ALBERT F. KOGLINALBERTINA LANGE

Albert F. Koglin was born in the Prussian province of Pomerania (German Pommern) in July 1856.1,2 About the year 1880, Albert married Albertina Lange, who was born in October 1847, also in Pomerania.3 There exist records of other people named Koglin in such Pomeranian towns as Grabow, Stargard, and Stettin, formerly the capital of Pomerania,4 about the time Albert was born. Although Pomerania has since been divided up between Germany and Poland, it is certain that Albert and his wife were German and spoke German. The surname Koglin may have originally been pronounced more like “Koeglin” or even “Kochlien.” Albert had an older brother named August,5 born March 1855.6 About the time that Albert Koglin married Albertina Lange, August Koglin married Fredericka Lange.7 (It may have been a case of two brothers marrying two sisters.) While Albert and Albertina spent the first years of married life in Pomerania, August and Fredericka left their homeland for the New World soon after they were wed. In late 1882, the young couple boarded the S.S. General Werder at the German coastal city of Bremen and made the long voyage to New York City, arriving on November 8th.8 From there, they traveled to the German settlement in the Waterloo region of Ontario, Canada, to make their home in Preston, formerly called Cambridge Mills. There were many industries about that time in Cambridge Mills settlement, including a foundry, a carriage manufacturer, a furniture company, potteries, and flour mills. August most likely found work in one of these. Life in Ontario must have been good enough to convince Albert and Albertina to immigrate also. In early 1884, they and their two young children, Herman and Bertha, sailed on the ship S.S. Donau also from Bremen, Germany, to New York City, arriving on April 18th.9 The S.S. Donau was a iron built steamer of 2896 gross tons, accommodating 60 first class and 700 third class passengers. A ship of the North German Lloyd Line, she made the run from Bremen to New York from October 1868 through January 1887. The voyage typically included a stop at Southampton, England, where more passengers would embark.101 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T623, Roll 715, p. 115. 2 Albert Koglin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132. In this one census, both Albert and Albertina stipulated that they were born in Pommern. A few other records, such as son Herman Koglin's 1930 census entry, indicate that the family came from Pomerania.

3 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 115.

4 Stettin is now part of Poland and is called Szczecin.5 No document has been found verifying that Albert and August were brothers. Considering the closeness in their ages,

that the two Koglin families both moved to the same place in Ontario within a couple years, and then to Huron Co., MI, at the same time, Albert and August must have shared a close family relationship. According to grandchildren, Albert's son Otto called August's son Frank his “cousin,” implying that their fathers August and Albert were brothers.

6 August Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 23.

7 Carl Ernst Paul Koglin, Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. Carl's parents were “August Koglin” and “Frederike Lange.” Note: FamilySearch.org is a collection of electronic databases of genealogical information transcribed from original records. Only some databases display digital images of the original records.

8 August and Fredericke Kaglin, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>. Note: Ancestry.com provides a collection of electronic databases of genealogical information. Some databases include digital images of the original records, but many do not.

9 Albert, Albertine, Hermann, and Bertha Koglin, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>.

10 Immigrants Ships D-F by Louis S. Alfano, online <http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipdf.htm>.

After they arrived in New York, Albert and Albertina also traveled to Ontario and must have settled close to brother August, for their next two children, Anna Maria and Elizabeth, were born in Preston, Ontario.11,12The two Koglin families lived in the Waterloo area until 1888, when both decided to immigrate again, this time across Lake Huron to the state of Michigan in the United States.13,14 It is not known exactly what prompted both families to leave Canada that year, but there were likely a couple reasons. First, in Ontario there was a move to establish English as the accepted language, and the School Act of 1890 made English

11 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 115.

12 Elizabeth Koglin, Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 database, FamilySearch online <http://familysearch.org/>. 13 August Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T623, Roll 715, p. 23.14 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T623, Roll 715, p. 115.

