Rauscher Family : Generation 4 : Joseph Casper Rauscher and Leona Mae Loughlin

(2) Joseph Casper Rauscher (my great-grandfather) was born on 28 Nov 1897 in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, New York and died May 1981 in Hunstville, Alabama. He was the first son of (4) George Andrew and (5) Flora Hilbert Rauscher.

(3) Leona Mae Loughlin Rauscher (my great-grandmother) was born 22 Nov 1901 in Charleston, SC and died 26 Jan 1993 in Vincent, Alabama. She was the daughter of (6) John James Loughlin (1869-1915) and (7) Jessie M Brace Loughlin (1880-1964). Her father, John James Loughlin, was born in England and immigrated to the US as a child. Leona’s grandfather, (12) Martin Loughlin, was from Ireland. It is not clear why Leona was born in Charleston, since both of her parents were from New York.

Joseph’s mother died tragically, at a Dentist office, when he was just 7 years old. For a number of years, he and his two younger brothers lived in St. Mary’s Boys Orphan Asylum in Rochester, NY, before returning to their father’s home.

It seems that Leona had a difficult childhood as well. Leona spent her early years in Corinth, NY. In the 1910 US Census, her father is listed as a Barber. In an interview she gave her daughter, Carol Ann, she remembered staying with her father in the hotel that he managed, in Mechanicville, NY during her summer vacations. They would play some sort of Chinese ballgame with rackets and go to horse races. Her father’s nick nickname was Jack and was possibly the Chairman of the Democratic party in New York State (I have not been able to find any evidence of this).

In 1915, her father died. He was just 45 and Leona was 14. Leona remembered that after her father’s death, her mother sent her to live with an old lady, who would make her shovel 10 pails of coal for the furnace every morning. It was under these conditions that Leona marries Ernest C. Potter, just one day after her 14th birthday, on 23 Nov 1915. She, or someone, lied on the marriage license and claimed that she was 18. But on the 1930 census, there was a question, “Age at first marriage?,” and she answered, “14.” Ernest Potter was 21 at the time, and the marriage produced four sons, Joseph (1917), Orville (1917), Brenton (1918), and Victor Ivan (1921). 

There is no record of Leona and Ernest getting divorced, and Ernest did not die. In the 1925 NY census, he is shown living with his parents. So they must have separated around the time of Victor Ivan’s birth in 1921. According to an interview with Leona, by her daughter, Carol Ann, her 4 sons lived for 2 years in the Hillside Home for Children in Rochester, NY.

On 23 Mar 1923, Joseph Rauscher and Leona are married in Ontario, Canada under the Church of England. They were both Catholic, so this must have been because she was not divorced, or the Catholic Church would not perform a wedding ceremony for a divorced woman. It is not known what relation Ernest had, if any, with his children, but the 4 boys would be adopted by Joseph and would go by the last name of Rauscher for the rest of their lives. Joseph must have felt for the boys having to live in a children’s home, as he had lived in an orphanage himself for a few years.

In July of 1924, Joseph and Leona Rauscher would have their first child, Dixie Mae. 

Dixie and her older brothers Orville, Brenton, Ivan

They would go on to have 5 additional children: Arthur Leo (1925), Leona F (1927), Theresa (1930), Donald Phillip (1935) and Carol Ann (1943).

Joseph, Orville, Brenton, Victor, Dixie, Arthur, Leona, and mother Leona abt 1930

They lived most of their lives in Rochester, NY, but later moved to Danville, IL and then Hunstville, AL.

In 1920, Joseph is listed as a farm laborer working on his family’s farm.

In 1930, he is listed as a Mechanic working in an automobile garage. He rents a home at 79 Brag Street in Henrietta, NY and have no radio. He is listed in the city directory as a machinist. The 1930 Rochester city directory lists Joseph as an auto body worker, and the 1939 directory as an auto mechanic.

In 1940, they are living at 12A Ridge Road East in Irondequoit, NY and Joseph works at the Buick Assembly plant in Rochester. In 1941, on his WWII draft card, he is listed as employee of Consolidated Machine Tool Company on Blossom Read in Rochester. He is 5’3”, 140 pounds, a dark complexion, black hair, and brown eyes.

On 28 Feb 1948, Leona’s twice-widowed mother, Jessie Brace Loughlin Pickett marries for the 3rd time in Rochester, NY. The wedding was attended by her 39 grand-children and 19 great-grandchildren. According to a report, she wore a “frilly pink hat.”

