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Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Posted: 5 Aug 2001 7:44PM GMT
Edited: 7 Jan 2003 6:18PM GMT
Descendants of Louis Poh


Generation No. 1

1. LOUIS1 POH was born 1833 in Hesse Darmstadt, and died in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA. He married (1) SUSAN HIEMENZ, daughter of NICHOLAS HIEMENZ and SUSAN. She was born 1857 in New York, and died July 10, 1948 in Buffalo Cemetery, Pine Hill Cheektowaga, Erie Co., NY. He married (2) CATHERINE HERRMANN July 18, 1854 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY1, daughter of CHRISTOPHER HERRMANN and MARGARET SCHMIDT. She was born 1836 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA, and died November 15, 1875 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY2.

Notes for LOUIS POH:
1870 Census 4th Ward page 111
Louis Poh, head 37 years, brass founder, $6,000 in property, $12 from Hesse Darmstadt
Catherine, wife, 34 years,
Louis, 15 helping in Foundry
George, 2 months
Caroline 14
Benjamin 10
Edward, 8
Mary, 4
Otto, 2

Accelerated File System Index:
1. Carolina Poh Erie County, Buffalo 4th WARD 1850
2. Louis Poh Erie County, Buffalo 4th WARD 1850

Poh family is listed on page 37 of this film census, June 24, 1875, 3rd Election, District 4:

Louis Poh, age 42, head, born in Germany; Occupation: Brass finisher Naturalized and Owner of land
Catherine Poh, age 39 wife, Erie Co.
Caroline Poh, age 19, daughter, Erie Co.
Benjamin Poh, age 15, son, Erie Co.
Eddie Poh, age 13, son, Erie Co.
Mary Poh, age 10, daughter, Erie Co.
George Poh, age 5, son, Erie Co.

There is a Mrs. Susan Poh living at 268 Broadway - I wonder if she is related to Louis? is with Heimenz family.
There is a Louis Poh buried at United French and German Cemetery- b: 1807 ;d: July 28, 1874

offman Valentine (see Scantzlin) Main & St. Paul 1842 -?

The editor of the Buffalo Genealogy Soc. Journal, extracted marriages
from a file at the Historical Society - just clippings that appeared
in newspapers c. 1811 - 1884 and she only cited the paper where
these marriages can be found so you would have to check the
film of the paper for more information. In looking over the names of
interest to you, I noted this one because of the rarity of the name
POH. Also, the Library extracted all deaths that were listed at
the back of city directories 1882-1892. The BCA is on microfilm - the Library will
extract for $5 plus copy & SASE.

Marriage: Lewis POH to Philipene HOUSCH 22 Feb 1847
(Buffalo Commercial Advertiser 9 Mar 1847)

Death: Philippena POH, 78y, 28 Feb 1884

** Again note my information that I found is still considered circumstantial from a genealogy stand point because I have not yet found vital records or proofs to back up my claims... but it seems based on my finds this is what I see as happened so far unil proven otherwise.

Philippina Poh
Author: Robert Ziegler Date: 26 Feb 2001 1:13 PM
In Reply to: POH family in Buffalo Erie County, NY by: Shannon Courtney
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Philippina married my Great great Uncle Valintine Ziegler. She is buried in the United German & French Cemetery. She also had a son Jacob Feth. She had many Ziegler children who married into the following families: Schuster, Muchen, and Leffler.


Our Louis POH father of the only POH we knew when I first started this endeavor - Big Ed , or Edward POH that lived with Elizabeth MANG, was born in Hesse Darmstadt in 1833.

He is the same age as the Louis POH entry of 1880 with Susan living on Mulberry Street. Louis POH here is listed as Brass Polisher.

A side note - It seems sad to me that Otto POH died Jan. 25, 1875 and then the census was taken. I found his death entry at the end of the ward where they lived in the census. Catherine made the census as it was taken in June - but then by November she died.

obit
Buffalo Daily Courier
POH - In this city , on the 15th inst. CATHARINE, wife of Louis Poh, aged 39 years, 3 months and 23 days. Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from St. Paul's ( German) Church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.
*** Now this church will open the door to our family church records - I believe. Ken? Are these locally where you live or do I need to order them?
Based on the entry of the obit - the church is called St. Paul's ( German) Church. I would guess that it is referring to the records that are connected with Cleveland Hill United Methodist Church, Buffalo, NY ( FHL film #1764710) and not the Episcopal St. Paul's that is referred to as a Cathedral ( FHL film # 928705).
I don't think that it is St. Paul's and St. Mark's Church of Christ as I have already veiwed these film records and saw no related folks in them. What do you all think? Interesting and wierd how I save a entry for St. Paul's Church ( E.S) from the 1875 Census - strange to me... but really neat now that we have a possible connect.

