Member Biographies
Theodor and Mimia (Meyer) Rauh
From the Zion Lutheran Church – Alva 1904 membership records
Theodor Rauh, son of Adam Rauh, was born in Missouri on 6 April 1882 and his wife Miimia, daughter of Thomas Meyer, was born in Illinois oan 2 November 1880. They have one child: Olenda, born in Oklahoma on 15 July 1903.
From the US Census 1900
Name: Theadore Rauh, Age: 19; Birth Date: Apr 1881;Birthplace: Missouri; Home in 1900: Central, Perry, Missouri; Marital Status: Single; Father’s name: Adam Rauh; Father’s Birthplace: Missouri; Mother’s name: Margarete Rauh; Mother’s Birthplace: Missouri; Occupation: Farm Laborer; Household Members: Adam Rauh 54, Margarete Rauh 50′, Henry Rauh 21, Theadore Rauh 19, Ernest Rauh 16, Hilda Rauh 11
From the Zion Lutheran Church – Alva communicant records
Theodor and Mimia Rauh first took communion at Zion in 1901 and last took communion in 1904.
From the US Census 1910
Theodor and Mimia Rauh are living in Wellston, Saint Louis, Missouri and have four children: Olindia, Hugo, Theodor, and Sarah.
Johann and Marie (Lang) Rauh
From the Zion Lutheran Church – Alva 1904 membership records
Johann Rauh, son of Johann Rauh, was born in Missouri on 5 October 1842 and his wife Maria, daughter of Johann Lang, was born in Missouri on 2 January 1845, They have three children: Alwin, born in Missouri on 15 December 1881; Anna, born in Missouri on 9 March 1884; and John, born in Missouri on 22 January 1886.
From The First 100 Years of Alva, Oklahoma. 1886-1986 biography of John Rauh, Jr
John Rauh, Jr. was born October 5, 1842 near Perryville, Missouri. His parents, John Rauh, Sr. and Elizabeth (Behr) Rauh were born in Bavaria, Germany, January 24, 1814 and September 1, 1819. In 1840 John Rauh, Sr. with his family left their native Germany and came to Perry County, Missouri. They had six children living in 1888. John Jr., Kunedia (wife of William Haltman) Adam, Elizabeth (Wife of Henry Boxdorfer), Dora (wife of Ferdinand Hoehn), and Annie (wife of Adam Knoll). and Annie (wife of Adam Knoll).
John Rauh, Jr. served in the Civil War as a Union man. In 1860, he enlisted in Company A. Fourth Regiment and served seven months in the Missouri State Militia. He afterwards joined Company B., 8th Regiment and served seven months longer.
On January 3, 1864 he was united in marriage with Mary A. Lang, daughter of John Lang. It is for her family, the village of Longtown, Missouri is named. She was born January 2, 1845 in Perry County, Missouri. In the same year, Mr. Rauh purchased 160 acres in Perry County and built in 1872 a brick residence (still standing) for the cost of $1,800. He and his wife had twelve children: Louise (wife of Charles Groh): Elizabeth, deceased; William, deceased; Henry, deceased; Pauline, deceased (due to the absence of preventive medicine, they lost three children to diphtheria in one day)! Charles; Emanuel M; Otto, (deceased) Martin J.; Alwin A.; Anna M; and John E. All were members of the Lutheran Church