Edited 2015.08.31
I have these photos (mostly of my father's family) that I hope to identify with a date and subject. If you have corrections or additions for any information, please leave a comment on this page or contact me directly at tgkohn@aol.com.
Waaay back
I presume the Kohn family originated in Consdorf, Luxembourg. However, very little is known about the famly there. What information is available indicates the family lived there in the early 17th Century, and probably before that for many decades. A reference to Herber, Luxembourg occurs in the Familienbuch of Wasserliesch, Germany. This town is given as the origin of the parents of Nikolaus Kohn (died 1835 at age 74) when he married Magdalena Beck in 1800, and his father's name was given as Michel.Another origin for the Kohn family is Temmels, Germany. This town name is attached to the parents of another Nikolaus (born 1817), Johann Kohn and Katharina Leuck-Kohn. This Nikolaus married Margarethe Türk in 1841. Nikolaus' brother Peter was married in 1831 to Eva Lorich, and that record cites the parents from Temmels.
So the Wasserliesch Familienbuch documents that this branch of the Kohn family called Wasserliesch home at least as early as 1831. A related branch may have lived in Wasserliesch even a couple generations before that. However, documentation is scarce. Even the marriage entries give only the date and the name of the groom and bride. A marriage in 1771 of Matthias Kohn (my 4th great grandfather) and Magdalena Kessler refers to his parents as Johann-Matthias Kohn and Elisabeth Vietor. However, very little other reference is made to the groom's parents.
Much more information is available for my 3rd great grandparents, Peter Kohn and Eva Lorig, who married in 1803. They had three sons and a daughter: Johann Matthias (V), John (III), Nikolaus (III), and Angela. Of these, Johann Matthias V is my 2nd great grandfather, born 1804 and died 1877. He married Katharina Dahm (1803-1868), and they had ten children.
Three of their children emigrated to the United States. The first was Mathias III (1829-1888) in 1855, who settled in La Crosse WI. The brother, my great-grandfather, John M (1839-1919) emigrated in 1865, and Michael V (1844-1907) in 1872.
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Parents
My parents were Matthew Robert Kohn (1901-1971) and Louise Josephine Deneke-Kohn (1913-1990). They married on my mother's 34th birthday, 1947.02.13—Dad was then 46 years old. The witnesses to their marriage at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church were her brother Leo Deneke and friend Margaret M. Heger, both of Beloit. The officiant was Monsignor William J Butzer.

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Math Kohn (1901-1971) in 1942 |
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Louise Deneke-Kohn (1913-1990) in 1939 |
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Jimmy and Tommy Kohn, early 1952 |
The farm included a two-story frame house, granary, equipment shed, barn, and a small pond east of the barn. The livestock included at various times about 15 cattle, 10 hogs, 25 sheep, 20 laying hens, usually 2 dogs, several cats, and one pony "Goldie."
Jimmy went to the Ionia public school for first through third grades, from autumn 1953 through spring 1956. When I began school in 1956, we were bused along with neighbor kids to Esbon's public schools.
Grandparents
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Mike Kohn and Louise Ohnsat, married 1900.08.13 at St. Boniface, Tipton. |
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Mike Kohn, age 71. |
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Louise Ohnsat-Kohn, age 75. |
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Mike Kohn and Louise Kohn, 50th wedding anniversary (1950) at their Tipton home. |
Great Grandparents
Susanna and John M. Kohn, seated, with their three oldest—Peter, Mike, and Katie |
Susanna Reinert (1848-1887) was born in Igel, Germany on January 8th, 1848. She was the eldest of five children who emigrated with their parents after applying on 9 Feb 1867. The family first lived on a farm northwest of Caledonia MN. Her father John Reinert died there in 1871, and her mother resettled the family to Tipton along with about a dozen other settler families.
Uncles and Aunts
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The Mike Kohn family in 1950: (back l to r) Nick (age 46), John (36), Sr. Edna Louise (38), Math (49), Leo (44); (center) Katherine (40); (front) Al (33), Mke (71), Louise (75), Mike (48). |
Aunts Katherine (age 10) and Isabella (8) at their first communions, about 1920. OR Great-aunts Katie Kohn and Anna Kohn at their first communion, about 1890. |
Unidentified girls at first communion. |
Mike and Evelyn Kohn
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Mike Kohn and Evelyn Ritchie, married 1939.08.30 St. Mary, Garden City |
- Where did Mike live before the marriage? How did he meet Evelyn?
- Was Garden City the home town of Evelyn? (Or why was the marriage there?) Was she employed before the marriage?
- Where did they live first after marriage?
- When did they purchase land for farming in Ford county?
- When did they move to a home in Spearville?
- In their last years, were they cared for in a nursing home or through other arrangements?
- Mike died on 7 Jun 1987 in Great Bend; exact location and circumstances not known.
- Evelyn died on 16 May 1995 in Great Bend; exact location and circumstances not known.
- Causes of their deaths?
- Burial locations?