S.S. Donau

Ship's manifest of the S.S. Donau from April 18, 1884, includes farmer Albert Koglin, his wife Albertine, and their children Hermann and Bertha on page 5

a compulsory subject of instruction in all public schools in Ontario. Even before 1890 though, there was a gradual assimilation to English, and this no doubt had an effect on the large German-speaking communities in Ontario. Since there was less of a reason to stay, many chose to move west.The other, more compelling reason that families moved to Michigan about then, in particular, to Huron County, had to do with the Great Fire of 1881. Up until that year, Huron County was covered with forests of hardwoods and evergreens. The county was home to numerous lumber camps and mills which processed millions of board-feet of lumber every year. In the summer of 1881, all that changed when 1500 square miles, from Saginaw to Port Huron, were consumed in an inferno lasting three to four days. Practically overnight, Huron County went from forest to farmland. In the years to follow, land sold there at remarkably low prices with realtors advertising acreage cleared by the fire for as little as $1.25 an acre. Cheap land, coupled with the advent of the railroad in 1882, encouraged many families to settle in Huron County,15 including many Germans who had first immigrated to Canada. When the Koglins moved to Huron County, Albert bought land on Parisville Road in Huron Township, about four to five miles west of the village of Port Hope. There he and Albertina had a small farm. Like many Germans in the area, they were Lutheran and attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Hope, where services used to be given in English and in German. Their children also had to make the trip to Port Hope to go to school.16

Albert and Albertina had twelve children in all, yet there never was a time when all twelve were alive since a middle daughter died in infancy. Albertina had children over a 22 year span, with her first children much older than her youngest; and so the remaining 11 children and parents lived together only briefly. Bertha, the oldest daughter, married just a few months after Otto, the youngest child, was born. Elizabeth, the next oldest daughter, married three years later. What separated the family most however was the death of so many of the children, the chief cause being tuberculosis. Besides the baby who died, a daughter died in her teens, and five children died in their twenties. Sadly, Albert and Albertina saw eight of their children 15 Huron County Historical Society, Images of America Huron County Michigan (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing,

2001), pp. 7-8.16 Information provided by Betty (Koglin) Burkhard, daughter of Otto Albert Koglin.

The Albert Koglin household in the 1900 federal census: Albert, Albertina, Herman, Bertha, Annie, Lizzie, William, Wilhelmina, Ida, Lena, and son Albert.

die before them. Just four sons—Herman, William, Gustav, and Otto—were blessed with a full life.Albert and Albertina Koglin themselves both lived long lives, always at their farm. When they were older, their son Gus and his family lived with them.17 Albertina Koglin died on March 17, 1932, at the age of 72. Her husband Albert lived nearly 14 more years, dying at the age of 89 on February 24, 1946.18 Both of them are buried in Marquardt Cemetery, a small, country graveyard off Moeller Road in Huron County, just a couple miles from their farm.19 Albert and Albertina had already buried several of their children there, and it's where many of the August Koglin family are also buried.

CHILDREN OF ALBERT AND ALBERTINA (LANGE) KOGLIN20,21,2217 Albert Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 989, p. 195. 18 Exact death dates provided by Margaret Mary (Koglin) Fealko, daughter of Otto Albert Koglin.19 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. The list of inscriptions was originally compiled by Robert B. LaBelle, of Port Austin, MI, in November 1992, and transcribed by Judith Grigg, of Bad Axe, MI. The Koglin inscriptions match almost exactly a list of names and dates of all Koglin gravestones compiled by the author during a visit to the cemetery in August 2001. The only difference was that of the death year of Ida J. Koglin, which LaBelle had listed incorrectly as 1906 (Ida's death certificate was from 1908).

20 List of the Albert and Albertina (Lange) Koglin children provided by granddaughter Margaret Mary (Koglin) Fealko. The twelve names match those given in the 1900 and 1910 U.S. censuses except for Emily, who had already died in infancy.

21 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 115. In 1900, Albertina stated that she had had 10 children, and 9 were still alive. The children in the household were Herman, Bertha, Annie, Lizzie, William, Wilhelmina, Ida, Lena, and Albert. Emily had already died in infancy.

22 Albert Koglin household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T624, Roll 649, p. 136. In 1910, Albertina stated that she had had 12 children, and 8 were still alive. The children in the household were Herman, William, Minnie, Lena, Albert, Gustav, and Otto. Lizzie was married; the four children who had died were Bertha, Anna Maria, Ida, and Emily.

