Emmelia Amanda (Rauch) Colbert (1854 - 1912)

Born 3 May 1854 in Randolph, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Phillip Colbert — married 24 Nov 1874 in Randolph County, IL

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1912 at age 58 in Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Emmelia is the name given on Church baptism records. Emmelia is the French version. Immaculate Conception Catholic church~ Kaskaskia, IL. original records are now found at the Belleville Archdiocese.

United States Census, 1870 Frederik Rauch 53, Farmer Anna, 42 Charles Rauch 23 worked on farm John Rauch 21, worked on farm August Rauch, 18, worked on farm Amalia Rauch 16 Henry Rauch14 Louisa Banih 11, Fredrick Banih 8, Emilia Banih 0, William Banih 60 Township 6 Range 8 West Kaskaskia

Married Phillip Colbert Rauch, 1874

1880 US Census: Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois Phillip Colbert, 27, b. IL, farm laborer Amelia, 25, b. IL keeping house Anna L. 5, dau, b. IL Alice S. 3, dau, b. IL George F. 1, son, b. IL

1900 US Census: Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois Phillip, 48, b. Mar 1852, IL, married 25 years, abt 1875, mail carrier Amelia 46, b. May 1854, IL bore 12 children, 5 living Frederick, 21, b. Aug 1879, IL, single, day laborer Gertrude, 16, b. Sept 1883, IL Myrtl, 12, b. Nov 1887, IL Edgar 9, b. June 1891, IL

Phillip dies of pneumonia at home in 1908 at age 54.

1910 US Census: Sparta, Randolph, IL: Ward 2, Main Street Emelia 55, head, widow, bore 11 children/5 living; dressmaker at home Myrtl, 21, single Teacher, public school Edgar 19, singe, grocery The family lives down 1 door from brother Emil Rauch and family

Colbert, Amelia A. b. 5-13-1854 d. 9-14-1912 wife of Philip

Cemetery records in Sparta, Randolph County and vicinity vol. 1, p.29;, compiled by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens, 1956. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE8437506

Amelia dies in 1912 at age 58 of diabetes (family record).

She is buried in Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, IL with Phillip and his brother William Harrison Colbert and his wife Louisa Caroline Rauch, Amelia's sister.

Sources

• Rauch Family History by Clara Colbert Morris-in possession of Carole Morris Pancake

• Randolph County Illinois Death Records Index, taken from vol. III. Narrative of Randolph County by Ada Auld Torrens. Located at Randolph County Courthouse, Chester, IL. Bk 3, p. 376. (Index page 74).

• Immaculate Conception Catholic church~ Kaskaskia, IL. original records are now found at the Belleville Archdiocese.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HB-915 : 12 April 2016), Frederik Rauch, Illinois, United States; citing p. 22, family 167, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,771.

• Illinois Marriage Index for Randolph County

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKH-X69 : 22 August 2017), Philip Colbert, Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 96, sheet 408C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0244; FHL microfilm 1,254,244.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHW-LF7 : accessed 3 March 2018), Philip Colbert, Kaskaskia Precinct Kaskaskia village, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 9A, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,338.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKXC-XKF : accessed 3 March 2018), Emelia Colbert, Sparta Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 3A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 319; FHL microfilm 1,374,332.

• Randolph County Illinois Death Records Index, taken from vol. III. Narrative of Randolph County by Ada Auld Torrens. Located at Randolph County Courthouse, Chester, IL. Bk 3, p. 376. (Index page 74).

• Cemetery records in Sparta, Randolph County and vicinity vol. 1, p.29;, compiled by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens, 1956.

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