Events of close relatives
Birth 20 April 1914 26 19 El Dorado, Union County, Illinois, USA
Birth of a first cousin 30 June 1914 (Age 2 months) East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
Male cousin: Kenneth Russell Kochersperger (I17393) Father: George Walter [I] Kochersperger (I15442) (Age 29) Mother: Elda Olivia Mattheis (I15428) (Age 29) [View Family (F6297)]
Marriage of father's sibling 20 November 1915 (Age 19 months) Illinois, USA
uncle: James Frederick Kochersperger (I15446) (Age 21) Aunt-in-law: Goldie Annis Vanhoy (I17478) (Age 18) [View Family (F6310)]
Marriage of father's sibling 25 June 1916 (Age 2) Illinois, USA
uncle: Harry Harold Kochersperger (I15444) (Age 26) Aunt-in-law: Mary Theresa Connelly (I17420) (Age 24) [View Family (F6308)]
Marriage of father's sibling 16 August 1916 (Age 2) Illinois, USA
aunt: Dora Kochersperger (I15445) (Age 24) Uncle-in-law: John Henry Middleswart (I17421) (Age 20) [View Family (F6309)]
Birth of a first cousin 9 January 1917 (Age 2) Madison County, Illinois, USA
Female cousin: Reba Eugenea Kochersperger (I17481) Father: James Frederick Kochersperger (I15446) (Age 22) Mother: Goldie Annis Vanhoy (I17478) (Age 19) [View Family (F6310)]
Marriage of father's sibling 24 April 1917 (Age 3)
aunt: Mary Narcissus Kochersperger (I15448) (Age 18) Uncle-in-law: Herman Oscar Hechler (I17484) (Age 22) [View Family (F6311)]
Birth of a first cousin 12 October 1918 (Age 4) Illinois, USA
Male cousin: William Joseph [I] Kocher (I17424) Father: Harry Harold Kochersperger (I15444) (Age 28) Mother: Mary Theresa Connelly (I17420) (Age 27) [View Family (F6308)]
Birth of a first cousin 9 February 1919 (Age 4) Madison County, Illinois, USA
Male cousin: Edward Jacob Kochersperger (I17480) Father: James Frederick Kochersperger (I15446) (Age 24) Mother: Goldie Annis Vanhoy (I17478) (Age 22) [View Family (F6310)]
Birth of sibling 13 June 1919 (Age 5) Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Brother: Ralph Leo Kochersperger (I15455)
Source 1920 (Age 5) 1920 Census, Illinois, Madison County, Wood Riber, ED96, page 13a, lines 14-17
Birth of a first cousin 18 May 1922 (Age 8) Illinois, USA
Male cousin: Harry James Kocher (I17425) Father: Harry Harold Kochersperger (I15444) (Age 31) Mother: Mary Theresa Connelly (I17420) (Age 30) [View Family (F6308)]
Birth of a first cousin 19 August 1925 (Age 11) Indiana, USA
Male cousin: George Walter [II] Kochersperger (I17397) Father: George Walter [I] Kochersperger (I15442) (Age 40) Mother: Elda Olivia Mattheis (I15428) (Age 40) [View Family (F6297)]
Death of father's sibling 24 November 1925 (Age 11) Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA
uncle: Roland Goodnight Kochersperger (I15451) (Age 19)
Birth of a first cousin 10 April 1926 (Age 11) Male cousin: John Franklin Middleswart (I17476) Father: John Henry Middleswart (I17421) (Age 29) Mother: Dora Kochersperger (I15445) (Age 33) [View Family (F6309)]
Birth of a first cousin 1927 (Age 12) Madison County, Illinois, USA
Male cousin: Ernest Kochersperger (I17479) Father: James Frederick Kochersperger (I15446) (Age 32) Mother: Goldie Annis Vanhoy (I17478) (Age 29) [View Family (F6310)]
Death of father's sibling 13 June 1927 (Age 13) [drowned] Rama, Nicaragua, Central America while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps
uncle: Charles Simpson Kochersperger (I15450) (Age 22)
Source 1930 (Age 15) 1930 Census, Illinois, Madison County, Wood River, ED103, page 32a, sheet 106
Death of a grand-parent 5 July 1932 (Age 18) Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Grandmother: Estella Ann Hampton (I15441) (Age 67)
Marriage of a first cousin 24 December 1935 (Age 21) Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Male cousin: Eugene Herbert Kochersperger (I15427) (Age 24) Cousin-in-law: Zetta Roberta Hamilton (I15923) (Age 22) [View Family (F6296)]
Marriage of a first cousin 15 May 1937 (Age 23) Female cousin: Reba Eugenea Kochersperger (I17481) (Age 20) Cousin-in-law: Harold Wilson Wells (I17518) (Age 21) [View Family (F7127)]
Death of a grand-parent 12 July 1937 (Age 23) Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Grandfather: George Jacob [II] Kochersperger (I15436) (Age 72)
Marriage of sibling 4 May 1941 (Age 27) Old Monroe, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
Brother: Ralph Leo Kochersperger (I15455) (Age 21) Sister-in-law: Bessie Marie Hardwick (I17501) (Age 19) [View Family (F6313)]
Death of a first cousin 7 December 1941 (Age 27) USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA [casualty of Japanese raid]
Male cousin: John Franklin Middleswart (I17476) (Age 15)
Death of father's sibling 27 October 1959 (Age 45) Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
uncle: George Walter [I] Kochersperger (I15442) (Age 74)
Death of father's sibling 2 February 1960 (Age 45) National City, San Diego County, California, USA
uncle: James Frederick Kochersperger (I15446) (Age 65)
Source Feb 2004, verbal information Herman Kochersperger, Alton, Illinois, USA
Death 31 December 1963 (Age 49) Troy, Madison County, Illinois, USA [passenger in fatal auto accident]