Albert and Albertina's gravestone in Marquardt Cemetery

1. HERMAN A. C. KOGLIN was born January 13, 1882, in Pomerania, Prussia/Germany.23,24 He did not marry until he was past 30 and then to a young lady 14 years his junior. On April 27, 1914, in Port Hope, Huron County, Michigan, Herman married Ella E. Eggert,25 daughter of Gustave Rudolph and Ida Augusta (Schave) Eggert.26,27 Ella was born July 18, 1896, in Huron County.28 The couple made their home in Bloomfield Township, where Herman had a farm close to that of his parents.29,30 Their family included Elda, Ida, Alvin G. (1920-200731), Everine, Arginie,32 and possibly other children. Herman died in 1965 and Ella in May 1979.33 They are both buried in Marquardt Cemetery.34 An interesting note about Herman is that he was considered to be a Canadian citizen on his World War I draft card (in the third registration in September 1918, which included all U.S. males between the ages of 18 and 45). The card also described him as tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair.35 2. BERTHA KOGLIN was born December 16, 1883, in Prussia/Germany.36 On August 8, 1904, in Huron County, Michigan, she married Otto Henry Twardokus,37 son of John and Bertha (DeWitt) Twardokus,38,39 as 23 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T623, Roll 715, p. 115.24 Herman A. C. Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. Original data from World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives micropublication Series M1509, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. This was the only source found that gives Herman middle initials plus his exact birthdate.

25 Herman Koglin, Ella E. Eggert marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1926 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.

26 Ella Eggert, Michigan Births, 1867-1902 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.27 Gustave Eggert household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield twp. Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T623, Roll 715, p. 24. Gustave and Ida Eggert's family included Ella, born July 1896.28 Ella Eggert, Michigan Births, 1867-1902 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.29 Herman Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132. 30 Herman Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 989, p. 200. 31 Alvin G. Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Alvin's last

known address to the Social Security Administration was Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.32 Herman Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132. In this census record, Herman's son was “Elvin,” age 9, who must be the same as Alvin G. Koglin, born 8 July 1920, died 30 Nov. 2007, and buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.

33 Ella Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.34 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 35 Herman A. C. Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. 36 Bertha Twardokus, Certificate of Death No. 19 (Huron Co., 1907), State of Michigan Division of Vital Statistics,

Lansing, MI. Digital image from SeekingMichigan.org, online <http://seekingmichigan.org/>.37 Otto Twardokus, Bertha Kochlien marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>. Although her last name was misspelled, it is certain that it was Bertha Koglin who married Otto Twardokus because her parents were listed as Albert “Kochlien” and “Tina Long.” The marriage record also stated that she was 22 at the time of her marriage and had been born in Germany.

38 John Twodokus household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 22. John and Bertha “Twodokus” had just two children in 1900, Otto and John.

39 John Edward Twardokus, Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. John Edward Twardokus must have been a brother of Otto. His birth record states that he was born in Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, on 5 Mar. 1884, son of John Twardokus and Bertha Dewitt. This record provides John and Otto's mother's maiden name.

his first wife. Otto was born January 23, 1881, probably also in Huron County.40 Tragically, Otto and Bertha's marriage lasted only three years. On July 13, 1907, Bertha died of miliary tuberculosis at the age of 23. She was buried in Marquardt Cemetery. Her death certificate states that she died in Bloomfield Township and that she had two living children,41 who were Alfred F. Twardokus (1905-196742) and Anna (Twardokus) Rankey.43 After their mother's death, Alfred and Anna went to live with their Koglin grandparents.44 Otto H. Twardokus eventually moved to Detroit, married as his second wife Milda Adler, and worked as a drill press hand for the Ford Motor Company.45,46 3. ANNA MARIA (ANNIE MARY) KOGLIN was born October 22, 1885, in Preston, Ontario, Canada. Unfortunately Annie Mary only lived until the age of 20. She died in Huron County, Michigan, on March 30, 1906, of phthisis pulmonalis and is buried in Marquardt Cemetery. At the time of her death, Annie Mary was working as a housemaid.474. ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) KOGLIN was born September 28, 1887, in Preston, Ontario, Canada.48 On June 26, 1907, she married William Plietz in Port Hope, Huron County.49 Born October 20, 1883, in Port Hope, William was the son of Albert and Amelia (Schubring) Plietz.50 William and Lizzie Plietz lived in Rubicon Township, Huron County, Michigan, where they had two girls, Agnes (Plietz) Meel (1909-193051) and Olga Plietz.52 Sadly, Lizzie (Koglin) Plietz must have died in the period 1920-1930 because by 1930, William had moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and was living there with a second wife, Florence. He was a retail merchant 40 Otto Henry Twardokus, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. 41 Bertha Twardokus, Certificate of Death No. 19 (Huron Co., 1907), State of Michigan Division of Vital Statistics,

