August Rasch Family History

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 August Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: August 27, 1835 Birth Place: Oldersdorf (near Frankenstein, present day Zabkowice Slaskie), Silesia, Prussia Baptism Date: August 29, 1835 Baptism Place: Parish church in Protzan, Silesia, Prussia Occupation: Merchant Taylor Death Date: August 16, 1912 Death Place: Trenton, Michigan Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Father: Florian Franz Rasch I (1791-1855) Mother: Barbara Gutkorn (1804-1843)
Notes: According to church baptismal records his name was August Johann Franz Rasch. He was the
only son of Florian Rasch to stay in the Detroit area. He was one of the first merchant tailors
in Detroit, arriving in the area in 1854. He opened his merchant taylor establishment in 1857
in the old Biddle house. He later moved his business, August Rasch & Co., to 79 Woodward Ave.
He remained in business until 1890 before retiring. The 1910 Federal Census has him and his
grandson Stuart living with his daughter and son-in-law Caroline [Rasch] and William Allen
in Detroit Ward 5. In 1889 he is listed as a director of the Union National Bank in Detroit. On his passport application from 1891 he states that he was born in Obersdorf, Prussia on
27 August 1835. that he arrived in the US from Bremen on 15 June 1854, that he lived in
Detroit for 37 years, and that he was a naturalized citizen on 27 February 1891. It also
says that he was 5 ft, 4.5 in tall. He was one of the early philanthropists of the city, a contributor to many public enterprises.
He was a prominent member of the Masonic order; was one of the original members of the
Harmonie Society, of which he was president for several years, and an honorary member
of the Detroit Boat Club.
Spouse: Catherine E. Smith Birth Date: 1841 Birth Place: Michigam Death Date: 1892
Spouse Notes: The 1870 Census lists her parents as foreign born.
Marriage Date: 1860 Children: Edwin A. Francis A. Oscar E. Walter Caroline L. Research: 1 3 8 14 52 69 81 82h 87 109a 110d
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.1a Edwin A. Rasch * (picture) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: October, 1862 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: August 20, 1923 Death place: Laurium, Houghton, Michigan Father: August Rasch Mother: Catherine E. Smith
Notes: 1900 Federal Census has him married to Mary for 11 years and living in Detroit Ward 4, Wayne, Michigan.
Former Spouse: Mary Miller Jackson Birth Date: November 1866 Birth Place: Pontiac, Michigan Death Date: June 23, 1904 Death place: Detroit, Michigan Burial place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Spouse Father: William B Jackson Spouse Mother: Frances C Lacey
Spouse Notes: Her death certificate states that she had 3 children with only on still living at that time.
Marriage Date: June 6, 1889 Children: Elsa Stuart Other spouses: Matilda Crase Research: 41 52 68 70 72
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.1a.1 Elsa Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Edwin A. Rasch Mother: Mary Jackson Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.1a.2 Stuart Lacey Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: January 3, 1901 Death Date: January 22, 1961 Burial Date: March 20, 1961 Burial Place: Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Section B Site 657-B Father: Edwin A. Rasch Mother: Mary Jackson
Notes: The 1910 Federal Census has him living with has aunt and uncle, William and Caroline Allen. The 1920 Federal Census has him at age 18 and living with his parents. World War II veteran.
Research: 8 67 69 70
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.1b Edwin A. Rasch * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (See above) Spouse: Matilda Crase Birth Date: 1881
Spouse Notes: 1920 Federal Census has her at age 39, married to Edwin and living in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan.
Other spouses: Mary Jackson Research: 70
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2 Francis A. Rasch (pictures) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: June, 1866 Birth Place: Detroit, MI Death Date: August 22, 1926 Death Place: Detroit, MI aka: Frank Father: August Rasch Mother: Catherine E. Smith
Notes: Frank attended the Detroit public schools, and later the German-American Seminary to perfect himself in the study of languages. He graduated with a business degree from the Goldsmith, Bryant and Stratton's Business University. In the spring of 1885 he entered the literary department of the Univeristy of Michigan, graduating from the law department on June 25, 1887. He was admitted to practice on the State Supreme Court on April 14, 1887, before he even graduated from law school, passing a satisfactory examination before the judges in open session. After a partnership in a lucrative law practice he was elected as city attorney, twice. He was a prominent member of the German societies in Detroit, as well as a member of the Mervu Club, the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), the Oddfellows and several other similar organizations.