Jessie Brace Loughlin

In 1950, they are living in Lyons, NY and Joseph is self-employed. In 1951, Joseph and Leona are listed in the Danville, Illinois City Directory. He is listed as being employed by Danville Manufacturing. They later moved to Gordon, GA where Joseph worked at the clay plant, then Nashville, GA, then Leeds, AL. 

Joseph and Leona

Joseph Casper died in Hunstville, AL in May of 1981 at the age of 83. His obituary read:

Joseph C. Rauscher, 83, of 2225 Golf Road, died Friday at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Laughlin Service Funeral Home. Mr. Rauscher was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Leona Rauscher; three daughters Mrs. Carol Amelang of Hunstville, Mrs. Leona Perry of Odenville and Mrs. Dixie Paradise of Pasadena, Texas; fives sons, Orville Rauscher of Naples, NY, Victor of Canandaigua, NY, Arthur Rauscher of Gordon, GA, Donald Rauscher and Brenton Rauscher both of Houston; 40 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.

Leona would die in Vincent, AL on 26 Jan 1993 at 91 years old. She is buried in Faith Memorial Park in Madison, AL.

Notes of Interest:

Leona told her daughter, Carol Ann, that her favorite book was “Eyes and Ears of the Woods.” I could not find that book, but I think she may have meant, “The Eyes of the Woods: A Story of the Ancient Wilderness” by Joseph A. Altsheler, from 1917. This book would have been a popular young adult book when Leona was young.

Joseph Casper Rauscher (1897-1981) and Leona Mae Loughlin (1901-1993):

1. Joseph (Potter) Rauscher (1917-)
2. Orville Conrad (Potter) Rauscher (1917-1999)
3. Brenton David (Potter) Rauscher (1918-1988)
4. Victor Ivan (Potter) Rauscher (1921-1999)
5. Dixie Mae Rauscher Paradise (1924-2011)
6. Arthur Leo Rauscher (1925-2008)
7. Leona F Rauscher Perry (1927-2019)
8. Theresa E Rauscher (1930-1930)
9. Donald Phillip Rauscher (1935-)
10. Carol Ann Rauscher Amelang (1943-2011)

Pictures:

Dixie Leona Arthur abt 1930

Dixie, Leona, Arthur

Joseph Dixie (hand up) Arthur (hugging dog) Leona and baby Theresa abt 1930

Joseph and Dixie (Rauscher) Paradise

Kay, Art, Clint, Donnie, Christopher, Marsha, Leona, Joseph, Kevin, Mary Francis, Arthur Leo

Joseph and Leona (Far Left)

Joseph and Leona (Far Right)

Mary Francis, Joseph, Leona, Arthur Leo

Leona (Rauscher) Perry, Carol Ann (Rauscher) Amelang, and Dixie (Rauscher) Paradise

Rauscher Family : Generation 3 : George Andrew Rauscher and Flora Hilbert

(4) George Andrew Rauscher (my 2nd great-grandfather) was born on 8 Nov 1869 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York and died 19 Jan 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the first son of (8) Frank Joseph and (9) Rosiene Kaiser Rauscher.

(5) Flora Hilbert (my 2nd great-grandmother) was born about 1877 in the Ithaca, New York and died 2 Sep 1905 in Rochester, New York. She was the daughter of (10) Casper Hilbert (1847-1925) and (11) Sarah J. Slaughter Hilbert (1847-?). Sarah’s father immigrated from Wurttemberg, Germany in 1854. Flora came from a long line of US soldiers. Her grandfather (22) Henry Slaughter was a civil war soldier for the Union Army, who was wounded at Gettysburg. Her great-grandfather, (34) Thomas Sloughter, served in the War of 1812. Her 2nd great-grandfathers, (46) John Sloughter and (48) Corp. Jacobus “James” Personius, both served in the Revolutionary War in the same Regiment as her 3rd great-grandfather (57) Gysbert Van Der Mark. All of these ancestors' individual lives will be covered in future posts.

George and Flora married on 23 Oct 1894 in Rochester, New York. He was 24 years old and she was about 18 years old. At this time, they begin to build their family, having 5 children between 1895 and 1902: Martha b.1895, Rose b.1897, (2) Joseph Casper b.1897, Leo Andrew b.1899, and Fred H b.1902.