Lansing, MI. Digital image from SeekingMichigan.org, online <http://seekingmichigan.org/>.42 Alfred Twardokus, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Alfred's

last known address to the Social Security Administration was Harbor Beach, Huron Co., MI.43 William Rankey, Anna Twardopus marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database of digital images,

FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. Anna married William Rankey on 3 Oct. 1925 in Bad Axe, Huron Co., MI.

44 Albert Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 132. Living with their grandparents in 1920 were Alfred, age 14, and Anna, age 13, “Kordokes,” obviously a misunderstanding of “Twardokus.” In 1930, Alfred was still living with them.

45 Otto Henry Twardokus, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>.

46 Otto Twardokus household, 1920 U.S. Census, 19th Ward, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 818, p. 182. Otto, age 38, and his wife Milda had children Warren and Margaret, and living with them was Otto's brother-in-law, Ernest Adler.

47 Annie Mary Koglin, Certificate of Death No. 105 (Huron Co., 1906), State of Michigan Division of Vital Statistics, Lansing, MI. Digital image from SeekingMichigan.org, online <http://seekingmichigan.org/>.

48 Elizabeth Koglin, Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. 49 Wm. Plietz, Louise Koglin marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database of of digital images,

FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. The original marriage register reads “Louise Koglin,” which must have been a mistake for “Lizzie Koglin,” since the record states that she was the daughter of Albert Koglin and “Albertin Lang.”

50 William Pleitz, Michigan Births, 1867-1902 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.51 Agnes Meel, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. Agnes Meel's death

record states that she was the daughter of William Plietz, mother unknown, and that she died 21 Oct. 1930 at the age of 21 years, 5 months. Her husband's name was Clarence Meel.

52 Wm. Pleitz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 240. In this census, Lizzie Pleitz stated that she was born in Ontario, Canada, and that her parents were born in “Pommern.” She and William had two children then, Agnes, age 10, and Olga, age 5.

for a candy company at the time.53 He died on February 4, 1940, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.54 5. WILLIAM KOGLIN was the first of the Koglin children to be born in Huron County, Michigan, on October 14, 1889.55,56 On July 7, 1918, in Huron Township, Huron County, Michigan, he married Anna M. Schmidt.57 Anna, who was the daughter of August C. Schmidt and Amelia A. Zick,58,59,60,61 was born October 9, 1894,62 in Pomerania.63 Her family immigrated to the United States in 1899, and she was naturalized in 1919.64 Like his father, William was a farmer. He and Anna lived right by his parents in Huron Township in 1920,65 but in 1930, they and their children lived right by her parents in Bloomfield Township.66 They had at least five children, Edwin, William, Jr., Albert (1922-198067), Louise, and Gerald I. Koglin (1926-200468).69,70 Both William and Anna died in 1974, William on January 16 and Anna on April 8.71,72 They are both buried in 53 William Plietz household, 1930 U.S. Census, 2nd Ward, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Co., OH, National Archives

micropublication Series T626, Roll 1763, p. 92. 54 William Plietz, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. William's wife at

the time of his death was a “Florence Plietz.” 55 Albert Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T623, Roll 715, p. 115. 56 William Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online

<www.ancestry.com>. 57 William Koglin, Anna Smith marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>.58 Ibid. The marriage record for William Koglin and Anna Smith states that she was the daughter of August Smith and (---)

Zick, also that Anna was born 1895 in Germany. Since she was from Germany, it is likely that the name Smith was either misheard or an Anglicization of Schmidt. In fact, there was an August C. and Amelia A. Schmidt who lived nearby in Bloomfield Twp. in Huron Co.

59 Aug. Schmidt household, 1910 U.S. Census, West Point Twp., Columbia Co., WI, National Archives micropublication Series T624, Roll 1705, p. 32. “Aug,” age 43, and his wife “Emelia,” age 39, Schmidt, both born in Germany, had five children. The two oldest girls were Anna, age 15, and Martha, age 13, both born in Germany. There were three other children, Albert, age 8, Maria, age 6, and Frieda, age 4. Judging from the birthplaces of their children, the family immigrated from Germany to Wisconsin about 1903.