Spouse: Jennie Francis Seitz Birth Date: May 26, 1870 Birth Place: Detroit, MI Death Date: August 31, 1955 Death Place: Detroit, MI Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Spouse Father: Friedrich Ludwig Seitz Spouse Mother: Anna Findley Marriage Date: June 18, 1890 Marriage Place: Detroit, MI Children: Katherine S. Elaine H. Francis A. Frederick L. Research: 46 72 81 110m
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.1 Katherine S. Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: July, 1891 Death Date: December 1964 Occupation: Teacher Father: Frank A. Rasch Mother: Jennie Francis Seitz
Notes: In the 1920 Federal Census Katherine and her son were living with her parents in Detroit, with no mention of her husband. It also lists her occupation as a kindergarden teacher, and has her listed as married. Later she was on the Detroit Board of Education.
Spouse: Lawrence Hugh Prescott Birth Date: July 8, 1892 Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Spouse Father: Hubert F. Prescott Spouse Mother: Edna H. Prescott
Spouse Notes: His World War I draft registration card indicates that he was the Production Manager at the Artesian Water Co. of Detroit. It also indicates that he was married and had a 7 month old child, and that he lived at 92 Seward in Detroit. The 1930 Federal Census had him living with his parents in Detroit, but his wife and son were not listed.
Children: John Frederick Research: 46 68 71 72 73 118
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.1.1a John Frederick Prescott * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: November 15, 1916 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: January 13, 1976 Father: Katherine S. Rasch Mother: Lawrence Hugh Prescott
Notes: In the 1920 Federal Census he and his mother were living with his grandparents in Detroit. In the 1940 Federal Census John and his mother were living together by themselves in Detroit. Marriage license has his occupation as salesman. His 1941 Army Enlistment record states that he was divorced without dependents, that he had one year of college and his occupation was a retail manager.
Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Weedon Birth Date: April 11, 1918 Spouse Father: Clarence Weedon Spouse Mother: Margaret Armfield Marriage Date: December 8, 1937 Marriage Place: Steuben County, Indiana Divorced Other Spouse: Grace Elizabeth Kruger Research: 35 70 88 118 119 120
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.1.1b John Frederick Prescott * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (see above)
Notes: They were married in Fort Bragg by Chaplain Elija G. Willis, so he must still have been in the Army at that time.
Spouse: Grace Elizabeth Kruger Birth Date: November 3, 1921 Birth Place: Highland Park, Michigan aka: Bette Death Date: April 30, 1999 Spouse Father: Nicodemus Kruger Spouse Mother: Martha M. Zeil
Spouse Notes: According to the 1930 Federal Census her father was a naturalized citizen from Poland, and her mother's parents were from Poland.
Marriage Date: March 31, 1945 Marriage Place: Fort Bragg, NC Children: Martha John Former Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Weedon Research: 35 71 117
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.1.1.1 Martha Prescott ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: John Frederick Prescott Mother: Bette Kruger
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.1.1.2 John Prescott Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: John Frederick Prescott Mother: Bette Kruger
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2 Elaine Hoyt Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: February 25, 1894 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: August 31, 1973 Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Father: Frank A. Rasch Mother: Jennie Francis Seitz Spouse: Warren Conrad Breidenbach Birth Date: January 27, 1894 Birth Place: Piqua, Ohio Occupation: Physician Death Date: June 30, 1942 Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Spouse Father: Conrad W. Breidenbach Spouse Mother: Elise C. Stettar
Spouse Notes: He graduated from the University of Michigan medical school in 1917, and became a
nationally known tuberculosis specialist. He died of heart trouble at the age of 48 after
a long illness. He was also a talented violinist.