The 1905 New York census shows the family living Gates, Monroe County, New York. On September 2 of that year, tragedy strikes according the following news story: 

Flora’s death had disastrous consequences for her family. In the 1910 US Census, George is 40 years old, listed as a widower, and is living with his two daughters, Martha and Rose. They are living at 861 Cottage Street in Rochester, New York. He is renting a house and is listed as a contractor/decorator. His three boys (Joseph 12, Leo 11, Frederick 7) are listed as boarders at St. Mary’s Boys Orphan Asylum run by the Sisters of St. Joseph. I think it is safe to assume that George simply could not take care of, and provide for, 5 children. It was probably safest to put the boys into the Orphanage, but this must have been traumatizing for all involved. By the time of the 1915 NY Census, the whole family was back together again.

By 1920, the whole family is still living together, except Martha, who got married in 1916. They are living in Lima, Livingston County, New York on Doran Road. George owns his own house and is now a farmer.

By 1921, it appears that things have changed, yet again. On 31 Aug 1921, George marries Bertha May Green in Arkansas. And then, on 21 Mar 1925, George and Bertha get divorced. To make things even stranger. In the 1930 census, George and Bertha Rauscher are renting a house in Memphis, Tennessee and renting rooms out to boarders. He is listed as a contractor. At first, I thought this must be a different George A. Rauscher, but on his death certificate it lists his parents as Joseph Rauscher and Rose Kaiser AND the informant for the death certificate was Bertha Rauscher.

In 1940 US Census, George is living with his daughter, Rose Freida’s family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is listed as a laborer and we find out that he only completed 8th grade, he worked 40 hours the previous week, worked 52 weeks in the previous year, and made $906 (about $20,000 in 2022). So, at 71, he was still working and making very little. We do not know what happened to Bertha during this time.

And to complicate things further, in the 1950 census, George and Bertha Rauscher are back living together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is still working at 81 years old and made $2,000 that year ($25k in 2022).

On 19 Jan 1951, George Andrew Rauscher dies of cardiac decompensation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 81 years of age.

On 7 Sep 1916, his daughter, Martha, married William Weidenborner and they had 3 children.

In 1923, his daughter, Rose, married John Freida and they had 4 children.

Also, in 1923, his son, Joseph Casper, would marry (3) Leona May Loughlin, my great-grandparents. They would have 10 children total, the oldest 4 would be adopted by Joseph.

In 1927, his son, Fred G, married Isabelle Mallaber and they had 3 children.

In 1935, his son, Leo, married Joyce Brown and they would have no children. 

George Andrew Rauscher (1869-1951) and Flora Hilbert Rauscher (1878-1905)

1. Martha W Rauscher Weidenborner (1895-1956)
2. Rose Mary Rauscher Freida(1897-1955)
3. Joseph Casper Rauscher (1897-1981)
4. Leo Andrew Rauscher (1899-1947)
5. Frederick G Rauscher (1902-1971)

Pictures:

Rose Mary (Rauscher) Freida and John Freida

Rose Mary (Rauscher) Freida and John Freida

Rauscher Sisters and probably one of their daughters (Martha W, daugther, Rose Mary)

Rose Mary (Rauscher) Freida

Rose Mary (Rauscher) Freida

Leona May (Loughlin) and Jospeh Casper Rauscher

Sources:

• Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com, Newspapers.com, Wikipedia.com.
• United States Federal Census Records.
• New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.
• New York State Census

Rauscher Family : Generation 2 : Frank Joseph Rauscher and Rosine Kaiser

(8) Frank Joseph Rauscher (my 3rd Great-Grandfather) was born on 13 Aug 1839 in Alsace, France and died 13 May 1916 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. He was the first son of (16) Anton and (17) Catherine Rauscher. He immigrated to the US with his family 1851 when he was 12 years old. He appears to have gone by his middle name, Joseph. He was a farmer and a Catholic.

(9) Rosine “Rose” Kaiser (my 3rd Great-Grandmother) was born about 1850 in Baden, Germany and died about 1875 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. She was only 25 years old when she passed. She was the first child of (18) Michael Kaiser, Sr. (1827-1912) and (19) Johanna Christina Weiss Kaiser (1825-1905). Around 1855, her family immigrated from Baden, Germany to Rome, Oneida County, New York. She was a Catholic. I do not believe she was any relation to her mother-in-law Catherine, as Kaiser was a very common surname in Germany.

