Bernard Heinrich Kohues 1865-1921 Kohus Family Graves in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bernard Heinrich Kohues was born in Ostbevern, Prussia, on 14 Nov 1865. He was born out of wedlock to Anna Gertrud Fromme. On his birth record from St. Ambrosus Church in Ostbevern, his godfather was Bernard Kohues. Bernard's brother Joan Heinrich Kohues emigrated to America in 1865. Joan Heinrich was one of three Kohues brothers to settle in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bernard and his mother Anna Gertrude Fromme emigrated to America two years later in 1867. They settled in Cincinnati where Anna and Joan Heinrich Kohues were married on 23 Jul 1867 at St. Paul Church in Cincinnati. I believe that Joan Heinrich was Bernard Heinrich's biological father. As was the custom, Joan Heinrich Kohues Americanized his name to Henry Kohus while his son Bernard Heinrich Kohues became known as Henry B. Kohus. Henry B. became an American Citizen in 1896.
Henry B.'s father ran a successful merchant tailoring business in Cincinnati. He was a business partner of George Drees for years, until about 1890 when he went into partnership with his son Henry B. Their business was named Kohus & Son. They were in business as Kohus & Son until 1906 when Henry B. apparently took over the business, naming it H. B. Kohus and Company. His father Henry was still working at the business location at 431 Main Street but at age 68 he was listed in the city directory as an office worker. Henry and his father worked in those capacities until 1913 when Henry's father died. Henry B. left the business some time before 1916 when he became manager at the Price Hill Branch of the Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company. He worked for that company until his death on 11 Apr 1921. Henry B. is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, in a section along with his father and several other family members.