Martin Beyerkohler and Family in New York City

Thanks to two Beyerkohler descendants, Kurt Kohler, and Mark Soltysiak, for information they have provided on the Beyerkohler family.

Kurt Kohler is a descendant through Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loeffler Beyerkohler's son, Conrad Beyerkohler.

Mark Soltysiak is a descendant though Martin Beyerkohler's son, Charles Beyerkohler and Catherine Lindemann Beyerkohler, later Van Loo.

Information supplied by Beyerkohler descendant, Kurt Kohler, is entered in blue type.

Information supplied by Beyerkohler descendant, Mark Soltysiak, is entered in green type.

Birth of Martin Beyerkohler: Circa 1835/36, Bayreuth, Germany, Son of Johann George (Kurt Kohler, December 2002) Beyerkohler- Catherine Mayer

Birth first wife: Unknown

Marriage of Martin Beyerkohler and Unknown:

Death of 1st wife:

I did not find a death record in NYC from 1868 to 1870.

Note: The supposition that Martin Beyerkohler was married twice is based on the estimated dates of birth of two of his children: Hannah Beyerkohler whose death record indicated a birth year of 1861 and Charles Beyerkohler whose marriage and death records indicate a birth year of circa 1864/5.

Birth of Mary Loeffler, the second wife (?) of Martin Beyerkohler: Unknown, circa 1842, Germany.

Marriage of Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loeffler: February 29, 1870, Manhattan Certificate # 3106

Martin Beyerkohler, age 33, 43 Clinton Street, born in Germany, bakery, father, Johann Beyerkohler, mother, Catherine Meyer, married Maria Loeffler, of 43 Clinton Street, age 28, born in Germany, father, Frederick Loeffler, mother, Christine (?) first marriage for both of them, February 29, 1870. The date was entered several times and each time the day was blotched.

Witnesses: Ernst Valy and Maria Kolb. Ceremony performed by Theo Frieder (both the given and surname are hard to read), Residence ,129 Norfold Street.

Notes:

• There are some disagreements with the records in relation to the marriage of Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loeffler and the births of their children:
  • The marriage record of Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loeffler in 1870 say that it was the first marriage for both of them.
  • There are clear indication that Martin Beyerkohler had at least two children, Hannah born circa 1861 and Charles born circa 1864.
  • At the birth of Mary Beyerkohler in 1873, Mary Beyerkohler, senior, was listed as the mother of 5 children. Either, Mary Loeffler Beyerkohler had children from a first marriage, Martin and Mary had children without the benefit of marriage (highly unlikely, but not impossible), or the number of children was understood as being a count of the children of Martin Beyerkohler, in other words Mary Loffler Beyerkohler included her stepchildren.
• It is high unlikely that this was the first marriage of Martin Beyerkohler.
• It is possible that this was the first marriage of Mary Loeffler

1. Hannah, circa 1861.

   Death of Hannah Beyerkohler: Hannah Beyerkohler born in Germany, 29 years old, the daughter of Martin Beyerkohler and Mary (no last name) both parents born in Germany, in the US and NYC for 22 years, address 246 E 3rd, died of pneumonia acute, contributing cause, exhaustion and heart failure, duration 8 days, buried Lutheran Cemetery, November 12, 1890. (1890 Manhattan death certificate #35336)

2. Charles, circa 1864 married Catherine Lindemann

   Birth: His marriage record in 1888 and his death record in 1891 indicate that:

   Charles Beyerkohler, the son of Matin Beyerkohler and Unknown, was born in Germany, circa 1864/65.

   Notes:

   • While his marriage certificate listed Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loefffler as his mother, Martin Beyerkohler didn't marry Mary Loeffler until 1870.
   • The death certificate listed another initial, not M for the father of Charles Beyerkohler.

   Immigration: His death record indicates that he immigrated in 1873.

   Marriage: Marriage of Catherine Lindemann and Charles Beyerkohler, 1888

   Catherine Lindemann and Charles Beyerkohler were married on May 19, 1888 in the Deutsche Evang. Kirche on Madison and Montgomery Street.

