Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Poch, 1878
My great-grandfather, Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Poch, was born July 8, 1878, and emigrated from Pritzig, Germany, Kries Rummelsburg, in 1886.
His father was Johann Poch and his mother was Charlotte Yok, and his father was known as Trouta Poch, apparently named for his hobby of poaching trout from the ponds, rivers, and streams of the ruling duchy of that region.
The family traveled to Deerfield or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, and settled as farmers in Deerfield and Jefferson, Wisconsin. Some of the family branch surnames were apparently changed to 'Pooch' by U.S. immigration officials, and that is my last name today (other relatives have changed their names back to the original spelling of 'Poch').
During World War II, my grandfather and his family sent CARE packages to relatives back in east German Pomerania, Hinterpommern, which was east of the Oder-Neisse Rivers and later annexed by Poland after the war. Thus, Pritzig is now officially known as Przytocko. Many of the German residents there were driven from this area by Poles as part of an ethnic cleansing program in revenge for earlier Nazi atrocities. Their farms, home, and possessions were confiscated by Poland, and all means of contact were lost with those relatives since 1945.
I would be interested in tracing this side of my family as far back as possible. Many of the official records of that area may have been relocated to one of several Lutheran Evangelical Church central repositories in Germany, which I am in the process of contacting.
Please let me know if you might have any information on the Poch or Pooch surnames in Pomerania.
Thanks,
John Pooch
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Re: Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Poch, 1878
Hello,I'm not sure if what I have to offer will help you, but here I go..my Grandmother[born in 1903]was named Erzebet Poch, born in Vemend Hungary,she married Jozef Aszman,and they immigrated to Canada in 1931. I have names and dates of [I beleive to be my GGGrandparents]. Michael Poch - born -about 1870 in Vemend Hungary, died Feb.21/12. He had married, Julianna Engel, born 1874 in Vemend.They started haveing childern in Jan.27/1893, the 1st born was Michael, Jan.27/1893, but died Nov.15 1897 in Vemend. Next was Margaretha, born 1894, died 1895, Maria, b.march 18,1896, she grew up and married Jozsef Szelig in Feb.19/1914. The next sibling was a boy,Andras, b.Oct.25/1895-d. March 18,1900, in Vemend, next was Katlin, b.Jan.10/1899,[no death date], next was Andras, b.march 28/1900, Margit, b.July 24,1901, last but not least was Erzebet[Elizabeth]b.1903- d.I beleive in 1978, in Montreal,Canada. I don't know if this will help, if you have extra info I'd be glad to look at it! Thanks Teresa
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Re: Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Poch, 1878
Hello,I'm not sure if what I have to offer will help you, but here I go..my Grandmother[born in 1903]was named Erzebet Poch, born in Vemend Hungary,she married Jozef Aszman,and they immigrated to Canada in 1931. I have names and dates of [I beleive to be my GGGrandparents]. Michael Poch - born -about 1870 in Vemend Hungary, died Feb.21/12. He had married, Julianna Engel, born 1874 in Vemend.They started haveing childern in Jan.27/1893, the 1st born was Michael, Jan.27/1893, but died Nov.15 1897 in Vemend. Next was Margaretha, born 1894, died 1895, Maria, b.march 18,1896, she grew up and married Jozsef Szelig in Feb.19/1914. The next sibling was a boy,Andras, b.Oct.25/1895-d. March 18,1900, in Vemend, next was Katlin, b.Jan.10/1899,[no death date], next was Andras, b.march 28/1900, Margit, b.July 24,1901, last but not least was Erzebet[Elizabeth]b.1903- d.I beleive in 1978, in Montreal,Canada. I don't know if this will help, if you have extra info I'd be glad to look at it! Thanks Teresa
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Re: Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Poch, 1878
Hello, John I'm not related to your Poch/Pooch family but I have relatives who came from Pritzig to the United States in 1885-87.They came to Tomah, WI and name is Geschke, also Schroter, Neher, and Lange. My husband and I visited Poland and Przytocko in 2005. I have been researching information about the village without much success. When we went there it only had probably 20 or 30 people living there. I'm wondering if you have had any luck finding birth or death records or any other records from there. The cemetery was in very poor shape with the Lutheran part totally desecrated. I note that you haven't been active with your search but would love to hear from you.
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Poch in Milwaukee's German newspapers
In case it's helpful to your research, I've indexed these brief Poch entries: 1919 - Poch, Emma 1929 - Poch, Marie 1922 - Moritz 1896 - Poch, Philip Chas. These come from the work: Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items" (1844-1950). Look-ups available via email. gary.rebholz@gmail.com
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