Mary Jane Rauner (1855 - 1917)

Born 7 Aug 1855 in Orange County, New York, USA

Wife of John George Sorg — married 4 Nov 1873 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1917 at age 62 in Allen County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Birth

Born: August 7, 1856 in Orange County, New York. ^[1]

Marrriage and Children

Married: John George Sorg on 4 Nov 1873 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA. ^{[2] [3]}

Children of John Sorg and Mary Rauner: ^{[4] [5]}

1. Teresa Sorg, born 6 September 1874 in Yoder, Indiana. Married Frank J. Steinacker. Died 21 May 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
2. John Michael Sorg, born 30 August 1875 in Pleasant, Indiana. Married Mary McLaughlin. Died 2 July 1955 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
3. Berhard George Sorg, born 21 November 1877 in Pleasant, Indiana. Married Matilda Van Allen. Died 28 Apr 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
4. Anthony Albert Sorg, born 5 March 1881 in Pleasant Indiana. Married Margaret Noonan. Died 16 February 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
5. Catherine M. Sorg, born 1 January 1883 in Yoder, Indiana. Married Frank Lehrman. Died 5 October 1967 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
6. Lambert Joseph Sorg, born 2 February 1885 in Indiana. Married Ethel Miller. Died 21 December 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
7. Ferdinand Sylvester Sorg, born December 1886 in Pleasant, Indiana. Never married. Died 13 January 1901 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
8. Frances Marie Sorg, born 27 September 1891 in Allen County, Indiana. Married Louis Wilkie. Died 4 December 1959 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
9. Andrew George Sorg, born 23 February 1895 in Pleasant, Indiana (twin). Married Hazel Beach. Died 18 June 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
10. Roman H. Sorg, born 23 February 1895 in Pleasant, Indiana (twin). Married Mildred Arlene Ensch. Died 14 March 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
11. Robert Francis Sorg, born 6 September 1898 in Pleasant, Indiana. Never married. Died 4 March 1945 in Seattle, Washington.

Death

Died: December 1, 1917 in Allen County, Indiana. ^[6]

Burial: Saint Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery in Yoder, Allen County, Indiana. ^[7]

Gravestone reads: Mary J. Sorg / Died Dec. 1 1917 / Aged 62 Y. 3 M. 24 D.

Notes

Obituary of Mary J. Sorg Resident of Allen Co. Indiana since an infant as her family moved from Orange Co. New York in 1857. Her Father was a stone cutter by trade, but bought 40 acres in Allen County and became a farmer. (The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana pg 544) Death Certificate shows father as Hawbert Rauner, this was very difficult for the office to read and my guess should be Lambert Rauner. The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne has father as Lambert Rauner. 1860 Census has father as Leonarde Rauner. Death Certificate shows mother as Tracy Bush.

