The Voisin/Stewart Family
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Husband: Peter Joseph Pohl
Born: 04 December 1842 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 1
Married: 16 November 1869 in Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan 30 31
Died: 19 October 1916 3
Father: Johann Peter Pohl
Mother: Maria Catharina Hellenthal
Spouses:
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Peter Joseph Pohl
Wife: Anna Maria "Mary" Hanses
Born: 08 September 1851 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 6
Died: 05 September 1928
Buried: in Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan 7
Saint Mary's Cemetery

Father: John Hanses
Mother: Elizabeth Martin
Spouses:
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Anna Maria (Hanses) Pohl
Children
01 (F): Katharina Pohl
Born: 15 September 1870 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 8
Died: 25 September 1929
Spouses: Joseph A. Kraus
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Katharina (Pohl) Kraus
02 (F): Helena Pohl
Born: 14 April 1873 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 9
Died: 29 August 1925
Spouses: Joseph Keusch
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Helena (Pohl) Keusch
03 (M): Bernard Pohl
Born: 14 March 1875 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 10
Died: 03 March 1965
Spouses: Suzanna Thelen; Magdalena Schafer
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Bernard Pohl
04 (F): Maria Anna Pohl
Born: 04 July 1877 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 11 12
Died: 05 February 1961 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Spouses: Wilhelm Henry Arens
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Maria Anna (Pohl) Arens
05 (M): Johann Joseph Pohl
Born: 08 August 1879 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 13 14
Died: 14 October 1917 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan
Spouses: Elizabeth Sporer
06 (M): William Pohl
Born: 17 December 1881 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 15
Died: 24 September 1895
Spouses:
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William Pohl
07 (M): Peter Joseph Pohl
Born: 18 December 1883 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 16 17
Died: 25 April 1964
Spouses: Amelia Mary Hundt
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Peter Joseph Pohl
08 (F): Margaretha Pohl
Born: 22 January 1886 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 18 19
Died: 24 December 1967
Spouses: Ralph G. Schultz
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Margaretha (Pohl) Schultz
09 (F): Anna Louise Pohl
Born: 19 February 1888 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 20 21
Died: 25 September 1943 in Troy, Michigan
Spouses: Francis Floyd Bishop
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Anna Louise (Pohl) Bishop
10 (F): Rose Pohl
Born: 22 September 1890 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 22 23
Died: 19 February 1982
Spouses: William P. Curtin
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Rose (Pohl) Curtin
11 (M): Adam Anthony Pohl
Born: 26 August 1892 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 24 25 26
Died: 19 January 1964 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan 27 28
Spouses: Dorothea P. Rademacher
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Adam Anthony Pohl
12 (M): Albert Ferd Pohl
Born: 26 February 1895 in Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan 29
Died: 02 November 1899
Spouses:
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Albert Ferd Pohl
Additional Information

Peter Joseph Pohl:

*RELN: 1C4R (8)

Military: 22 April 1861–21 July 1864, Michigan 2nd Infantry Co. I and 27th Infantry Co. C 2

Obituary: 1916 4

Westphalia Pioneer Passes Away in Auto

Was on way home from Detroit taken sick there

From Westphalia Correspondent: The community was shocked Thursday evening by the sudden death of Peter Pohl, a lifelong citizen. He had been visiting his children in Detroit, accompanied by his wife, and while there experienced trouble with his heart, which has bothered him more or less for some time. He wished to return home and the trip was undertaken Thursday. He was helped from the train at Fowler to an automobile driven by his son Anthony, and, sitting in the rear seat, he was supported by his wife. The machine as scarcely a mile out of Fowler, on the way to Westphalia when Mr. Pohl failed to reply to a question from his wife, and was found to be dead. The journey was continued and the remains taken to his home the same evening. Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Mary’s Church Rev. Chas F. Hofsted officiating.

Mr Pohl was one of the few remaining veterans oof the civil war. He was born in Westphalia, December 4, 1842, and at the time of the outbreak of the war was working in Kalamazoo. It was there that e enlisted with the 2nd Mich. Inf. serving his country for three years.

In 1869 he was married to Miss Mary Hanses of Westphalia, who survives him. The surviving children are Mrs. Joseph Kraus, Joseph, Mrs. Ralph Shultz, Detroit; Mrs. Joseph Keusch, Mrs. Wm. Curtain, Lansing; Peter Pohl, Eagle; Mrs. Frank Bishop, Troy City; Bernard, Mrs. Wm. Arens, and Anthony of Westphalia.

Biography: 1992 5

...At the age of 18, [Peter Joseph Pohl] was working in Schoolcraft, MI. It was from here at the outbreak of the Civil War that he enlisted in the Second Michigan Infantry in Kalamazoo, on 22 April 1861. Unofficially, it appears that Peter was the first resident of the Westphalia area to enlist in the Union Army.

