This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rauff, Lasch, Knorr, Heslop, Bowne, Parkhill, Mitchell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DYB.2ACE/483.677 Message Board Post: My Rauff ancestors: Wilhelm “William” Rauff (born 2/14/1844, Coeslin, Starve County, Germany - died ?), married (date unknown), to Emilie (Lasch) Rauff ✜ (born ? - died ?). William’s parents are unknown. 4 children: 1. William “Bill” Frederick Rauff (10/9/1875, Detroit, MI - died ?/?/1949, Attica, MI), married (date unknown), to Jewel “Julie” Knorr (1879, Michigan - 9/1/1957, Detroit, MI). Resided at 1180 Parker Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 6/5/1920 census. Lived on a farm in Michigan City, Indiana. Later on a small farm in Attica, MI. One child: Carl John Rauff (12/12/1898, Detroit, MI - 10/?/1972, Gulfport, FL), married 8/4/1921(place unknown), to Mildred Irene Bowne (2/5/1903, Detroit, MI - 3/7/1988, East Tawas, MI). Lived on their farm in Imlay City, Michigan. 2 children: William Robert Rauff (6/8/1922, Detroit, MI) & Richard Owen Rauff (8/4/1926, Detroit, MI) 2. Lillian “Lill” Emilie Rauff (?/?/1878 - died 1941?), never married and no children. 3. Emil William Rauff (born 5/30/1884, Detroit, MI - died 10/5/1961, Detroit, MI), married 6/26/1912, to Elma Bantin (1/9/1886, Detroit, MI - 4/22/1927, Detroit, MI), then after Elma's death to Mary (Gillespie) Robertson (2/27/1901, Paisley, Scotland - /24/1936, Detroit, MI), then after Mary's death to Vera E. (Kindell) ? (this was her second marriage) (12/19/1904, Detroit, MI - 3/10/1980, Geneva, IN). One child with Elma: Wilma Emelie (Rauff) Heslop (12/8/1913, Detroit, MI - ), married 4/21/1934, Detroit, MI, to Arthur Melvin Heslop (7/14/1903, Frontenac, KS -7/20/1995, Bloomfield Hills, MI). 4. Edith (Rauff) Parkhill (?/?/1887? - died St. Catherines, N.Y.?), married (date unknown), to George Parkhill (born ? - died St. Catherines, N.Y.?). Both buried in Port Huron, MI. Two children: George Parkhill & Russell Parkhill ✜ Emilie “Emma” (Lasch) Rauff is the daughter of Elizabeth “Lizzie” (?) Lasch (?/?/1835, Germany - 12/31/1885, Detroit, MI, and (married date unknown) Gustav Lasch (10/2/1839, Prussia, Germany - 9/15/1922, Detroit, MI). Emilie “Emma” (Lasch) Rauff had a sister Elizabeth (Lasch) Mitchell (6/1882, Detroit, MI - 12/9/1936, Detroit, MI) who married (date unknown) Henry C. Mitchell. It is unknown if Elizabeth & Henry had children.