60 August C. Schmidt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 43. In 1920, August was 53, his wife Amelia was 49, and their children at home were Mary L., age 16, Frieda M., age 12, and Henry L., age 10. This census listing shows that the August Schmidt family who were in Columbia Co., WI, in 1910, are in Huron Co., MI, in 1920.

61 Frieda Emma Schmidt, Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. This record states that Frieda, born 24 Oct. 1906 in West Point, Columbia Co., WI, was the daughter of August Karl Schmidt and Amelia Zick. It verifies that Amelia's maiden name was Zick.

62 Anna Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.63 William Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132.64 Ibid.65 Ibid.66 William Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 86. 67 Albert Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Albert's last

known address to the Social Security Administration was Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.68 Gerald I. Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Gerald's

last known address to the Social Security Administration was Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.69 William Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132.70 William Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 86. 71 William Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. William's

last known address to the Social Security Administration was Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.72 Anna Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Anna's last

known address to the Social Security Administration was Port Hope, Huron Co., MI.

Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan.73Back in June 1917, when William Koglin filled out his World War I draft card, he noted that he was a farmer employed by his father, and that he was tall, had a medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair.746. WILHELMINA A. (MINNIE) KOGLIN was born October 5, 1891, in Huron County, Michigan. She was another of the Koglin children to die in her early twenties. Minnie Koglin died on February 7, 1915, of pulmonary tuberculosis. She is buried in Marquardt Cemetery,75 and her gravestone is written in German.767. IDA J. KOGLIN was born April 12, 1893, in Huron County, Michigan. Ida did not even reach her fifteenth birthday because she also died of pulmonary tuberculosis, on March 28, 1908. She is buried in Marquardt Cemetery,77 and her gravestone is also written in German.788. LENA J. KOGLIN was born in 189479 in Huron County, Michigan. On November 18, 1914, Lena married William F. Kessel in Port Hope.80 William was the son of Oswald Reinhold and Hilda (Doroh) Kessel, and he was born April 21, 1889, in Michigan.81,82 Again, as with all the daughters of this family, Lena did not live very long. At some time in 1916, Lena J. (Koglin) Kessel died, and she is buried in Marquardt Cemetery.83 She had no children.84 William F. Kessel married as his second wife, Martha M. Schmidt, on June 16, 1918, in Huron Township, Huron County, Michigan.85 Martha was the sister of Anna Schmidt, who married Lena's older brother William that same year. It happened that later, William and Martha (Schmidt) Kessel's son Arthur Kessel (1919-198786) married Leona J. Koglin, daughter of Otto Albert Koglin (#12 below). This created an unusual situation: though Arthur and Leona were not related, they had cousins in common, namely, the 73 William Koglin, Anna Koglin, Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron Co., MI, USA, at FindaGrave, online

<www.findagrave.com>. Both graves were canvassed 23 Aug. 2001, with birth dates matching those from the Social Security Death Index. Note: Their son Albert A. Koglin and his wife Bernice B. (Gee) Koglin are also buried in Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron Co., MI.

74 William Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>.

75 Wilhelmina Koglin, Certificate of Death No. 112 (Huron Co., 1908), State of Michigan Division of Vital Statistics, Lansing, MI. Digital image from SeekingMichigan.org, online <http://seekingmichigan.org/>.

76 Inscriptions of Koglin gravestones compiled by the author during a visit to Marquardt Cemetery in August 2001.77 Ida Koglin, Certificate of Death, No. 137 (Huron Co., 1915), State of Michigan Division of Vital Statistics, Lansing, MI.

Digital image from SeekingMichigan.org, online <http://seekingmichigan.org/>. 78 Inscriptions of Koglin gravestones compiled by the author during a visit to Marquardt Cemetery in August 2001.79 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 80 William Kessel, Lena Koglin marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>.81 William Kessell, Michigan Births 1867-1902 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.82 Oswald Reinhold Kessel, Hulda Dorch marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995 database, FamilySearch,

online <http://familysearch.org/>. Note: Hilda Doroh's name is frequently misspelled or mis-transcribed in online records.

83 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>.