I spent most of the afternoon going through the 1880 Census for wards 5 and 6 for Louis POH where our dear Herrmann ancestors mostly lived - on East Side Buffalo turf... and came across a Louis POH age 47 married to a gal name Susan age 22 with a daughter - Susan age 2 and a son George age 10. (George was the baby of the family. He was 2 months old in 1870 and only 5 years old in 1875 when his mother died at the age of 39.) George remained with his father. Otto Poh had died of Scarlet Fever in 1875. Mary Poh would have been age 14 in 1880. I am not sure what happened to her yet or where she is living. She never married and died April 19, 1892. That leaves the eldest son, Louis Poh Jr. - about 25 - old enough to be on his own.

I had found the record of this above Louis POH before but set it aside because I did not yet know enough about our POH family yet.

Now looking at the Poh grandchildren living with Margaret Herrmann at 620 Michigan Street ---this really makes sense. Louis and Susan POH are living at 58 Mulberry St in 1880. I was in search of 375 Oak Street but did not find it where I thought it should have been . I will have to do another search some time for 375 Oak Street... it could be tucked in between two other streets somewhere else as they sometimes did . The enumerator may have went around the block taking the census so some streets stopped and picked back up again several sheets later.

Anyhow, I see that with Margaret Herrmann at 620 Michigan Street there was living: Caroline Poh age 24, dressmaker; Benjamin Poh- age 20; Brass finisher; and (Big Ed) Edward Poh age 17, moulder; and a boarder that had lived with the Herrmanns back in the 1860 Census - David Cooper - now age 68- a carpenter.

This explains why I could not find Louis Poh and why he is not buried with Catherine Poh at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

There are about 4 Pohs in the 1860 Buffalo City Directory for 1860 and so I go by the theory of chain migration... there seems to be connections here as they are all from Hesse Darmstadt. Anyhow, back to Louis Poh and this Susan. I think that Susan Poh, wife of Louis is somehow connected to the Hiemenz group buried at the United French and German Cemetery in Buffalo. In my searches - I collect odds and ends along the way and I have been gathering information on the Hiemenz line as I know it is related to one of the POH families in Bufalo. In 1875, there is a Nicholas Hiemenz, age 58 and wife Susan age 50 both Hessian, born in Bremen. Children: George age 33, Catherine age 19, * Susan age 16, Nicholas age 14, Henry age 11 and Joseph age 3 8/12. I think that this * Susan is the second wife of Louis POH.

But strange... Louis POH is not buried here with the Hiemenz family either. Anyhow, Just trying to put some pieces together.

Poh, Louis stone cutter , h 57 Ash - 1871 BCD

1867 Metz & Poh, brass founders, 100 Batavia
Jacob Metz, h. 100 Batavia
Louis Poh, h. 193 Oak

1868 Metz & Poh, brass founders, 184 Batavia
Jacob Metz, h. 184 Batavia
Louis Poh, h. 375 Oak

1869 Metz, Jacob, firm L. Poh & Co., h. 184 Batavia
Metz, Valentine, w. L. Poh & Co., h. 188 Batavia

1871 Metz, Jacob, firm L. Poh & Co., h. 184 Batavia
Metz, Valentine, w. L. Poh & Co., h. 188 Batavia


More About LOUIS POH:
BCD Entry: 1865, POH, Louis & Foundry Chippewa & N. Washington Streets - h 91 Elm st
Residence: 1865, 91 Elm Street

Notes for SUSAN HIEMENZ:
not proven yet that Susan is Hiemenz
buried at UF & G Cemetery - Heimenz, Nicholas b: 1870 d: 1903 Father

obit: (Buffalo News)
POH -Susan Hemienz- Poh, July 10, 1948, formerly of 44? North Oak St., wife of the late George, mother of Louise. Funeral from the Funeral Home of Mrs. Joseph Lax and Sons, 2528 Main St., Thursday morning at 9 o'clock and from St. Michael's Church at 9:30. Friends invited.

Owner of Lot: Nicholas & Susanna and Susanna POH
Lot 60 Section NN 8/2/1883
1. George Hiemenz 8/2/1883
2. George Walther 1/24/1885
2. Julianna Walther 10/30/1882
3. Neil Hiemenz 6/24/1893
4. Joseph A. Hiemenz 4/14/1894
5. Henry Hiemenz 8/3/1897
2. Louis C. Walther 5/8/1901 From N. St Cemetery
6. Catherine Juhrich 11/7/1903
7. Susanna Hiemenz 2/6/1914
8. Susan Poh 7/12/1948 age 91

More About SUSAN HIEMENZ:
BCD Entry: 1917, Susanna Mrs. r 648 Ellicot

Notes for CATHERINE HERRMANN:
Living next door to her parents in the 1855 Census records.

obit
Buffalo Daily Courier
POH - In this city , on the 15th inst. CATHARINE, wife of Louis Poh, aged 39 years, 3 months and 23 days. Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from St. Paul's (German) Church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.

1850 BCD - German United St. Paul's Evangelical Church located 48 Scoville ave.
1892 BCD- Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's on Scoville ave with Pastor Paul Graupner

German United Evangelical St. Paul's on Ellicot between Tupper and Goodell - Rev. Carl L. Schild


More About CATHERINE HERRMANN:
Burial: November 1875, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY- Section S Lot 99

Child of LOUIS POH and SUSAN HIEMENZ is:
i. SUSAN2 POH, b. 1878, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About SUSAN POH:
BCD Entry: 1900, Poh, Louisa, S. milliner, r. 675 Elm3

Children of LOUIS POH and CATHERINE HERRMANN are:
ii. EMMA C.2 POH4, d. Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About EMMA C. POH:
Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY

iii. CHARLES POH4, d. November 27, 1868, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About CHARLES POH:
Burial: 1868, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY

iv. LOUIS POH4, b. 1855, Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY; d. February 14, 1940, Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY.

Notes for LOUIS POH:
In the 1880 BCD there is a Louis Poh, brass foundry living at 52 Mulberry- this could be the 15 year old helper in the foundry in 1870. ( The BCD says 7th ward).

In 1900 State Census for Buffalo, Erie County, NY - there is a Louis POH living at Buffalo State Hospital. Patient 1900 Vol 46 E.D. 267 Line 40

In 1920 there is a Louis POH living at Buffalo State Hospital for Insane on Forest Ave. - Inmate Vol 54 E.D. 213 Sheet 5 Line 88


Cemetery Transcripts read: " Son of Owner- Ashes- Gowanda, N.Y."
Next of Kin: Mrs. Frank Gott, 283 East Utica St., Buffalo, New York - Niece.
Found Frank Gott on SSDI - SSN -090-34-0764 Issued 1959 & 1961; b: April 8, 1886; d: Dec. 1972 14217 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About LOUIS POH:
BCD Entry: 1891, Fries & Co., brassfinisher, Masten near East Ferry
Burial: February 1940, Section S, Lot 99- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Census: 1900, Vol. 44 ED 267 Shett 21 Line 4?
Residence: 1920, Buffalo State Hospital, Forest Ave. Buffalo, NY

2. v. CAROLINE POH, b. May 12, 1856, Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY; d. August 09, 1918, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.
3. vi. BENJAMIN W. POH, b. 1860, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA; d. May 30, 1937, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA.
vii. EDWARD ALBERT POH4, b. September 1861, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA; d. May 22, 1919, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA.

Notes for EDWARD ALBERT POH:
Elizabeth Mang raised Edward Poh. FHC Film # 1246580 NY 1900 Census Index - Edward is living with Elizabeth Mang. He is 38 years old.

2/15/00
In the 1880 Federal Census records for City of Buffalo,Erie Co.. NY
Edward Poh is listed with brother Benjamin, Poh and sister Caroline Poh all living with their grandmother, Margaret Herrmann at 620 Michigan Street. I believe this is the wife of Christopher Herrmann... and these are the parents of Charles Herrmann but I have not confirmed yet.
The parents of Caroline are listed as being born in Hesse Darmastadt.

Funeral at 19 Briggs Avenue, Buffalo, NY, age 56 .