1917 Biography of Mrs. Mary J. Sorg ^[1]

Mrs. Mary J. Sorg , the widow of the late John George Sorg and daughter of Lambert and Theresa (Bush) Raund [sic], was born in Orange county, New York, August 7, 1856 [sic]. She has been a resident of Allen county since she was an infant, the family having left New York state, in 1857, and located in this district. Lambert Raund, the father, wasa stone cutter by trade, but when he came to Allen county he bought forty acres of farm land and settled down to agricultural life, inwhich occupation he spent the rest of his days. He was a successful farmer and added considerably to his original holdings during hisactive years of farm life. He died in 1884, still a leader in hiscommunity, and left three children. George and Joseph are deceased,and Mary J. is the subject of this brief family review. She had her education in the public schools of Allen county and was eighteen years old when on November 4, 1874 she became the wife of John George Sorg, so of Michael and Theresa (Bower) Sorg, German people who came fromtheir native land in early life and settled on a farm in Marion township, Allen county. They were industrious and steady people, who eventually came to own land in the township to the extent of several hundred acres, and were among the foremost citizens of theircommunity. The father was married twice. By his first marriage therewere seven children, named Joseph, John George, Theodore, John, Peter, Anthony and Julia. The second marriage took place in 185, Barbara Laurer becoming his wife, and their five children were Katherine, of Fort Wayne; Charles, of Marion township; Minnie C., living in Wisconsin, and Michael and Henry, both residents of Milan township, Allen Co. J. George Sorg, who became the husband of the subject, was educated in the public and parochial schools of Allen county and was for some time employed in the carpenter's trade. He eventually inherited one hundred acres from his father and so withdrew from thatwork, there after devoting himself exclusively to farming, in which heenjoyed a very pleasing measure of success. He died on December 17,1904 [sic, should be 1903], leaving a widow and twelve childen tomourn his passing. He was a devout Roman Catholic all his life and aDemocrat in politics. His children briefly mentioned as follows:Theresa, the eldest, is the wife of Frank J. Steinacker; John M.,Benhard, Anthony, Lambert, Catherine M., Ferdinand S., Daniel, Francis M., Andrew G., Roman H., and Robert F. Ferdinand died at the early age of fourteen years. Andrew and Roman still live at home with the mother, but the others have found their places in the world and are engaged in their respective callings. Mrs.Sorg has 20 grandchildren. Her eldest child, Theresa, is the mother of George and Venita. JohnM. has eight children named Alfred, Irene, Edna, Oscar, Stella, Agnes,May and Edith. Bernhard {sic} is the father of Sylvester G., Marion[sic] and Walter. Anthony's children are Antoinette, May, James,Harold and Gerald (twins), Alice and Arthur. Mrs. Sorg carries on thefarming operations successfully, aided by her two sons who still share the old home place with her, and hers is one of the fine places in the township, where she enjoys the confidence and undivided allegiance of a large circle of friends.

There are several errors in this biography written c1917. Mary Sorg's maiden name is Rauner, not Raund; J. George Sorg died on December 17, 1903, not on December 17, 1904; J. George Sorg and Mary Rauner married November 4, 1873, not on November 4, 1874; Bernhard should be spelled Benhard; Benhard's son should be Marvyn, not Marion.

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Griswold, Bert J. Pictorial History of Fort Wayne. (Chicago, 1917):544-545. Archive.org LINK
2. ↑ Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, John G. Sorg and Mary Johanna Rauner, 04 Nov 1873.
3. ↑ Marriage Certificate
4. ↑ 1880 United States Census
5. ↑ 1900 United States Census
6. ↑ Death Certificate, Department of Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
7. ↑ Find A grave Memorial #48354609, Mary Jane Rauner Sorg.

Source list:

• 1860 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F8-9QH ), Mary J Rauner in entry for Leonard Rauner, 1860.

• 1870 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX8-62H ), Mary Rauner in household of Lambert Rauner, Indiana, United States; citing p. 29, family 222.

• 1880 United States Census database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMZ-43T ), Mary J Sorg in household of John G Sorg, Pleasant, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 115, sheet 428D.

• 1900 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB4-SJD ), Mary Sorg in household of George J Sorg, Pleasant Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 9B, family 190.

• 1910 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLR-WPV ), Mary Sorg, Pleasant, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 2A, family 25.

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFFD-497 ), John G. Sorg and Mary Johanna Rauner, 04 Nov 1873.

• Find A grave Memorial #48354609, Mary Jane Rauner Sorg.

• Griswold, Bert J. Pictorial History of Fort Wayne. (Chicago, 1917):544-545. Archive.org LINK

• Death Certificate, Department of Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana Death Certificate, Department of Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Died: December 1,1917 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana Age: 61 Cause of Death: Cerebral Apoplexy Burial: Sheldon Cemetery Birth: August 7, 1856 in New York Husband: George Father: Hawbert Rauner born France (was very difficult to read, should be Lambert Rauner) Mother: Tracy Bush born France Fort Wayne Sentinel, Wednesday December 5, 1917.