84 Information provided by Betty (Koglin) Burkhard, daughter of Otto Albert Koglin.85 William Kessel, Martha Smith marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>. See under William Koglin for an explanation of her Schmidt family. 86 Arthur Kessel, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.

children of William and Anna (Schmidt) Koglin (#5 above).William F. Kessel died in 1954 and is also buried in Marquardt Cemetery, although his second wife Anna apparently is not.879. EMELIE (or Emily) KOGLIN was the only child of the Koglin family to die in infancy. She was born November 22, 1896, in Huron County,88 and died January 4, 1897, also in Huron County. Emily was the first to be buried in Marquardt Cemetery.8910. ALBERT FERDINAND KOGLIN was born July 2, 1898, in Huron Township, Huron County, Michigan.90,91 He probably never married because he did not live very long. At the beginning of the year 1920, Albert was 21 years old, still single, and still living with his parents on their farm.92 By the end of the year, he was dead and buried in Marquardt Cemetery.93 His gravestone reads “Albert F. Koglin, Jr.,” and it is the only source found to indicate that both father and son may have been named Albert Ferdinand Koglin. Albert's World War I draft card from 1918 tells us that he was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.94 11. GUSTAV G. KOGLIN was born May 29, 1901, in Huron Township, Huron County, Michigan.95 About the year 1927, he married a lady named Adeline J. (---) who was born July 3, 1902, in Michigan.96 Gustav and Adeline lived with his parents until the latter's deaths, and they were the ones who inherited the Koglin family farm on Parisville Road in Huron Township.97 They had at least one daughter, Arlene V. Koglin, and probably other children.98 Gustav died in March 198099 and Adeline in November 1985.100 Both are buried in Marquardt Cemetery.101

87 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>.

88 Emelie Koglin, Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 database of digital images, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.

89 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>.

90 Albert Koglin, Michigan Births, 1867-1902 database of digital images, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.91 Albert Ferdinand Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. This is the only source found that gives Albert's full name. 92 Albert Kogline household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 770, p. 132. The enumerator took the Koglin family information on 21 Jan. 1920.93 Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 94 Albert Ferdinand Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. 95 Gustav Koglin, Michigan Births, 1867-1902 database of digital images, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>.96 Adelina Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.97 Information provided by Betty (Koglin) Burkhard, daughter of Otto Albert Koglin.98 Albert Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 989, p. 195. 99 Gustav Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.100Adelina Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.101Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>.

12. OTTO ALBERT KOGLIN was born April 12, 1904, in Huron County, Michigan.102,103 On November 28, 1926, he married Clara Matilda Carpenter,104 daughter of Perry and Minnie (Reid) Carpenter.105,106 Clara was born October 3, 1909, in Michigan.107 Otto and Clara had a farm on Tinsey Road in Huron Township, west of Port Hope.108 Their family eventually had the following six daughters and one son: Leona Jane (Koglin) Kessel (1927-2006109), Margaret Mary (Koglin) Fealko, Violet Tressa (Koglin) Paling (1933-2002110), Annabell Patricia (Koglin) Miller Rothe, Bettylou Isabelle (Koglin) Burkhard, Eugene Otto Koglin, and Rozella Clara (Koglin) Osantowski.111Otto Koglin died on January 31, 1983,112 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan. His wife Clara died on September 4, 1995, also in Bad Axe.113 They are buried together in Marquardt Cemetery,114 like most of the others of the Albert Koglin family.

SOME NOTES ON THE AUGUST KOGLIN FAMILY

When August and Fredericka Koglin settled in Huron County, they had a small farm in Bloomfield Township, a bit south of Albert and Albertina Koglin's farm. They had seven children in all, four of whom were born in Ontario, Carl Ernst Paul, Frederick, Mary, and an unnamed boy born in 1887.115 Only five of their children were alive as of 1900, but all five lived to adulthood.116,117 August Koglin died in 1930, and his wife Fredericka “Freda” Koglin died in 1938. Both are buried in Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI.118 Their five surviving children:102Otto Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.103Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 104Wedding date provided by Betty (Koglin) Burkhard, daughter of Otto Albert and Clara Matilda (Carpenter) Koglin.105Perry Carpenter household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T624, Roll 649, p. 134. The children of Perry and Minnie Carpenter included daughter Clara M., who was age 6/12 months on 26 Apr. 1910, the enumeration date.