Joseph and Rose were likely married around 1868 when she as just 18 and he was 29. They are listed in the 1870 census as living in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. They had a 6 month old son, (4) George Andrew Rauscher. Rose’s sister Catherine, 11, was also living with them.

They had two more children, before Rose’s death around 1875. Ida Caroline was born in 1871 and Rose Helena in 1872. After Rose’s death, their son, George, would remain with Joseph and his new family, Ida would be raised by Joseph’s sister, Abolonia, and Rose Helena would be raised by her maternal grandparents, Michael and Johanna Kaiser.

Ida Caroline (Rauscher) Craig

Rose Helena (Rauscher) Happle

Jospeh would go on to marry Veronica Massert and have 6 more children with his new family.

The 1880 census, shows that Joseph was a farmer like his father. After his father's death, Frank J Rauscher was granted a portion of Anton's land on 7 Mar 1898. On 7 Apr 1899, Frank J Rauscher purchased land from Anna (Rauscher) Ott in Oneida County (New York Land Records, 1630-1975). Anna Ott was the daughter of Joseph Rauscher, whom I believe was most probably Anton's brother and Frank Joseph's uncle. Anna's father, Joseph, died on 22 Jan 1899 and she was left a portion of his property.

On 13 May 1916, at the age of 76, Joseph died of stomach cancer in Vernon, New York. He was buried at Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Rome, Oneida County, New York. He had 10 children and 22 grandchildren.

His son, George Andrew, my 2nd great grandfather would marry Flora Hilbert and have 5 children. They will be covered fully in the next post. 

His daughter, Ida Carolina, married John J. Craig and had 3 children.

His daughter, Rose Helena, married Frederick John Happle and had 5 children.

His son, John Joseph, married Anne L. Russell and had 5 children.

Frank Joseph and Veronica had two sons, Vincent and Phillip, who died young and a daughter, Catherine, who would die at age 12.

His son, Edward, would marry Mary Agnes White and have 4 children.

His daughter, Anna Marie, never married. She lived in New York City and was a High School Mathematics teacher. It is suggested that she either attended or taught at Columbia University. I do have records of her teaching at the Society for Ethical Culture School at 33 Central Park West and the Evander Childs High School for Boys and Girls, both in New York City. Below, is a picture of her from the 1921 Cliffside Park High School Yearbook of New Jersey.

His daughter, Elizabeth, married Charles Peabody and did not have any children.

Frank Joseph Rauscher (1839-1916) and Rosanna Kaiser Rauscher (1850-1875)

1. George Andrew Rauscher (1869-1951)
2. Ida Caroline Rauscher (1871-1899)
3. Rose Helena Rauscher (1872-1957)

Frank Joseph Rauscher (1839-1916) and Veronica Massert Rauscher (1844-1924)

1. John Joseph Rauscher (1877-?)
2. Philip Rauscher
3. Vincent Rauscher (1879-1879)
4. Catherine Rauscher (1880-1892)
5. Edward Rauscher (1882-1971)
6. Anna Marie Rauscher (1886-1971)
7. Elizabeth Rauscher (1889-1943)

Sources:

• Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com, Newspapers.com, Wikipedia.com.
• United States Federal Census Records.
• New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.
• New York State Census
• "Chronicling America, History American Newspapers," Library of Congress Website.
• New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957.
• Gazetteer and business directory of Oneida County, N.Y. for 1869.
• New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
• Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York), 31 Aug 1946
• U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918

Rauscher Family : Generation 1 : Anton Rauscher and Catherine Kaiser

Unverified Photo of Anton Rauscher

(16) Anton “Anthony” Rauscher (my 4th Great-Grandfather) was born about 24 Dec 1816 in the commune of Scheibenhard, Alsace, France and died 30 Jan 1898 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. His parents were Andreas Rauscher and Elisabetha Schmaltz, and had three siblings, Joseph Rauscher, Peter Joseph Rauscher (1800-1875), and Eve Rosine Rauscher Ritter (1820-1886).  His father was a farm laborer.

(17) Catherine Kaiser was born about 1813 in Alsace, France. She died on 27 Jun 1878 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York.

