William R. Kocher
b. circa 1845, d. 4 July 1903
- Father: Rudolph Kocher b. 5 April 1807, d. 12 March 1881
- Mother: Catharine Gudbreht b. 29 September 1811, d. 8 November 1864
- William R. Kocher was born circa 1845 in Harrison County, Ohio.
- Rudolph Kocher and Catharine Gudbreht appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio. Other members of the household included William R. Kocher, Barbary Kocher, Mary Ann Kocher, John C. Kocher, Lucinda Kocher, Christopher Kocher, Sarah Kocher, Elizabeth Kocher and Jane Adaline Kocher.
- Rudolph Kocher and Catharine Gudbreht appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio. Other members of the household included William R. Kocher, Christopher Kocher, Elizabeth Kocher, Jane Adaline Kocher, Joseph S. Kocher and Rudolph Kocher.
- He married Martha Hartsell on 15 April 1869 in Perry County, Ohio.
- William R. Kocher and Martha Hartsell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio, at New Lexington PO. Other members of the household included Edith Kocher.
- He was a day laborer, according to the 1870 census.
- William R. Kocher and Martha Hartsell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio, at Moxahala. Other members of the household included Edith Kocher, Julia May Kocher and Dublena Kocher.
- He was driver of a team (as was his brother Joseph), according to the 1880 census.
- William R. Kocher died on 4 July 1903 in Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio, at Moxahala.
- Last Edited: 18 Mar 2011
Family: Martha Hartsell b. circa 1844
- Edith Kocher b. November 1869
- Julia May Kocher b. 26 April 1872
- Dublena Kocher b. circa 1877
- Charley Delmar Kocher+ b. 18 February 1877
- William Ray Kocher b. 10 September 1886