106Perry Carpenter, Minnie Reid marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.

107Clara Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.108Otto Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huron Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 989, p. 198. That fact that the farm was on Tinsey Road comes from Otto and Clara Koglin's children, who lived there.

109Leona J. Kessel, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.110Violet T. Paling, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.111Koglin/Carpenter family names provided by daughters Margaret Mary (Koglin) Fealko and Betty (Koglin) Burkhard.112Otto Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.113Clara Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.114Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 115(---) Koglin, Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.

August Koglin and his wife “Frederika Laga” had an unnamed baby boy in Elmira, Waterloo, Ontario, on 4 Jan. 1887. Since he is not with them in 1900, he must have died young.

116August Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T623, Roll 715, p. 23.

117August Koglin household, 1910 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T624, Roll 649, p. 34. In this census, Frederika Koglin stated that she had 5 of 7 children living. At home were Charles, Mary, Fredrick, and Rosina.

118Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>.

1. Carl Ernst Paul Koglin, who later called himself Charles Paul, or simply “Charley”born: 4 April 1882 in Preston, Waterloo, Ontario119,120 married: About 1912, Ida Gall121 (b. Prussia about 1882. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1888.122 d. 1936123) lived: Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI. Was a farmer.124,125 children: William Henry, Paul C., Frederick R., Arthur L., and Alvin Koglin126,127 (possibly others)died: June 1963128buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI, with wife Ida and several family members129

119Carl Ernst Paul Koglin, Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>.

120Charles Paul Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>. Charles stated that he was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.

121Wm. Henry Koglin, Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. William's death certificate stated that he was the son of Chas. P. Koglin and Ida Gall.

122Charlie P. Koglin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 39.

123Gravestone inscriptions of Lakeview Cemetery, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Lakeview_Cemetery.htm>. The list of inscriptions was originally compiled by Robert B. LaBelle, of Port Austin, MI, in October 1995, and transcribed by Judith Grigg, of Bad Axe, MI.

124Charlie P. Koglin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 39.

125Charley Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T626, Roll 989, p. 83. Brother Frank Koglin's household is the next one listed after Charley's, which usually indicates that the two households were close to each other.

126Ibid.127Wm. Henry Koglin, Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>. William Henry Koglin lived and died in 1915. 128Charley Koglin, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.129Gravestone inscriptions of Lakeview Cemetery, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Lakeview_Cemetery.htm>.

The August Koglin household in the 1900 federal census: August, Fredrica, Charles, Fredrick, Rosamund, Frank, and Rozena

2. Frederick Albert Koglin born: 28 December 1884 in Canada130married: probably never (at 44 years old, he was still single131)lived: Port Hope, Huron Co., MI. In 1918, he worked in a tobacco and cigar store; by 1920 and still in 1930, he was the proprietor of a pool room132,133 died: 1942 buried: Marquardt Cemetery1343. Mary Rosamund Koglinborn: December 1886 in Canada135married: 13 April 1918 in Port Huron, MI, John Visga (son of Frank and Frances (Klemma) Visga, both of Poland.136,137 b. 25 January 1893 in Paris, MI. Lived in Harbor Beach, working on his father's farm the year before he married Mary.138 d. 17 December 1981 in Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI139)lived: Port Huron Twp., St Clair Co.,, MI, in 1920, with her brother Frank's family. John was then a laborer for the Wells Land Company.140 In 1930, in Marysville, St. Clair Co., MI, where John was working for the gas and power plant.141children: probably none (as of 1930, she and John had none142)died: 1955 in St. Clair Co., MI143buried: unknown130Frederick Albert Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. Frederick's card said that he was tall, of medium build, with gray eyes and light hair.131Fred Koglin, 1930 U.S. Census, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T626, Roll 989,

p. 270. 132Fred Coglin, 1920 U.S. Census, Port Hope, Huron Co., MI, National ArcGravestone inscriptions of Marquardt

Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online.hives micropublication Series T625, Roll 770, p. 240. 133Fred Koglin, 1930 U.S. Census, Port Hope., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series T626, Roll 989,

p. 270. 134Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 135August Koglin household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T623, Roll 715, p. 23. Note: In the 1900 census, she was Rosamund; in the 1910 census, she was Mary. 136John Visga, Mary Koglin marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1926 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>.137John Visga household, 1930 U.S. Census, Marysville, St. Clair Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 1024, p. 271. 138John Visga, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online

<www.ancestry.com>. 139John Visga, Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 database, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>. 140John Visga household, 1920 U.S. Census, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 795, p. 209. 141John Visga household, 1930 U.S. Census, Marysville, St. Clair Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T626, Roll 1024, p. 271.142Ibid. 143Mary Visga, St. Clair County Index of Deaths 1933-1958 database, Rootsweb, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mistcla2/home3.htm>.

