Rabius, John

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• Census: 1870, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1880, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

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Birth:

The following biographical sketch appeared in Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri (1910):

          Gustave H. Rabius

     We are always glad to chronicle the life of a man who, by native ability and acquired education, has made his way against hard business competition, one who has done all that he could to develop his community and aid it to keep pace with modern conditions, as has been the record of the subject of this sketch. His start in life was obtained as the result of an agricultural course, and the graduates of an agricultural college are more in demand and more needed than the graduates of any other institution, for these colleges are the strongest factors in the uplift of the farms and the conservation of the soil.
     Gustave H. Rabius was born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31, 1868, the son of Henry and Frederica Rabius, who came to the United States from England in 1867, but were natives of Germany. One of his mother's grandfather's was a colonel in the English army, the other a surgeon in the same army, and both served in the French and English wars. His mother's maiden name was Nolte, derived from the Hessian nobility. His father was a shoemaker and saddler as a young man, later a sugar refiner in England, but in Missouri a farmer. His parents came to Lexington, Missouri, in 1869, coming by boat. They both died in Mayview, the father on November 23, 1904, the mother on June 23, 1905. They were members of the German Evangelical church.
     Gustave Rabius was the only child of his parents, and attended the common schools, then took a short course in the University of Minnesota, where he learned the trade of butter-making, and followed it for a short time, but soon became an expert in the establishing and erecting of creamery plants, in which he did much for the advancement of the interests of the farmers of the region. In 1899 he started an agricultural implement and hardware store at Mayview, and has also engaged in the contracting business. He has done well in all his undertakings. He is making a specialty of the installation of bathrooms and water facilities in both town and country houses, thus bringing the conveniences of the most modern civilization in the reach of his neighbors.
     On September 27, 1899, Mr. Rabius married Eta Rabius, daughter of Herman and Lizetta (Streetman) Rabius, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was a cabinetmaker by trade, a traveling salesman in later life and is now superintendent of an orphans' home in Cincinnati. Gustave Rabius is the father of four children: Oscar, born August 6, 1891, the son of his first wife, who was Carrie Rechterman; Louise, born July 18, 1901; Emily, born June 20, 1903, and John, born January 25, 1907. All of them have inherited their father's spirit.
     Mr. Rabius is a Republican, a member of the German Evangelical church, and fraternally a member of the Fraternal Aid Association. He is a successful, prosperous business man, of great sagacity in business matters, thoroughly reliable in all his dealings, one of the type of modern business man who is doing so much everywhere for the advancement of this country.


Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household, whose post office was in Concordia, Missouri, consisted of Henry "Rabusch," head of household, age 31, born in Hannover, a farmer; Friedericke "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, keeping house; Gustav "Rabusch," age 2, born in Kentucky; and Hermann "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, a farmer.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, Gustave Rabius, son, age 12, born in Kentucky was living with his parents, Henry and 'Rieka' (a nickname for Friedereke), both born in Hannover.

Buried:
Gustav's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Died:
According to his death certificate, Gustav, a plumber, died at his home of coronary thrombosis shortly after 9:00 in the morning. He is reported to have lived in the community for 48 years, but was to be buried in Mayview, Missouri. His wife, Henrietta, had preceded him in death.

Gustav married Rabius, Henrietta A. 27 Sep 1899. Henrietta (daughter of Rabius, Hermann and Streetman, Lizetta) was born 1879, Ohio, USA; died 1944, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Henrietta's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1868, USA

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Immigration:

     According to Nolte family tradition, Heinrich emigrated to the USA as part of an extended family group, which included his wife, Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius and his brother, Herman Rabius. Accompanying the Rabius family was Friederieke's father, Frederick Nolte; her brother, Carl Nolte; and the family of her other brother, Wilhelm Nolte (Wilhelm; wife, Maria; and their two oldest children, Heinrich Frederick and Friedericke).
     According to descendants, Heinrich and Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius emigrated from England about 1867 or 1868. Their only child, Gustav, was born at Louisville, Kentucky in May 1868 and by 1869 the family had arrived in Missouri, settling in Washington Township, Lafayette County, with addresses in Higginsville and Mayview, Missouri.


Buried:
Heinrich's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Heinrich married Nolte, Dorothea Friederike Henriette Abt 1866, Kingdom of Hannover. Dorothea (daughter of Nolte, Friedrich Franz and Diekmann, Anna Margarete) was born 22 Nov 1842, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 22 Jun 1905, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1868, USA

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Immigration:

     According to Nolte family tradition, Friedericke emigrated to the USA as part of an extended family group, which included her husband, Heinrich Rabius and his brother, Herman Rabius. Accompanying the Rabius family was Friederieke's father, Frederick Nolte; her brother, Carl Nolte; and the family of her other brother, Wilhelm Nolte (Wilhelm; wife, Maria; and their two oldest children, Heinrich Frederick and Friedericke).
     According to descendants, Heinrich and Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius emigrated from England about 1867 or 1868. Their only child, Gustav, was born at Louisville, Kentucky in May 1868 and by 1869 the family had arrived in Missouri, settling in Washington Township, Lafayette County, with addresses in Higginsville and Mayview, Missouri.