Edward Poh
Case #60123
Petition Filed for Probate Administration 27 Jun 1919
Letters Testamentary Administration CTA Trusteeship: Liber 47 Page 103
Order & Decree Granting Probate: Liber 201 Page 613; Liber 256 Page 45;
Liber 253 Page 377
Will: Liber 103 Page 329
Transfer Tax: Liber 242 Page 561; Liber 225 Page 561

obit:
POH- In this city of May 22, 1919, Edward A., son of the late Louis and Katharine Poh (nee Herman), brother of Benj. W. Poh and George Poh of Chicago, Ill., aged 56 years, 7 months and 10 days. Funeral from the family residence No. 19 Briggs Ave., Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends invited to attend.


More About EDWARD ALBERT POH:
BCD Entry: 1885, Listed as a molder living at 37 Chester
Burial: May 1919, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY
Probate: June 27, 1919, case # 60123

viii. MARY POH4, b. 1866, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; d. April 19, 1892, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

Notes for MARY POH:
General Index to Surrogate Records
probate record case # 42476 for Mary Poh Filed May 15, 1908 - died April 19, 1892


ix. OTTO POH, b. 1870, Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY; d. January 25, 1875, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

Notes for OTTO POH:
From FHC film # 0847869, 1875 state census records for the city of Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. Wards 1-4

page 53
Deaths during the year ending June 1, 1875
Otto Poh, age 6 7/12 years, male, single, Jan 25, 1875, of Erie Co., Scarlet Fever ---- this is a younger brother of Caroline Poh.


More About OTTO POH:
Cause of Death: scarlet fever

x. GEORGE L. POH, b. 1871.

Notes for GEORGE L. POH:
In Edward Poh's, (brother) obituary, George is living in Chicago, Illinois in 1919.
1890 BCD- George Poh brass finisher, 286 Broadway

He is living at 418 Center, Chicago, IL in the Chicago City Directory for 1905. Listed as a machinist.

More About GEORGE L. POH:
BCD Entry: 1891, Brassfinisher, 268 Broadway
Occupation: 1920, machinist
Residence: 1920, 416 Center, Chicago, IL5


Generation No. 2

2. CAROLINE2 POH (LOUIS1)6 was born May 12, 1856 in Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY, and died August 09, 1918 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. She married WILLIAM PREFFERT. He was born 1857 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, and died October 20, 1918 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

Notes for CAROLINE POH:
age 24 and listed as a dressmaker in the 1880 Census living on Michigan with her grandmother, Margaretha Herrmann.
obit: Buffalo Evening News page 2
PREFERT- In this city, August 9, 1918, at the family residence, No. 528 East Utica Street, Caroline, beloved wife of William Prefert ( nee Poh), mother of Alfred, Clarence, Mrs. Frank Gott, and Esther C., age 62 years, 2 months and 28 days. Notice of Funeral hereafter.


More About CAROLINE POH:
Baptism: May 25, 1856, St. Louis RCC, Buffalo, NY
Burial: August 1918, Forest Lawn Cemetery
Occupation: 1890, Carrie Prefert Book keeper at 454 Genesee St.

Notes for WILLIAM PREFFERT:

Database: Buffalo, New York Directory, 1890:

Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year
Conrad Essig tailor 18 Ash Buffalo NY 1890
William Essig tailor 620 Mich 18 Ash Buffalo NY 1890
Edward Meyer tinsmith 191 Clinton avenue 18 Ash Buffalo NY 1890
William Preffert patrolman 8th precinct rear 18 Ash. Buffalo NY 1890


1900 William Prefert, 1857, age 48 - living on Grape Vol. 41, ED 123 Sheet 5 Line 59
Caroline age 49
Alfred - b: 1884, age 16
Clarence - b: 1886, age 14
Cora - b: 1889 age 10
Esther b: 1899, age 8?/12

1924 directory:
Alf dentist 795 genesee h do
Alvin brkmn h45 Bissell av
Chas tmstr r23 Rohr
Clarence carrier P O h 795 Genesee
Eug police h76 Bissell av
Gilbert firemn r130 Bissell av
Loretta H Mrs r251 Summit av
Mina lingerie and embroidery 795 Genesee
Wm police h528 E Utica

More About WILLIAM PREFFERT:
BCD Entry: 1917, Patrlman 8th prect r. 528 E. Utica
Burial: October 1918, Forest Lawn Cemetery
Census: 1900, Living at ? Grape Street
Lot Owner: 1905, purchased Lot 39 in Section 16 at Forest Lawn, Oct . 4, 1905

Children of CAROLINE POH and WILLIAM PREFFERT are:
i. ALFRED3 PREFERT, b. May 1884.

