S.S. Cincinnati's Second Officer Andresen's statement 10/25/1909 that "... I believe that no one of said aliens is an idiot, an imbecile or a feeble-minded person..."

Dr. Hormann (German Doctor), Surgeon of the S.S. Cincinnati, statement of October 25, 1909

Ship's manifest, October 25, 1909, of the S.S. Cincinnati. Line 23 is "Johannes Koch", age 23, clerk, can read and write, Last Permanent Residence: Hamburg, Germany, parents: P. Koopmann; of (Holst) Haseldorf

Next page of Ship's manifest, October 25, 1909, of the S.S. Cincinnati. Line 23: Johannes Koch paid for his own ticket, had more than $50, Friend of Paul Ehlers, 5' 7" tall, blond hair, brown eyes, born in Wilhelmsburg, Germany

Dr. Martin Dowling, Ship's Surgeon of the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, February 11, 1920: in "Steerage" were 194 Aliens, 27 US Citizens for a total of 221

S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam sailing from Boulogne Sur Mer, France on January 31, 1920 arrived in New York on February 11, 1920. Lines 19 and 20 show John Wm., age 33, and Elisabeth B., age 20, Koch, husband and wife. John was naturalized in the District Court of Pecker (Becker?) County, Detroit, Minn. on April 29, 1916. Residence listed as Bowdvin, Montana.

Gustav Shutt, Line 17, came over on the SS Reliance in October 1923 and was listed as a laborer.

Gustav Shutt, Line 17, arrived October 12, 1923 on the SS Reliance and was going to join his "br. i. l." (brother-in-law) "John Koch New-York, NY, 2425 7th. Ave."

Story of John W. Koch and his wife, Elsie (part 1)

Story of John W. Koch and his wife, Elsie (part 2)

Arthur and Lillie Giles had John Giles, while John and Pearle Neifert had Grace Neifert.

Family Tree

John W. Koch's Confectionary Store article

John Jacob Neifert Succumbs article.

Articles about the Marion Memorial Hospital and John E. Giles, Sr.'s part in its creation.

John E. Giles, Sr. in plane crash articles

Grace Giles is 100 years old!