Marriage Date: June 25, 1919 Marriage Place: Detroit, Michigan Children: Warren C. Elsie Jane Frederic R. Research: 8 35 46 70 71 72 82m 88 110e 112
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.1 Warren C. Breidenbach Jr. (pictures) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: March 10, 1920 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Occupation: Physician Death Date: December 12, 1998 Burial Place: Grace Cathedral Columbarium, San Francisco, California Spouse Father: Warren Breidenbach Spouse Mother: Elaine H. Rasch
Notes: He was a three-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference champion track runner at
the University of Michigan, graduating in 1941. He was a member of Chi Psi lodge there. He was
inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Fame in 2010. He graduated from Harvard
medical school in 1944, then interned at the Ohio State University hospital. He was a member
of Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
Spouse: Constance Mary Heyer Birth Date: February 9, 1921 Birth Place: Newton, Massachusetts Death Date: August 6, 2000 Burial Place: Grace Cathedral Columbarium, San Francisco, California Father: George L. Heyer Mother: Helen Heyer Marriage Date: June 5, 1945 Marriage Place: Dayton, Ohio Children: Warren C. Erich J. Q. Cynthia Helen Louise Research: 35 71 88 100 110f
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.1.1 Warren Conrad Breidenbach III ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1946 Birth Place: San Francisco, California Occupation: Physician Father: Warren C. Breidenbach Jr. Mother: Constance Heyer
Notes: A hand surgeon, most will known for having performed the first long-term successful
hand transplant surgery in the world.
Research: 8 100 108
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.1.2 Erich J. Q. Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1949 Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts Father: Warren C. Breidenbach Jr. Mother: Constance Heyer Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.1.3 Cynthia Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1953 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Father: Warren C. Breidenbach Jr. Mother: Constance Heyer Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.1.4 Helen Louise Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: December 1955 aka: Holly Father: Warren C. Breidenbach Jr. Mother: Constance Heyer Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.2 Elsie Jane Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1923 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Father: Warren Breidenbach Mother: Elaine H. Rasch Spouse: Joseph C. Dodds III Birth Date: 1919 Birth Place: Jackson, Tennessee Children: Joseph C. Frederic B. Lisa J. Research: 8 88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.2.1 Joseph C. Dodds IV ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1946 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Death Date: 1956 Father: Joseph S. Dodds III Mother: Jane Breidenbach
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.2.2 Frederic B. Dodds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1948 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Father: Joseph S. Dodds III Mother: Jane Breidenbach
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.2.3 Lisa J. Dodds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1951 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Father: Joseph S. Dodds III Mother: Jane Breidenbach Spouse: Jack H. Reeder Marriage Date: July 1974
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.3 Frederic R. Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1928 Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio Father: Warren Breidenbach Mother: Elaine H. Rasch Spouse: Dorthea Hess Birth Date: 1928 Children: Gordon F. Frederic R. E. Elaine Research: 8 88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.3.1 Gordon F. Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1954 Birth Place: Hartford, Connecticut Father: Frederic R. Breidenbach Mother: Dorthea Hess Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.3.2 Frederic R. Breidenbach Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1956 Birth Place: Hudson, Ohio Father: Frederic R. Breidenbach Mother: Dorthea Hess Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.2.3.3 E. Elaine Breidenbach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1957 Birth Place: Hudson, Ohio Father: Frederic R. Breidenbach Mother: Dorthea Hess Research: 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3 Francis A. Rasch, Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: June 1898 Death Date: August 2, 1963 Occupation: Lawyer Father: Frank A. Rasch Mother: Jennie Francis Seitz
Note: Became Detroit City Attorney.
Spouse: Lillian Maud Johnson Death Date: December 1975 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan Spouse Father: Walter Rex Johnston Spouse Mother:
Spouse Note: She was a traffic court clerk for 29 years before her retirement in 1969
Marriage Date: May 7, 1929 Marriage Place: Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan Children: Barbara Ann Research: 46 77 110k
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3.1 Barbara Ann Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Frank A. Rasch Mother: Lillian Johnson Spouse: Roger B. Smith Birth Date: 1925 Death Date: November 29, 2007 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan Occupation: Retire auto executive
Note: Graduated from the University of Michigan in 1947.
