| Koch Cemetery Provided by Joel Honeycutt and Pat Althaus Blanco County Historical Commission, 101 Pitchfork, Johnson City, TX 78636. Transcribed by: June Baird (1985) Prepared for the TXGenWeb Blanco County Web Site by Wanda Qualls Location: On the Lanehartz Ranch - South 281 out of Blanco, past Little Blanco Inn and 3rd Left turn about 3 miles. After Turn go 1.4 miles, take left fork in road to first old house (old Koch home) House is on Holt Ranch. It is about 300 yards north of house and is fenced and has headstones. There are 6 graves.
Last Name
First
Name
Birth
Death
Koch Carl Dec 29 1834 Nov 22 1910 Notes: Born in Saxony or Barvaria. Parents born in Barvaria. Father was Gottlieb Koch Siblings: Hermann; Pauline Koch Jonas and 3 others - names unknown. Married: Karoline (maiden name unknown) Children: Anna; Carl; Emma; Fritz; Adolph; Emil; Rudolph Koch Karoline Apr 09 1835 Feb 01 1915 Notes: Married: Carl Koch Born in Brunswick Headstone inscription: "In Londe woes Kein Schinden gibt Verent Goo die sich hier gebiebt" Koch Adolphine Dec 29 1872 Jun 09 1899 Note: May be daughter of Carl and Karoline Koch Gottlieb abt 1802 May 04 1884/1887 Notes: Unknown parents and wife. Children: Carl; Hermann; Pauline and 3 others names unknow Landed at Indianola, Texas in 1854, He came to Texas with 6 children, his wife probably died on the way north or after they got to Seguin. They may have stayed in the Seguin area for a while. Koch Rudolph A. May 23 1879 Feb 22 1899 Notes: Parents were Carl and Karoline Koch Note from Janice Stensrude <bookcrazed@yahoo.com> sent this information: I have found evidence that the grave listed as Adolph A Koch should have been listed as Rudolph Koch. In the 1880 census, the household of Carl and Caroline Koch shows the following children: Anna, Carl, Emma, Frederick, Adolph, Emil, Rudolph. Adolph is 7 (DOB 1873); Rudolph is 1 (DOB 1879). There is a transcription of this on page 538 (Koch, Carl) in Moursund's "Blanco County History." In addition, I found Rudolph Koch with the dates 1879-1899 on a list of German Texans at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/GERMAN-TEXAN/1997-11/0879994806 Koch Emil W. Jan 12 1876 May 08 1901 Notes: Parents were Carl and Karoline Koch. |