Julius & Selma Schulz Rachuig Home on Niels Creek in Bosque County

This following photo shows the Julius & Selma Schulz homestead on Niels Creek sometime around 1906.  I estimate that date using Edgar Rachuig as the benchmark.  He's the baby on the ground.  Walter Rachuig, Sr. and Hilda Rachuig Krueger are the other children.  Selma Schulz Rachuig is sitting in the chair; Julius Rachuig is the adult man standing behind Uncle Walter.  I will need to look up the identities of the two young women and young man.  I vaguely recall they are in-laws and hired hands.

I had a chance to visit the location with Charles Rachuig, Sr. about 10 years ago.  The house was long gone, but my aunt, Mayme Rachuig Haus, took the following picture sometime before it was demolished.  Apparently, owners remodeled it over the years.

Here is the general location.  I recall Richard Rachuig, younger brother of Julius, saying in his memoirs that the Rachuigs helped construct the railroad as it passed through the Niels Creek area.  Here's a map showing the location.

 
The Rachuig family moved to their home on Hackberry Street in Clifton around 1920.  I recall that one of Susan Read's relatives owned the land in the past, or maybe still owns it.  I hope someone can update me.

 

Evelyn Rachuig Belcher in the 1920s

Evelyn Rachuig Belcher (1915-2004) was the youngest child of Julius & Selma Schulz Rachuig, which makes her the granddaughter of August & Henrietta Bernhardt Rachuig and Tobias & Wilhelmina Hunger Schulz.  I don't have an exact date for the photo, but my best guess is the late 1920s.

Link to find a grave Web site.
 

Helon Ruth Viertel Knudson

Here's a picture of Helon Ruth Viertel Knudson as a toddler.   Her maternal grandfather was Rube Rachuig.  Her paternal grandmother was Anna Kamilla Schulz.  The picture was taken sometime in the late '30s.

The Walter Rachuig Trophy

Some of you may not know that Walter Alfred Rachuig, Sr. (son of Selma Schulz & Julius Rachuig) was instrumental in introducing 10-pin bowling to Australia.  He helped organize leagues in the early 1960s.  The bowling association appreciated his work & named their championship trophy after him.  

Here's an article explaining this story.

Julius Herman Rachuig & Selma Martha Schulz Family Tree Diagram

I've posted a tree diagram for the Julius Herman Rachuig & Selma Martha Schulz family.

An aside: This is my (Chuck Kelly's) line in the family tree.  Julius & Selma are my great-grandparents.  Their youngest son, Herbert Albert Rachuig, was my maternal grandfather.  His younger daughter, Sally Ann Rachuig Kelly, is my mother.

Link to family tree diagram.