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Johann Hermann Kohues aka (John Herman Kohus) 1828-1875
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Johann Hermann Kohues, was born in Ostbevern, Westfalen, Prussia on 19 Sep 1828 (#156). He was the son of Johann Henricus Kohues 1799-1846 and Anna Maria Gertrud Piegelbrock 1797-1873. Johann Hermann Kohues Americanized his name to John Kohus upon entering the United States. John was a tailor by trade. He was the first of three brothers to emigrate to Cincinnati, Ohio. His brothers were Hermann Heinrich Kohues 1826-1900 (shoemaker) and Johan Heinrich Kohues 1838-1913 (merchant tailor). John married Maria Veronica Determann 1833-1913, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, on 24 Jul 1855 at the St. Philomenna Catholic Church. The church still stands there today. That area of town was inhabited predominately by German emigrants. John and Veronica had eleven children, several of which died at an early age. John Kohus died in Cincinnati on 24 Oct 1875 from Bright's Disease (a kidney disease). He is buried in St. John Cemetery in St. Bernard, a suburb of Cincinnati. This marker bears his name and the names of several of his children. John lived forty seven years, one month and five days. John's obituary appeared in Der Deutsche Pioniere, a monthly magazine published by the Deutsche Pionier-Verein (Union of German Pioneers) in Cincinnati during the period 1869-1885. The individual publications have since been bound into volumes and preserved. There was an exclusive membership rule that required an emigrant to have lived in the United States for at least twenty years before becoming a member. John became a member in November 1874 just thirteen month before his death.
Death notice from the Der Deutsche Pionier, Pionier-Verein von Cincinnati 1875, Volume 6. Translation: Johann Kohus, born 19 September 1928 in Ostbevern near Munster, Westphalia, emigrated in 1849
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Obituary: Johann Kohus, from the Der Deutsche Pionier, Pionier-Verein von Cincinnati 1875, Volume 7.
Translation: Johann Kohus. He was born on 19 Sep 1828 in Ostbevern, Westphalia. After he had learned the tailoring trade in his hometown, he emigrated on 29 Sep 1849, via Bremen, landing in New Orleans in October of the same year. He arrived in Cincinnati in the spring of 1850, where he opened his own business and attained comfortable circumstances. He has lived since becoming a member of the Pionier-Verein in November 1874, on the corner of Poplar Street and Western Avenue, where he died on 25 Oct 1875. He is survived by his wife and several children, who mourn his early death. |
St John Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Passport application for John H. Kohus 6 Feb 1865.
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Passport application for John H. Kohus 6 Feb 1865.
The following was copied, for ease of reading, from the front page of the passport application on the left. Though I do not have a photo of my great great grandfather, the following passport application gives a very good description of him. It also shows that John H Kohus did sign an oath of allegiance to become a US citizen. Office of Benno Speyer Nos. 7 and 8 West Third Street Cincinnati Feb. 6, 1865 Hon. Wm. H. Stewart Secretary. Of State Washington, City Sir. I beg to enclose herein citizen papers and an oath of allegiance of John H. Kohus, Requesting to forward passport, at your earliest convenience. With great respect Your able servant Benno Speyer Age 36 Stature 5' 5 3/4'' Forehead low Eyes grey Mouth regular Nose full Chin Oval Hair dark brown Complexion fair Face oval
For more information on Johann Hermann Kohues/John Kohus see the Kohus History page
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