More About ALFRED PREFERT:
BCD Entry: 1917, Alfred dentist 795 Genesee
Occupation: 1930, dentist practice on Genessee St.

ii. CLARENCE PREFERT, b. March 1886; m. MINA; d. October 30, 1947, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About CLARENCE PREFERT:
BCD Entry: 1917, letter carrier r. 528 E. Utica

More About MINA:
Burial: November 1947, Forest Lawn Cemetery

4. iii. CORA PREFERT, b. September 1889, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; d. October 07, 1967, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.
iv. ESTHER PREFERT, b. September 1899.

3. BENJAMIN W.2 POH (LOUIS1)6 was born 1860 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA, and died May 30, 1937 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY USA. He married MARY ANN KUSTERER in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. She was born 1866 in Buffalo NY, Erie Co., NY, and died October 16, 1951 in Kenmore, Erie Co., NY7.

Notes for BENJAMIN W. POH:
In 1900 living at 12 Churchhill Street. Vol 49 ED 219 Sheet 38 Line 91
In 1920 the family is living on 713 Military Road. Vol 52 ED 191 Sheet 26 Line 18

obit: POH- In Buffalo, NY, May 30, 1937, Benjamin W. Poh, husband of Mary Ann Poh (nee Kusterer); father of Allen K. Poh, Mrs. Esther E. Jenkins, Marcella C. Wardrope, and Mrs. Hazel O. Stolt: grandfather of Marcella Regina Stolt and William Christian Jenkins. Funeral from his late home at 713 Military Road. Wednesday at 3 p.m. Friends are invited. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

More About BENJAMIN W. POH:
BCD Entry: Bet. 1890 - 1891, Listed as machinist living at 12 Churchill
Burial: June 1937, Forest Lawn Cemetery Section 10, Sub A of Lot 1033
Census: 1920, Vol. 47 ED 219 Sheet 38 Line 91
Residence: 1885, 37 Chester

Notes for MARY ANN KUSTERER:
obit:
Mary Ann Poh (nee Kusterer), Oct. 16, 1951, at the home of her daughter, 256 School Road, Kenmore, NY, wife of the late, Benjamin W. POH, beloved mother of Allen K. Poh, Mrs. Harry W. Jenkins, Mrs. Robert Wardrope, and Mrs. Thure Stolt, grandmother of Mrs. Norman Barr, and William C. Jenkins, sister of John M. Kusterer, Cora M. Kusterer, and the late Regina, Catherine, Louis, and Christian Kusterer. Funeral from William A. Funeral Home, 3000 Delaware at Tremont, Thursday afternoon at the convenience of the family.

More About MARY ANN KUSTERER:
Burial: October 1951, Section 10, Sub A of Lot 1033- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY

Children of BENJAMIN POH and MARY KUSTERER are:
i. ALLEN E.3 POH, b. April 1890; m. ANN WOLTON.

Notes for ALLEN E. POH:
obit: (Courier Express 4/7/1956)
POH- Allen K. Poh, April 6, 1956 of 100 Commonwealth Avenue, husband of Ann Wolton Poh, brother of Mrs. Harry Jenkins, Mrs. Robert Wardrope, and Mrs. Theo Stolt. Friends may call at the H ?? Potts Funeral Home 1361 Hertel Ave. from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10. Services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends invited.

More About ALLEN E. POH:
BCD Entry: 1917, Clerk r 713 Military Road

5. ii. ESTHER E. POH, b. August 1891.
iii. MARCELLA C. POH, b. 1897; m. ROBERT WARDROPE.

More About MARCELLA C. POH:
BCD Entry: 1917, Stenog r 713 Military Road

6. iv. HAZEL O. POH, b. May 1900.