   Charles Beyerkohler, 244 3rd Street, age 23, single, occupation, cigar box manufacture, born in Germany, father's name, Martin BeyerKohler, mother's maiden name, Mary Loeffler, married Catherine Lindemann, of 244 3rd Ave, age 22, single, born in New York, father's name, Julius Lindemann, mother's name, Catherine Furst , on May 19, 1888, witnesses, Louis Jacob of Jersey City and Henry J. Metz. The marriage was performed by Pastor B. Krusi at 270 Madison Street, New York. A stamp on the certificate says Deutsch Evang. Kirche. Cor. Madison and Montgomery Sts. N.Y. This was a German Presbyterian Church. (New York Certificate of Marriage #6378, State of New York for 1888)

   The Church records lists, Karl Beyerkohler, 23, occupation "segarbox manuf" born, (Need to transcribe town) Bayern, 244 Third Street between Ave. B & C, to Katherine Lindemann, 22, (?) born New York, 244 3 Street, witnesses, Louis Jacob, Jersey City and Henry J Metz.

   Children:

   1. Minnie born October 3, 1888.

      Note: I did not find the birth of Minnie Beyerkohler in the NYC records. Births before 1900 were frequently not recorded.

      Marriage: "Jacob Westrich (born Aug. 8, 1882) in the lower east side of Manhattan"

      Children:

      1. Marie born 1912, died of TB 1938

      2. Mildren Catherine born September 25, 1913, Brooklyn.

         Married: Ellworth Breedon, First Presbyterian Church, 5th Ave., NYC, on February 14, 1938

         Note: Record not listed in NYC Grooms indes

      3. Louise born 1916, died 1977

      1920 Census: East 3rd Street, Manhattan, Mina Westrich head age age 30, married, examiner clothing, Marrie, daughter, age 7, Mildred, daughter, age 6, Louis, daughter, age 3 and 11 months. All born NY.

      Death of Jacob Westrich: 1935 # 9153 Manhattan, Jacob Westrich, age 53, died April 19, 1935, 9153 Harlem Hospital 136 and Lexington, "single"

   Death: Charles Beyerkohler, age 27 years 9 months, married, cigarmaker, born, German, in US and NYC 18 years, father, (a letter I can't quite make out which may be C. It is not M.) Beyerkohler, born Germany, mother, ______, born Germany, address, 88 Sherriff Street, tenement, died on September 19, 1891 around 1 P.M., chief cause of death, lobar pneumonia, contributing cause, pleurisy chronic, duration 8 days, buried Lutheran Cemetery. (NYC Death Certificate #32675, 1891)

Note: From at least 1890 to 1894 Peter Goehle and his wife, Minnie Lindemann also lived at 88 Sherrif Street. Minnie Lindemann Goehle was Catherine Lindemann Beyerkohlerıs sister.

See Catherine Lindemann Beyerkohler Van Loo now or at the bottom of the page.

3. This is a spacer, I believe that there was another child born to Martin Beyerkohler, see notes below.

4. George, July 4, 1870 married Hariette

   Note: Martin Beyerkohler and Mary Loeffler were married February 29, 1870.

   George Beyerkohler, 91 Sheriff Street, son of Mary Loeffler, born in Germany, no age, # child of mother, nothing entered, and Martin Beyerkohler, baker, born in Germany, no age, born 04 JUL 1870 (Birth Certificate #52274 Manhattan, New York)

   Note:

   • It appears that George was born less than 5 months after the wedding. This was a rather common occurrence and was not necessarily looked upon with derision. Pregnancy before marriage was frequently looked at as a proof of fertility.

