Kohler family of Wisconsin

Kohler
Members
Estate Kohler Estate
Name origin and meaning German: occupational name for a charcoal burner, from Middle High German kol ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -er. The form Kohler is South German; elsewhere it is usually written Köhler

The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the US state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.[1][2][3]

Family tree

The following chart uses a modified d'Aboville numbering. The redundant leading 1 has been omitted. The generation is shown by the number of digits in the descendant's index number.

  1. Child
  2. Grandchild
  3. Great-grandchild
  4. Great-great-grandchild

In the chart, direct descendants of John M. Kohler II are indicated with a blue or yellow background. Persons with Wikipedia biographies are indicated with a heavy border with a blue border for a deceased person and a green border for a living person.

List of notable members

Chronological by birth:

See also

References

  1. "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. "The 10 Most Generous Families". Town and Country Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. Fossedal, Gregory A. (2003). Kohler: A Political Biography of Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-7658-0192-2.
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