Re: August KOHLS and Caroline KATTAZ
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August KOHLS and Caroline KATTAZ
H Senske 9/10/03
Hi Heidi,
My former husband is John William Kohls, son of William (probably Wilhelm Johann at birth) John Kohls, who emigrated to the U.S. in @1929.He came from Goldenstadt in the province of Essen in Germany.He was the 9th of 13 children.I know he had a brother named Teddy who also came to the states, possible not at the same time.He had four sisters who all became nuns and lived in Germany and Switzerland.I seem to remember talk of an August, although I don't know if it was a brother, or father.Does any of this sound familiar?
William John ended up in Cincinnati, Ohio, at Kahn's Meatpacking Plant.He ended up owning a grocery store, several laundromats and a bar and restaurant.He was a truly self-made man.He never got beyond third grade, and yet he read everything he could get his hands on!He passed his love of knowledge on to his son, who is a renowned psychologist here in Sacramento, CA.
Hopefully, this information will be of use, and you can trade some iwht me.
Gretchen Maze Kohls