Loren Rauch (1888 - 1929)

Born 30 Aug 1888 in Concord, Erie, New York, United States

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Died 7 Feb 1929 at age 40 in Fowlerville, Erie, New York, United States

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Loren Rauch was born on August 30, 1888 in Concord, Erie, New York. He was the son of Martin Rauch and Mary Baker.

In 1910, Loren lived with his parents and younger sisters, Edna and Bertha. His father was a dairy farmer. Loren, age 21, worked as a laborer on a driving team. ^[1]

Loren married Mabel Fowler and they had four children - Anna Marie, Robert, Ruth and Loren, Jr., who was born after his father's death in 1929.

On June 5, 1917, Loren registered for the United States World War I military draft. He was a married, self-employed farmer in East Concord, Erie, New York. He was described as of medium height and build with dark hair and blue eyes. ^[2]

Loren died on February 7, 1929 of pneumonia and was buried in Sibley Cemetery, Concord, Erie, New York. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54N-NHF : accessed 9 May 2020), Laurin Rauch in household of Martin Rauch, Concord, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 263, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 939; FHL microfilm 1,374,952.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTP-51F : 24 August 2019), Loren Rauch, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ Loren Rauch Obituary, The Springville Journal, Springville, Erie, New York, February 14, 1929, p. 4; newspapers.com.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37888573 : accessed 9 May 2020), memorial page for Loren Rauch (1888–7 Feb 1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. 37888573, citing Sibley Cemetery, Concord, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260) .