I am trying to find information on an Emilie Koch who immigrated to U.S. on Dec. 4, 1893, on the ship Suevia with Joseph and Marie Koch and their children Josephing, Pierre, and Leonie. She was 21 at that time. I thought it would be amazing if she were your Emilie who was the illegitimate daughter of Anna Koch. Anna MIGHT be Joseph's sister - the age is right. The only thing I know about Joseph's family is that his father's name was also Jos Koch. The ship passenger list says they came from Saaymund, which I'm thinking may have been Saarland, although some other paperwork I've found shows they came from Bliesbruck, which is 12 miles from Saarbrucken. I know you show Anna in Silesia, but that wouldn't be a great distance away - and either one of them could have moved for marriage purposes or work etc. Another thing I saw in your post was the similarity in the names Anna called her other children by Johann Laschke to the Koch family names in America.

One more thing - the Kochs arrived at Ellis island on Dec. 4, 1983, and came from there to Alton, Iowa. I can't find any further mention of Emilie.