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Michael Kocher

Male 1809 - 1875  (65 years)


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  • Name Michael Kocher  [1, 2, 3
    Born 9 Sep 1809  Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Aug 1875  Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Star of Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Lived on a farm near Huntington, Indiana
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, District 52, 114
      Enumerated 18 Sept 1850
      924-924
      Michael Cochar 40 M Farmer 1200 Germany
      Catherine Cochar 30 F Germany [Was this a first wife, or is the census in error?}
      Mary Cochar 12 M (sic?) Germany
      Sarah Cochar 10 F Germany
      David Cochar 8 M Germany
      John Cochar 2 M Germany [Shown on FindAGrave as a son of Michael Kocher and Mary Cramer, not of Michael and Catherine...also shown as born in Seneca County, Ohio on Find A Grave]
      Michael Cochar 1 M Indiana

      1860 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Rock Creek Twp
      Enumerated 20 July 1860
      Page 181
      1245-1263
      (Indexed on Ancestry.com as Rocher)
      Michael Kocher 52 M Farmer 3000 140 Wertemburg
      Mary Kocher 38 F Penn
      David Kocher 15 M Oh
      John Kocher 12 M Oh
      Michael Kocher 10 M Ind
      Joel Kocher 8 M Ind
      Christian Kocher 6 M Ind
      Catherine Kocher 9/12 F Ind


      1870 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Rock Creek Township
      Enumerated 4 July 1870
      Page 1, Stamped 171
      3-3
      Kocher, Michael 61 M Farmer 15,000 13,300 Wertenburg
      Kocher, Mary W F Keeping Houe Pa
      Kocher, Michael 20 At Home Ind
      Kocher, Joel 18 M W At home Ind
      Kocher, Christine 16 F (sic0 W Ind
      Kocher, Mary 10 F W Ind
      Kocher, Susannah 8 F W Ind
    Person ID I12253  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Mary M. Cramer,   b. 12 Mar 1821, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1904, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married Y  [4, 5
    • Clarence E. Cramer indicates they were farmers near Huntington, Indiana.

      Important to find Marriage Record so it can be determined which children shown with the family on the 1860 census were born to her and Michael, and which MAY have been born to the (first wife? named?) Catherine Kocher shown on the 1850 census.
    Children 
     1. Mary Kocher,   b. Abt 1838,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Kocher,   b. Abt 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Kocher,   b. Abt 1845, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Albert Kocher,   b. Jul 1848, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1920, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     5. Michael Kocher,   b. Abt 1850, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Joel Kocher,   b. Abt 1852, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Christian Kocher,   b. Abt 1854, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Catherine Mary Kocher,   b. Abt 1859, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Susannah "Susan" Kocher,   b. Abt 1862, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1935  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F5086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Sep 1809 - Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S547] Cramer, Dean-Family Researcher (dcramer@primus.al.net).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 43105027 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Indiana, Huntington County, Rock Creek Twp Enumerated 20 July 1860 Page 181 1245-1263 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 43105085 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1539] Cramer, Clarence E. "The Family of Johan Helfer Cramer (Revolutionary War Pension W-2762) With Historical Background", (Preliminary Draft Presented at The John Cramer Family Reunion, Bascom, Ohio, August 22, 1943. Copyright 1944. Clarence Cramer, author, was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, and indicated that his book was prepared 'with the assistance of the Combined Relationship.' Copy of this manuscript is at the Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403, and a xerox of certain sections in the files of Melinda McLemore Strong, San Antonio, Texas.), p. 57-a (Reliability: 3).