Marriage Registry for Washington County, Texas

Mike Chandler, grandson of Richard & Anna Marie Rachuig, sent me this link to the marriage registry for Washington County, Texas which was the first stop for many of our family groups when they migrated from Germany to Texas.

Notice that my branch of the family is given even another spelling of the family surname: RACHOUG. This is probably a transcription error, or misreading when the typist transcribed the original, hand-written ledger. It's just another example of how names can acquire variant spellings.

Also notice the number of RACHUI entries. As I've said before, my branch of the family has the same spelling on the US Census for 1880. It's likely we are related.

(Update) I got a note from Dorothy Rachui pointing out the entry labeled RACHIN is actually a RACHUI, too. There's another mispelling of our surname.

Link to Washington County, Texas Marriage Registry

Embarkation Requirements for Emigrants from Bremen, German

I found this document which listed the embarkation requirements for emigration from Bremen, Germany to the US in 1837. August Rachuig emigrated from Bremen in 1868, but I doubt the requirements were much different from those listed here. Unfortunately, most of Bremen's emigration documents were destroyed by bombing raids in WWII. Hamburg's records are still in tact, but my ancestors didn't emigrate from that port.


Link to Document

August & Henrietta Rachuig Family in 1880 US Census

I've included this document because it shows the 'Rachuig' family is listed as 'Rachui' on this census. (See line #176.) The change in spelling is still a mystery, but this is another bit of evidence that the Rachuigs & Rachuis are branches of the same family.

August and Henrietta Rachuig's Grave Markers

Clifton Cemetery, Clifton TX

Home of August and Henrietta Rachuig, Clifton, Texas

Lanelle Schminke Sonntag provided this picture at the 2009 reunion. I'm not exactly sure where this house was located, but it is on the Bosque River near Clifton. I think that could be Lanelle's grandmother, Lydia Rachuig (Lange) Larson on the porch.

August & Henrietta Rachuig

I have no firm date, but this photograph must have been taken early in their marriage, which means its location is Washington County, Texas.