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William Carl Rau 1925–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1925

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: 5 Jul 2008

Death Location: Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: Herman Rau

Mother: Mable Gelvin

Spouse(s): Margaret Wendt

Children(s):

William Carl Rau was born in 1925 in Minnesota, the child of Herman Henry Rau And Mable Elizabeth Gelvin. In 1930, William Carl Rau resided in Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Milwauke. William Carl Rau married Margaret Janet Wendt, and had children including Gary Lee Rau, Kevin Rau, Lynne Rau, Mark Rau. William Carl Rau passed away in 2008 in Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Carl Rau was born in 1925 in Minnesota, the child of Herman Henry Rau And Mable Elizabeth Gelvin.
  • In 1930, William Carl Rau resided in Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Milwauke.
  • William Carl Rau married Margaret Janet Wendt, and had children including Gary Lee Rau, Kevin Rau, Lynne Rau, Mark Rau.
  • William Carl Rau passed away in 2008 in Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rau's Ancestors

Self
William Rau
1925–2008
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
Herman Henry Rau
1897–1990
Minnesota,United States of America
Mable (Elizabeth) Gelvin
1904–1998
Sand Spring, Delaware, Iowa
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Gelvin
1864–1918
Sugarcreek Twp, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Jessie (Mable) Garlinghouse
1882–1952
Sand Springs, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Gelvin
1828–1907
Elizabeth Gelvin
1834–1907
Darius Garlinghouse
1833–1896
Minerva White
1845–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gelvin
1799–1880
Martha Goodlander
1802–1865
Charles Shipman
1811–1861
Louisa Gutmeiler
1820–1853

William Rau's Timeline

10 Records

1924
12 Jun 1924
Birth of William Carl Rau in Walker, Cass, Minnesota, USA
Walker, Cass, Minnesota, USA
1925
abt 1925
Birth of William Carl Rau in Minnesota
Minnesota
1930
1930
Age 5
William Carl Rau resided here in Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
William Carl Rau resided here in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 15
William Carl Rau resided here in Town of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Town of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1942
1942
Age 17
William Carl Rau resided here in Milwaukee, Middlesex, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Middlesex, Wisconsin, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
William Carl Rau resided here in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1956
1956
Age 31
William Carl Rau resided here in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
1993
1993
Age 68
William Carl Rau resided here in Smithville, TX
Smithville, TX
2008
5 Jul 2008
Age 83
Death of William Carl Rau in Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA
Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Walker, Cass, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1925
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0268; FHL microfilm: 2342330

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0268; FHL microfilm: 2342330

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04501; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 40-34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Town of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04501; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 40-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Middlesex, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Wisconsin, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 587

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Smithville, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tom Green, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2008
    Event Place: Bolingbrook, Will, Illinois, USA

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