Family Group Record-99 

P.2GI2 

Husband 

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Jacob KOCH-596 

Wife 

Christina RIST-215 

Notes 

HUSBAND -Jacob KOCH-596 (Condnued) 

12. b MA: Margrel C. dau, 9, b MA. (NOTE: IIis believed Christine is the daughterofChristina Luippold born out of 
wedlock n Wetlhelm 5 Jul 1889, lhelthe change ofage and bir'ltlplace was to conceal heractual bir'ltl.) 
BIOGRAPHICAl NOTES: His obctuary, name and dale ofnewspapernolkno\Ml, on part reads: "Jacob Koch, 78, died at 
hishome, 75 ~street.yeslerdayoooomioog aflera long •"-5 He was a nabve ofGennanyand oneofthecolonyof 
ea~yselllers w!1o came here li'om Gennany lo-inthe John Russell cutlery WO<ks. then located on Oeef1letd street. 
He was wllh lhel concern 51 years end for lhree years wllh the Wileyand Russell company. While in the employ ofthe 
tatter he received an injury from which he neverrecovered. Hewes a memberof!he German Lulheran church and a 
chartermemberofSedan HanJga~lodge. Mr. Koch was man1ed lhree times; first to Mrs. Calherine Griesbach. His 
second Wifewas Miss Christine Rlsl His lhlrd wife. wt1o was Miss Rose Luippold, survives. He leaves besides hiswidow, 

nine chidren. Jacoband Louis J. Koch by the first marriage, Mrs Waller Bulman. Mrs Ar1hur Strahan and Mrs Bernard 

F'osh oflhos town. Mrs Reuben Barbe<ofChicago; George Koch of Turners Falls; Wll5am and Walter Koch of lhos lown 

WIFE -Christina RIST-215 
BIRTH-DEATH: Evangelische Klrche Weilheim FHL film 1190000 Familienregisterband 14 voiiiB fol62. 

DEATH-DEATH Greenfield, MA. dealhs 1857-1891 FHL film 1887524 pg1071n 70. Green RiverCemetery, Greenfield. 

MA Old Gelman Section, graveslone eMn'ined by Richard N Sautterand David J. Sautter: "HIER RUHT I 
CHRISTlANA KOCH I Geb 11 Jan 1850I Gest2 Nov 1891 "TheWelheimchurch record indicatesshedied in~Lucy 
Cuter Kellotxl noleboolcs ... KIL pg 169 has date ofdealh5 Nov 1891. 

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: Chnstina Rlst died as a result ofdoabetes. Perhapsshe was so Ill she could not take care of 
!he two sons ofJacob Koch by his first man1age: he sent to Weihelm forRosina Lulppold wt1o became a house keepar 
and afterChristina's dealh in 1891, his lhlrd wife. 

RESEARCH NOTE: On the Greenfield, MA. 1910oensus there is listed a daughterofJacob Koch, Christina, aged 19. 

born MA This researcher believes Christina is the daughterborn outofwedlock to Rosina Luippold, Jacob Koch's third 
wile, wt1o was born in Weilheom 5 Jut 1889, the her age and place ofbir'ltl.......,changed to conceal herreal bir'ltl. !hat 
she os nota daughterborn to Christina Rlsl 

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18Jan 2006