William married ? [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melven married Elsie Niomi ? on 27 Jun 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Melvin adopted Elsie's Son Daniel.

Notes:

Elizabeth weekly news
August 25, 1915 Volume XXIII Number 51
Married: Frank Ehredt, son of Martin Ehredt of Derinda Center, to Sarah Rath of Washington Township at the Methodist Church in Mt. Carroll.

Lived in Round Lake, Illinois in 1927.

Frank passed away at Waukegan Hospital.

Notes from Ora Schnitzler state that Frank was born in Gulford township.

Notes from Ora Schnitzler show Franks middle name as Ernst.

Frank married Sarah Rosina Rath on 17 Aug 1915 in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Sarah was born on 31 Aug 1895 in Savanna, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth weekly news
August 25, 1915 Volume XXIII Number 51
Married: Frank Ehredt, son of Martin Ehredt of Derinda Center, to Sarah Rath of Washington Township at the Methodist Church in Mt. Carroll.
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Email received from David Christen about the Rath family received 17 Sep 2011:

Dwight,

Sarah's father (C. Adam Rath) was the eldest brother of my (maternal-paternal) great-grandmother [Magdalena "Lena" M. Haring (née Rath)]. They came from a rather large family in Washington Township, Carroll County, Illinois.

Father: Johannes "John" Rath, Jr.

1st Wife: Katharina Barbara Rath (née Schmidt)

1. C. Adam Rath
2. Heinrich "Henry" Rath
3. Gottlob Rath
4. Albert Frederick Rath
5. Rosina / Rosena "Rosie" Kathlene Wurster (née Rath)
6. Magdalena "Lena" M. Haring (née Rath)
7. John W. Rath

( remarried after 1st wife passed away )

2nd Wife: Katharina "Kate" Rath (née Meyers)

8. Emilie C. Wurster (née Rath)
9. Caroline "Carrie" Phillipine Groezinger (née Rath)
10. Charles J. Rath
11. Sarah G. Rath
12. Emma Lister (née Rath)
13. Agnes A. Reibel (née Rath)
14. George J. Rath
15. Lewis H. Rath
16. Lillian "Lillie" Dorthea Barbara Messmer (née Rath)

The only photos I have of this family at this time (other than tombstones) are of my great-grandmother [Magdalena "Lena" M. Haring (née Rath)] and unfortunately the quality is not that good -- I was given a photocopy of three old photographs --

I also have many birth dates, dates of death, cemetery information, marriage dates, relatives, etc. If you are interested, just let me know what information you would like. I just started researching our family tree two years ago, so I'm still rather new at this.

My mother's maiden name is 'Haring' and we're actually having the 'Haring' family reunion tomorrow (Sept. 18th). I found out that her sister, my aunt, goes to the 'Rath' family reunion each year. I believe they have it in Mt. Carroll, Illinois and I think they just held it last month.

I live in Lena, Illinois which is about 15 miles from the area where the Rath family lived. My mother was born and grew up in that area.


Glad to help,
David Christen