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1.   Florian Rasch I
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Birth Date:	February 2, 1791
Birth Place:	Silesia, Prussia
Death Date:	September 14, 1855
Death Place:	Centerline, Michigan
Burial Place:	St. Clement's Church Cemetery, Centerline, Michigan

Notes:
Born in the Southern, Catholic part of Silesia, in what was then Germany,
is now part of Poland.  According to records the family did not come to
America together.  The Mt. Clemens Courthouse, MI, shows Florian II
purchasing land in 1851.

According to family tradition he was a member of Napoleon's Army who
survived the retreat from Moscow in 1812.

Arrived in the US with family on May 19, 1852.


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Unless otherwise noted, all information comes from reference 1. 1

Spouse:		Barbara Gutkorn
Birth Date:	Circa 1804
Death Date:	September 10, 1843
Death Place:	Germany

Marriage Date:	Circa 1829
Marriage Place:	Germany

Children:
	Robert (1.1)
	Frances (1.2)
	August (1.3)
	Adolph (1.4)
	Alois (1.5)
	Julius (1.6)


Other spouses:	Carolina Schindler


Research:
Ref:  1  3  4  8

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