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In the 1880 Philadelpia City listings there is a Harry F. Rauch who was a clerk at 332 S. Water, and his home was at 2130 Steward. This is likely to be our Harry Rauch. Some family members thought Harry was a Civil War Veteran from Connecticut. If his birth date of 1853 was correct in the census records it is unlikely that this particular tradition is correct as the war ended in 1864. He was listed at age 17 in the 1870 census which was taken in November of that year.

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This Wilmer Rauch (or Rouch) and Isabella, his wife, are listed in the 1860 census for Philadelphia, PA, Ward 14, on the 10th July 1860, roll 1164. He is listed as an engineer at age 30 with a personal estate of $200.00. They were all born in Pennsylvania (F-240) This census was taken in July.

One E-mail correspondent of mine, Tom A. Foreman, has an ancestor that is of the right age to be a sister or cousin to this Wilmer. His ancestor, Sarah Ann Rauch was born on Apr. 1, 1840, in Fleetwood, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. She was confirmed in St. James Lutheran Church, Reading, PA in 1859. She died in 1894 in Reading as the mother of five children, named Albert Daniel, George Bowman, Ella Elizabeth, Adam and Solomon. Her possible fathers were Abraham, Daniel and David. It is still a long shot that they are close relatives as there were many Rau(s)ch's in Pennsylvania at the time. (F-403, 484)

Wilmer married Isabella CONNELLY about 1853. Isabella (daughter of Arthur CONNALLY and Mary CRAFT) was born on 23 Jan 1834 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 8 Feb 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There are several Isabella Conley/Connelly's in the 1850 census. The one where she is listed as Isabella Conley, age 10, daughter of Hugh and Jane Conley, is not her. I found her transcribed birth record and this Isabella was born on Feb. 22, 1840 in Bald Eagle, Centre Co., PA and her later husband was William Hayes. There is an Isabella Connelly living in South Ward, York Co., PA in the 1850 census listed at age 16. Her father was not living in the home. Her mother was Sarah, age 58. It was a large family with one older brother having the name of Harry. They were all born in Pennsylvania. A couple of the brothers were carpenters. The last possible match was an Isabella Connell who was the daughter of Alexander M. and Mary Connell.

This was again a large family. He was a farmer. They lived in Conemaugh, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania. This ancestor seems to have been married to a Wilmer Rouch according to an 1860 Philadelphia Census and a Martin McGowen in the 1870 Philadelphia Census. The 1870 census appeared to have both of Isabella's children by a Rauch living with her children Isabel and Martin McGowan. The 1870 census gives her age as 30. (F-246 & 246a) Her grandson, Norman, referred to her as spunky "Grandmother McGowan". She was Irish. (F-17)

There is an Isabella Rauch, dealer, who had stalls #501 and 503 in the Farmer's Market in the 1861 Philadelphia directory that might be this Isabella. However, her husband is not listed in the directory. It does however, list women with the word widow after their name in the same directory, so she probably is married at the time. (F-452) Isabel is buried at Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia.

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It is a theory that he is the father of Wilmer Rauch. He was a Miller by trade.

S. married H.. H. was born about 1818 in , Augusta, VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Mary CRAFT. Mary (daughter of Isabella) was born in 1812 in Pennsylvania, United States of America; died on 23 Aug 1863 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 25 Aug 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]