Researching Koehler and Besuden Family from Ohio

United States Census, 1900

Name: Henry J Besuden
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Columbia Township Hyde Park village, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Years Married: 17
Birth Date: Nov 1825
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1883 *
Immigration Year: 1843 **
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Henry J Besuden Head M 75 Germany
Matilda Besuden Wife F 48 Ohio
Frederick F Besuden Son M 17 Ohio
David R Besuden Son M 16 Ohio
George Besuden Son M 15 Ohio
Matilda H Besuden Daug F 13 Ohio
Chauncey Besuden Son M 10 Ohio
Waldemar Besuden Son M 7 Ohio
Lena Knodig Servant F 31 Germany
Bertha Du Tarte Servant F 22 France

District: 281 , Sheet Number and Letter: 18B , Household ID: 377 , Line Number: 77 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T623 , GS Film Number: 1241281 , Digital Folder Number: 004117744 , Image Number: 00835

Looks like Henry was previously married:

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Besuden
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Wilderhausen
Home in 1880: Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Margaret Besuden
Father's Birthplace: Wild
Mother's Birthplace: Wild
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Tobacco Dealer
Cannot read/write:

Henry Besuden 55
Margaret Besuden 56

Margaret Vurdemann rather than Margaret Besuden
1st wife was Margaret Vurdemann per News Article on Henry Besuden, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct 7, 1923, p. 103

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Besuden
Age in 1870: 49
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Oldenburg ( same area as Wilderhausen )
Home in 1870: Cincinnati Ward 8, Hamilton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cincinnati

Henry Besuden 49
Margaret Besuden 46
John Besuden 15

Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
Name: Henry Besuden
Death Date: 1905
Burial Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Garden LN, Section 28, Lot 28, Space 10

Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958
Name: Clinton G. H. Fisher
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Mathilde B. Koehler
Spouse's Birth Date: 1888
Spouse's Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Spouse's Age: 30
Event Date: 21 Jan 1918
Event Place: Hamilton Co., Ohio
Father's Name: Frank S. Fisher
Mother's Name: Marguerite Temke
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Besuden
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mathilda Reif
Spouse's Marital Status: Divorced
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Koehler
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86901-1 , System Origin: Ohio-VR , GS Film number: 384158 , Reference ID: 2:3J1XMJQ

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mathilda Reif
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Cincinnati Ward 10, Hamilton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Cincinnati

Adam Reif 54
Margareth Reif 54
Josephine Reif 20
Mathilda Reif 18
Edward Reif 13

Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958

Name: Augustus Koehler
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Mathilde Besuden
Spouse's Birth Date: 1887
Spouse's Birthplace: Cincinnati,
Spouse's Age: 20
Event Date: 12 Nov 1907
Event Place: Hamilton County, Ohio
Father's Name: Fred
Mother's Name: Magdalene Kuhn
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mathilde Reif
Marital Status: Divorced ( not sure if it is Mathidle or Augustus that is divorced)
Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86917-3 , System Origin: Ohio-VR , GS Film number: 0355087 , Reference ID: 2:3VQG3PX

On the 1900 census it states Mathilda Reif's father was born c1816 in France and her mother c1816 in Germany.

Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958

Name: Adam Reif
Spouse's Name: Margaret Klusman
Event Date: 13 Nov 1838
Event Place: Hamilton Co , Ohio

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86915-8 , System Origin: Ohio-ODM , GS Film number: 0344454 V. A 7-8

Thank you. This is very helpful. My wife is the great granddaughter of Matilda Besuden koehler.