Robert Frederick Rahn (1876 - 1945)

Born 13 Jul 1876 in Guyton, Effingham, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Ezora (Myrick) Rahn — married 5 May 1901 in Bryan County, Georgia

Died 8 Jul 1945 at age 68 in Richmond Hill, Bryan, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Fred was born in 1876^[1][2] His parents were Renaldo H. Rahn (1856-1922) and Margaret N. (Weitman) Rahn (1855-1903).^[3][4][5]

In June of 1900 Fred and two of his brothers were boarders in the home of Seabrooks Alexander Myrick. and were working as turpentine laborers.^[6][7] On May 5, 1901 he married Brook's oldest daughter Minnie Ezora Myrick, who was 6 months shy of her 16th birthday.^[8][9][10]

By 1910 he had become a store clerk with 5 children; Mamie Olivia Rahn Speir (1903-1969), Fred Herschel Rahn Sr., (1904-1966), James Clark Rahn (1906-1973), Robert Colon Rahn (1908-1981), and Annie Lee Rahn Shuman (1910-1993),^[11][12]

In the 1920's he was trying his hand at farming and had 5 more children; Alva Lois Rahn (1911-2010), Asa Penn Rahn (1912-2008), Oscar Troy Rahn (1914-1994), Rufus Felton Rahn (1916-1974), and John Wilson Rahn (1918-2008).,^[13]

By 1930 he had a total of 13 children and was a truck driver. The last 3 were Cecil L Rahn (1921-2015), Audrey R Rahn Murphy Hessenthaler (1924 -), and Henry Osborne Rahn (1925-2000).^[14] It's unsure if Fred drove a truck long distance or not, but by 1940 he was in his mid 60's and driving a school bus. It's possible his 14 grandchildren influenced that decision.^[15]

Fred passed away 5 days shy of his 69th birthday on July 8, 1945.^[16] He had been married to Minnie for 44 years and is buried at the Richmond Hill First Baptist Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Bryan; Roll: 1556963. Name: Robert F Rohn, Race: White, Birth Date: 13 Jul 1876, Residence Place: Bryan, Georgia, USA., Relative: Minnie E. Rohn. Free Ancestry Image
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch Robert F Rohn, 1917-1918. Guyton, Georgia.
3. ↑ Myrick_Family_Bible. Date unknown. Currently in possession of Mildred (Mingledorff) Wilson. Includes names, birth, and death dates of family members from 1826 to 1961.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch Robert Rahn in household of Renolda Rahn, District 10, Effingham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 47, sheet 337C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,145.
5. ↑ Gnann. Volume 3. Page 2415.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004., Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 19, Bryan, Georgia; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240181. Name: Robert F Rahn, [Robert F Rohn], Age: 22, Birth Date: Jul 1877, Birthplace: Georgia, Home in 1900: Militia District 19, Bryan, Georgia, House Number: 233, Sheet Number: 13, Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 242, Family Number: 245, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Boarder, Marital status: Single, Father's Birthplace: Georgia, Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, Occupation: Turpentine Laborer, Can Read: Yes, Can Write: Yes, Can Speak English: Yes, Household Members: Brooks Myrick 51, Sarah A Myrick 40, Minnie Myrick 14, Pembroke Myrick 10, Mamie E Myrick 5, Catherine Shuman 75, Robert F Rahn 22, Jesse P Rahn 21, Norman J Rahn 17, Zack Gay 19. Free Ancestry Image.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Robert F Rahn in household of Brooks Myrick, Militia District 19, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 13B, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,181.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Free Ancestry Image.
9. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch Robert F. Rohn and Mamie E. Myrick, 5 May 1901; citing Marriage, Bryan, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 181,014.
10. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch Robert F. Rohn, 1901.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch Robert Rohn, Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 19B, family 356, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 171; FHL microfilm 1,374,184.
12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, 1910; Census Place: Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia; Roll: T624_171; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374184, Free Ancestry Image
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch Robert Rahn, Court House, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing ED 5, sheet 2A, line 10, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 237; FHL microfilm 1,820,237.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch Robert F Rahn, Militia District 019, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 9B, line 90, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 340; FHL microfilm 2,340,075.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Robert Frederick Rohn, Militia District 19, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-2, sheet 14B, line 60, family 233, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 644.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001., Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 14167. Name: Robert F Rahn, Gender: Male, Race: White, Age: 68, Birth Date: abt 1877, Death Date: 8 Jul 1945, Death Place: Bryan, Georgia, USA. Ancestry Record 5426 #849378.
17. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Robert F. Rahn (13 Jul 1876–8 Jul 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #89429256, citing Richmond Hill First Baptist Church Cemetery, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Dottie Gilder (contributor 47220799).

See also:

• Gnann, Pearl Rahn., Lassiter, Martha LeBey. Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Revised and Corrected Edition. The Red Books. Volumes 1-4. Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 2003.