Marriage date: 1954 Children: Roger B. Victoria Jennifer Drew
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3.1.1 Roger B. Smith Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Roger B. Smith Mother: Barbara Ann Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3.1.2 Victoria Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Roger B. Smith Mother: Barbara Ann Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3.1.3 Jennifer Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Roger B. Smith Mother: Barbara Ann Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.3.1.4 Drew Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Roger B. Smith Mother: Barbara Ann Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4 Frederick Lewis Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: November 26, 1905 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: July 25, 1962 Father: Frank A. Rasch Mother: Jennie Francis Seitz
Note: The 1940 Federal Census indicated that he had graduated from college and was working as
an office clerk. Graduated from the College of the City of Detroit, which was an antecedent
of Wayne State University. His 1931 marriage license has him working as a salesman.
Spouse: Jeanette Elizabeth Pratt (picture) Birth Date: November 29, 1907 Birth Place: Michigan Death Date: June 6, 1984 Death Place: Clinton, Michigan Spouse Father: Denton D. Pratt Spouse Mother: Ora Alice Welsh
Spouse Note: Graduate of the Wayne University.
Marriage Date: October 24, 1931 Marriage Place: St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan Children: Martha Ann Elaine F. Research: 8 37 61 69 70 71 72 88 110h 113
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1 Martha Ann Rasch (pictures) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: September 28, 1935 Birth Place: Indianapolis, Indiana Death Date: February 7, 2019 Death Place: Cohoes, Albany Co., New York Father: Frederick L. Rasch Mother: Jeanette Pratt
Notes: Graduated from the University of Michigan. Her obituary is here.
Spouse: Richard David Kissinger Spouse Father: Richard D. Kissinger
Spouse Notes: Graduated from the University of Michigan
Marriage Date: 1957 Children: Lisa Paul David Mark Research: 61 82s 88 110r
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1.1 Lisa Kissinger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: R. David Kissinger Mother: Martha Ann Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1.2 Paul David Kissinger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1963 Father: R. David Kissinger Mother: Martha Ann Rasch Spouse: Susan Taylor (picture) Birth Date: November 1, 1951 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: August 30, 2015 Spouse Father: Gilford Taylor Spouse Mother: Trulla
Spouse Notes: "Susan had a lovely, beautiful, funny, caring, resilient and kooky personality that greeted all that
she met with a smile. Susan made friends wherever she worked, from Montgomery Wards at a very
young age to Prince Matchabelli, and Taylor Rental where she was in charge of special events.
It was there that she met her husband Paul, as they volunteered together for a special event.
Susan was ever the entrepreneur. She once owned an ice company and for the past decade she
loved being the owner of Kissinger Promotions, an advertising and promotions business.
Susan loved to live life to the fullest and had a passion for travel. She was fortunate to travel the
world and had many wonderful memories of these trips; including rock climbing and zip lining
in Alaska, snorkeling in the Galapagos and Tahiti to trekking the jungle mountains in Uganda
and Rwanda to see the Mountain Gorillas. After a difficult battle with cancer, she left this earth
and passed to heaven as one of God's angels. So many people reached out to her during her
battle with cancer, and for that she was very thankful and humbled. "
Marriage Date: October 21,2001 Research: 82n 116
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1.3 Mark Kissinger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: R. David Kissinger Mother: Martha Ann Rasch Spouse: Karen Children: John Richard Peter David Research: 61
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1.3.1 John Richard Kissinger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1996 aka: Jack Father: Mark Kissinger Mother: Karen Research: 61
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.1.3.2 Peter David Kissinger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1999 Father: Mark Kissinger Mother: Karen Research: 61
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.2 Elaine Frederica Rasch (picture) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1938 Father: Frederick L. Rasch Mother: Jeanette Pratt Spouse: James Edward Stanton Father: Edward Hamilton Stanton Mother: Marriage Date: June 13, 1959 Children: Susan Elizabeth Annie Elaine Kathleen Anne Research: 88 110i
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.2.1 Susan Elizabeth Stanton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- aka: Bessie Father: James E. Stanton Mother: Elaine F. Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.2.2 Annie Elaine Stanton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: James E. Stanton Mother: Elaine F. Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.2.4.2.3 Kathleen Anne Stanton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: James E. Stanton Mother: Elaine F. Rasch
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3 Oscar E. Rasch (picture) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: July 25, 1866 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: February 5, 1936 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan Occupation: Businessman Father: August Rasch Mother: Catherine E. Smith
Notes: He was in the insurance and real estate business. He compiled the original Rasch genealogy chart in 1935.
