John Kochert
Elizabeth Stoudt
(Abt 1838-)
Charles Washington Kochert
(1876-1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Katie A. Hinkel
2. Priscilla Gertrude Beicher

Charles Washington Kochert 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 10 Dec 1876, Muhlenberg, Berks, PA 4 5 6 8 9 10
  • Christened: 20 Mar 1877, Muhlenberg, Berks, PA 5
  • Marriage (1): Katie A. Hinkel on 17 May 1902 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1
  • Marriage (2): Priscilla Gertrude Beicher on 14 Oct 1918 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 2
  • Died: 23 Sep 1943, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA at age 66 4 6 10
  • Buried: 27 Sep 1943, Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 4 6 10

   FamilySearch ID: LDBJ-CWN.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. 11 The 1880 census recorded Eliza Stoudt, widowed, occupation washer, 42, living with son Henry, moulder, 18; daughter Emma, 15; son Thomas, laborer, 10; daughter Alice, 7; and son Charles, 3. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. On the day the census was taken, Thomas suffered from measles and Henry from ague (fever).

2. Newspaper: Reading Times: Kochert-Beicher Wedding, 14 Oct 1918, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 2 The marriage ceremony of Charles W. Kochert and Miss Priscilla G. Beicher will be solemized this evening at 7:30 at the rectory of St. Peter's Catholic Church, 322 South Fifth street, by Rev. James F. Toner. The couple will be unattended and a small reception to friends will follow at the home of the couple, 412 Johnson street, where they intend to reside.
The bride-to-be is a daughter of Reuben and Mary Beicher, 366 prune street, Lebanon, Pa., and resided for several years in this city. The prospective bridgegroom is a son of George and the late Ellizabeth Kochert, and is employed as a boltmaker at the Bethlehem Steel Company.

3. Census in 1920 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 8 The 1920 census recorded renting at 412 Johnson Street: Charles W. Kichert, bolt maker, 43, living with wife Percilla G., 31; daughter Gertrude J., 15; and son James F., 11 months old when the census was recorded on 8 Jan 1920. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Residence: 412 Johnson Street, Reading, PA on 13 Mar 1921 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 3

5. Cause of Death: Uremia due to chronic nephritis due to hypertension due to myocarditis, 23 Sep 1943, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 4

6. Occupation: iron worker on 23 Sep 1943 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 4

7. Residence: 108 E. Weidman St., Lebanon, PA on 23 Sep 1943 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 4


Charles married Katie A. Hinkel on 17 May 1902 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.1 (Katie A. Hinkel was born in Jan 1882 in , Berks, PA,1 12 died on 11 Apr 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 12 13 and was buried on 15 Apr 1918 in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 12 13.)


Charles next married Priscilla Gertrude Beicher, daughter of Reuben F. Beicher and Mary Emma Galebach, on 14 Oct 1918 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.2 (Priscilla Gertrude Beicher was born on 31 Jul 1888 in , Lebanon, PA,14 15 16 died on 16 Nov 1938 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 15 16 17 and was buried on 19 Nov 1938 in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 16 17.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFMW-K3Z Charles W. Kochert and Katie A. Hinkel, 17 May 1902; citing Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 20809.

2 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 14 Oct 1918, page 7. Kochert-Beicher Wedding.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate Number: 29105. Stillborn Kochert, father Chas M Kochert, mother Precilla Biecher.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 81733. Charles W. Kochert. Parents unknown. Spouse Priscilla Beicher.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 575. Berks > Hamburg > Trinity Lutheran Church. Baptism In Muhlenberg: Charles Washington Kochert. Father John Kochert. Mother Elizabeth Stoudt.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166983502.

7 Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 26 Jan 1932, page 7. Obituary of Reuben S. Beicher.

8 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Reading Ward 6, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1536; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 1113.

9 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KG-H2T Charles Washington Kochert, 1917-1918; citing Reading City no 4, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 81733. Charles W. Kochert. Parents not listed.

11 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1100; Family History Film: 1255100; Page: 63D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0128.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151683578.

13 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 45083, Katie Kochert, father Jonathan Hinkle, mother no record, married, no spouse listed.

14 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon Ward 5, Series: T624 Roll: 1362 Page: 196.

15 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 99911. Mrs. Priscilla Kochert. Father Reuben S. Beicher. Mother: Mary E. Galebach.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151683589.

17 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 17 Nov 1938, page 20. Obituary of Mrs. Priscilla E. Kochert.



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