When I started to research my Rauscher family history, I fully expected to trace my Rauscher heritage back to Germany. I did not expect to find that our Rauscher immigrant ancestor came from Alsace, France. Alsace is located in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. While Alsace was under French control, at this time, the Rauschers probably considered themselves ethnically German. Most of Alscase spoke a dialect of German known as Alsatian and much of the economic trade in the region would have been with Germany.

The commune/village that Anton was born into was named Scheibenhard. It is at the exact northeastern most tip of France on the German border. In fact, the French commune of Scheibenhard is a continuous town with the German village of Scheibenhardt, with only a small creek, the Lauter, separating them.

Anton and Catherine must have married prior to 1839, which is when their 1st son, (8) Frank Joseph Rauscher (1839-1916), was born. In 1848, they had a daughter, Apollonia Caroline Rauscher (1848-1900). A year later, they had a 2nd son, Sebastian Clements Rauscher. They must have been Catholic, since most of their descendants were Catholic and some of their children were buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Rome, Oneida County, NY.

In 1851, the family immigrated from France to the United States of America. There could have been many reasons for their departure from their homeland. The region was under constant threat of war which threatened the economy. They were farmers, and from 1847 to 1855, there were massive crop failures throughout Europe. But the primary reason for them leaving was probably the fact that it was easy to obtain large amounts of land in America. Immigration would have been fairly easy as there was much trade between this region and the US. Merchant US ships would arrive full of cotton and there would be plenty of room for passengers on their return voyages.

Peter Joseph Rauscher, and his family, had migrated from Alsace to Lewis County, New York in 1840. Anton would settle in Oneida County, New York, just south of where Peter was, so it is likely that they were brothers, or at least kin.

They departed from the port city of Le Havre, France on the ship, Prince De Joinville. They arrived at the Port of New York City on 26 Sep 1851. At this time, the ship simply had to submit a Passenger Customs List. This list contains the following information on the family:

Rauscher, Anton 34 France
Rauscher, Cath 38 France
Rauscher, Joseph 12 France
Rauscher, Apollonia 4 France

* Sebastian is not listed, perhaps he was too young to be listed.

During this period, deceptive employers and unscrupulous money changers would wait on the docks to prey on newly arrived immigrants. These immigrants often arrive with little resources and would be looking for work and lodging. Because of this, in 1855, New York’s Board of Emigration Commissioners established the Emigrant Landing Depot at Castle Garden and later, in 1892, Ellis Island.

The Rauschers settled in the town of Vernon in Oneida County. During the mid-19th century, many German immigrants settled in the mid-New York State region. Oneida County was formed from Herkimer County in 1798 and named after the Oneida Indians. Utica and Rome are the two largest towns in Oneida County. The town of Vernon lies on the western border of Oneida County, south of the center. There are many waterways in this area and Vernon was not far from the Erie Canal and New York Rail Road, so it would be good land for farming and trade. Vernon, and the surrounding towns, supported at least 8 churches, two academies, a bank, five hotels, two stores, a hat manufactory, a knitting factory, a grist mill, carding mill, a flouring mill, and three saw mills. The Fair Ground of the Agricultural Society contained a half-mile track. In 1858, the population of Vernon was around 3,000 people, consisting of 619 families, and 538 dwellings.

Oneida County, New York

Vernon also included the 65,400 acre Oneida Indian Reservation along Duck Creek, on the southwest of the town. Vernon was located where the principal village of the Oneida nation of Indians, Kan-on-wa-lo-hule, once stood.

The first record that we have of the Rauschers, after their arrival in the US, is a land deed, dated 22 Jan 1856, where Anthony Rauscher purchased a plot of land in Oneida County from Nicholas Keiser. He would purchase another plot of land from Keiser on 2 Dec 1856, and a plot from Betsey Brockway on 23 Jun 1860. It is possible that Nicholas Keiser was Catherine’s brother or uncle.

In the 1860 census, their real estate and personal estate is worth $1,300 (approx. $43,000 in 2021). They have one addition to their family, George Rauscher, aged 5.

In the Gazetteer and Business Directory of Oneida County, N.Y. for 1869, Anthony is listed as a landowning farmer. According to the Gazeetteer, Anthony got his mail in Vernon, lived on lot 223 and had 60 acres. Joseph, his nephew, also lived on lot 223, and had 55 acres.