Spouse: Gertrude F. Rich Birth Date: 1870 Death Date: 1934 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan
Notes: She had a brother, Charlie Rich, who rode with Teddy Roosevelt on San Juan Hill, Cuba.
Children: Howard A. Dorothy Mae Marion Allen R. Reference: 56 81
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1 Howard A. Rasch (pictures) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: May 2, 1900 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: 29 December, 1995 Death Place: Royal Oak, Oakland Co., MI Father: Oscar E. Rasch Mother: Gertrude F. Rich Spouse: Margaret Tierney Birth Date: April 24, 1908 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: May 16, 1997 Death Place: Oakland, Michigan aka: Peg Spouse Father: James Francis Tierney Spouse Mother: Louise Jansen
Notes: According to the 1930 US census, her father was born in Ireland.
Marriage Date: June 29, 1927 Marriage Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan Children: Howard Francis Jean Marie John S. Research: 35 37 71 72 95 110n
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.1a Howard Francis Rasch * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: May 30, 1928 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Occupation: Real Estate And Investments Father: Howard A. Rasch Mother: Margaret Tierney
Notes: About 1953, with his brother John, he paddled across Lake St. Clair, just to see if they could do it.
Former Spouse: Alice Starbird Death Date: 1970 Other spouses: Rose Manoogian Research: 8 56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.1b Howard Francis Rasch * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (See above) Spouse: Rose Manoogian Other spouses: Alice Starbird
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.2 Jean Marie Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: September 21, 1931 Birth Place: Ferndale, Michigan Death Date: July 4, 1988 Death Place: Royal Oak, Oakland Co., MI Father: Howard A. Rasch Mother: Margaret Tierney Research: 37 56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.3 John S. Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: May 15, 1934 Birth Place: Ferndale, Michigan Death Date: 1961 Father: Howard A. Rasch Mother: Margaret Tierney
Notes: About 1953, with his brother Howard, he paddled across Lake St. Clair, just to see if they could do it. John died a victim of murder.
Spouse: Edith Nantau Birth Date: January 8, 1936 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Children: Laurie Lynn Research: 42 56 95
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.3.1 Laurie Lynn Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1961 Father: John S. Rasch Mother: Edith Nantau
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.2 Dorothy Mae Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: April 25, 1903 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: June 3, 1996 Death Place: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Father: Oscar E. Rasch Mother: Gertrude F. Rich Spouse: Lester Allen Colman Birth Date: August 24, 1901 Birth Place: Rhode Island Death Date: February 1975 Death Place: Oakland, Michigan Spouse Father: Frederick Colman Spouse Mother: Louise Colman
Notes: The 1920 Federal Census has both of his parents being born in Sweden.
Marriage Date: June 1, 1926 Marriage Place: St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, Detroit, Michigan Children: Allen Frederick Shirley (Twin) Dorothy Mae (Twin) Research: 35 56 69 70 72 88 110g
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.1 Allen Frederick Colman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Lester Colman Mother: Dorothy Mae Rasch
Notes: Died at birth.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.2 Shirley Colman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: June 1928 Death Date: June 1928 Father: Lester Colman Mother: Dorothy Mae Rasch
Notes: Died at birth.
Research: 56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.3 Dorothy Mae Colman, Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: June 1928 Father: Lester Colman Mother: Dorothy Mae Rasch Spouse: Rosindale Death Date: ? Research: 56 88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.3 Marion Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1904 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: 1918 Father: Oscar E. Rasch Mother: Gertrude F. Rich
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.4 Allen R. Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: January 21, 1906 Birth Place: Royal Oak, Michigan Death Date: March 31, 1980 Death Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan Occupation: Salesman Father: Oscar E. Rasch Mother: Gertrude F. Rich
Notes: College graduate, he worked for the Whitaker Paper Company. He and Mary were married in
the home of his sister, Dorothy [Rasch] Colman.
