Levi Moses Kokernot

Notes:

Jackie Barnes' Pedigree Chart in Kokernot file

Levi married Sarah E. Littlefield 4 Dec 1866, Gonzales County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Hutson Bishop Littlefield and Martha Ann Wiseman) was born 16 Mar 1848, Old River, Chambers County, Texas; died 30 Aug 1874, Big Hill, Gonzales County, Texas; was buried Kokernot Cem, Gonzales County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

1. Herbert Lee Kokernot was born 28 Dec 1867, Big Hill, Gonzales County, Texas; died 16 Apr 1949, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried Mission Park Cem South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
2. Frances Genevieve Kokernot was born 16 May 1869, Gonzales County, Texas; died 30 Jul 1928, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried Ioof Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.
3. Josephine Kokernot was born 14 Apr 1871, Gonzales County, Texas; died 14 Feb 1944, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas; was buried Masonic Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.
4. Rufus Kokernot was born Abt 16 Jan 1873, Gonzales County, Texas; died 16 Jun 1883, Gonzales County, Texas; was buried Kokernot Cem, Gonzales County, Texas.
5. Walter Hutson Kokernot was born 8 Aug 1874, Gonzales County, Texas; died 29 Dec 1952, Brewster County, Texas; was buried Ioof Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.

Levi married Hulda Jane Carnes 27 Jul 1876, Gonzales County, Texas. Hulda (daughter of William James Carnes and Jamima Cole) was born 16 Aug 1852, Louisiana; died 14 Nov 1930, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas; was buried 16 Nov 1930, Ioof Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

1. Leonora Kokernot was born 16 Jul 1877, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas; died 23 Nov 1956, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried Ioof Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.
2. Alma Kokernot was born 16 Jan 1879, Gonzales County, Texas; died 12 Jul 1912, Gonzales County, Texas.
3. Frederick David Kokernot was born 12 Jan 1882, Gonzales County, Texas; died 26 Feb 1976, Gonzales County, Texas; was buried Ioof Cem, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth:

Notes:

See Deep Roots Supplement p 58 for story of move to Texas from Louisiana and
pointer to Texas newspaper article.

Old River Country (Flavia Fleischman), p 274, give dob 28 Dec 1805. Also gives
more info on D.L. Kokernot.

Diamond in the Rough, A History of Cove, Texas, p 18-20: intersting story of
D.L. Kokernot and Battle of San Jacinto; orders from Sam Houston; driving
Barbers to southwest Texas; Kokernot becomes large landowner.

New Encyclopedia of Texas (Ellis Davis) p. 478 gives death date 1892, Gonzales
County.

DOM from DeWitt Colony Biographies www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewittbios2h-n2.htm; also same
date is given by Eula Belle Maley Cook's "Maley Family Overview" in Maley file.

David married Caroline Josephine Ditmar 30 May 1829, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Caroline (daughter of Dittmar and Julie Ann Miller) was born 15 Feb 1815, Hesse-Kassel, Germany; died 8 Dec 1898, Gonzales County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

see notes p 58 in Deep Roots Supplement

Diamond in the Rough, A History of Cove, Texas, p 18: says Caroline was not
Maley's daughter but Julia Anna's by a previous marriage.

Notes:

From Old River Country, p. 274: drowned in Lake Ponchartrain
birth date from Jackie Barnes (30 Dec 1779, superceded by data from Amsterdam archives)
Kent Gardien says Levi's death ca 1830, based on NO city directories

At least three possible birth dates are reasonable for Levi Moses Kokernot.

1. Most researchers rely on his civil marriage record (DTB 656/294) of 29 Jan 1808 in which he gives his age as 25 years. Thus his birth date would be between 30 Jan 1782 and 30 Jan 1783. The birth date of his son is variously reported, but generally about 1800. So Levi Moses would have been 18 or so then, so married at age 16 or 17.This seems unusually young. Ages in these marriage records, indeed all civil records are notoriously unreliable. [find example. Maybe Betsy's brother.]

2. Moses Levi Kokernus had three sons listed in the circumcision records. The first was "Judah called Leib" on 30 Dec 1779. This is unambiguously a son of our Moses. His name is Levi and his age is most consistent with a son born in 1800. I think this is the most likely date but, on the other hand, this Levi could be the child who died 4 Oct 1785 with the name "Levi" recycled later.

3. There was a "Leib, son of Mosjee" circumcised 24 Nov 1782. This is not unambiguously a Kokernus, since no surname is given, but this birth date (16 Nov 1782) would agree with marriage document discussed in #1, above.

Levi married Betje Nathan Cohen Van Der Beugel Aft 29 Jan 1808, Amsterdam, Holland. Betje (daughter of Nathan Salomon Cohen and Roosje David) was born 1784, Amsterdam, Holland; died 3 Sep 1863, New York, New York. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From Jackie Barnes FGR in Kokernot file

Elizabeth used many names. See Notebook 5 p 12-13: Betsy Countyhn and Betsy Kohn in 1829-1831 after death of Levi. Also "Elizabeth Fonderberger." Did business as "Widow Kokernot and son." Also Elizabeth Hart after that marriage.

— Julie Ann Miller. Julie was born 1780, Germany; died Between 1838 and 1841, Chambers County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Old River Country, p 280: tells story of trip to New Orleans and Texas with
D.L. Kokernot. Widowed on the way to New Orleans. Received one league land
grant near San Jacinto. Daughter Caroline married D. L. Kokernot.

Cause 16993, Harris County, Texas, Dist Court, George Maley deposition, 13 Dec 1894.
"She had four children in all Caroline, George, and William and one died in infancy in Philadelphia before I was born, do not know whether it was named or not."

Further, in deposition of L. M. Kokernot, 30 Apr 1896, "My mother's maiden name was Caroline J. Dittmar. My grandmother on my mother's side was Juliana Maley. I lived with my said grandmother for some time before she died, maybe two or three years, but am sure I lived with her for a year or more. I was quite young at that time. She lived on Cedar Bayou in Liberty County, Texas at that time. I am nearly sure that my said grandmother could read, because while I lived with her, I have seen her often at night reading the Bible by lamplight...I cannot say whether she could write or not, as I had no opportunity to find out. I was about five years old at that time."

Further, in deposition of Caroline J. Kokernot, n.d.: "I was fourteen years and six months old when married. "I have lived since my marriage, first on the Bay, 9 miles from Lynchburg, Texas; we swapped that place for a place on Cedar Bayou; we left that place for Columbus, and then moved from Columbus to gonzales County, Texas. Mrs. Juliana Maley was my mother's name. My mother could read German; I never saw her write her name... I can neither read nor write...My mother could read in German; she was a good German scholar...I spoke German with her...she lived in my family from that time until she died."

Notes:

Old River Country, p 274: grandfather of David Levi Kokernot; old German Jewish
family that lived in Amsterdam a hundred years before David's birth.

The date 25 Jan 1803 is the burial date, so the death date was probably 24 Jan.

Moses married Rebecca Alexander Pos Abt 1776, Amsterdam, Holland. Rebecca (daughter of Alexander Ziskind Koppel Pos and Anna Hindele Jacob) was born Abt 1754; died 3 Jul 1818, Amsterdam, Holland. [Group Sheet]

Nathan married Roosje David Aft 23 Jan 1767, Amsterdam, Holland. Roosje (daughter of David Ben Leizer and Bele Mozes) was born 1748, Amsterdam, Holland; died 12 Jan 1810, Amsterdam, Holland. [Group Sheet]