   Marriage: Henrietta, unknown

   Children:

   1. Richard (Kurt Kohler, December 2002)

      Richard BEYERKOHLER - Born Aug. 22, 1892

      Note: I did not find this birth listed in NYC. Not listed in the index for NYC births 1891 to 1902

      Marriage: Henrietta, Harriet

      1913 Brooklyn Certificate # 1440

      Richard William Beyerkohler, 207 Eldert Street, age 22, single, salesman, born Brooklyn father, George, mother Henrietta Riez 1st marriage married Henrietta Price, 21 Floyd St, age 22 single born NYC, daughter of Thomas Fenton and Josephine Goewery 1st marriage St Mary's Brooklyn 220 Classon (?) Ave, 21 December 1912. Witnesses: Edward J Fallors, and Alice Yates.

      Children:

      1. George Beyer, circa 1914

      2. Richard circa 1918.

      3. Robert, (Kurt Kohler, December 2002), Robert BEYERKOHLER - Born: Oct. 10, 1922

         Marriage: Lillian (Kurt Kohler, December 2002)

         Note from Kurt Kohler, August 2004:

         I talked to Lillian once. She is in her eighties and married Robert (Bob) during the 1970's. It was a third marriage for both and she knew little other than Roberts brothers names/addresses. Robert was the son of Richard and Henrietta. Richard was the son of George born to Martin and Maria on 7/4/1870. Robert has surviving brothers, George and Richard, they shortened their names to Beyer before WWII."

         Alabama Divorce, 1957: Robert Beyerkohler from Mary Beyerkohler, Nov 1957, Russell Co., Alabama

         Death: Died: Dec 1986 (SSDI)

      WWI Draft Registration: Richard W Beyerkohler, 295 (?) Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY born August 22, 1892, US, Brookyln, NY, driver of milk co ??, Sheffield Slavan and Decker , 1372 (?) Fulton Street, Brooklyn, one child, married, 5ft 6 inches, slender, brown eyes and blond hair. June 5, 1917

      1930 Census: Brooklyn Assembly district 6, Cliften ?? Ave.:

      • Richard, head, rent, $45, age 38 ?, married at 21, born NY, chauffer, (can't read)
      • Henriette, wife, age 40 ?, married at 20, born NY
      • George, son, age 16, born NY
      • Richard, son age 12, born NY
      • Robert, son age 7, born NY

      Death of Richard Beyerkohler: Died : Jul 1963 (SSDI)

      Death of Henrietta Beyerkohler: Henrietta BEYERKOHLER - Born February 13, 1890, Died Aug 1975 (SSDI)

   2. Unknown, Henrietta listed as a mother of 2 in the 1910 census

   1910 Census: Brooklyn, South 5th Street, 16th Ward:
   • Beyerkohler, George, head, age 40, married at 19, born NY, clerk US post office
   • Henrietta, age 42, married at 19, 2 children 1 living, born NY
   • Richard, son age 17, born NY, clerk lace house

   Death of Henrietta Beyerkohler, 1920: Age 52, July 2 1920, Certificate #15061 Kings

   Brooklyn 207 Eldert Street tenement, Henrietta Beyerkohler, married born March 19, 1868, NYC, age 52 years 3 months and 13 days, name of father, Valentine Roeder, born Germany, mother, Mary Gerald, born Germany, died July 2, 1920 of cerebral hemorrhage, chronic myocarditis Buried Mt Olive Cemetery July 6, 1920

   Death of George Beyerkohler, 1944: 55 years, December 23, 1924 #23343 Kings

   NYC _ Heights Hospital, George Beyerkohler, widow, dob ___ age 55 years, post office clerk, born in US, father, Martin Beyerkohler, born Germany, mother, Mary Loeffer born Germany, 207 Eldert Stree, of Bright's hemoflagea, ---- can't read, December 23, 1944 buried Mt Olive December 27, 1944

5. Mary (Louise), July 11, 1873 married William Henry Bentley Jr.

   Birth: Mary Beyerkohler, 91 Sheriff Street, daughter of Mary Loeffer, born in Germany, age 3?, 5th child of this mother, father, Martin Beyerkohler, baker, born Germany, age 39, 11 JUL 1873 (Birth Certificate #113827 Manhattan, New York)

Marriage: December 23, 1896

Louise Gertrude Beyerkohler, 669 Broadway, Brooklyn, age 22, 1st marriage, born NYC, father, Martin Beyerkohler, mother, Mary Loeffler, married William Henry Bentley, Jr, 669 Broadway, Brooklyn, age 25, 1st marriage, carpenter, born NYC, father, William Henry Bentley, mother, Harriet Seaton Mansfield, witnesses, Mamie Stewart, and A E (?) Bentley. Ceremony performed by Cornelius L Turing, Calvery Church, 185 Manor (?) Avenue.

