Son of Ambrose and Elizabeth (Nuser) Rath.
Name: John Rath
Birth Date: 1819
Death Date: 29 Jul 1886
Cemetery: Shiloh
Town: Monroe
Page: 264
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John Rath, our subject, was married in 1847. in Iowa, . to Miss Wilhelmina Reinheimer, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, April L2, 1831. Her parents were natives of Germany, and came to Iowa in 1S44. The father was born in 1803, on the River Rhine, and died in Iowa in 1869. The mother was also born on the River Rhine in 1804, and is still living in Marion, this county. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in Ohio at the age of fifteen years; Jacob, who died in France, aged five months, while the family were en route to America; Wilhelmina, wife of our subject; Valentine, who married Miss Paulina Bachman, and is now living in Marion, this county ; Caroline, who married Mr. Fuhrmeister, and is now a widow; she became the mother of six children, four of whom are living and two are dead ; Jacob married Miss Emma Rusner, and is living- near Marion, this county; Peter married Miss Elizabeth Murray, and died in Denver. Col., leaving four children; his widow still lives in Denver; Mary, who died in Iowa at the age of five years; Mary
Elizabeth, who died about 1847, aged three years. All the children now living were born in Seneca County, Ohio. Those deceased were born in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Rath are the parents of five children, namely: Edward F., now a stock dealer in Wyoming Territory ; Amelia E., who became the wife of James Van Kirk, and is living in Boone County, Iowa; Valentine V. married Miss Mary Lawrence, who died, leaving one son. a bright little fellow who was five years old Feb. 1, 188(1; Louisa M. became the wife of Mr. II. Byse (Hezekiah Byse?), and is now living in this township; Laura M. is still single. Valentine, the third child of Mr. Rath, met with an accident in the year 1876. While feeding a threshing machine, he accidentally got his right hand in the cylinder and had it terribly lacerated, so that the arm had to be amputated below the elbow.
Mr. Rath served in the Regular Army for five years, enlisting in the 3d United States Infantry in 1839, serving until 1844, and passing through the Florida campaign. He came to Iowa April 5, 1845. He was the owner of ninety acres of land, well cultivated, and during his residence in the State witnessed its growth from a wilderness to almost the front rank in the sisterhood of the Union. In all enterprises calculated to benefit the county he took an active part. Our subject was a Democrat in politics, and earnestly labored for the success of his party.
Mr. Rath died July 21), 1886, and was interred in the Shiloh Cemetery.
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Name: John Rath
Birth Date: 1819
Death Date: 29 Jul 1886
Cemetery: Shiloh
Town: Monroe
Page: 264
http://iagenweb.org/linn/wpa/q-ra.txt
John Rath, our subject, was married in 1847. in Iowa, . to Miss Wilhelmina Reinheimer, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, April L2, 1831. Her parents were natives of Germany, and came to Iowa in 1S44. The father was born in 1803, on the River Rhine, and died in Iowa in 1869. The mother was also born on the River Rhine in 1804, and is still living in Marion, this county. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in Ohio at the age of fifteen years; Jacob, who died in France, aged five months, while the family were en route to America; Wilhelmina, wife of our subject; Valentine, who married Miss Paulina Bachman, and is now living in Marion, this county ; Caroline, who married Mr. Fuhrmeister, and is now a widow; she became the mother of six children, four of whom are living and two are dead ; Jacob married Miss Emma Rusner, and is living- near Marion, this county; Peter married Miss Elizabeth Murray, and died in Denver. Col., leaving four children; his widow still lives in Denver; Mary, who died in Iowa at the age of five years; Mary
Elizabeth, who died about 1847, aged three years. All the children now living were born in Seneca County, Ohio. Those deceased were born in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Rath are the parents of five children, namely: Edward F., now a stock dealer in Wyoming Territory ; Amelia E., who became the wife of James Van Kirk, and is living in Boone County, Iowa; Valentine V. married Miss Mary Lawrence, who died, leaving one son. a bright little fellow who was five years old Feb. 1, 188(1; Louisa M. became the wife of Mr. II. Byse (Hezekiah Byse?), and is now living in this township; Laura M. is still single. Valentine, the third child of Mr. Rath, met with an accident in the year 1876. While feeding a threshing machine, he accidentally got his right hand in the cylinder and had it terribly lacerated, so that the arm had to be amputated below the elbow.
Mr. Rath served in the Regular Army for five years, enlisting in the 3d United States Infantry in 1839, serving until 1844, and passing through the Florida campaign. He came to Iowa April 5, 1845. He was the owner of ninety acres of land, well cultivated, and during his residence in the State witnessed its growth from a wilderness to almost the front rank in the sisterhood of the Union. In all enterprises calculated to benefit the county he took an active part. Our subject was a Democrat in politics, and earnestly labored for the success of his party.
Mr. Rath died July 21), 1886, and was interred in the Shiloh Cemetery.
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Son of Ambrose and Elizabeth (Nuser) Rath.
