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Johan Herman Köster (1749 - ?)

Son of Johan Heinrich Köster (circa 1712 - ?)

Johan Herman Köster was born 22 February 1749 in Berge, (Kreis Bersenbrück) Hanover, son of Johann Henrich Köster and Agnes Kramer. He is found in the civil records from Berge, (Kreis Bersenbrück) Hanover in the record of the birth of a son in 1783 in Dalvers. The mother of the son born in 1783 is Adelheid Krümpelman. It appears Johan Herman Köster married a second time, to Phenemia Angelbecke.

We do not know the death date of Johan Herman K öster.

Updated April 2006

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Phenimia Adelheid Krümpelman (Köster)(circa 1758 - before 1785)

Wife of Johann Herman Köster (1749 - ?)

Adelheid Krümpelman is listed as Phenenna Adelheid in the baptism record of her older son. We assume she was born about 1758. The children of Herman Köster and Adelheid Krümpelmann born at Dalvers bei Berge, (Kreis Bersenbrück) Hanover, likely were:

. . . . 1. Johann Herman Bernard Köster, baptized 3 July 1783 and died 27 November 1787 in Schmone, Kreis Bersenbrück, Hanover at 4 years, 5 months. His godfather was Johan Köster.

. . . . 2. Johan Rembert Köster, born about December 1784 and died 1 January 1792, Lutheran, 7 years, 6 weeks. His death record says "fuerunt duo frates" or two brothers. Johan Rembert and Johan Arendt were actually half-brothers in our research, but in those days the distinction was not that great, as many women died and fathers remarried.

We think Phenemia Adelheid Krümpelman died between the summer of 1783 and the fall of 1785.

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Hermann Bernhard Köster (1812 - ?)

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

Hermann Bernard, born January 15, 1812; godparents were Herman Köster and Catharina Margaretha Krümpelmann. Hermann Bernard is said to have immigrated to the United States in 1844, arriving at the port of New Orleans.

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Johann Gerd Köster (1815 - ?)

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

Johann Gerd, born 20 March 1815; godfather was Johann Gerd Köster. Johann Gerd is also said to have immigrated to the United States in 1844, arriving at the port of New Orleans.

We believe he married twice. He married Maria Gertrud Dettmer on 18 January 1848 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Louis , Missouri. In the record of this marriage, John Gerd is listed as the son of Johann Gerhard and Anna Maria (Marcus) Köster. Witnesses to this marriage are Heinrich Rode and Elisabeth Dettmer. He married second Theresia Koërs/Koers on 24 October 1849 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Louis , Missouri . Witnesses to the marriage are Johann Heinrich Rhode and Catharina Bring.

He appeared in the census of 1850 at St. Louis City , Missouri. Gerard "Custer" (30) is enumerated in Ward 6 with his wife Therea (29) and daughter Mary (1/12). The parents were born in Germany and Mary was born in Missouri . Gerard is listed as a laborer. The family is living with two other families in the same household. John Coner (40) lives with his wife Ellen (25) and son James (1). John is also a laborer. John Brink (47) lives with his wife Catherine (40) and daughter Mary (9). Catherine Brink may have been the witness to the marriage of Gerhard Köster and Theresia.

We believe he became a naturalized citizen on 28 July 1858 in St. Louis, Missouri . In the naturalization record, he lists his native country as Hanover .

We do not have a death date for Johann Gerd Köster.

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Catharina Elisabeth Köster (1820 - ?)

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

 Catharina Elisabeth, born 1820 in Dalvers bei Berge, (Kreis-Bersenbrück) Hanover.

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Hermann Heinrich Köster (1845 - 1913)

Son of Hermann Heinrich, grandson of Hermann Gerhard, great grandson of JohanHermann, great great grandson of Johan Henrich Köster

Hermann Heinrich Köster was born on 16 August 1845 in Dalvers bei Berge, (Kreis Bersenbrück), Hanover, Prussia. His godparents were Johann Heinrich Loddike, H. Bernd Köster and Wilhelmina Lübbers. He immigrated to the United States on 18 April 1863 and became a naturalized citizen on 14 April 1868. He married Fentjie Catherine Vosseler on 18 April 1876. He married Renske Janssen Harms, on 3 November 1883 in Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois. He married Anna Tripp on 5 October 1890.