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Mary Kohn-Durland, age ~18 |
- No childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1958? School name, location? (picture at right)
- No recent picture?
- Married Gary Lee Durland 17 Nov 1962 at St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Spearville KS
- No wedding picture?
- College attendance?
- College degree?
- Employment?
- Gary was baptized on either 24 Sep 1963 or Aug 1962 (at St. John's in Spearville?)
- Seven children (Barbara, 1963; Jeanette, 1966; Ronald, 1967; Linda Kay, 1967; Carla, 1968; Gregory, 1971; David, 1977)
Charles Kohn (1943-2005)
- No childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1961? School name, location?
- No graduation picture?
- Married Sandra Kay Cox 4 Jun 1966 at St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Spearville KS
- No wedding picture?
- How did Charles and Sandy meet?
- Two children (Murland, born 1967; Jeffrey, born 1969)
- No recent picture of Charles or Sandy?
- College attendance for either Charles or Sandy?
- College degreee for either Charles or Sandy?
- Employmente for either Charles or Sandy?
- Navy service: twenty years from January 1964 to 1984. Home bases?
- He was a maintenance engineer for an apartment complex from 1984 until ....
- Charles died 8 Mar 2005 in Portsmouth VA. Cause of death?
Galen Kohn (b. 1958)
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Galen Kohn, age ~8 |
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Galen Kohn, age ~14 |
- High school graduation May 1976? School name, location?
- No graduation picture?
- Married Doris Downey at St. Andrew Catholic church in Wright KS
- No wedding picture?
- How did Galen and Doris meet?
- No recent picture for either Galen or Doris?
- College attendance for either Galen or Doris?
- College degree for either Galen or Doris?
- Employment?
Nick and Anna Kohn
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Nick and Anna Kohn, (1981 or before) |


I hope to find their exact wedding date and identify the children who were baptized at St. Boniface.
- Is my guess correct that Anna was from New Almelo KS or a farm near there?
- How did they meet each other?
- Where did they live after their marriage?
- When did they move to the Burr Oak KS area? Where exactly was the farm? What type of farming did the family pursue?
- Did Nick and Anna live in this one location until retirement or advanced age?
- Children of Nick and Anna Long-Kohn: Margaret (b. 1934); Bernard (b. 1935); Joseph Arnold (1936-1997); Robert John (b. 1938); Arthur (b. 1940); Eugene Michael (b. 1942); Anna Marie (b. 1943).

