Person:Catharine Racht (1)

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Catharine Racht
b.4 Apr 1851 Germany
d.15 Jul 1915 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1848
  1. Anne Frances RachtAbt 1850 - 1939
  2. Catharine Racht1851 - 1915
  3. Theodore RachtAbt 1858 - Abt 1886
  4. Nicholas Racht1861 - 1916
  5. Albert J RachtAbt 1869 - 1915
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Feb 1875
  1. Anna RachtAbt 1874 - 1951
  2. Mary T Houser1878 - 1901
  3. Agnes Cecilia Houser1879 - 1952
  4. Theodore Arthur Houser1882 - 1939
  5. Charles Lewis Houser1884 - 1942
  6. Clement C Houser1886 - 1953
  7. Clara Irene Houser1890 - 1930
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Facts and Events
Name Catharine Racht
Gender Female
Birth[1] 4 Apr 1851 GermanyGermany
Other[2][3] 17 Aug 1852 New York, New York, United StatesNew York United States
Marriage 9 Feb 1875 Allen, Indiana, United StatesIndiana United States
to Joseph Houser
Residence? Abt 1880
Residence? Abt 1900 Madison, Allen, Indiana
Death[1] 15 Jul 1915 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA

_MAR: Houser

{geni:about_me} http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allencountyin&id=I01703

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blberg/p300.htm#i8994

Catherine Racht and Anna Rocht were either sisters or Catherine may have been the mother of Anna.2 Catherine Racht, daughter of Joseph A. Racht and Frances A. Bastes, was born on 10 April 1851 in Germany.1 

    Catherine (her first marriage)married Joseph Houser (his second marriage) , son of Alois Hauser and Frances Theresia Beriche, in 1874 at Hoagland, Allen County, Indiana.1
    Catherine and Joseph Houser lived in August 1890 in Indiana. Residing with them were.3
    Catherine and Joseph were visited by Katie Haas and Annie Racht circa 1 August 1890 while there they attended a festival given by the Hoagland band. Annie was the winner of a $5.00 cake. The following evening they gave an ice cream party in honor of their guests.3
    Catherine Racht purchased propertyh described as 59x176 feet of Barnett's out lot 4 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, in June 1897 from Joseph Racht.4
    Catherine died on 1 July 1915 at 318 Killea Avenue in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at age 64.1,5 Her cause of death was dropsy.5 Her obituary was published in the Ft. Wayne News Newspaper on 2 July 1915.5 Her obituary stated:

Mrs. Catherine Houser, 64 years of age, died yesterday at her home, 318 Killea avenue, after an extended illness due to dropsy. Mrs. Houser was reared in Fort Wayne, her parents coming to this country from German sixty-three years ago. Mrs. Houser was an active member of St. Peter's Catholic church and was a member of the Rosary society and the Christian Mothers' society of that congregation. 

    Surviving relatives include the husband, Joseph Houser; six children, Theodore, Charles, Clement, Mrs. Clara Gebhardt, Mrs. Agnes Carteaux and Mrs. Anna Kenner, all of this city; two step daughters, Mrs. Barbara Minnich and Mrs. Lizzie Schick, both of this city; one brother, Nicholas Racht; one sister, Mrs. Frances Sigg; twenty-six grandchildren and one great-grandchild
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 {geni:event_description}
  2. ↑ {geni:event_description} Originating in Germany, traveling by ship from Liverpool, England to New York, NY.
  3. ↑ {geni:name} Arrival in USA of Joseph Racht and family
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