Generation No. 3

4. CORA3 PREFERT (CAROLINE2 POH, LOUIS1) was born September 1889 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, and died October 07, 1967 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. She married FRANK ROLLIN GOTT. He died December 15, 1972 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About CORA PREFERT:
Burial: October 1967, Forest Lawn Cemetery

More About FRANK ROLLIN GOTT:
Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery

Children of CORA PREFERT and FRANK GOTT are:
i. ESTHER V.4 GOTT, b. Abt. 1918, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; d. November 25, 1996, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

Notes for ESTHER V. GOTT:
obit:
Esther V. Gott, the stenographer, and secretary to the late Buffalo News editor Alred H. Kirchhofer, died Monday ( Nov. 25, 1996) in her Kenmore home. She was 78. Miss Gott, along time Buffalo and Kenmore resident, was one of two secretaries for the newspaper's ormer top executive, Kirchhofer, who joined the News in 1915 and died in 1986. Miss Gott graduated from Layfette High School, where her father the late rank R. Gott was principal for many years. She earned a Bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree at the University of Rochester. She also held an accounting and secretarial diploma from Bryant and Stratton Business Institute. She began working at The News as an editoral secretary in 1942 and started working specifically as a stenographer for Kirchhofer in 1946. Miss Gott, remembered for her loyal and consistent service, retired in 1978. She was a long time member of Kenmore United Methodist Church, 32 Landers Road at Delaware Road, where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn.

More About ESTHER V. GOTT:
Burial: November 1996, Forest Lawn Cemetery

ii. EVELYN GOTT, d. June 06, 1994, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

More About EVELYN GOTT:
Burial: June 1994, Forest Lawn Cemetery

iii. RUTH GOTT.

5. ESTHER E.3 POH (BENJAMIN W.2, LOUIS1) was born August 1891. She married HARRY W. JENKINS.

Notes for ESTHER E. POH:
Carol Frey as a postcard to her grandmother postmarked, Buffalo NY March 26, 1910, "Easter Greetings, from E. Poh"
(to Miss Ruth Schreiber)


More About ESTHER E. POH:
BCD Entry: 1917, Bkpr r 713 Military Road

Child of ESTHER POH and HARRY JENKINS is:
i. WILLIAM CHRISTIAN4 JENKINS.

6. HAZEL O.3 POH (BENJAMIN W.2, LOUIS1) was born May 1900. She married THURE STOLTZ.

Child of HAZEL POH and THURE STOLTZ is:
i. MARCELLA REGINA4 STOLTZ.


Endnotes

1. Early Justice of the Peace Marriages performed in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY- FHL fiche # 6093582, 114, July 18, 1854Louis Poh of Buffalo, NYCatharine Herrmann of Buffalo, NY.
2. Cemetery Transcriptions.
3. 1900 Buffalo City Directory FHL film # 1376638, page 1033.
4. Cemetery Transcriptions.
5. 1900 Chicago City Directory.
6. Cemetery Transcriptions.
7. Obituary.

Re: Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Posted: 3 May 2002 3:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Looking for Nicholas Hiemenz. He came from Dieburg, Hessen, Prussia in 1847 with his bother John Hiemenz, John's wife, Franziska, and their two sons, Frank and Adam.
They all lived in Buffalo, NY for about 8 years. They then moved to Stearns County, MN. Nicholas did not like MN and left. The family never heard from him again. Could he have moved back to Buffalo? His brother, John, was born June 1807 but do not Nicholas birth date.
Thanks
Nancy

Re: Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Posted: 3 May 2002 5:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 7 Jan 2003 6:18PM GMT
Surnames: Herrmann, Poh, Hiemenz
Wow, I don't know but I will dig out my papers and see what I can find about this family that I have found as I have been looking for the whereabouts of Louis POH- I have no clue where he is buried or when and where he died either.
I have two photos that were taken at Mt Calvary Cemetery (United French and German Cemetery) in Cheektowaga. One is of a beauiful POH stone monument and the other is of a HIEMENZ monument, I think these families were tight. And then I have a photo of a Carl A. Hiemenz 1865-1900 written on a shield carved in the stone with the word Husband on top of the stone. But I am not sure how he relates -- I have not attempted to piece the family together as it is not my direct lineage- however I still collect things of this line when I find them as I keep thinking Louis POH and his second wife will pop up somewhere around this family.
I also have a copy of the cemetery interment record of Nicholas HIEMENZ
Lot Owners: Nicholas & Susanna and Susanna POH
Lot # 60 Section NN Square Feet 304 Cost $76.00 Vote 1 Deed No. A 381 Issued 8/2/83 ( I think that would be 1883)