Buried:
Friederieke's grave may be found in the Zion Church Cemetery.

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Census (family):
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household, whose post office was in Concordia, Missouri, consisted of Henry "Rabusch," head of household, age 31, born in Hannover, a farmer; Friedericke "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, keeping house; Gustav "Rabusch," age 2, born in Kentucky; and Hermann "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, a farmer.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Rabius, age 43, born in Hannover, married; Rieka Rabius, wife, age 38, born in Hannover; and Gustave Rabius, son, age 12, born in Kentucky.

Census (family):
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Rabius (age 62) and Fredericke Rabius (age 58), married for 33 years, and Oscar Rabius, a grandson, born in August 1891 in Missouri (age 8) and attending school. Also in the household was Fritz Knopp (age 30), a boarder who immigrated from Germany in 1890, and Gerhardt Kurtz (age 20), a hired hand born in Pennsylvania.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1868, USA

Hermann married Streetman, Lizetta 1875–1876. Lizetta was born Mar 1858, Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to the 1900 U.S. census enumeration of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, on Highland Avenue, at Cincinnati, Ohio, the superintendent, Herman Rabius and his wife, Lizzetta Rabius, had been married for 24 years and Lizzetta was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. Based on this information, the marriage would have taken place about 1875 or 1876.

Census (family):
According to the 1900 enumeration of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, on Highland Avenue, at Cincinnati, Ohio, the household consisted of Herman Rabius (age 47, born in April 1853 in Germany) who immigrated to the USA in 1868, was a naturalized citizen, had been married for 24 years and was the superintendent of the orphanage; Lizzetta Rabius (age 42, born in March 1858 in Ohio), wife to Herman and the mother of four children, all of whom were still living; and John Rabius (age 12, born in January 1888 in Ohio), their son.

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Married:

     We currently have no information concerning the parents of Heinrich and Herman Rabius. In 2010, Wolfgang Rabius shared with us that the family originated from the small town of Barver, in what is now the District (Landkreis) of Diepholz, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). This would seem to be a good place to start.

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• Immigration: Abt 1867–1868, USA

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Birth:

     A history of Lafayette County Missouri published in 1910 stated: "Gustave H. Rabius was born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31, 1868, the son of Henry and Frederica Rabius [i.e., Heinrich Rabius (1838-1904) and Friederieke Nolte (1842-1905)], who came to the United States from England in 1867, but were natives of Germany. One of his mother's grandfather's was a colonel in the English army, the other a surgeon in the same army, and both served in the French and English wars. His mother's maiden name was Nolte, derived from the Hessian nobility. His father [i.e., Heinrich Rabius] was a shoemaker and saddler as a young man, later a sugar refiner in England, but in Missouri a farmer. His parents came to Lexington, Missouri, in 1869, coming by boat."
     Family researchers have not yet been able to confirm that Frederick Nolte was born in England, or to explain why his birth might have taken place there instead of in Hannover, where the family seems to have its roots. Indeed, research from Germany indicates that Friedrich was from Barver, in the Kingdom of Hannover, and that his daughter, Dorothea Friederike Henriette Nolte, was born there in 1842.
     It is not clear why the author of the 1910 biographical sketch wrote that the Nolte surname "derived from the Hessian nobility."
     It is suspected that Frederick's father may have served in the Hanoverian army and that, because of the connection between the royal houses of Hannover and England, he was at one time stationed in England for military service. This fanciful explanation has not yet been tested by any research.


Immigration:

     According to Nolte family tradition, Frederick emigrated to the USA from England about 1867 or 1868 as part of an extended family group, which included his son, Carl; and the family of his son, Wilhelm (Wilhelm; wife, Maria; and the two oldest children, Heinrich Frederick and Friedericke).
     Accompanying the Nolte family was Frederick's married daughter, Dorothea Friederike Henriette (Nolte) Rabius, her husband, Heinrich Rabius, and her brother in law, Herman Rabius.
     It would appear that Heinrich and Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius stopped at Louisville, Kentucky in May 1868 for the birth of their son (and only child), Gustav H. Rabius. By 1869 the family had arrived in Lafayette County, Missouri.
     It is not known whether all of this extended family stopped in Louisville, or if some members traveled directly to Missouri and arrived before 1869.


Buried:
Frederick was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Friedrich married Diekmann, Anna Margarete 2 Nov 1832, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover. Anna (daughter of Diekmann, Franz Heinrich and Schröder, Anne Mette Hedwig) was born 22 Apr 1805, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 10 Jul 1869, Barver, Province of Hannover, Kingdom of Prussia. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.