Peter was assigned to Company C and traveled with the rest of his unit to Fort Monroe in Detroit for basic training. After several weeks the unit traveled to Washington DC where it became part of the Grand Army of the Republic. Approximately one year later, 1 July 1862 he was wounded in the left foot and leg by shrapnel from a Confederate cannonball defending Malvern Hill in Virginia during the Seven Days War. While recovering from his wounds, Peter was temporarily assigned to Company I of the Twenty-Seventh Michigan Infantry located at Fort Hamilton, New York. This was the same unit his brother John was assigned to. Later, Peter transferred back to his old unit and was stationed in the Washington DC area. He was discharged, 21 July 1864 in Detroit, MI and returned to the family farm.

Anna Maria "Mary" Hanses:

*RELN: Spouse of 1C4R (0)

(06) William Pohl:

*RELN: 2C3R (9)

(12) Albert Ferd Pohl:

*RELN: 2C3R (9)

Footnotes
  1. Allan R. Pohl, Pohl: From One Small Acorn Grows a Large Oak: A Verbal Portrait of the Descendants of Johann Peter Pohl and Maria Catharina Hellenthal 1841-1992 (Lansing, Michigan: n.p., 1992). [238], 13.
  2. Janet B. Hewett, Editor, Roster of Union Soldiers 1861-1865 (Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1998). [405], Vol M545-1 - M545-48, Page 322.
  3. Allan R. Pohl, Pohl: From One Small Acorn Grows a Large Oak: A Verbal Portrait of the Descendants of Johann Peter Pohl and Maria Catharina Hellenthal 1841-1992 (Lansing, Michigan: n.p., 1992). [238], 13.
  4. Ibid., Page 120.
  5. Ibid., Page 120.
  6. Ibid., 119.
  7. Ibid., 119.
  8. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4S-FM6 : 12 August 2019), Catherina Pohl, 15 Sep 1870; citing item 2 p 31 rn 2010, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,926.
  9. Ibid., (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67F7-SS4?cc=1459684&wc=3VRX-3TL%3A1041523401 : 29 May 2018), 004206337 > image 216 of 632; Lena Pohl, 14 April 1873, citing Department of Vital Records, Lansing.
  10. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    March 1875

  11. Ibid.

    July 1877

  12. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQJS-GRJ : 12 August 2019), Mary A. Pohl, 04 Jul 1877; citing item 3 p 43 rn 5707, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,451.
  13. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    August 1879

  14. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4J-87P : 12 August 2019), Joseph J. Pohl, 08 Aug 1879; citing item 1 p 79 rn 7114, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,569.
  15. Ibid., (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHM-1Z4 : 12 August 2019), William Pohl, 02 May 1882; citing item 2 p 62 rn 1087, Westphalia, Clinton Co., Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,692.
  16. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    December 1883

  17. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQCZ-MD9 : 12 August 2019), Peter J. Pohl, 18 Dec 1883; citing item 3 p 77 rn 1649, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,695.
  18. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    January 1886

  19. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ89-JS9 : 12 August 2019), Margreth Pohl, 22 Jun 1886; citing item 2 p 73 rn 3201, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,843.
  20. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    February 1888

  21. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZ1-2YM : 12 August 2019), Anna L Pohl, 19 Feb 1888; citing item 1 p 81 rn 4127, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,321,095.
  22. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    September 1890

  23. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ8B-1VD : 12 August 2019), Rosa Pohl, 27 Sep 1890; citing item 2 p 83 rn 5045, Westphalia Township, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,321,264.
  24. Allan R. Pohl, Pohl: From One Small Acorn Grows a Large Oak: A Verbal Portrait of the Descendants of Johann Peter Pohl and Maria Catharina Hellenthal 1841-1992 (Lansing, Michigan: n.p., 1992). [238], 161.
  25. 1900 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [210].

    August 1892

  26. "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch. [80], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQDP-6LZ : 12 August 2019), Adam A. Pohl, 26 Aug 1892; citing item 2 p 93 rn 5070, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,376.
  27. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch. [150], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPYB-Y4C : 20 May 2014), Anthony Pohl, Jan 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  28. Allan R. Pohl, Pohl: From One Small Acorn Grows a Large Oak: A Verbal Portrait of the Descendants of Johann Peter Pohl and Maria Catharina Hellenthal 1841-1992 (Lansing, Michigan: n.p., 1992). [238], 161.
  29. "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch. [92], (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWT-Y1X4 : 20 October 2019), Albert F Pohl, 26 Feb 1895; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
  30. Allan R. Pohl, Pohl: From One Small Acorn Grows a Large Oak: A Verbal Portrait of the Descendants of Johann Peter Pohl and Maria Catharina Hellenthal 1841-1992 (Lansing, Michigan: n.p., 1992). [238], 119.
  31. County Clerk, Clinton County, Michigan Marriages 1867-1887 [301], Vol C, p. 44, #647.
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Citation: Mike Voisin, iSeeAncestors (https://iSeeAncestors.com/tree/groups/public/grp50006.php : revised June 12, 2023), Peter Joseph Pohl & Anna Maria "Mary" Hanses.

Revised: June 12, 2023

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