Charley Poch, Elsie Pooch and the orange beads
Boy, I'm glad to find this board. The Poch, Pooch name shows up with our family on a few occasions, but no one seems to know why. My grandmother, Emma Marie (Brumm) Wick of Chicagoland, 98 and a half and still of great memory, says she had a cousin named Elsie Pooch who lived near her in Wheeling Township in Illinois back around 1910 or so. She said Elsie was a beautiful girl who wore lovely orange beads around her neck. She married a man named Funke and Emma lost track of her. Emma's sister left a note about "Uncle Charlie Poch who came to America with Grandma and Grandpa Behlke from Mechlinburg/Pomerasia area of Germany" Emma's sister said Charley tried homesteading in WI but too many wild animals sent him back here to Illinois. Emma's sister, Sophia Brumm was baptized at St. John's Lutheran in Northfield Illinois in 1889, and one of the witnesses is Augusta Poch.
I am hoping something here rings a bell with someone. Maybe Grandmother Behlke was originally a Poch? Her first name was Henrietta and she was born in Jun of 1837. Her husband's name was Behlke, but first name is unclear. Could have been Gustave, Carl, or Charles. Gram says it was "Grandpa" :)
On the 1900 Census Henrietta Behlke says she is the mother of six living children. So far we have found Carolina Behlke Brumm, Wilhelmina Behlke Straub Edecker, Gustaph Behlke, Ernestina Behlke Wichmann, and Bertha Behlke Heins. Gram's sister says the sixth child was Charley Poch. Although, I don't see how, unless he was illigitimate.
Does this do anything for anyone? Please say YES. Esther
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Re: Charley Poch, Elsie Pooch and the orange beads
I don't know if this will help, William or Whilhiem Pooch (changed to Polk in 1874) came to america in 1857 from the town of Pomen or Posen in germany the area then called Prussia. His wife was Augusta Kreuger, there Children were Albertina Louisea MaryEdward William Minnie Augusta Frederick Albert William John Lulu Albertina Julia Ethel Alice Forence they were in wisconsin
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Re: Charley Poch, Elsie Pooch and the orange beads
Hi Ester- I think my grt.grt. Grandfather married your 98 yr old Emma's mother. His name was Henry Miller and he married Sophia Brumm in 1895 (it was his 2nd marriage). Sophia was 38 yrs old at the time. I think Sophia was the widow of Daniel Brumm and had at least two children - Louisa and Emma. Does any of this sound familiar to you? I would like to hear from you if it does.
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Re: Charley Poch, Elsie Pooch and the orange beads
I am sorry, but it does not sound familiar. Gram's mom was Caroline, and she was only married once. Gram had a sis named Sophie, but she too was only married once for some 57 years. Were your relatives from the Chicagoland area?
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Re: Charley Poch, Elsie Pooch and the orange beads
I forgot to ask, do you know if Daniel Brumm had any brothers? What was his father's name? Did he have any sisters? There could be a connection. It would be interesting to check out.
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