Christopher Rau^{[1, 2, 3]}

1848 - 1934  (86 years)

• Name	Christopher Rau
  Born	6 Jan 1848	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	5 Jul 1848	, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Name	Christoph Rau
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Carpenter - Foundry
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84637P
  Died	6 May 1934  [10]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I84637	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Rau,   b. 1814, , Germany ,   d. 1871  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth L. Zinkann,   b. 13 Nov 1821, , Germany ,   d. 1904  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1844	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F4216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bertha Agnes Liersch,   b. 26 Nov 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1928, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1872	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Henry Rau,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth "Elisa" "Eliza" Rau,   b. 8 Mar 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1932  (Age 55 years)   4. John Rau,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Peter Rau,   b. 12 Nov 1878, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 80 years)   6. Emma Rau,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Emma Catherine Rau,   b. 20 Mar 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 94 years)   8. Alexander Rau,   b. 22 Jul 1883, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 65 years)   9. Agnes Rau,   b. 20 Jul 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 88 years)   10. Augusta Rau,   b. 30 Oct 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 90 years)   11. Edward Rau,   b. 15 Jun 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F26509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Elizabeth "Elisa" "Eliza" Rau,   b. 8 Mar 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1932  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F256196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of John Lautenschlager - Jan 2 1931 pg 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018827-04. John Peter Rau, 26, Occ. Woodworker, b. New Hamburg, Res. New Hamburg, son of Christopher Rau and Bertha Liersch married Lavina Ruthig, 20, b. Wilmot, Res. Wilmot, daughter of Lorien Ruthig and Ulia Hofmier, Witn Emory Ruthig of Wilmot and Emma Rau of New Hamburg, 21 December 1904 in Wilmot. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019154-05. Stephen Welheuser, 24, Occ. Cigar Maker, b. Weisenbey, Res. Berlin, son of Nich. Welheuser & Annie Wodel married Agnes Rau, 19, b. New Hamburg, Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Christoph Rau & Bertha Lierset, Witn Alex & Emma Rau Both of New Hamburg, 21 September 1905 in New Hamburg. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 35. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 43. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 24;. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 12. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 7. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Rau [A] Christopher Rau/ Died May 6, 1934/ Age 86 Yrs 4 Mo. [B] Bertha Agnes Liersch/ His Wife/ Died Nov. 5, 1928/ Age 75 Yrs 11 Mo. [C] Henry Rau/ 1814-1871/ Elizabeth Zinkann/ His Wife/ 1821-1904 [D] Eckhardt Siegner/ 1815-1892/ Martha Schroeder/ His Wife/ 1822-1896 [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister of The Gospel of The Evangelical Lutheran Church At Preston report 39. Heinrich Rau, to Elisabeth Zinkan, both of Wilmot. 27 Oct. 1844.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jan 1848 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 5 Jul 1848 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Sep 1872 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - Foundry - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth