Stönner, Wallace Dietrich

Other Events:

• Baptism: 19 Oct 1902, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
The baptism was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri. The sponsor was F. D. Stönner, the Wallace's grandfather.

Buried:
He was buried in Hermann City Cemetery.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 15 Dec 1876, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 4 Apr 1890, Bay, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
His baptism was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri. The sponsor was Casper Stönner.

Confirmation:
His confirmation was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri.

Buried:
He was buried in Hermann City Cemetery.

Heinrich married Rabius, Sophia Maria Charlotte 15 Nov 1899. Sophia (daughter of Rabius, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm and Apwisch, Fredericke) was born 30 Dec 1878, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; died 10 Jan 1953, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 13 Apr 1879, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1880, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Sophia's baptism is recorded in the archives of Zion Church. Maria Nolte was the witness.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, and Sophia Rabius (age 2) was living with her 2 sisters, Emma Rabius (age 5) and "Lela" Rabius (age 3), and her parents, "Hanover" Rabius (age 38) and Frederica Rabius (age 30).

Buried:
She was buried in Hermann City Cemetery.

Died:
Sophia died at the Katy Jane Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for seven months.

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Married:
After attending high school in Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri and business college in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, Heinrich worked for two years in a general store at Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri. There he met and married Sophia Rabius. They moved to the Stönner family farm in Gasconade County, Missouri and Heinrich managed an uncle's store in Little Bay, Missouri.

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Buried:
He was buried in Hermann City Cemetery.

Dietrich married Buschmann, Sophia Adelheid 11 Dec 1873, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. Sophia (daughter of Buschmann, Kasten and Eitmann, Rebecca Margaretha) was born 21 Dec 1854, Bay, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; died 11 Jun 1914, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; was buried 13 Jun 1914, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
She was buried in Hermann City Cemetery.

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Married:
The marriage was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1868, USA
• Census: 1870, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Hermann's date of birth has been reported as taking place in both December 1841 or January 1842. This matter needs further research.

Immigration:


     According to family tradition, Herman emigrated to the USA as part of an extended family group, which included his brother,Heinrich, and Heinrich's wife, Friederieke (Nolte) 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.
     It is not known whether all of this extended family stopped in Louisville, or if some members traveled directly to Missouri.


Census:
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.

Buried:
Herman is buried in the Zion Church Cemetery in Mayview, Missouri.

Hermann married Apwisch, Fredericke 25 Mar 1874, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Fredericke (daughter of Apwisch, Frederich and [---?---], Dorothea) was born 21 May 1850, Apwisch, Diepholz, Kingdom of Hannover; died 12 May 1934, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 14 May 1934, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1870, USA
• Census: 1930, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration, Fredericka Rabius (age 79) was living in the home of her grandson-in-law, Edwin Nehr (age 36), his wife, Malinda Nehr (age 34) and their two sons, "Sylon" (age 11) and Wilbur (age 4 years, 10 months). There were also Malinda's parents, William Mische (age 61), and Emma Mische (age 55, and Fredericka Rabius' daughter).

Buried:
Fredericke is buried in the Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery in Mayview, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
Herman and Fredericke were married in the Evangelical Salems Congregation in Higginsville, Missouri (since 1956 known as Salem United Church of Christ).

Census (family):
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household consisted of "Hanover" Rabius, head of household (age 38, born in Hanover); his wife, Frederica Rabius, (age 30, born in Hanover); and three daughters, all born in Missouri: Emma Rabius (age 5); "Lela" Rabius (age 3); and, Sophia Rabius (age 2).

Census (family):
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Herman Rabius (age 58, born in January 1842 in Germany), a farmer who immigrated to the USA in 1868 and had been married for 26 years; Frederike Rabius (age 50,born in May 1850 in Germany), who immigrated to the USA in 1870, was a wife to Herman and the mother of eight children, all of whom were still living; and their six children: Lillian Rabius (age 23, born in December 1876 in Missouri), unmarried daughter; Lena Rabius (age 19, born in June 1881 in Missouri), unmarried daughter; "Minn" Rabius (age 15, born in August 1884 in Missouri), daughter; Clara Rabius (age 12, born in December 1887 in Missouri), daughter attending school; William Rabius (age 10, born in November 1889 in Missouri), son attending school; and Ernest Rabius (age 7, born in July 1892 in Missouri), son attending school. Also in the home was Robert Krueger (age 19, born in June 1880 in Missouri), a boarder and farm laborer.

Census (family):
According to the 1910 enumeration of the farm outside of Mayview, the household consisted of Herman Rabius (age 67), his wife, Fredicke Rabius (age 59), sons, William Rabius (age 20), Ernest Rabius (age 18), and a hired hand, Edwin Boehmer (age 21).

Census (family):
According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Herman Rabius (age 78), retired from farming, and Frederica Rabius (age 69), his wife.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1842, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The date of birth has been reported as 21 June 1811, 15 January 1812 and 15 June 1812. Further research is needed to resolve this matter.

Immigration:
Casper emigrated from the Kingdom of Hannover with his wife, his father and two half-brothers, Dietrich Wilhelm (1819-1899) and Frank Dietrich (1828-1913). In 1843 he purchased a farm near Bay, Boulware Township, Gasconade County, Missouri.

Buried:
Casper was buried in a family cemetery on the farm he and his wife settled in Boulware Township, northeast of Bay, Missouri.

Casper married Schlienkamp, Katharina Maria Bef 1842, Kingdom of Hannover. Katharina was born 20 Mar 1811, Kingdom of Hannover; died 24 Jun 1863, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Boulware Township, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1842, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The date of birth has been reported as both 20 March 1811 and 30 March 1812. Further research is need to resolve this matter.

Immigration:
Katharina emigrated from the Kingdom of Hannover with her husband, her father-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Dietrich Wilhelm (1819-1899) and Frank Diedrich (1828-1913). In 1843 she and her husband purchased a farm near Bay, Boulware Township, Gasconade County, Missouri.

Buried:
Katharina was buried in a family cemetery on the farm she and her husband settled in Boulware Township, northeast of Bay, Missouri.

Notes:

Buried:
He was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Kasten married Eitmann, Rebecca Margaretha. Rebecca was born 16 Sep 1827, Germany; died 1909, Missouri, USA; was buried , Bay, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
She was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

[--?--] married [---?---], [--?--]. [Group Sheet]

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Married:

     We currently have no information concerning the parents of Heinrich and Herman Rabius. In 2010, Wolfgang Rabius shared with us that the family originated from the small town of Barver, in what is now the District (Landkreis) of Diepholz, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). This would seem to be a good place to start.

Frederich married [---?---], Dorothea. Dorothea died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Dorothea's maiden name is yet undetermined.