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Hermann Bernard Köster (1826 - 1909)
Son of Hermann Gerhard, grandson of Johan Herman, great grandson of Johan Henrich Köster

Hermann Bernard Köster was born 16 August 1826 and he was baptized 19 August 1826 in St. Servatius Catholic Church in Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover . Godparents were Christopher Brokhaus, Bernard Witte and Margareta Elisabeth Bruns. This record lists Bernard as "aus Höfen", or "from the farm" of the Oldemann family. He married Margaretha Maria Adelheid Krümpelmann in St. Servatius Catholic Church on 6 May 1852 . The marriage record lists Herman Bernard as a "heuerling" or a tenant farmer living on a rented piece of land. These renters worked for the farm owner for a contracted time and also paid rent. They kept animals and had a small plot of land on which to raise crops and to garden. The record lists Hermann Bernard's parents, Herman Gerhard Köster and Elisabeth von der Haar, who were also "heuerling" farmers in Dalvers.

“This marriage record also records a despensations to the “third degree”. If we look back in the ancestry, we see that Herman Bernard Köter’s grandfather, Johan Herman Köster, was first married to Phenemia Alheid Krümpelman, and may have had two sons with her. Phenemia was likely the sister of Johan Bernd Krümpelmann, the grandfather of Margaretha Maria Adelheid. Since the Catholic Church equates marriage ties to blood ties, Herman Bernard and Margaretha Maria Adelheid would have been half-first cousins and would have needed this dispensation.” from Carol Saint-Clair, the Osnabrück researcher who did much of the Köster family research.

Hermann Bernard Köster died in 1909 at Dalvers bei Berge , Hanover , Prussia .

Revised July 2010

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Margaretha Maria Adelheid Krümpelmann (Köster) (circa 1823 - circa 1882)

Wife of Hermann Bernard Köster (1826 - 1909)

We believe Margaretha Maria Adelheid Krümpelmann was the daughter of Hermann Gerhard Krümpelmann and Grete Aleid Kühle or Adelheid Kühle. We estimate she was born about 1823 from her marriage date.

Children of Hermann Bernard Köster and Margaretha Maria Adelheid Krümpelmann all born at Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover , were:

. . . . 1. Hermann Bernard Köster, born 24 January 1853 ; married Caroline Döhe; he died 29 April 1940 in Germany .

. . . . 2. Maria Catherine Elizabeth Köster, born 22 January 1855; married Wilhelm Stehren; she died 25 July 1938 in Oberte, Germany .

. . . . 3. Heinrich Wilhelm (AKA William H Koester) Köster, born 17 August 1858; married Anna Christina Wibben; he died 27 October 1939 in Willey, Iowa .

. . . . 4. Anna Maria Catharine Adelheid Köster, born 18 January 1863; married John Henry Nieland; she died 1 May 1933 in Breda, Iowa .

We do not yet have the death date for Margaretha Maria Adelheid Krümpelmann.

Revised July 2010

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Herman Bernard Köster (1853 - 1940)

Son of Hermann Bernard Köster, grandson of Hermann Gerhard, great grandson of Johan Herman, great great grandson of Johan Henrich Köster

Herman Bernard Köster was born on 24 January 1853 at Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover. He was baptized at St. Servatius Catholic Church on 26 January 1853 and his godparents were Herman Heinrich Köster from Hahlen, Bernard Krümpelman and Maria Catherina Ansmann, possibly born Tiene. We believe the Herman Heinrich Köster who was godfather to Hermann Bernard was born in 1817 and that this shows a family relationship. His father is again listed as a “heuerling” in this baptism record. He was called Bernard. He married Anna Carolina Döhe

He was in the army, then a shoemaker.

Bernard died 28 April 1940, in Germany, at age 87 years.

Revised August 2005

Anna Carolina Döhe (Köster)(1853 - ?)
Wife of Bernard Köster (1853-1940)

Anna Carolina Döhe, the daughter of Gerhard Wilhelm Döhe and Anna Margaretha Schulte, was born 16 January 1853 and baptized at St. Servatius Catholic Church in Berge. Godparents were Caroline Botman, born Jansing, Heinrich Schuhorn and Anna Orabeck.