4. Frank E. Koglinborn: 15 February 1890 in Michigan144married: 4 November 1915 in Newberry, Luce Co., MI (in the Upper Peninsula), May (or Mae) E. Merchant (daughter of Henry and Matilda (Cochran)Merchant145 b. April 1898 in MI. d. 4 June 1985.146 Her family lived in Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, in 1900147; by 1910, the Merchant family had moved to McMillan Twp., Luce Co., MI148)lived: Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI, with John and sister Mary (Koglin) Visga in 1920. Frank then worked at the salt works.149 In 1930, with his parents and next to his brother Charley in Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI.150children: Rosina M., Frank H., Alfred, Lena, Dora, and Frederick Koglin (possibly others)151,152died: 24 June 1974buried: Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, with his wife May1535. Rosina (Rose) A. Koglinborn: 31 March 1893154 in Huron Co., MI.married: 4 January 1912 in Harbor Beach, Huron Co., MI, George H. Merchant (son of Henry and Matilda (Cochran) Merchant,155 brother of May E. Merchant. b. 16 December 1888 in Harbor Beach, Huron Co., MI.156 d. August 1972, probably in Marysville, St. Clair Co., MI157)144Frank E. Koglin, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com, online

<www.ancestry.com>. Frank's draft card stated that he was tall, of medium build, and had gray eyes and dark brown hair.

145Frank Koglin, May Merchant, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1926 database, FamilySearch, online <http://familysearch.org/>. This record online contains some mistakes, notably that May was the daughter of James Merchant. Census records show that she was the daughter of Henry Merchant.

146Mae E. Koglin, Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 database, Ancestry.com, online <www.ancestry.com>. 147Henry Merchant household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T623, Roll 715, p. 223.148Henry Merchant household, 1910 U.S. Census, McMillan Twp., Luce Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T624, Roll 658, p. 80.149Frank Koglin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 795, p. 209. 150Frank Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 83. 151Frank Koglin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI, National Archives micropublication Series

T625, Roll 795, p. 209. 152Frank Koglin household, 1930 U.S. Census, Bloomfield Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 83. 153Gravestone inscriptions of Marquardt Cemetery, Huron Co., MI, RootsWeb.com, online

<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mihuron/research/Marquardt_Cemetery1.htm>. 154Rose A. Merchant, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>.155 George Merchant, Rose Koglin marriage record, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1926 database, FamilySearch, online

<http://familysearch.org/>.156George Henry Merchant, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database of digital images, Ancestry.com,

online <www.ancestry.com>. 157George Merchant, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. George's

lived: Newberry, Luce Co., MI, in 1920, where George worked as a laborer in the woods.158 In 1930, in Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, where George farmed.159children: Frederick H., Hilda M., Edward G., and Roy C. Merchant160,161died: 15 October 1989, probably in Tarrant Co., TX162buried: unknownAt present, there are many Koglin grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren who still live in and around Huron County, Michigan. It is safe to say that anyone in the area named Koglin or who is a descendant of a Koglin, is a descendant of Albert or August Koglin of Pomerania.Copyright © 2011 by Sue Ellen FealkoSyracuse, New YorkAll rights reserved

last address known to the Social Security Administration was Marysville, St. Clair Co., MI.158George Merchant household, 1920 U.S. Census, Newberry Village, Luce Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T625, Roll 782, p. 136. 159George H. Merchant household, 1930 U.S. Census, Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 274. 160George Merchant household, 1920 U.S. Census, Newberry Village, Luce Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T625, Roll 782, p. 136. 161George H. Merchant household, 1930 U.S. Census, Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., MI, National Archives micropublication

Series T626, Roll 989, p. 274. 162Rose A. Merchant, Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb.com, online <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/>. Rose's

last address known to the Social Security Administration was Haltom City, Tarrant Co., TX.