William Rudolph H. Ratsch
Father – Unknown
Mother – Unknown
Birth – 18 Nov 1839 in Wurtenburg, (born in 1842 according Raddatz family history).
Marriage - __ ___ 1869 to Wilhelmina Dorothea Braun (Brown); (b. 7 Aug 1849, d. 18 Apr 1932)
Son – 24 Aug 1871 - William Ratsch; Illinois, (Birth year given as 1870 in Raddatz family history book).
Daughter – 26 Dec 1873 - Elizabeth Ratsch; Illinois, (Raddatz family history, 1920 Census & tombstone).
Daughter – 3 Jul 1877 - Wilhelmina Henritta Ratsch; Rock Falls, Illinois.
1880 Census – 16 Jun 1880 - Employed as a cooper, Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois.
Daughter – Jul 1880 - Katherine H. Ratsch; Illinois.
Daughter – 10 Oct 1884 - Emma Ethel Ratsch; Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois.
1885 Census – 11 Jun 1885 – Living in Denton Prect., Lancaster Co., Nebr.
Daughter – 16 Dec 1892 - Elsie D. Ratsch; Nebraska.
Death – 12 Jun 1899
Burial – circa 14 Jun 1899 Denton, Nebraska.
(Dec'd @ 59 yrs) Children=6
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List of Sources
Raddatz Family History, Jeanette Namuth & Mary Morgan, 1982 with updates.
Raddatz Family History, Mary & Melanie Morgan, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, Self published.
Ratsch, William, 1880 Federal Census, Sterling, Ill, 16-17 June, 1880, at ancestry.com.
Ratsch, William, 1885 Nebraska State Census, June 11, 1885, Denton Prect, Lancaster Co., Nebr.
Ratsch, William, 1900 Federal Census, Denton, Nebr., June 4 & 5, 1900, at ancestry.com.
Printed on: 3 Apr 2011