Sophy Margaret Koch

1920 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Sophy Margaret Koch  [1, 2]
  Born	3 Aug 1920	Queens County, New York, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	Queens, Queens County, New York, USA   [5]
  	Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1935  [6]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	New York, Queens County, New York, USA   [7]
  	Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Education	Bef May 1945	Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA   [8]
  	attended Guilmant Organ School
  Race	White  [9]
  Occupation	Queens Village, Queens, Queens County, New York, USA   [8]
  	church organist for 61 years at Redeemer Lutheran Church; also director of choirs
  _DEG	Bef May 1945	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [8]
  	Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College
  _DEG	Bef May 1945	New York, New York, USA   [8]
  	Master of Arts Degree in Music from Teacher's College at Columbia University.
  Occupation	May 1945	Suffolk County, New York, USA   [8]
  	music supervisor in schools in Commack, Deer Park, Lloyd Harbor, Elwood and Greenlawn
  Died	3 Jan 2011	Miller Place, Suffolk Suffok County, New York, USA
  Person ID	I4126	obenlandGenealogy
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Henry Koch,   b. Abt 1879, Germany
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kathryn Marion Speyer,   b. Abt 1887, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur Charles Toppin,   b. 21 Feb 1921, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 1981, Nassau County, New York, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Engaged	May 1945	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [8]
  Married	13 Sep 1945	Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, USA   [10]
  Children	1. William Henry Koch Toppin   2. Paulette E Toppin   3. Alleyne Cathryn Toppin
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F1200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Arthur Charles Toppin and Sophy Koch Engagement (1)
  		Arthur Charles Toppin and Sophy Koch(1)

  
  

• Sources

  [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1604; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1281; Image: 107.0; FHL microfilm: 2341338. Record for William H Koch 1930 United States Federal Census - William Henry Koch [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2735; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 41-789. Record for William Koch 1940 United States Federal Census - Kathryn Marion Speyer [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1604; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1281; Image: 107.0; FHL microfilm: 2341338. Record for William H Koch 1930 United States Federal Census - William Henry Koch [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2735; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 41-789. Record for William Koch 1940 United States Federal Census - Kathryn Marion Speyer [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1604; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1281; Image: 107.0; FHL microfilm: 2341338. Record for William H Koch 1930 United States Federal Census - William Henry Koch [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2735; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 41-789. Record for William Koch 1940 United States Federal Census - Kathryn Marion Speyer [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2735; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 41-789. Record for William Koch 1940 United States Federal Census - Kathryn Marion Speyer [S2167] Arthur Charles Toppin and Sophy Margaret Koch Engagement Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, (Name: I. Van Anden; Location: Brooklyn, NY; Date: 16 May 1945;), page 15, column 3; accessed 6 Aug 2014. [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1604; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1281; Image: 107.0; FHL microfilm: 2341338. Record for William H Koch 1930 United States Federal Census - William Henry Koch [S2166] Arthur Charles Toppin and Sophy Margaret Koch Marriage Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, (Name: I. Van Anden; Location: Brooklyn, NY; Date: 31 Aug 1945;), page 13, column 3; accessed 6 Aug 2013.