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Solomon Heiman Cohen (Cohn), birth 12 Dec 1820 Rotenburg, Germany, son of Heimann Levy Cohn and Henriette Hiegentlich
10/7/1848 application states that he was 28 years old on 10/7/1848 (b. 1820) while his 29/12/1848 application states that he was born 12/12/1820. (1848/49, "Acta, das Gesuch des Israeliten Salomon Heymann Cohn aus Rotenburg wegen Niederlassung un d Grundung eines Geschafts in Rotenburg betreffend"/Application of Salomon Heymann Cohn from Rotenburg for the "Schutzjuden" status and permission to open a business in RotenburgØ, Rep. 74 Rotenburg Nr. 1142, Stade Archive); 1860 US census (Har rison, NJ, pg. 43, line 1, Samuel H. CohenØ) states that he was age 40 (b.1819/20), born in Hannover.

Married 1849 to:
Lenchen Ahrens, birth 1826 Wurthfelth, Oldenburg
29/12/1848 application. (1848/49, "Acta, das Gesuch des Israeliten Salomon Heymann Cohn aus Rotenburg wegen Niederlassung und Grundung eines Geschafts in Rotenburg betreffend"/Application of Salomon Heymann Cohn from Rotenburg for the "Schutzjuden " status and permission to open a business in RotenburgØ, Rep. 74 Rotenburg Nr. 1142, Stade Archive);1860 US census (Harrison, NJ, pg. 43, line 1, Samuel H. CohenØ) states that she was 34 (b.1825/26) born in Oldenburg.

On 1/12/1849, Solomon applied for a permission to marry certificate, which apparently he had been promised would be issued 14 days after permission had been given to settle and open a business in Rotenburg. (1848/49, "Acta, das Gesuch des Israelit en Salomon Heymann Cohn aus Rotenburg wegen Niederlassung und Gründung eines GeschÃñfts in Rotenburg betreffend"/Application of Salomon Heymann Cohn from Rotenburg for the "Schutzjuden" status and permission to open a business in Rotenbur gØ, Rep. 74 Rotenburg Nr. 1142, Stade Archive.
1) Sophia Cohen, birth 1850 Jever, Oldenburg
1860 US census (Harrison, NJ, pg. 43, line 1, Samuel H. CohenØ) states that she was age 10 (b.1849/50) in Oldenburg. 1870 US census (NY, NY, 19th Ward, 2nd enumeration, 1/1871, line 4, Sophia CohenØ) states that she was 20 (b.1849/5 0) in Germany.
2) Jane Cohen, birth 1853 New Jersey
1860 US census (Harrison, NJ, pg. 43, line 1, Samuel H. CohenØ) gives her age as 7 (b.1852/53) born in New Jersey.
3) Minnie Cohen, birth 1856 New Jersey
1860 US census (Harrison, NJ, pg. 43, line 1, Samuel H. CohenØ) states that she was age 4 (b.1855/56) in New Jersey.
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