Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook

1843 - 1934  (91 years)

• Name	Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook
  Birth	03 Dec 1843	Lassan, Prussia
  Gender	Female
  Census	13 Jun 1850	"Bark Neptune," Bremen, Germany
  	Galveston
  	Johann Knickkel 61 M Farmer Lassan 93 Louise Knickkel 50 F 94 Ferdinand Knickkel 26 M 95* Ernst Knickkel 24 F 97* Friedr. Koch 48 M Farmer Lassan 98 Augusto Koch 34 M 99 Augusto Koch 12 M 100* Cristine Koch 8 M 101 Alwine Koch 6 M 102 Frederich Koch 5 M 103 Peter Koch 2 M 104* Christian Koch 9m M 105* Christo Gentz 56 M Farmer Usedam 106 Charlotte Gentz 54 F 107 Fredinke Gentz 17 F 108* Alwine Gentz 12 M 109* Johann Gentz 12 M 110* Carl Friedr Gentz 10 M 111 Carl Ferdin Gentz 6 M
  Census	2 Nov 1850	Tyler Co, Texas
  	2 Nov 1850 Tyler County res 118/118 A Knuppel 28 28 Germany Farmer John Knupple 61 Germany Louisa 57 Germany Ernest 24 Germany res 119/119 Chas Maass 40 Germany Farmer Mary 25 Germany Eliza Deurand 38 Henry Durand 6 PA M Prieto 37 res 120/120 Chas D Maass 66 Germany Carpenter Mary Maass 62 Germany res 121/121 Fred Koch 49 Germany Farmer Augusta 35 Germany Augusto 13 Germany Amistine 8 Germany Alvena 7 Germany Fred 5 Germany Peter 3 Germany Reinholt 1 Germany Charles 2/12 TX res 122/122 Christian Gentz 55 Germany Farmer Charlotte 50 Germany William 13 Germany Charles 11 Germany Ferdinand 5 Germany
  		1850 Texas, Tyler County, Census Gentz, Maass, Knupple, and Koch families. Please see the document "Prussian Immigrants" also attached to this census event to have a better understanding of the familial relationships of these families.
  		Prussian Immigrants A closer look at the Gentz, Maass, Knupple, Koch and Block families in Southeast Texas in 1850. (d)
  Census	27 Jun 1860	Caney Head, Hardin Co, Texas
  	Fredrick Kook 1804 56 farmer 640 250 Prussia Augusta 1815 45 Prussia Ernstine 1844 16 Prussia Alvine 1845 15 Prussia Fredrick 1846 Prussia Peter 1847 13 Prussia Reinhold 1849 11 Prussia Charles 1850 10 Texas Aronst 1853 7 Texas Hulda 1857 3 Texas
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Silsbee (Precinct 5), Hardin Co, Texas
  	Alvina head widow Oct 1843 age 56 7 children 6 living, Germany, Germany, Germany came to USA 1850 been here 49 naturalized "No", stratched thru - Farmer John May 1874 26 S Jamie May 1874 26 S Sina dau Jul 1876 23 S Emma dau May 1878 age 22 S Cara dau May 1880 age 20 S
  Census	21 Jan 1920	Hardin Co (Precinct 5), Texas
  	Knupple, Alvina M. self 76 1844 Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German own farm Emma dau 40 1880 single Texas Germany Germany
  Death	10 Dec 1934	Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas
  	d.c. age 91, Alvena Knupple, b in Germany, widow of Ferdinand Knupple, residence on Beaumont Highway, Hardin, length of residence, 83 yrs, father Fredrick Cook, Germany, and Agutus May, Germany. informant, Mrs. L(?) ora Richards, Besamay, Texas
  Burial	11 Dec 1934	Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas
  		Knupple Cemetery Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas
  		Knupple Cemetery Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas
  		Knupple Cemetery Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas
  Person ID	I22586	Roots
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Okonom Friederich (Koch) Cook,   b. 1802, of, Lassan, Prussia d. 1862, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Augusta Maass,   b. 1816, of, Lassen, Prussia d. Aft 1900, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1826	of, Lassan, Prussia
  Family ID	F8235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ferdinand (Knickkel) Knupple,   b. 1824, of, Lassen, Prussia d. 1886, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1865	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	1865 - per article in Silsbee Bee 2008 "Ferdinan Knupple married his cousin, Alvenia Cook, in 1865 at her uncle's house in Sabine Pass." Alvenia Cook's mother, Augusta Maass, was sister to William Maass. "That same year he (Ferdinan Knupple) decided to move with his wife to his parents home at Cook's Bluff, since his parents were 'getting on up in age.' "Ferdinan's parents, Johann and Louise Knupple, were had come to Texas aboard that ship in 1850." http://www.silsbeebee.com/news.php?viewStoryPrinter=2008 posted online Jul 21, 2010 1865 - per article in Silsbee Bee 2008 "Ferdinan Knupple married his cousin, Alvenia Cook, in 1865 at her uncle's house in Sabine Pass." Alvenia Cook's mother, Augusta Maass, was sister to William Maass. "That same year he (Ferdinan Knupple) decided to move with his wife to his parents home at Cook's Bluff, since his parents were 'getting on up in age.' "Ferdinan's parents, Johann and Louise Knupple, were had come to Texas aboard that ship in 1850." http://www.silsbeebee.com/news.php?viewStoryPrinter=2008 posted online Jul 21, 2010
  Children	+ 1. Nora Knupple,   b. 1867, Hardin Co, Texas d. Aft 1889 (Age 23 years)   2. Laura Knupple,   b. 1871, Hardin Co, Texas d. Aft 1880, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 10 years)   3. John O Knupple,   b. 09 Sep 1873, Hardin Co, Texas d. 04 Jul 1952, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 78 years)   4. Thomas Jamie Knupple,   b. 1875, Hardin Co, Texas d. Aft 1900 (Age 26 years) + 5. Lou Sina Knupple,   b. 01 Jul 1875, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas d. 20 Feb 1958, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 82 years)   6. Emma S Knupple,   b. 09 May 1878, Hardin Co, Texas d. 01 Jun 1970, Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 92 years)   7. Cora Octavine Knupple,   b. 09 May 1880, Hardin Co, Texas d. 24 Aug 1970, Kirbyville, Jasper Co, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F8240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 Oct 1865 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Burial - 11 Dec 1934 - Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Bark Neptune Manifest Includes Captain Carl Vespermann's signature, information about the baque of the middle 19th century. Family members who sailed this voyage are linked to the respective pages within this file. (d) Albert Peter (Koch) Cook (I22589) Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook (I22586) Augusto (Koch) Cook (I22583) Christian Rheinhold (Koch) Cook (I22588) Dorothea Ernistine Johanna (Koch) Cook (I22585) Frederick (Fritz) William (Koch) Cook (I22587) Okonom Friederich (Koch) Cook (I22580) Alwine Marie Friederike "Alvina" Gentz (I1373) Charles* Christopher Gentz, Sr (I1326) Ferdinand "Fred" Gentz (I417)
  		Silsbee Bee Sesquicentennial (History of Hardin County) Hardin County's 150th Birthday, Story of Koch (Cook), Knupple, and Maass families, and even members of the Gentz family, who arrived from Prussia and settled Cook's Bluff, which later became a part of Silsbee.(d)