster of
San Diego, California; Sister
Julia Agnes, Order of St.
Josephs assigned to St. Matthew's
parish on Wyoming
Street in Buffalo; Beatrice
Knoblock of Cheektowaga and
Rita Yaeger of Buena Park,
California. There are 8 grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren.
When asked what she attributed
her long and healthy
life to, Mrs. Koster quickly
replied, "No running around. 1
stayed home and kept myself
busy raising my children."
Mrs. Koster lives with her
daughter and son-in-law on
Cleveland Drive in
Cheektowaga. William G.
Foit, a former- Hamburg
Patrolman, who died in 1979
was her nephew.
A family celebration is planned
in honor of Mrs. Koster
this coming Sunday.
Thursday, October 29, 1981 - The Hamburg Sun • Page 5
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