He appeared in the census of 1880 at Woodford County, Illinois. Herman (34) is enumerated on a farm in Minonk Township with his wife Catherine (35) and children William (3), Catherine (2) and Philip (6/12). Both Herman and Catherine were born in Hanover, with their parents also born there. The children were born in Illinois. Also living with the family is Henry Har (47), born in Oldenburg, as a hired man.

He appeared in the census of 1900 at Clinton County, Illinois. Herman H. (55, born August 1844) is enumerated on a farm in Santa Fe township with his wife Anna (56, born June 1843) and children Herman (15, born April 1885) and George (13, born October 1886). The couple has been married 10 years. Both Herman and Anna were born in Germany, with their parents also born in Germany. The children were born in Illinois.

Hermann Heinrich Köster died on 12 April 1913 at Bartelso, Clinton County, Illinois. He was buried in St. Cecelia Catholic Cemetery in Bartelso, Clinton County, Illinois.

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Fentje Catherine Vosseler (Köster) (1840 - 1882)

First wife of Hermann Heinrich Köster (1845 - 1918)

Fentje Catherine Vosseler was born on 12 January 1840 at Pfaltsdorf, Ostfriedland, Germany. We do not yet know her parents or date of immigration. The children of Hermann Heinrich Köster and Fentje Catherine Vosseler were:

. . . . 1. Wilhelm (AKA William) Koester, born 13 February 1877. He died in 1900 in Piqua , Woodson County, Kansas.

. . . . 2. Katharina M Koester, born 7 April 1879 in Minonk, Woodford County , Illinois . She married Jacob Kress about 1902. She died 21 January 1943 in Piqua, Kansas.

. . . . 3. Philip J. Koester, born 11 January 1880 in Minonk, Woodford County , Illinois . He married Katherine M. Becker 6 february 1901 in Bartelso, Illinois. He died 4 January 1943 in Bartelso, Illinois.

. . . . 4. Lisette Elizabeth Koester, born 5 October 1881. She married first Clarence Kilkerson. She married second Bertram E. Jones. She died on 20 November 1958 in St. Louis , Missouri.

Fentje Catharina Vosseler died on 18 Jul 1882 at Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, at age 42.

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Ranske Janssen Harms (Köster) (1855 - 1887)

Second wife of Hermann Heinrich Köster (1845 - 1913)

Ranske Janssen, daughter of Gerhard Harms and Ripke Hininalis, was born on 29 January 1855 at Neu-Garsted, Osterfriedland, Germany. The children of Hermann Heinrich Köster and Ranske Janssen, both born in Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois were:

. . . . 1. Hermann Gerhard Koester, born 27 April 1884. He married Anne Sundrup 2 June 1920 in Clinton County, Illinois. He died in 1952 in Neosho Falls, Kansas.

. . . . 2. Gerhard W. (AKA George) Koester, born 30 October 1885. He married Sylvia M. Wolz on 15 November 1910. He died in September 1967 in Piqua, Kansas.

Ranske Janssen died on 28 April 1887 at Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, at age 32.

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Anna Tripp (Köster) (1843 - 1917)

Third wife of Hermann Heinrich Köster (1845 - 1913)

Anna Tripp was born in 1843 at Shute, Prussia. We do not know the names of her parents. There are no children of Hermann Heinrich Köster and Anna Tripp.

Anna Tripp died on 24 January 1917 at Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois.

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Anna Maria Elisabeth Köster (Bruning)(1848 - 1868)

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

Anna Maria Elisabeth Köster was born on 15 February 1848 and baptized 18 February 1848 at St. Servatius Catholic Church in Berge, (Kreis Bersenbrück), Hanover. The record may say she was born in Halen, near Manslage. Godparents are Elisabeth von der Haar, Anna Lübbers and Bernd Markus. She married Wilhelm Bruning on 21 September 1866 in Minonk, Woodford County , Illinois.

She died on 11 October 1868 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, at age 20.

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