Burials - Decker / Koester

Note:  link under cemetery column = Find a Grave memorials created by me, 2012+

Death date     Age          Name of deceased                                Cemetery 

1853 Sep 30   41             Decker, Johann Christoph                      Greenwood
1882 Jun         2               Decker, Margaret M                                Greenwood
1883 Oct 17    53             Koester, Daniel                                       All-Faiths
1888 Nov 20   2               Decker, Daniel Christopher                     All-Faiths        w/grandfather
1889 Apr 19    7 days      Decker, John Jr                                       Greenwood
1891 Jul 19     33             Decker, Louisa (Koester)                        Greenwood     stone 1
1893 Sep 20   79             Decker, Margaretha (Vollers?)                Greenwood
1896 Aug 19   48             Decker, George Wilhelm                         Greenwood
1910 Dec 21   67             Decker, Henry                                         Greenwood
1911 Apr 2      84             Koester, Maria (B?cker?)                        Greenwood     stone 1
1929 Jan 23    55             Schlegel, William Paul                            Greenwood     stone 3
1930 Aug 30   67             Decker, John                                           Greenwood     stone 2
1953 Aug 13   71             Schlegel, Mary Augusta (Decker)           Greenwood     stone 3
1964 Oct 26    81             Decker, Louisa "Nana"                            Greenwood     stone 1
1967 Aug        60             Schlegel, William John                            Greenwood
1970 Jul 25     25             Dringus, Charles Elliot                            Greenwood
1988 Sep 16   79             Cody, Louise (Schlegel Dringus)             Greenwood

Gravestones:
    Greenwood    Louisa Koester Decker d.1891, mother Mary d.1911, daughter Louisa d.1964
    Greenwood    John Decker d.1930
    Greenwood    William Paul Schlegel d.1929, wife Mary Augusta d.1953

Doschers from other half of Greenwood plot:           (relatives? friends? buyout?)
     census 1850: Charles b.1817 + Lucinda b.1816
1851 Mar       35             Doscher, Lucinda                                      Greenwood     ??
1854 Jan        unk           Doscher, Anna                                          Greenwood     ??
1858 Mar       unk           Doscher, Margaretha C                             Greenwood     ??
     arrived 1859: Charles Herman, wife Rebecca, kids Anna Lucinda, Charles D (+3 NYC)
1873 Oct        unk           Muller, Christoph                                      Greenwood     son-in-law
1879 Dec 4    28             Muller, Anna Lucinda (Doscher)               Greenwood     daughter
1883 Aug       67             Doscher, Charles Herman                        Greenwood     father
1918 Oct 6     91             Doscher, Rebecca                                    Greenwood     mother
1932 Jan 2     71             Doscher, Anna Rebecca                          Greenwood     daughter
1934 Jan 22   68             Doscher, Herminia M                               Greenwood     daughter

GenForum - post family lines besides Decker

KOESTER
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/koester/394/
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/koster/316/

DANIEL KOESTER / KOSTER, NYC, PERHAPS FROM PRUSSIA?

Looking for information on Daniel Koester, died 1883 in New York City, arrived approx. 1850 at age 20, born approx. 1830 - perhaps from Prussia, Germany?

Wife Maria / Mary, maiden name perhaps Backer or Becker or Bicker - perhaps from Hesse Darmstadt, Germany?

Daughter Louisa born 1858 in New York City; married John Decker.
     
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SCHLEGEL / VOGELSANG
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/schlegel/361/
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/vogelsang/138/

SCHLEGEL / VOGELSANG, NYC, FROM KOLMAR, POSEN, PRUSSIA

Looking for information on Schlegel or Vogelsang families of Kolmar, Posen, Prussia, Germany

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STORCH > STORCK
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/storch/37/
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/storck/37/

STORCH / STORCK, NYC, FROM GORLICE, GALICIA, AUSTRIA

Looking for information on the following family:

Surname spelled STORCK after settling in New York City, spelled STORCH prior.

Father Samuel
Mother Sime (maiden name Solomon)
Son Rubin
Son Chaim (Herman, after arrival in USA)
Son Enoch (Henry, after arrival in USA)
Daughter Zipora (Matilda / Tillie, after arrival in USA)

Arrived in 1891, from Gorlice, Galicia, Austria

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SCHWARZ(KUCHEL)
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/schwartz/1492/

SARAH SCHWARTZ, NYC, FROM GALICIA, AUSTRIA

Looking for information on Sarah Schwartz, arrived 1900 in New York City, from Galicia, Austria. Her parents were Abraham Schwartz & Beile Reich.

In 1905 she married Herman Storck / Chaim Storch, also from Galicia

REICH / RICK / RICH
      2013-8-26  www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/reich/479/

BEILE REICH, OF GALICIA, AUSTRIA

Looking for information on Beile Reich, of Galicia, Austria - husband Abraham Schwartz and daughter Sarah Schwartz born 1884.

After Abraham died, Beile remarried, with surname Kukel (spelling?).  

Sarah immigrated to New York City in 1900, at age 16.
     
