Nolte, Dorothea Friederike Henriette

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1868, USA

Notes:

Immigration:

     According to Nolte family tradition, Friedericke emigrated to the USA as part of an extended family group, which included her husband, Heinrich Rabius and his brother, Herman Rabius. Accompanying the Rabius family was Friederieke's father, Frederick Nolte; her brother, Carl Nolte; and the family of her other brother, Wilhelm Nolte (Wilhelm; wife, Maria; and their two oldest children, Heinrich Frederick and Friedericke).
     According to descendants, Heinrich and Friederieke (Nolte) Rabius emigrated from England about 1867 or 1868. Their only child, Gustav, was born at Louisville, Kentucky in May 1868 and by 1869 the family had arrived in Missouri, settling in Washington Township, Lafayette County, with addresses in Higginsville and Mayview, Missouri.


Buried:
Friederieke's grave may be found in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Dorothea married Rabius, Heinrich August Wilhelm Abt 1866, Kingdom of Hannover. Heinrich (son of Rabius, [--?--] and [---?---], [--?--]) was born 23 Jun 1838, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 24 Nov 1904, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Census (family):
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household, whose post office was in Concordia, Missouri, consisted of Henry "Rabusch," head of household, age 31, born in Hannover, a farmer; Friedericke "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, keeping house; Gustav "Rabusch," age 2, born in Kentucky; and Hermann "Rabusch," age 28, born in Hannover, a farmer.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Rabius, age 43, born in Hannover, married; Rieka Rabius, wife, age 38, born in Hannover; and Gustave Rabius, son, age 12, born in Kentucky.

Census (family):
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Rabius (age 62) and Fredericke Rabius (age 58), married for 33 years, and Oscar Rabius, a grandson, born in August 1891 in Missouri (age 8) and attending school. Also in the household was Fritz Knopp (age 30), a boarder who immigrated from Germany in 1890, and Gerhardt Kurtz (age 20), a hired hand born in Pennsylvania.

1. Rabius, Gustav H. was born 31 May 1868, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; died 26 Aug 1947, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 28 Aug 1947, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1867–1868, USA

Notes:

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.

Franz married Schröder, Anne Mette Hedwig 9 Aug 1804, Barver, Kürfurstentum Hannover. Anne (daughter of Schröder, Johann Friedrich and Tölle, Amalie Sophie Henriette) was born 1 Oct 1778, Barver, Kürfurstentum Hannover; died 14 Oct 1842, Barver, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover. [Group Sheet]

Johann married Tirren, Margret Louise 7 Aug 1774, Rahden, Germany. Margret was born 1 Nov 1744; died 25 Mar 1801, Wehe, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Johann married Tölle, Amalie Sophie Henriette 28 Oct 1765, Barver, Kürfurstentum Hannover. Amalie was born Abt Jan 1741, Meinberg-Horn, Germany; died 28 Feb 1794, Barver, Kürfurstentum Hannover. [Group Sheet]