Margaret (b. 1934)
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1952? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Gene Grubaugh [date] ____Feb 1956 at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Margaret and Gene meet?
- Children: Connie Jean (born 1957? exact date, location?); Kenneth Raymond (born 1959? exact date, location?); Jeannie Louise (born 1961? exact date, location?); Paul Robert (born 1963? exact date, location?); Thomas James (born 1966? exact date, location?); Mary Ann (born 1970? exact date, location?); Corey Lee (born 1976? exact date, location?); Carey Lawrence (born 1976? exact date, location?)
- Photo for Connie?
- Photo for Ken?
- Photo for Jeannie?
- Photo for Paul?
- Photo for Tom?
- Photo for Mary Ann?
- Photo for Corey?
- Photo for Carey?
Photo 56 The Gene and Margaret Grubaugh family, between 1983 and 1986 (top); two girls at communion identified as Katherine and Sister (bottom). The family photo identifies all eight Grubaugh children (Jeanie, Corey, Ken, Tom, Mary Ann, Corey, Connie, and Paul) and the notation "Kenny wedding," for which I do not have a date.
- Recent picture for either Margaret or Gene?
- College attendance for either Margaret or Gene?
- College degree for either Margaret or Gene?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Note: I'm not certain these photos are of Bernard or Eugene, both of whom my data has as married with one daughter named Virginia.
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1953? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Jane McNamara 2 Jan 1971 at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
Bernard and Jane Kohn, date? Is this picture from their wedding?
- How did Bernard and Jane meet?
Children: Virginia (born 1970? exact date, location?). Photo date?
- Bernard and Jane Kohn and Virginia, date? Recent picture for either Bernard or Jane ?
- College attendance for either Bernard or Jane ?
- College degree for either Bernard or Jane ?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Not Joe Kohn; Berard Kohn? |
Joseph Arnold (1936-1997)
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1954? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Flo Belden [date] ____1976 at _________ church in [Stillwater, county, Wisconsin]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Joseph and Flo meet?
- Married Irene Sue McDole 3 May 1963 at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Joseph and Irene meet?
- Married Patricia Smith [date] ____1955 at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Joseph and Patricia meet?
- Children: Kandy Sue (born 12 Oct 1965, location?); Kitty Jo (born 11 Feb 1967, location?); Mary Ann Skinner (born 1965? exact date, location?)
- Photo for Kandy?
- Photo for Kitty?
- Photo for Mary Ann?
- Recent picture for either Joseph, Flo, Irene, or Patricia?
- College attendance for either Joseph, Flo, Irene, or Patricia?
- College degree for either Joseph, Flo, Irene, or Patricia?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Robert John (b. 1938)
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1956? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Lucille Margaret Wagner 24 Aug 1963 at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Robert and Lucille meet?
- Children: Carla Sue (born 2 Feb 1984, location?); Bradley Lee (born 9 Oct 1965, location?); Bonnie K. (born 5 May 1968, location?)
Photo 39 Robert Kohn and children? date?
(right} Carla or Bonnie Kohn? date?
- Recent picture for either Robert or Lucille?
- College attendance for either Robert or Lucille?
- College degree for either Robert or Lucille?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Arthur (b. 1940)
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1958? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Ruby Fox [date] ____ at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Arthur and Ruby meet?
- Children: Rhonda (born date?, location?); Kandee (born 28 Dec 1969, location?); Arthur Jr (born 11 Jun 1974, location?)
- Photo for Rhonda?
- Photo for Kandee?
- Photo for Arthur Jr?
- Recent picture for either Arthur or Ruby?
- College attendance for either Arthur or Ruby?
- College degree for either Arthur or Ruby?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Eugene Michael (b. 1942)
Note: I'm not certain these photos are of Bernard or Eugene, both of whom my data has as married with one daughter named Virginia.
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1960? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married Cherie Ann Busch [date] ____ at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Eugene and Cherie meet?
- Children: Virginia Anna (born 1 Nov 1980, location?); (died 4 Dec 2005, USA, Oregon, Umatilla county, Umatilla?)
- Cause of death?
- Buial 13 Dec 2005 at USA, Oregon, Morrow county, Irrigon, Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery?
- Recent picture for either Eugene or Cherie?
- College attendance for either Eugene or Cherie?
- College degree for either Eugene or Cherie?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Anna Marie (b. 1943)
- Childhood picture?
- High school graduation May 1961? School name, location?
- Graduation picture?
- Married William Still [date] ____ 1965? at _________ church in [town, county, state]______________
- Wedding picture?
- How did Anna Maria and William meet?
- Children: Standley (name spelled correctly? born date?, location?); Brian (born 28 Dec 1969, location?); Mark (born 11 Jun 1974, location?)); Steve (born 11 Jun 1974, location?)); Theresa (born 11 Jun 1974, location?)
- Photo for Standley?
- Photo for Brian?
- Photo for Mark?
- Photo for Steve?
- Photo for Theresa?
- My data says William Still was married previous to Anna Marie and that these children may be from that marriage. Verification?
- William Still died on 10 Jul 2000, (exact location?)__________. Buried in St. Patrick cemetery, Ogden, Riley county, Kansas.
- Recent picture for Anna Maria?
- College attendance for either Anna Maria or William?
- College degree for either Anna Maria or William?
- Employment?
- Residence history?
Leo Kohn

