Edward Kochintke, my great-grandfather and namesake, was born Oscar Eduard Kochintke March 12, 1855 in Santomysl, Schroda, Germany (now part of Poland).Luise Catharine Leibold was born in Stuttgart, Germany October 3, 1864.Both emigrated to the U.S. c.1883, and family lore has it that they met during transit.They married June 8, 1884.Their son, Edward J. Kochintke, was born in March 1885, so this photo was probably taken about that year in Albany, NY. |