Children of Bernard Köster and Anna Carolina Döhe, all born in Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover, Prussia, were as follows:
…..1. Maria Köster, born about 1883, married Wilhelm Gerdes
…..2. Augusta Köster, born about 1884.
…..3. Wilhelm Köster, born 26 January 1885 in Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis-Bersenbrück, Hanover; married Maria Küs;
......4. Bernard Köster, born 5 April 1888 in Germany; married Anna Loddeke;
…..5. Elizabeth Köster, born about 1889.
…..6. Heinrich Köster, born about 1890.

We do not yet have a death date for Anna Carolina.

Revised 9/04

Maria Catherine Elisabeth Köster (Stehren) (1855 - 1938)
Daughter of Hermann Bernard, granddaughter of Hermann Gerhard, great granddaughter of Johan Herman, great great granddaughter of Johan Henrich Köster

Maria Catherine Elisabeth Köster was born on 22 January 1855 at Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover. She was baptized at St. Servatius Catholic Church 24 January 1855. Her godparents were Maria Elisabeth von der Haar, Margaretha Poppe Krümpelmann and Joseph Oldeman. She was called Elisabeth. Elisabeth had one child before she was married. She married Wilhelm Stehren after 1892.

First child of Elisabeth Köster was:
…..1. Hermann Köster, born before 1892 and died in 1916; Hermann married, but we do not know the name of his wife or the date of their marriage.


Elisabeth died on 25 July 1938 at Ohrte, Germany at age 83.

Revised 5/2005

Wilhelm Stehren (1840 - 1914)
Husband of Elizabeth Koster 1855-1938

Wilhelm Stehren was born April 8, 1840 in Germany.

Children of Elisabeth Köster and Wilhelm Stehren were as follows:
…..1. Maria Stehren, born about 1894.
…..2. Anna Stehren, born 29 September 1896 in Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover; married Otto Rolfes;
…..3. Sophie Bernhardine Stehren, born 29 May 1900 in Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover; married Johannes Lassay.

Wilhelm Stehren died April 21, 1914 in Davlers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover, Prussia, at age 74.

Revised 9/04

Wilhelm Heinrich Köster (aka William Henry Koester) (1858 - 1939)
Son of Hermann Bernard Köster, grandson of Hermann Gerhard, great grandson of Johan Hermann, great great grandson of Johan Henrich Köster

Wilhelm Henrich (William H. Koester) Köster was born on 17 August 1858 at Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover. He was baptized 20 August 1858 at St. Servatius Catholic Church. His godparents were Bernard Schumacher, Bernard Heinrich Krümpelmann and widow Catha. Köhne. The 1900 census lists birth date as Aug of 1862 and the FSPA Archive lists his birth date as August 17, 1858.

He immigrated in 1884. He changed his name to William Koester to make English spelling easier after he arrived in the United States. He married Anna Christina "Christine" Wibben circa 1890 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Willey, Carroll County, Iowa.

He appeared on the census of 1900 at Carroll County, Iowa. William (38) is enumerated on a farm in Newton Township with his wife Christina (30) and children John (8), Theodore (6), George (4) Josephine (3) Clara (2) and Maggie (1). William and Christina have been married nine years and have 6 of 6 children living. Both William and Christina are German immigrants, with his arrival listed as 1884 and Christina's as 1883. They are both naturalized citizens.

He appeared on the census of 1910 at Carroll County, Iowa. William (48) is enumerated on a farm in Pleasant Valley Township with his wife Christine (40) and children John (18), Theodore (16), George (14), Josephine (13) Clara (11) Maggie (10) Rosa (7), Mary (3) and William (1). William and Christine have been married 19 years and have 9 of 9 children living. Here both immigration dates appear to be 1884. The three oldest boys list their occupation as farm laborer.

