Cohrs Family Tree With Selected Photographs December 25, 2001
Albert Louis Frederick William Cohrs Born: June 10, 1894 Proviso Township, Illinois Married: February 26, 1919 Forest Park, Illinois Died: January 20, 1958 Pistakee Highlands, Illinois
Albert Cohrs’ Parents: John Cohrs – Born December 12, 1852 Hanover, Germany Died July 20, 1935 Forest Park, Illinois Engle Maria Schulenburg Born in Bohlson, Germany
Emilie (Mela) b. Oct. 16, 1881 Hermine (Minnie) b. Apr. 17, 1889 Mary b. July 25, 1877 William b. Aug Henry b. Nov. 28, 1884 Frederick (Fred) b. Jan. 28, 1886 Clara b. July 17, 1891 Engle Maria Albert b. June 10, 1894 Johann b. Dec. 12, 1852
Albert Cohrs Confirmation Picture
Albert Cohrs World War I Uniform 1918
Albert Cohrs World War I Uniform 1918
Albert and Anna February 26, 1919
Albert Berlin Lena Wiedler Albert Louis Frederick WilliamCohrs Anna Maria Sophia Weidler
July 22, 1937 “Leroy Cohrs, Ray Cohrs, Anna Cohrs Richard Cohrs, Paul Cohrs” (On Left) “Alvin Hoetsch, Albert Cohrs, Herman Weidler” (On Right)
“Dad hoeing cabbage with potatoes behind. Paul being idle.”
“Ray Cohrs his graduation (High School 1938) in their Back yard. Grandma (Anna) and Grandpa (Albert) Cohrs”
“L to R Paul, Dad (Grandpa), Ray Circa 1944 Melrose Park”
“Albert (Dad) Cohrs and Paul Circa 1943”
“Mother and Dad ready to step out in Plymouth” “Mom and Dad Cohrs Circa 1942, Melrose Park, IL”
“Paul Cohrs and Albert Cohrs”
“Albert Cohrs and Son Leroy holding down a rattler Apple River Canyon”
“Dad says he’s going 60 miles an hr. at the same Corner where we always make a turn”
“Al Cohrs”
“Anna and Albert Cohrs”
“Mr. Cohrs himself” “Northern Illinois Gas Co. FLAME – Neg. No. 304”
“Mr. Krauss (Ruth Cohrs Father) and Albert Cohrs”
“Dad & his cabbage & tomatoe plant. Corn in background” “Grandpa Cohrs 1942 (circa) Melrose Park”
“Karl Wiedler – Anna Cohrs brother”
“Mr. Cohrs” “Albert Cohrs (about 60 years old” “(Retirement picture)”
Anna Maria Sopia Weidler Cohrs Born: October 3, 1894 Proviso Township, Illinois Married: February 26, 1919 Forest Park, Illinois Died: April 9, 2974 Melrose Park, Illinois
Anna Cohrs’ Parents: Henry Weidler – Born July 28, 1855 Died October 7, 1915 Dorothy “Doris” Jasker Born May 6, 1853 Died October 19, 1909
“Aunt Lina Wiedler Denner Aunt Anna Weidler Cohrs”
Anna Cohrs
Anna Weidler Confirmation Portrait
Brothers and Sisters of Anna Cohrs: William, Herman, Mary, Louis, Henry, George, Karl, Ernst, Anna & Lina
“Aunt Anna”
Anna Cohrs’ Brothers
Richard Frederick Cohrs Born: March 27, 1924 Forest Park, Illinois Married: February 8, 1947 Melrose Park, Illinois Died: June 7, 2001 Franktown, Colorado
Ray Paul Dick Leroy
Left to Right: Albert Cohrs, Ray Cohrs Richard Cohrs, Leroy Cohrs, Paul Cohrs
Richard Cohrs Confirmation Portrait
Rich, Paul on vacation
Richard Cohrs Fort Lewis Exchange Photo Department Fort Lewis, Washington
Richard Cohrs 1943
L to R: Hans Wuttke Paul Cohrs Richard Cohrs 1943
Raymond & Richard Meeting in Germany W.W. II
Rich “Intellectual type, isn’t he?” May 28 –’42
Marjorie Mary Colburn Born: June 16, 1925, Chicago, Illinois Married: February 8, 1947 Melrose Park, Illinois Died: December 30, 1999, Denver, Colorado
Margie – Probably One Year Old
Margie and Mom and Dolly in Chair
Marge Colburn About 10 Years Old
L to R: Marge, Lyman (Bud), Cousin?, Jeanette, Pat, Hazel
Pages from Marge’s 8 th Grade Signature book (St. Teresa’s 1939): (1) You’ll always be my little Girl, stay as sweet as you are, Your Mother (2) Just to be funny and act like a clown, I will write my name up-side down Your Brother (The Pest) Lyman Colburn (3) To remember is to love and I love to remember you. God guide you always, Nanna Colburn (1)(2) (3)
Margie – maybe At a ride at Riverview?
Fullersburg, July 4, 1946
St. Paul’s Evan. Lutheran Church
Lyman Sylvia Marge & Dick Anna Albert
Richard and Marjorie
Rich, Marge and Rick
“Dick Cohrs”
Dick, Marge & Family
Dick, Marge & Family with Grandpa Cohrs
The Cohrs Family In New York
Richard with Father-in-law, Lyman
Merry Christmas December 1957
Anna Paul Anne Dick Betty Leroy Margie