Nolte, Friedrich Franz

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1867–1868, USA

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Birth:

     A history of Lafayette County Missouri published in 1910 stated: "Gustave H. Rabius was born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31, 1868, the son of Henry and Frederica Rabius [i.e., Heinrich Rabius (1838-1904) and Friederieke Nolte (1842-1905)], who came to the United States from England in 1867, but were natives of Germany. One of his mother's grandfather's was a colonel in the English army, the other a surgeon in the same army, and both served in the French and English wars. His mother's maiden name was Nolte, derived from the Hessian nobility. His father [i.e., Heinrich Rabius] was a shoemaker and saddler as a young man, later a sugar refiner in England, but in Missouri a farmer. His parents came to Lexington, Missouri, in 1869, coming by boat."
     Family researchers have not yet been able to confirm that Frederick Nolte was born in England, or to explain why his birth might have taken place there instead of in Hannover, where the family seems to have its roots. Indeed, research from Germany indicates that Friedrich was from Barver, in the Kingdom of Hannover, and that his daughter, Dorothea Friederike Henriette Nolte, was born there in 1842.
     It is not clear why the author of the 1910 biographical sketch wrote that the Nolte surname "derived from the Hessian nobility."
     It is suspected that Frederick's father may have served in the Hanoverian army and that, because of the connection between the royal houses of Hannover and England, he was at one time stationed in England for military service. This fanciful explanation has not yet been tested by any research.


Immigration:

     According to Nolte family tradition, Frederick emigrated to the USA from England about 1867 or 1868 as part of an extended family group, which included his son, Carl; and the family of his son, Wilhelm (Wilhelm; wife, Maria; and the two oldest children, Heinrich Frederick and Friedericke).
     Accompanying the Nolte family was Frederick's married daughter, Dorothea Friederike Henriette (Nolte) Rabius, her husband, Heinrich Rabius, and her brother in law, Herman Rabius.
     It would appear that Heinrich and Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius stopped at Louisville, Kentucky in May 1868 for the birth of their son (and only child), Gustav H. Rabius. By 1869 the family had arrived in Lafayette County, Missouri.
     It is not known whether all of this extended family stopped in Louisville, or if some members traveled directly to Missouri and arrived before 1869.


Buried:
Frederick was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Friedrich married Diekmann, Anna Margarete 2 Nov 1832, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover. Anna (daughter of Diekmann, Franz Heinrich and Schröder, Anne Mette Hedwig) was born 22 Apr 1805, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 10 Jul 1869, Barver, Province of Hannover, Kingdom of Prussia. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

1. Nolte, Friedrich Heinrich was born 2 Jul 1831, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Nolte, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm was born 11 Dec 1832, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 9 Aug 1900; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
3. Nolte, Heinrich Friedrich August was born 19 Oct 1834, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 23 Jun 1866, Barver, Province of Hannover, Kingdom of Prussia.
4. Nolte, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm was born 3 Sep 1836, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 1 Jan 1914, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 2 Jan 1914, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
5. Nolte, Susanne Wilhelmine Friederike was born 17 Aug 1838, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 8 Apr 1839, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover.
6. Nolte, Sopie Wilhelmine Justine was born 6 Jun 1840, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Nolte, Dorothea Friederike Henriette was born 22 Nov 1842, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 22 Jun 1905, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.