Rudolph Kocher
b. 5 April 1807, d. 12 March 1881
- Rudolph Kocher was born on 5 April 1807 in Switzerland.
- He married Catharine Gudbreht on 24 January 1828 in Columbiana 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 Barbary Kocher, Mary Ann Kocher, John C. Kocher, Lucinda Kocher, Christopher Kocher, Sarah Kocher, Elizabeth Kocher, William R. Kocher and Jane Adaline Kocher.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- 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 Christopher Kocher, Elizabeth Kocher, William R. Kocher, Jane Adaline Kocher, Joseph S. Kocher and Rudolph Kocher.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- Rudolph Kocher became a widower at the 8 November 1864 death of his wife Catharine Gudbreht.
- He married Nancy Skinner on 19 March 1865 in Perry County, Ohio.
- Rudolph Kocher and Nancy Skinner appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio, at New Lexington PO living near Rudolph's sons John and Christopher, and also Morgan Bozman.. Other members of the household included Catharine Unknown, Joseph S. Kocher and Catharine Mack. Also in the household ws Samuel Shaffer, age 14, possibly a grandson.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Rudolph Kocher and Nancy Skinner appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Pleasant Townshyip, Perry County, Ohio. Other members of the household included Pearley Albert Kocher, Noah Storts, Jane Adaline Kocher, Charles Philander Storts and William Mack. Also in the household was Nancy's brother Andrew Skinner, age 56, working on the farm.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Rudolph Kocher died on 12 March 1881 at age 73.
- He was interred at Whippstown Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio.
- Which son of Rudolph Kocher and Pearley Albert Kocher was Pearley's father? According to the LDS transcription of his death record, Pearley's father was "Perry Kocher" (interesting that Perry was the name of the County), but that name does not appear to match any of Rudolph's sons. And Pearley has yet to be found in the 1870 census. Perhaps he was the son of one of Rudolph's daughters.
- Last Edited: 18 Mar 2011
Family 1: Catharine Gudbreht b. 29 September 1811, d. 8 November 1864
- Barbary Kocher b. circa 1829
- Mary Ann Kocher b. 3 May 1831, d. 17 September 1916
- John C. Kocher+ b. 12 April 1832, d. 8 November 1911
- Lucinda Kocher+ b. circa 1837
- Christopher Kocher+ b. July 1839, d. 17 April 1915
- Sarah Kocher b. circa 1841
- Elizabeth Kocher b. 28 February 1843, d. 8 February 1928
- William R. Kocher+ b. circa 1845, d. 4 July 1903
- Jane Adaline Kocher+ b. circa 1847
- Joseph S. Kocher+ b. 18 September 1850, d. 22 November 1941
- Rudolph Kocher b. circa 1855