Mike Chandler and his sister Elizabeth Egbert sent me this picture of Frederick Rachuig on horseback. The text on the right edge says the photographer was located in Gatesville. I presume that's the location although it could be Clifton. The annotation on the back indicates the date is 1897, just 2 years before he died.
Mike and Elizabeth have said he died from complications relating to diabetes. Another brother (Gustoph Adolph Rachuig) died from diabetes in 1932.
Lanelle Schminke Sonntag provided this picture at the 2009 reunion. Although the boy on the right is annotated as Uncle Fritz, I think he's August and Henrietta's 5th child (and 3rd son), Frederick Julius. (This is the first picture of Frederick I've seen.) I presume his nickname was Fritz. The other boy is August William, Jr., their 4th child and 2nd son. I think the family always referred to him as Gus.
Fritz died in 1899 at age 22. Uncle Rich, a younger brother, mentions his death in his family history. Their father, August Wilhelm, Sr., also died in 1899. Rich says they had heavy medical bills that year, and the crops weren't good.
