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Kohler family of Wisconsin

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Estate
  
Kohler Estate

Members
  
Herbert Kohler, Jr. John Michael Kohler Terry Kohler Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter J. Kohler, Sr.

Name origin and meaning
  
German: occupational name for a charcoal burner, from Middle High German kol ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -er. The form Kohler is South German; elsewhere it is usually written Köhler

The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the US state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

Contents

Family tree

The following chart uses a modified d'Aboville numbering. The redundant leading 1 has been omitted. The generation is shown by the number of digits in the descendant's index number.

  1. Child
  2. Grandchild
  3. Great-grandchild
  4. Great-great-grandchild

In the chart, direct descendants of John M. Kohler II are indicated with a blue or yellow background. Persons with Wikipedia biographies are indicated with a heavy border with a blue border for a deceased person and a green border for a living person.

List of notable members

Chronological by birth:

  • John Michael Kohler II (1844–1900) Patriarch
  • Walter Jodok Kohler Sr (1875–1940) son
  • Marie Christine Kohler (1876–1943) daughter
  • Walter Jodok Kohler Jr (1904–1976) grandson
  • Julilly House (1908–1976) granddaughter-in-law
  • Terry Jodok Kohler (1934–2016 ) great-grandson
  • Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr (1939– ) grandson
  • Marie House Kohler (1951– ) great-granddaughter
  • David Karger Kohler (1966– ) great-grandson
  • References

    Kohler family of Wisconsin Wikipedia