He appeared on the census of 1920 at Carroll County, Iowa. William (61) is enumerated on a farm in Pleasant Valley Township with his wife Christina (50) and children George (24), Josephine (22), Margaret (19), Mary (13), William (11) and Anna (9). William's immigration date is 1884 and Christina's is 1884. All of the children were born in Iowa. They own their farm with no mortgage.

He appeared on the census of 1930 at Carroll County, Iowa. William (71) is enumerated on a farm in Pleasant Valley Township with his son Theodore (36), daughters Clara (31) and Anna (19). Theodore and his sisters are single and father William is a widower. They are renting the farm and have a radio.

He died on 3 May 1939 at Willey, Carroll County, Iowa, at age 81. He was buried at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Willey, Carroll County, Iowa.

Revised August 2008

Anna Christina "Christine" Wibben (Koester) (1869 - 1926)
Wife of William Koester (1858-1933)

Christine Wibben was born on 16 November 1869 at Bernte, Hanover, Germany, the daughter of John Hermann Wibben and Gesina Adelheid Teepen. She was also know as Anna Christina Wibben. She immigrated circa 1881 to United States.

Children of William Köster and Christine Wibben, all born in Carroll County, Iowa, were as follows:
…..1. John Koester, born 19 August 1891; married first Emma Stangl; married second Clara Lohman. He died 21 March 1962 at Carroll, Iowa.
…..2. Theodore Koester, born in October 1893. He died 10 September 1956 in Carroll, Iowa.
…..3. George H. Koester, born 10 June 1895; married Veronica Nagl 13 April 1926. He died 19 October 1967 at Carroll, Iowa.
......4. Josephine Koester, born in April 1897. She died 20 February 1932.
…..5. Clara A Koester, born on 30 April 1898. She died 7 August 1967 at Carroll, Iowa.
…..6. Margaret A. Koester, born on 7 April 1900. She died 15 May 1974 at Carroll, Iowa.
…..7. Rosina Koester, born on 6 December 1902. She was also known as Sister Mary Silvina, FSPA. She died 28 January 1937 at Ashland, Wisconsin.
…..8. Mary Koester, born on 14 July 1906. She was also known as Sister Mary Fidelma, FSPA. She died 26 November 1984 at LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
…..9. William J Koester, born on 10 May 1908: he married Julitta Brincks on 12 February 1949. He died 22 May 1995 at Carroll, Iowa.
….10. Anna Koester, born 1910. She died in 1944.

Christina Wibben died on 8 July 1926 at Willey, Carroll County, Iowa, at age 56. She was buried at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Willey, Carroll County, Iowa.

Revised July 2010

Anna Maria Catherine Adelheid Köster (Nieland) (1863 - 1933)

Daughter of Hermann Bernard, granddaughter of Hermann Gerhard, great granddaughter of Johan Hermann, great great granddaughter of Johan Henrich Köster

Anna Maria Catharine Adelheid Köster was born on 18 January 1863 at Dalvers bei Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover. Sister Pauline Wittry remembers that both Anna and Henry celebrated their birth on the 18th until after Anna died. She was baptized on 22 January 1863 at Berge, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover at St. Servatius Catholic Church. Her godparents were Adelheid Köster, Catharine Adelheid Köhn and Gerhard Wilhelm Wessling. She was known as Anna. She married John Henry Nieland 8 January 1884 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.

Anna immigrated about 1882, leaving her parents, a brother and two sisters in Germany. She traveled to America with a friend. Her brother William later immigrated and settled in Carroll County, Iowa. Family stories say she was living with her cousins about 1882 at Illinois.

She changed her name to Anna Koster when she moved to Breda from Illinois. She was invited to move to Breda by her cousins at Iowa. In Germany in about 1880, she worked for the Heinreich Oldeman family. In 1973, her grand niece and nephew were renting the farm they lived on from members of the same Oldeman family at Dalvers bei Berge, Germany.

Anna may have suffered from rickets as a child. There is a family story that she did not walk until she was four years old. She had difficult pregnancies, especially with Rose, who was born in 1895. Mrs. Wubben, who lived on the farm just north of the Nieland place, took care of Rose after she was born, until Anna was recovered.

