Otto & Johanna Rachuig Lang Family

I can't remember which of Johanna and Otto's grand-daughters sent these pictures to me because it was several years ago. (One of them wrote me recently and said Johanna's middle name wasn't Martha. I guess my genealogical records were mistaken.)

The couple in the upper-right picture are Herbert and Bessie Lange. (Herbert was Otto and Johanna's youngest child.) I think they appear again in the unlabeled pictures in the middle-left.

Frieda Elydia Lang was their middle child. (I wonder if my records have her name spelled incorrectly.) Her husband was Alma Lonzo Nail. The group picture in the lower right shows Johanna with her daughter Frieda, daughter-in-law Bessie, and her grand-daughters (Bessie and Herbert's children).

Johanna and Otto's oldest child Accue was killed in combat during WWI.

Richard Henry & Anna Kunkel Rachuig On Their 50th Wedding Anniversary

This picture shows Uncle Rich and Aunt Anna on their 50th anniversary. The date is November 11, 1956. I don't know the location, but I assume it's McAllen, Texas. Pat Walker told me they celebrated their 74th anniversary the year Uncle Rich died. Amazing.

Caroline Bernhardt Harmel

Pat Walker sent me this picture of Henrietta Bernhardt Rachuig's sister. The notation on the back was written by Caroline's great-niece (Pat's aunt), Frieda Rachuig Flair. As she says, she didn't know her grandmother Henrietta, so she fondly remembers her great-aunt as a 'substitute.'

I've posted pictures of Frieda in earlier entries. She's the young girl holding the reins in the picture of Richard Henry Rachuig's family taken at their home in Olney. (I think that's the location. Maybe Pat, Mike or Elizabeth will known.)

Anyway, I'm always glad to get pictures of people born in the 'old country' - in this case Posen.

Richard Henry Rachuig At 17

Uncle Rich's grand-daughter, Pat Walker, sent me this picture of him taken in 1897. You'll recall that I had posted a picture of his brother Frederick and mistakenly said it was of Uncle Rich. I'm glad we've finally corrected this.

Notice the wicker chair in this picture. It's very distinctive and appears in many of our family pictures. The photo studio in Clifton made good use of it.

Oscar and Ruby M. Rachuig Gloff, 1970s

These are pictures of Oscar and Ruby Gloff. Ruby was the oldest daughter of Rudolph and Huldina Rachuig. I think they are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. I can't be sure of the date, but I'll bet it was the early 70s. I can use some help in identifying the other people in the second photo.

(Update) Robert Rachuig sent a copy of the second picture to Helon Knudson, and she had some ideas about the people in it. Here's what she said:

Robert,

Aunt Ruby and Uncle Oscar were married February 23, 1932. They celebrated their 50th anniversary here at our home. I don't know the names of the girls to Oscar's right but I think they are his nieces. The couple with 2 children was the Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jerone Teichmiller, wife Kathy, son Nathan, daughter Kelly.

Do hope that helps some.

Unidentified Rachuigs - Help Identify Them

We have several photographs of unidentified people. I'll put up a few every once-in-a-while. Maybe someone can tell me who they are.

I'm reasonably sure the man on the left is a Rachuig. He looks familiar, and I may be able to identify him by searching other pictures. I assume the woman on his left is his wife. I have no ideas about the other man and two women.



I think this may be a photo of Johanna Rachuig Lange's family in New Mexico. I'm basing it all on the woman standing in front of the window. She looks like Johanna based on other pictures I've seen of her.



I can identify at least two people in this picture - maybe more if I get the original and use a magnifying glass. Selma Schulz Rachuig is the adult woman on the left standing sideways but looking at the camera. The adult woman standing to her left is her daughter, Hilda Rachuig Krueger. Will Krueger, Jr. and Dorothy Krueger Mansur should be two of the children.

Herbert Lang, Late 1970s

This is a photo of Herbert Lang, son of Otto and Johanna Rachuig Lang. He was born in 1901 and died in 1980, so this picture was probably taken in the late 1970s. One of his daughters or grand-daughters sent it to me several years ago. I have others of the Lange family which I will post.