Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/3261 Surname: Rauck ------------------------- I have found out that the Burkhard is probably a nephew of the Josef Burkard and was known as Burke Joseph Rauck (* 17 Mar 1872 Baltimore + 29 Apr 1948 Baltimore), his wife was Amelia Emma. His father was Ludwig Rauck (*1839), a thatcher or saddler, from Geisa/Thuringia, who had come to the USA in 1866 together with his younger brother Josef Burkard. In Baltimore, there was also a William Rauck, married to Theresia König, who had four daughters Edna Gebb 1903-1997, Alice, Eleonor and Theresa.