1. George HIEMENZ d: 8/2/83
2. George WALTHER d: 1/2/85
3. Julianna WALTHER d: 10/32/82
4. Niel HIEMENZ d: 6/24/93
5. Joseph A. HIEMENZ d: 4/14/94
2. Louis C. WALTHER d: 5/8/01 (moved from North St. Cem)
6. Catherine JURICH d: 11/7/03
7. Susanne HIEMENZ d: 1/28/08
8. Nicholas J. HIEMENZ d: 2/6/14 9. Susan POH d: 7/12/48 age 91

(Feb. 6, 1914- if you wrote to the City of Buffalo Clerk's Office- fee $11.00, they may have his obit if it was filed.
Address: Vital Statistics, City Hall, Room 1310, Buffalo, NY 14202)


There were three generations of Susans. Susan who married Nicholas HIEMENZ and then their daughter, Susan and then the daughter of Susan Hiemenz & Louis Poh who was called Susannah Louise or Louisa POH.
Obit of Susan Hiemenz Poh July 12, 1948 formerly of 441 North Oak St., wife of the late George, mother of Louise. ( now strange to me to see George- because I have an 1880 Census records that lists the husband as Louis Poh... he remarried Susan after the death of his wife, Catherine HERRMANN And I found 10 year old George POH living with them... and a new little step-sister, Susan.
Funeral Home of Mrs. Joseph Lax and Sons 2528 Main St. Thursday morning and at 9 o'clock from St. Michael's Church at 9:30. Friends invited.

In the 1860 NY Federal Census records ( M653-747 NY Erie County, City of Buffalo, Wards 6-8)Page 1 or 7?
line 18 Nichloas HIEMENZ age 43 Brewer 8000 200 Darmstadt
Susana, wife, age 35
son, George, age 8
dau, Catherine, age 4
Catherine Heimlich, age 22, servant, born in Darmstadt

I have notes from a fellow researcher of the Hiemenz family who lives in Buffalo- Ronald J. Huefner, from Feb.21, 2000... he said that WALTHER was a Miss Hiemenz, sister of George, married to Mr. Walther... and these are Walther children buried here.

In 1875 NY State Census recors page 39
Adam Hiemenz, age 47, Brewer born in Germany
wife, Catherine, age 52 ,. born in Germany
son, John, age 21, born in Erie, Carpenter
dau, Catherine, age 17
dau, Rosa, age 14

Ward 6 ED 1 page 15
Nicholas Hiemenz, age 58, Hessen, Brewer
Susan, age 50, Hessen
George, age 33, Erie, Brewer
Catherine, age 19, Erie
Susan, age 16, Erie
Nicholas age 14, Erie
Henry, age 11, Erie
Joseph, age 3 8/12, Erie

Ward 5 ED ? Page 33? Line 23
Nicolas HIEMENZ, age 23, laborer RR
wife, Anna, age 22
son, George, age 4
dau, Anna, age 1/3/12

P000 ( Poh ) Soundex Index
1880 NY Census Vol 21 ED 148 Sheet 19 Line 6
Louis POH, born in Germany, age 47, Erie County, Buffalo, NY- living at 58 Mulberry
wife Susan Poh, age 22, born in NY
daughter, Susan, age 2 born in NY
George, age 10 born in NY

1880 Census ED 144 page 3
John A. Hiemenz age 25 RR. Carpenter, NY, Hess-Cruit?
wife Margareth, age 27, keeping house, NY, Bavaria, ? part cut off
daughter, Margareth, age 1

1880 NY Census (259C)
ED 148 page 19
Mulberry St.
next door to Louis & Susan POH & family is George Hiemenz, age 28, saloon keeper and his wife, Mary, age 26


Re: Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Posted: 3 May 2002 10:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hiemenz
Hi, thank you for the info. Reallly alot to follow up on. My grandfather was Adam Hiemenz. He said his father, also Adam Hiemenz, was from Darmstadt; village of Dieburg, Hessen. Our family settled in St. Cloud, Stearns County, MN area.( See St. Cloud, St. Cloud Township, Pearl Lake, Luxemburg, all in Stearns, MN) for census data.
Thank you again,
Nancy Hiemenz Thomas

Re: Descendants of Louis POH of Buffalo NY - born in Prussia in 1833

Shannon Courtney (View posts)
Posted: 3 May 2002 11:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Glad to be of help. I am glad I hung onto the notes! Keep me posted on your progess in case you come across more on Nicholas or his descending line.
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