Note: Mary born in 1873 and Louise married in 1893 are the same person:

• The estimated year of birth of "Louise" is the same as the birth year of Mary
• Mary born in 1873 was listed as the 5th child born to Mary Loeffler Beyerkohler and Conrad born in 1875 was listed as the 6th child born to Mary Loeffler Beyerkohler. This does not allow for another child born between Mary in 1873 and Conrad in 1875. See birth of Conrad Beyerkohler below.
• Particularly in the German community where children were often given five or six names at birth, a different name was used later in life.
• 1900 Census

Children:

1. Harold W, 1896
   WWII Draft Registration: Harold William Bentley residence, Lyons Place Westwood Bergen New Jersey, Telephone, Westwood 1026, age 45, born Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, October 15, 1896, Name of person who will always know address, Mrs. Marjorie C. Bentley, Employer, Abbott Proctor and Paine, 14 Wall St. NYC.
2. Ruth, circa 1899
3. Atherton L., 1906
   SSDI: Atherton L. Bentley SSN: 152-07-3497, Last Residence: 07649,Oradell, Bergen, New Jersey, United States of America Born: 25 Mar 1906 Died: 1 Jan 1995 State (Year) SSN issued: New Jersey (Before 1951 )
4. Kenneth A, 1912
   Info from One World Tree, Ancestry.com: Born 19 October 1912, died 22 April 1963, married Lillian Hampson, 11 June 1938 New Milford, NJ (One World Tree)

1900 Census: Cleveland Street Brooklyn:

• William H Bentley Jr., head born Dec 1870, age 29, married 4 years, seute (?) maker
• Louise, wife July 1873, age 26, 2 children 2 still living
• Harold, son October 1896, age 3
• Ruth, daughter, June 1898, age 1
• Emma Beyerkohler, sister-in-law, March 1879, age 22, children's nurse
All born NY

1920 Census: Eagle Avenue Palisade Township Bergen New Jersey: Bentley
• William H, 49, born New Jersey, carpenter house
• Louise G, 47, born Bavaria, none
• Harold W, 23, born New York, brokers office
• Atherton L, 13, born New York, none
• Kenneth A, 7, born New York, none

Note: Louise Bentley was NOT born in Bavaria

See pictures of Louise Beyerkohler Bentley at bottom of the page.

6. Conrad 5/10/1875, the Great Grandfather of Kurt Kohler (Kurt Kohler, December 2002)

   Conrad Beyerkohler, 97 Willett Street, son of Mari Loeffer, born in Germany, age 33 , 6th child of this mother, father Martin Beyerkohler, baker, born Germany, age 39, born 10 MAY 1875 (Manhattan Certificate # 159061, New York, New York)

   Note: Originally the address was listed in two different places on the records as 97 Sheriff Street. In both place Sheriff was crossed out and Willett was entered. This could indicate a recent move.

   Marriage: Conrad Beyerkohler and Margaret Goeble, November 24, 1897

   Conrad Beyerkohler, 140 Second Avenue, age 22, single, born NYC, father, Martin Beyerkohler, mother, Mary Loeffler, 1st marriage and Margaret Goebel, 422 E 6th Avenue, age 18, single, born NYC, father, Jacob Goebel, mother, Christine Reinhardt, 1st marriage. Ceremony performed by Walter E. Bentley, Vicar St Mark's Church, 212 E 12th Street. Witnesses: Ernest L. Hester and Carrie Goebel. (Manhattan Certificate #18310, New York)

   Question:

   • Was Walter E. Bentley, the vicar at St Mark's Church, related to William Henry Bentley, Jr. and A. E. Bentley, the groom and witness at the marriage of Louise Beyerkohler in 1896?