Anthony's land mentioned above is shown in the two images below. The first image is of the 1874 Landowners map of Vernon, NY. The second image zooms in on the upper right corner of the first image, so that you can clearly see the property labeled a. rauscher (Anthony Rauscher).

In the 1870 census, we find out that their estate value has increased to $3,100 (approx. 65,000 in 2021). Anthony is listed as a farmer and the farm produced Oats, Corn, Wheat, and Barley.

On June 27, 1878, Catherine Rauscher dies, unfortunately we do not know the cause of her death.

In the 1880 census, Anthony is listed as a widower and a retired farmer. He is 64 years old and his son George’s family lives with him. George is 25, married to a woman named Frances, and they have a son named Charles which is 1 year old.

It appears that in 1891, Anthony underwent a surgery which consisted of “removal of the lower eye lid, and other structure near the eye, which had become involved in a cancerous growth. After the cancer had been removed, a portion of skin from the cheek was dissected up and stitched in place for a new lid. The patient is doing finely, and the wound seems to be healing properly.”

On February 1, 1898, Anthony Rauscher died. At the time of his death, he had 4 children and 15 grandchildren. All of his sons were farmers, except George who appears to have run a store. His obituary mentions a wife, but there is no evidence of him remarrying.

His obituary reads:

VERNON, Feb. 1.—Anthony Rauscher, aged 82, died at his home in this place yesterday. Four years ago Mr. Rauscher suffered a stroke of paralysis which deprived him of his speech. He was born in Alsace and came to this country fifty-four years ago and had since lived continuously upon the farm where he died. He leaves his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Jacob Siegrist of Utica, and three sons, Sebastian, George of Westmoreland, and Joseph, with whom he lived.

His last will and testament::

“I Anthony Rauscher of the Town of Verona being of sound disposing mind and memory do hereby make ordain publish and declare the following as and for my last will and testament. That is to say. After all my just debts and funeral charges and other expenses, administering upon my estate are paid I give devise and bequeath unto my son Frank Joseph Rauscher one half of all my property and estate to be his absolute property forever.

2nd All the rest residue and remainder of my estate and property I give devise and bequeath unto my son George Rauscher and my daughter Abolonia Sechrist wife of Jacob Sechrist of Utica, NY to be divided between them equally share and share alike. I hereby revoke any & all former wills by me at any time made and declare this and this only to be my last will and testament.

Lastly I hereby name constitute and appoint my said son Frank Joseph Rauscher to be the executor of this my last will and testament… In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 10th day of March 1896.”

On 7 Mar 1898, Anton Rauscher’s land was granted to Frank J Rauscher and Abolonia Siegrist (New York Land Records, 1630-1975).

In 1946, Anthony is mentioned one more time in the Syracuse Herald Journal:

“C. Everett Rauscher, Utica, was elected president of the Anthony Rauscher Family Association this week when 45 descendants gathered in Chittenango Park. It was the first reunion since the beginning of World War II. Joseph Happle, Oneida, was chosen vice president; Mrs. Bart Quinn Clinton, secretary, and Mr.s Edward F. Rauscher, Utica, treasurer. Relatives were present from Oneida, Detroit, Utica, Verona, Westemoreland, Oriskany, Canastote, and Clinton. Games were played and prizes were awarded. Recorded during the last year were four deaths, five marriages, and eight births.

Anthony Rauscher (1817-1898) and Catherine Kaiser Rauscher (1813-1878)

1. Frank Joseph Rauscher (1839-1916)
2. Abolonia Caroline Rauscher Meyer Seigrist (1848-1900)
3. Sebastien Clements Rauscher (1849-1918)
4. George Rauscher (1854-1911)

Related Pictures:

Sebastian Clements Rauscher

Sources:

• Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com, Newspapers.com, Wikipedia.com.
• United States Federal Census Records.
• New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.
• New York State Census
• "The Alsace-Lorraine Question," The Scientific Monthly v.6 n.5, C. C. Eckhardt, 1918.
• "Chronicling America, History American Newspapers," Library of Congress Website.
• New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957.
• Gazetteer and business directory of Oneida County, N.Y. for 1869.
• New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
• Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York), 31 Aug 1946
• U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
• "Our County and Its People, A Descriptive Work on Oneida County, NY," Daniel E. Wager, 1896.
• "Things Worth Knowing About Oneida County," W. W. Canfield and J. E. Clark, 1909.
• "Commerce, Manufactures, and Resources of Oneida County," 1883.