William Koch and Mary E. McCall

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Husband William Koch ¹

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           Born: 15 Sep 1844 1
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         Father: Abraham D. Koch (1807-1867) 1 2
         Mother: Harriet Henrietta Fritz (1816-1911) 1 2

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       Marriage: 17 Sep 1874 1

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Wife Mary E. McCall ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William Koch

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He was a miller and distiller by trade. In company with his brother George and Doctor Knight, he drilled 31 oil wells in Clarion Co., PA; in company with his brothers George and Jerry has drilled 74 wells (105 total) - 96 of which were good-producing wells. In company with his brother George, William had a patent on solid rim bull wheels. He and his brother George had eight US patents, mostly relating to the oil business (from 1890 History of Venango Co., pp 1123-1124)
Residing in Lamartine, Clarion Co, PA, in 1911.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1123.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 857.