Leo Nicholas Kohn did not marry. I have no other certain photos of him alone. Did he have no relationships? Was he a loner or, perhaps, a closeted homosexual in an area and era when openly gay men were shunned?
John Charles Kohn
John Charles Kohn (1908.11.04-1909.03.09). John Charles died of influenza at 4 months.Katherine and Dan Cooper
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Katherine and Dan Cooper, about 1980. |
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Katherine Kohn, perhaps 1944 at age 34. |
Katherine Cooper, 2006 at age 94. |
Isabella Kohn (Sr. Edna Louise)
Isabella Mary (Edna Louise) Kohn (1912-2006)John and Lorraine Kohn and Gertrude Kohn
John Kohn and Gertrude Komarek, married 1966 in Salina. |






Patricia Ann (b. 1940)


Raymond (1943-1943)


Roger Lee (b. 1968)






Al and Delores Kohn and Georgia Kohn
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Al Kohn and Georgia Baxter, married 1970 (location unknown). |

Charles Michael Kohn (1921-1921)
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Grandpa Mike, Grandma Louise, and their grand daughter Helena Cooper (age 5) in 1950, the couples' 50th wedding anniversary. |
Cousins
Children of Math and Louise Deneke-Kohn: James Robert (b. 1948); Thomas Gerard (b. 1951).
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Lois Ann Schaeffer and Tom Kohn married 1972.08.12 (divorced 1974) in Pennsylvania. |






Leo Kohn remained unmarried and without children.
John Charles died in infancy.
Child of Katherine and Dan Cooper: Helena (1945-1966).
Isabella Kohn took vows of celibacy and the name of Sr. Edna Louise Kohn.
Al and Delores Tonar-Kohn had no known children.
Al and Georgia Baxter-Kohn had no known children.
Charles Michael Kohn died a few days after his birth.
Other Family Members
Robert and Annemarie Schuh
Great-Grandparents
Mine: Johann Matthias Kohn VIII (1839-1919) and Susanna Reinert (1848-1887)
Robert's: Barbara Kohn (1831-1905) and Johann Schuh (1826-1891)
Grandparents
Mine: Mike Kohn (1879-1965) and Louise Ohnsat (1875-1960)
Robert's: Joannes Schuh (1867-1949) and Maria Giwer (1868-1949)
Parents
Mine: Matthew Kohn (1901-1971) and Louise Deneke (1913-1990)
Robert's: Johann Mathias Schuh (1903-1977) and Anna Franziska Fisch (1914-2010)

Johann Kohn and his siblings Peter (1825-1908, unmarried), Nicholas/Nikolaus (1827-1871, married to Maria Müller of Konz), Barbara (1831-1905, married Johann Schuh of Wasserliesch), and Katharina (1841-1908, unmarried) remained in Wasserliesch, while three of their brothers—Mathias, John M., and Michael—emigrated to America. Today, descendants of Barbara Kohn still live in Wasserliesch, though the Kohn name of our family has not survived.

I know of only one son who survived past infancy: Johann-Mathias Michael Kohn (1873-1955). The other children were Peter Kohn (1875-1876) and an unnamed daughter (1880-1880). It's possible that Johann and Anna had another child between 1876 and 1880, and one or two more after 1880. However, the Wasserliesch Familienbuch lists only these three children.
The children might be those of the Johann Schuh-Barabra Kohn family. Their children were Katharina (1864-1940), Maria (1866-1866), Johann (1867-1949), Peter (1869-1873), Michel (1870-1946), Johann Mathias (1872-aft 1908), and Margarete (1875-aft 1900).
Stanley and Jayne Kohn




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Kandy Kohn says: "Photo 38: of the Grubaugh’s is the 80’s
due to the age of the twins. The picture of Kenny’s wedding is
83-86. I lived in Omaha at the time of his wedding."















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