Name: John Rath
Birth Date: 1819
Death Date: 29 Jul 1886
Cemetery: Shiloh
Town: Monroe
Page: 264
http://iagenweb.org/linn/wpa/q-ra.txt
John Rath, our subject, was married in 1847. in Iowa, . to Miss Wilhelmina Reinheimer, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, April L2, 1831. Her parents were natives of Germany, and came to Iowa in 1S44. The father was born in 1803, on the River Rhine, and died in Iowa in 1869. The mother was also born on the River Rhine in 1804, and is still living in Marion, this county. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in Ohio at the age of fifteen years; Jacob, who died in France, aged five months, while the family were en route to America; Wilhelmina, wife of our subject; Valentine, who married Miss Paulina Bachman, and is now living in Marion, this county ; Caroline, who married Mr. Fuhrmeister, and is now a widow; she became the mother of six children, four of whom are living and two are dead ; Jacob married Miss Emma Rusner, and is living- near Marion, this county; Peter married Miss Elizabeth Murray, and died in Denver. Col., leaving four children; his widow still lives in Denver; Mary, who died in Iowa at the age of five years; Mary
Elizabeth, who died about 1847, aged three years. All the children now living were born in Seneca County, Ohio. Those deceased were born in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Rath are the parents of five children, namely: Edward F., now a stock dealer in Wyoming Territory ; Amelia E., who became the wife of James Van Kirk, and is living in Boone County, Iowa; Valentine V. married Miss Mary Lawrence, who died, leaving one son. a bright little fellow who was five years old Feb. 1, 188(1; Louisa M. became the wife of Mr. II. Byse (Hezekiah Byse?), and is now living in this township; Laura M. is still single. Valentine, the third child of Mr. Rath, met with an accident in the year 1876. While feeding a threshing machine, he accidentally got his right hand in the cylinder and had it terribly lacerated, so that the arm had to be amputated below the elbow.
Mr. Rath served in the Regular Army for five years, enlisting in the 3d United States Infantry in 1839, serving until 1844, and passing through the Florida campaign. He came to Iowa April 5, 1845. He was the owner of ninety acres of land, well cultivated, and during his residence in the State witnessed its growth from a wilderness to almost the front rank in the sisterhood of the Union. In all enterprises calculated to benefit the county he took an active part. Our subject was a Democrat in politics, and earnestly labored for the success of his party.
Mr. Rath died July 21), 1886, and was interred in the Shiloh Cemetery.
http://www.archive.org/stream/portraitbiolinn00chap/portraitbiolinn00chap_djvu.txt
Name: John Rath
Birth Date: 1819
Death Date: 29 Jul 1886
Cemetery: Shiloh
Town: Monroe
Page: 264
http://iagenweb.org/linn/wpa/q-ra.txt
John Rath, our subject, was married in 1847. in Iowa, . to Miss Wilhelmina Reinheimer, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, April L2, 1831. Her parents were natives of Germany, and came to Iowa in 1S44. The father was born in 1803, on the River Rhine, and died in Iowa in 1869. The mother was also born on the River Rhine in 1804, and is still living in Marion, this county. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in Ohio at the age of fifteen years; Jacob, who died in France, aged five months, while the family were en route to America; Wilhelmina, wife of our subject; Valentine, who married Miss Paulina Bachman, and is now living in Marion, this county ; Caroline, who married Mr. Fuhrmeister, and is now a widow; she became the mother of six children, four of whom are living and two are dead ; Jacob married Miss Emma Rusner, and is living- near Marion, this county; Peter married Miss Elizabeth Murray, and died in Denver. Col., leaving four children; his widow still lives in Denver; Mary, who died in Iowa at the age of five years; Mary
Elizabeth, who died about 1847, aged three years. All the children now living were born in Seneca County, Ohio. Those deceased were born in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Rath are the parents of five children, namely: Edward F., now a stock dealer in Wyoming Territory ; Amelia E., who became the wife of James Van Kirk, and is living in Boone County, Iowa; Valentine V. married Miss Mary Lawrence, who died, leaving one son. a bright little fellow who was five years old Feb. 1, 188(1; Louisa M. became the wife of Mr. II. Byse (Hezekiah Byse?), and is now living in this township; Laura M. is still single. Valentine, the third child of Mr. Rath, met with an accident in the year 1876. While feeding a threshing machine, he accidentally got his right hand in the cylinder and had it terribly lacerated, so that the arm had to be amputated below the elbow.
Mr. Rath served in the Regular Army for five years, enlisting in the 3d United States Infantry in 1839, serving until 1844, and passing through the Florida campaign. He came to Iowa April 5, 1845. He was the owner of ninety acres of land, well cultivated, and during his residence in the State witnessed its growth from a wilderness to almost the front rank in the sisterhood of the Union. In all enterprises calculated to benefit the county he took an active part. Our subject was a Democrat in politics, and earnestly labored for the success of his party.
Mr. Rath died July 21), 1886, and was interred in the Shiloh Cemetery.
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