   Children:

   1. Margaret

      Birth: Margaret Christine Beyerkohler, 10 21 1898, 340 East 9th Street to conrad Beyerkohler, age 23, clerk, and Margaret Beyerkohler nee Goebel age 19, 1st birth

   2. Louis Conrad Beyerkohler (1901-)

      Birth: Louis Conrad Beyerkohler, September 16, 1901 124 E 11th Street to conrad Beyerkohler, born US, age 26, US PO clerk, and Margaret Beyerkohler (no maiden name given) age 21, second child both living.

   1910 Census: Melrose Avenue, Bronx:
   • Beyerkohler, Conrad, head, age 34, born NY, clerk post office
   • Margaret, wife, age 29, born NY
   • Margaret, C, daughter, age 11, born NY
   • Louis C, son, age 8, born NY

   WWI Draft Registration: Conrad Beyerkohler, Emerson (?) St Corona Queens age 43, born May 10, 1875, post office clerk, US post master, - NY, NY, next of kin, Margaret Beyerkohler, height medium, build heavy ?, blue eyes and black hair. September 2, 1918

7. Unknown child

   According to the birth record of Anne Beyerkohler in 1877, she was the 8th child born to Mary Loeffler, see below.

8. Emma, 3/1877 (Kurt Kohler, December 2002)

   Anne Beyerkohler, 97 Willett Street, daughter of Mary Loeffler, born Germany, age 35, 8th child of this mother, father, Matin Beyerkohler, baker, born Germany, age 42 born 08 MAR 1877 (Manhattan Certificate # 202809, New York)

   1900 Census: Emma Beyerkohler was listed in the 1900 Census at Wartburg Orphan Farm School, 5th Ward, Mt. Vernon City, Eastchester Westchester County, New York, A.D. line 63:

   Byerkohler, Emma, White Female, born Mar 1877, age 23, Single, born NY, mother, Ger., father, Ger., occupation, Teacher

Death of Mary Loeffler Beyerkohler: Maria Beyerkohler, age 40 years and 6 months, married, occupation, none, born Germany, in US and NY for 12 years, father and mother's places of birth, Germany, place of death, 218 E 3rd Street, 11 (?) Ward, living on 2nd floor, 20 families in building, was seen by a physician from January 29 to January 31, 1882, died on February 1, 1882, at around 7:00 A.M., of acute arterial rheumatic (can't read next few words), contributing cause, endo carditus, buried in the Lutheran cemetary. (Manhattan Death Certificate 1882, #410740)

Note: The death certificates vary a little over time. This death certificate did not ask the name of the parents, only their places of birth.

Death of Martin Beyerkohler, 1890: Martin Beyerkohler age 54 years, 10 months, widower, occupation labourer, born Bayreuth, in US for 18 years, address 164 E 4th Street, died on March 16th of Pnemonia dextra (?), paralysis cardis (?) Asthma bronchiate.

The death certificate indicates that there were 8 families living at 164 E 4th Street and that Martin Beyerkohler lived in the basement. The information on parents, address, etc was provided by "Charles Beyerkohler". The physician who filled out the death certificate made the following note: "I only saw deceased once found him suffering of a heavy asthma bronchiate and inflamation of lungs. Death caused by paralsis of heart." Martin Beyerkohler was buried in Lutheran Cemetary on March 18th, 1890. (Death certificate, Manhattan, 1890 #9681)

There were no other Beyerkohler deaths between 1888 and 1891.

Additional Notes From Kurt Kohler, December 2002

Some of the Beyerkohles changed the name to Kohler while other changed it to Beyer.

"I have an older relative that thinks all the kids were put in the Wartburg Orphanage up in Mt Vernon Westchester Co."

Bayreuth

Bayreuth is a city in Bavaria, east of Wurzburg and north of Nurenberg.

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Photo courtesy Kurt Kolhler

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