Collected Data on Joseph Kossmann
brother of Xavier Frank Kossmann, my great great grandfather

1869-Joseph Kossmann to US - record in Baden, Germany Emigration Index 1866-1911
     from Niederhausen, Kenzinger, Baden, Germany

1875-Brooklyn directory- Peter Kossmann- butcher- 400 Bushwick

1876-Brooklyn directory- Joseph Kossmann- butcher- 400 Bushwick 

1878-Brooklyn Birth Cert# 1631
     George Kossmann
     400 Bushwick Ave
     mother-Carolina Kern-born PA
     father-Joseph Kossmann
     (neither George or Carolina are in the 1880 Census, they must have died)

1879-Brooklyn Birth cert # 3166
     April 17, 1879
     mother Lenaca Kermpf - born in Brooklyn
     father Joseph Kossmann - butcher- born Germany

1880- Brooklyn Directory-Joseph Kossmann-butcher-400 Bushwick

1880-Joseph   Age 29   born in Baden
     400 Bushwick Ave
     Louisa  age 27  born PA
     Mary         4       NY
     Catherine    1       NY

1890-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1891-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1895-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1896-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1900-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph & Sons Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1900-Census
     Joseph    -age 47-born Jan 1853  living 333 Evergreen
     Louisa    -wife-born Nov 1853 in Germany
     Kate      -dau -age 20
     Joseph F. -son -born Mar 1881 NY
     Peter     -son -born Aug 1887 NY
     Fredereick-son -born Mar 1890 NY
     Anthony   -son -born Aug 1894 NY
     Charles   -son -born Nov 1896 NY

1901-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-grocer-work 1158 Greene Home 333 Evergreen

1904-Brooklyn Directory- Joseph Kossmann-butcher-333 Evergreen

1906-Brooklyn Directory- Frederick Kossmann-meat-62 Beaver Home 333 Evergreen

1907-Brooklyn Directory-Fred Kossmann-meat-62 Beaver home 333 Evergreen

1909-Brooklyn Directory-Fred Kossmann-meat-62 Beaver home 333 Evergreen

1909-Brooklyn Directory-Jos Kossmann-meat-62 Beaver

1910-ED 867 sheet 7 line 52   Evergreen Ave
     Joseph Kossman, 58, married 35 years, born in Germany, parents also.   Immigarted in 1869, Occup:  owns income
     Louisa 56, 9 children, 7 alive, born in PA, parents born in Germany
     Frederick 21, clerk at lithographer born in NY
     Anthony 17, stenographer
     Chas 14

1910-Evergreen Avenue 
    Joseph Kossmann, age 29 married 4 years born NY, Mother born in PA, father born in Germany, occupation Retail merchant meat market... age 29 info
    Theresa, age 23, 2 children born, 2 alive born in NY parents also
    Joseph Jr. age 2 born in NY
    Magdelina 14/12 born in NY (why they listed it that way is a ?)

1910-Brooklyn Directory-Frederick Kossmann-62 Beaver home 333 Evergreen

1910-Brooklyn directory-Joseph Kossmann-meat-333 Evergreen

1913-Kossmann and Provisions -222 Knickerbocker Aveneu (unknown which one this is linked to)

1920-Census
     Joseph Kossmann age 40- born Kings, NY
     Theresa         age 32- wife born NY
     Joseph          age 12- son  born NY
     Madaline                dau  born NY