Spouse: Mary Lorena Lingo Birth Date: 1907 Birth Place: Atlanta, GA Occupation: Teacher Death Date: February 28,1956 Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, MI Spouse Father: Andrew Lingo Spouse Mother: Katherine Foster
Notes: Lived in Detroit area for 30 years. She was a graduate from Wayne University and was a member
of the Women's Honor Society at Wayne. She was also a member of the American Association
of University Women and the National Farm and Garden Club. She died of cancer. In the 1940 Federal Census, her widowed mother was living with her family.
Marriage Date: April 25, 1930 Marriage Place: Detroit, Michigan Children: Allen Arthur Robert William Charles Andrew Research: 37 56 72 81 82i 88 110b
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.4.1 Allen Arthur Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: April 30, 1932 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: April 10, 1941 Death Place: Highland Park, Michigan Burial Place: Oakview Cemetary, Royal Oak, MI Father: Allen R. Rasch Mother: Mary Lingo
Notes: He died of accute kidney infection at age 9.
Research: 37 56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.4.2 Robert William Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: April 26, 1935 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: March 31, 1942 Burial Place: Oakview Cemetary, Royal Oak, MI Father: Allen R. Rasch Mother: Mary Lingo
Notes: He died in an automobile accident at the age of 7.
Research: 37 56 81
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.3.4.3 Charles Andrew Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: September 28, 1937 Death Date: February 21, 2011 Father: Allen R. Rasch Mother: Mary Lingo Research: 35 56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.4 Walter Alver Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1870 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: August 30, 1871 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan Father: August Rasch Mother: Catherine E. Smith Research: 37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5 Caroline La Verna Rasch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1873 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Place: Detroit, Michigan aka: Carrie Father: August Rasch Mother: Catherine E. Smith
Notes: In the 1910 Federal Census, August Rasch and Stuart L. Rasch were living with the family in Detroit, Ward 5. In the 1920 Federal Census, the family had moved to Ypsilanti, outside of Detroit. The 1930 Federal Census has Mary, Catherine and James still living at home unmarried.
Spouse: William James Allen Birth Date: November 31, 1870 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: August 7, 1922 Death Place: Ypsilanti, Michigan Spouse Father: James William Allen Spouse Mother: Mary Ann Struble Marriage Date: 1897 Children: Mary A. Eugene R. Catherine L. James L References: 69 70 71
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.1 Mary Adelle Allen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: August 11, 1898 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Father: William James Allen Mother: Caroline La Verna Rasch References: 69 71
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.2a Eugene Rasch Allen * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: September 10, 1900 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Occupation: Salesman Death Date: January 17, 1942 Death Place: Detroit, Michigan Burial Date: January 20, 1942 Burial Place: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan Father: William James Allen Mother: Caroline La Verna Rasch
Notes: 1940 US census has his occupation as a tire salesman. Later he was the owner/manager of the Sun-Air Venetian Blind Co., Detroit. He died of Hodgkin's Disease There is no record as to what happened to Mary.
Former Spouse: Mary Selma Vogel Birth Date: 1902 Birth Place: Montgomery, Alabama Spouse Father: Alvin Vogel Spouse Mother: Mary Brown Marriage Date: June 15, 1925 Marriage Place: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Children: William James Other spouse: Clara A. Beckler References: 37 69 70 71 88 109g 113 125
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.2a.1 William James Allen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: July 20, 1926 Birth Place: Loraine, Ohio Death Date: August 8, 2004 Father: Eugene Rasch Allen Mother: Mary Selma Vogel References: 35 88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.2b Eugene Rasch Allen * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Clara A. Beckler Birth Date: 1901 Birth Place: Toledo, Ohio Spouse Father: Thomas J. Beckler Spouse Mother: Catherine A. Dey Marriage Date: January 29, 1938 Marriage Place: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Former spouse: Mary Selma Vogel References: 88 125
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.3 Catherine L. Allen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: 1905 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: 1977 Father: William James Allen Mother: Caroline La Verna Rasch Spouse: Mr. Larsen Marriage Date: 1935 References: 69 70 71
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3.5.4 James L Allen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth Date: December 14, 1912 Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan Death Date: January 6, 1993 Death Place: Allen Park City, Michigan Father: William James Allen Mother: Caroline La Verna Rasch
Notes: Resided in Romulus, Michighan, near Detroit when he died.
References: 70 71

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