The oldest seal of Berlin (1253)

Berlin Address Book  (1799-1943) and City Maps

Berlin Address Book 1799-1943 (Frames version, includes Google BatchGeo for select years), Index to Streets with Koberstein's living there, Index to Koberstein names, (list of occupations) (frequency of Koberstein's by year in the Berlin Address Book), Abbreviations etc

Modern Berlin City Map Web Site.  Old Berlin City Map Web Site.

Here is a part of this modern map with addresses where Kobersteins of the Berlin Address Book 1799-1943 were located.  Koberstein's from Berlin Address Book on Modern Map #2 These are works in progress.

Here is the same part of Berlin from an old turn of the century map.

This link is for German Cities Street Guides including Parish and Civil records information.

And here is an attempt to start connecting Genealogical records from Berlin to these address "Buch" entries.

Records for genealogical events in Berlin

Churches in Berlin where Kobersteins have records that have been compiled into PAF files:

(these are unconnected records that have been compiled into single family units only)

Sankt Markus Adolph Koberstein (4) and Louise Sternbeck and daughter (1) Auguste Maria Koberstein and daughter Anna Maria Koberstein (no link is known to the Berlin Address books)

Sankt Georgen and/or Sophien Carl Wilhelm Koberstein (4) and wife Louise Dorothee Sternbeck (1) Friedrich Ludwig Koberstein (2) and wife Dorothee Elisabeth Luther and children Friedrich Koberstein (3) and wife Wilhelmine Wegner and daughter Amalie Auguste Koberstein and son Wilhelm Adolph Koberstein Wilhelm Adolph Koberstein (4) and Wilhelmine Louise Sternbach and daughter (1) Wilhelm Adolph Koberstein (4) and wife Charlotte Wilhelmine Sternbeck and children (1)

Other (not from IGI or with the church given)

Bruno Paul Koberstein and wife Klara Dorothea Wulf

Henry William Koberstein and wife Amelia Werfel with son Frank William Koberstein who was born "50 miles north of Berlin" per his obituary. 

Johann Koberstein and wife Katharine Schneider with son Joseph Benedictes Custer Koberstein born March 20, 1861 in Berlin.  Based on this information Johann should be listed in the Berlin Address Books in 1861 when his son was born, but there is no J. or Johann during that year or +/- 5 years.  I suspect he was born near Berlin but not in it.

Franz Hermann Karl KOBERSTEIN and wife Martha Helene SEMMLER.

Marriage of Karl Otto Emil Exxner to Charlotte Marie Otilie Anna Koberstein on April 15, 1912 in Berlin.  Charlotte's father is Paul Franz Richard Koberstein (6).

Hans Carl Gotthold Koberstein (the artist) and wife Gisela Riegel.  Here is a start on a biography of Hans using the Berlin Address Books.  Here are some of his painting projects.  Interestingly his mother, Bertha geb. Lessing is listed a widow in the Berlin Address Books.  So after the death of his father,Karl Jakob Wilhelm on15 Sep 1899 in Berlin-Wilmersd, his mother was listed as a widow.   Karl should be listed in the Berlin Address books before he passed away.  The only one that seems to fit is: Karl, Kürchnermeister (master furrier), Linienstr. 47; 1899.  This entry for Karl appears to be part of a long span  (1870-1899) of 'C'arl's with the same address and occupation.  See 'C' entry.  He was a furrier for 29 years in the same location.   Hans grandfather is the German Liturature historian August Karl Koberstein (Information on him)

For reference here is a list of the Berlin Evangelical Parish names (those with kobersteins are italized and underlined):

Berlin Parishes: Advents, Auferstehungs, Andreas, Bartholomäus, Christus , Dankeskirche, dorotheenstadt, Dreifaltigkeits, Elias, Elisabeth Emmaus, Erlöser, Friedens, Friedrichs Werder , Galiläa, Georgen, Gethsemane, Gnaden, Golgotha , Heilands, Himmelfahrt, Heiligen Kreuz, Heilige Geist, Immanuel , Invalidenhaus, Jacobi, Jerusalem, Johann Evangelist, Johannis Moabit , Kapernaum, Kaiser Fried. Gedächtnis, Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtnis , Lukas , Lazarus, Martha , Marien, Mattäus , Melanchthon , Markus, Nazareth , Nikolai , Neue Kirche, Oelberg , Oster, Paul Gerhardt, Passions , Paulus, Pfingst , Philippus Apostol , Petri , Reformations, Samariter, Segens, Simeons, Sophien, Stephanus, Tabor, Thomas, Versöhnungs, Zions, Zwölf Apostol, and Zwingli

Here is the heirarchy of Parish inauguration from parent Parishes.  List is Parish followed by year it split off.

1)Nicolai
     a)	Georgen 1689 **
          i)	Andreas 1854 **
          ii)	Bartholomäus 1854 **
              (1)	Friedens 1892 none
          iii)	Markus 1854 **
              (1)	Samariter 1896/94 none
          iv)	Sophien 1712 **
              (1)	Elizabeth 1835 **
                   (a)	Golgatha 1874 *
                   (b)	Versöhnungs 1643 **
                   (c)	Zions 1864 * (and from Bartholmäus)
              (2)	Johannis Moabit 1835 **
                   (a)	Invaliedenhause 1747/1816 **
              (3)	Paulus 1835 *
2)Kölln Stadt
     a)	Luisenstadt (LUS) 1694 **
          i)	Jacobi 1845 **
              (1)	Simeons 1868 *
          ii)	Thomas 1864 *
               (1)	Emmaus 1887 none
     b)	Philippus Apostol 1643 **
3)Schöneberg Stadt
     a)	Zwölf Apostol 1864 *
4)Petri
     a)	Jersualem 1697 **
5)Friedrichs Werder ** united with Dorotheen Stadt in 1680

*   some records microfilmed
**  some or all records extracted
none  neither * or **

Historical documents from Berlin

A series of historical documents are listed in the web site: http://www.berlinische-monatsschrift.de/bms/

Upon a search 17 documents were found which are listed below.

Hans Koberstein

Thea Koberstein (plus 14 more of various interest)