She appeared on the Federal census of 1900 at Carroll County, Iowa.  Anna (37) is enumerated on a farm in Wheatland Township with her husband Henry (48) and children Henry G. (23), Frank J. (20), Maggie (18), Liddie (16), Willie (12), Ben (10), Lene (7), Rose (5), Bertha (3) and Anna (1). They have been married 17 years and have 6 of 7 children living. Henry is listed as a German immigrant who arrived in 1869 and is naturalized. Anna is also a German immigrant who arrived in 1882. All of the children were born in Iowa.

She appeared on the Federal census of 1910 at Carroll County, Iowa. Anna (47) is enumerated in Wheatland Township with her husband Henry (58) and children Willie (22), Ben (20), Rosa (15), Berth (13), Anna (10), Louis (8), Joseph (6) and Herman (3).

She appeared on the Federal census of 1920 at Carroll County, Iowa.  Anna (57) is enumerated on a farm in Wheatland Township with her husband Henry (68) and children Henry (43), Anna (20), Louis (18), Joseph (15) and Herman (13).  They own their farm with no mortgage.  Henry is listed as a German immigrant who arrived in 1869 and was naturalized in 1876.  Anna is listed as a German immigrant who arrived in 1883 and was naturalized in 1884. The children were born in Iowa. He and Anna moved to Breda, Iowa in about 1927. 

She appeared on the Federal census of 1930 at Carroll County, Iowa. Anna (67) is enumerated living in Breda with her husband Henry (78). They own their home and do not have a radio.  Henry is listed as a German immigrant who arrived in 1869 and is a naturalized citizen. Anna is also a German immigrant, who arrived in 1884 and is naturalized.

She and John Henry Nieland moved into town in 1927. She was recovering from surgery to remove a tumor and was doing "nicely" at home in June 1928 at Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.

She died on 1 May 1933 at Breda, Carroll County, Iowa, at age 70. She was buried at St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery, Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.

Revised August 2008

John Henry Nieland (1852 - 1949)
Husband of Anna Köster (1863-1933)

John Henry Nieland, son of John Henry Nieland and Elizabeth Osterhold, was born on 19 January 1852 at Südlohn, Westphalia, Prussia. He was known as Henry. See the Nieland web site for more information on Henry Nieland and the children of Henry and Anna.

Children of Anna Köster and John Henry Nieland were as follows:
…..1. Elizabeth Nieland, born on 18 October 1884 at Carroll County, Iowa. She died on 13 March 1957 at LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, at age 72. She was buried at Catholic Cemetery, LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
…..2. Catherine Nieland, born on 24 December 1885 at Carroll County, Iowa. She died circa 1889. She was buried at St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery, Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.
…..3. William David Nieland, born 4 February 1888 at Breda, Carroll County, Iowa; married Catherine Grote; married Rose Hoffman. He died 1 September 1975 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
......4. Bernard Anthony Nieland, born 29 March 1890 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Mary Ann Grote. He died 1 January 1977 in Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.
…..5. Mary Magdalene Nieland, born on 26 June 1892 at Carroll County, Iowa. She died on 26 March 1972 at LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, at age 79. She was buried at Catholic Cemetery, LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
…..6. Rose Walburga Nieland, born 20 February 1895 at Breda, Carroll County, Iowa; married Joseph Nichols Wittrock. She died 16 August 1935 in Okarche, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
…..7. Bertha Mary Nieland, born 28 April 1897 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Arthur A. Braun. She died 3 October 1952 in Alton, Sioux County, Iowa.
…..8. Anna Catherine Nieland, born 30 May 1899 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Jacob J. Wittry. She died 12 May 1984 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
…..9. Louis ChristopherNieland, born 7 October 1901 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Martha Helen Braun. He died 13 October 1985 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
…..10. Joseph TheodoreNieland, born 21 March 1904 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Susan B. Lappe. He died 15 August, 1973 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
…..11. Herman A. Nieland, born 19 June 1906 at Carroll County, Iowa; married Mathilda Thelen. He died 6 September 1988 in Breda, Carroll County, Iowa.