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German Lutheran churches, family BMDs

?? St Matthews (1838-??)       1838-1868 Walker St     

x    1842 Sep 29  marriage  Decker    Johann C          +     Vollers   Margaretha

      1843 Feb       birth         Decker    Henry  

      1848 Mar 20  birth         Decker    George W  

      1850 May 13  birth         Decker    John 

      1853 Sep 30  death       Decker    Johann C                  buried Greenwood

      1858 ??         birth         Koester   Louisa

x    1847 Jul 16    marriage  Decker    Heinrich            +     Koehne  Catharina

      1849a             birth         Decker    Catharina                d.<1860 

      1855-1860 moved to San Francisco

x    1853 Oct 5     marriage  Decker    Reimelt             +     Dierking  Anna

      1854 Mar       birth         Decker    John Henry

      1857 Aug 6    birth         Decker    John C                     d.<1860

      1858 ??         birth         Decker    George E  

      1859 ??         birth         Decker    Reimelt                    d.<1870
      1860-1868 moved to San Francisco

St John's of Harlem (1864-??)    (address)

      1874 Feb 2    marriage  Decker    George W         +      Carson   Charlotte

?    1875 Mar 20  birth         Decker    George H

?    1875 Aug 5    death       Decker    George H                 buried Poughkeepsie

?    1877 ??          birth         Decker    John

      1877 Oct 18   marriage  Decker    John                 +      Koester  Louisa

      1879 Jul 27    birth         Decker    Margaretha M  

      1882 Jan 2     birth         Decker    Mary Augusta

      1882 Jun        death       Decker    Margaretha M           buried Greenwood

      1883 Oct 17   birth         Decker    Louisa

      1883 Oct 15   death       Koester   Daniel                       buried All-Faiths

      1886 Jul 5      birth         Decker    Daniel C

?    1887 Oct 31   birth         Decker    Edith

?    1887 Nov 15  death       Decker    Edith                         buried Poughkeepsie

?    1888 Oct 21   birth         Decker    Edna

      1888 Nov 20  death       Decker    Daniel C                    buried All-Faiths

      1889 Apr 12   birth         Decker    John Jr  

      1889 Apr 19   death       Decker    John Jr                     buried Greenwood

      1891 Jul 19    death       Decker    Louise Koester         buried Greenwood

x    1893 Sep 20  death       Decker    Margaretha               buried Greenwood

?    1893 Oct 20   death       Decker    Charlotte Carson      buried Poughkeepsie

      1896 Aug 19  death       Decker    George W                 buried Greenwood

      1902 Oct 22   marriage  Schlegel  William P         +      Decker   Mary

      1905 Nov 28  birth         Schlegel  William

      1906 Mar 29  death       Schlegel  William                     buried Greenwood

      1907 Aug 15  birth         Schlegel  William John

      1909 Jul 11    birth         Schlegel  Louise

      1910 Dec 21  death       Decker    Henry                        buried Greenwood

x    1911  Apr 2    death       Kester     Mary                         buried Greenwood

      1922 Jan 25  birth         Schlegel  John

      1929 Jan 23  death       Schlegel  William                     buried Greenwood

      1930 Aug 30  death       Decker    John                         buried Greenwood

German Lutheran churches, NYC

newest to oldest

St John's of Harlem       (Evanglisch Lutherische St. Johannes Kirche)
       1864-          ...address

St Mark's                       (Evanglisch Lutherische St. M..... Kirche)

       1847-          ...address

St Paul's                        (Evanglisch Lutherische St. M..... Kirche)
       1841-          ...address

St Matthews                  (Evanglisch Lutherische St. M..... Kirche)
       1838-1868   Walker St 
     

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OTHER LUTHERAN CHURCHES 

·         1897 Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, later called English Redeemer Lutheran Church, located at W 45^th St and Broadway

·         1863 Immanuel Lutheran Church, joined ELCA in 1987, 

      located at 9^th & 35^th, 8^th & 46-47^th, 233-239 W 42^nd St, 308-316 W and 46^th St

·         1852 St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, began as Dutch Reformed in 1850, joined ELCA 1987, located at 9th & 35th, 8th & 46-47th, 43rd, 233-239 W. 42nd, 308-316 W. 46^th

This Is The Face of Genealogy

For the inspiration for this post, read “The Face of Genealogy” by Thomas MacEntee.

The above photo is my great-grandmother Emma Pauline Vogelsang Schlegel of Kolmar-im-Posen, Prussia, with her 2 youngest children, mailed to my grandfather who'd earlier immigrated to Manhattan. 

And two years ago when my genealogy researching turned up a living USA descendent of another sibling who'd immigrated to Manhattan a few years apart, this descendent had the same photo!

The above photo is my great-grandfather John Decker, who passed away when my father was 8 years old, so Dad was able to tell us a few things about him, such as he was very proud of his job on a street-car, and indeed, all the photos we have of him are in uniform. 

My father knew nothing about John's parents; I was able to discover through genealogy research, that they immigrated from Bavaria to Manhattan sometime before 1843, where US Census shows 3 sons born, youngest being my great-grandfather.