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1.1.2 Edward John Rasch (pictures)
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Birth Date:	September 23, 1852
Birth Place:	Centerline, Michigan
Death Date:	January 5, 1952
Death Place:	St. Florian, Alabama
Burial Date:	January 1952
Burial Place:	St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, St. Florian, Alabama
Father:		Florian Rasch II (1819-1891)
Mother:		Caroline Nickel (1827-1880)

Notes:
Moved with family from Michigan to Alabama in Spring, 1873, at age of 21.

When he came to Alabama he had no formal education; consequently, he rode a horse
six miles to State Normal School (now University of No. Alabama) to attend classes.
After he was married, he spent the a number of years in Birmingham working in the
coal mines. He returned to St. Florian to take care of his father.  He could be called the
most successful enterpreneur of the family.

Owned and operated a general merchandise store in St. Florian in the late 18 hundreds.

He built a beautiful Victorian home on the site of the plantation home.

After he retired he opened a country store close to his home on Jackson Highway.

Spouse:		Mary Ernst
Birth Date:	February 1, 1850
Birth Place:	Pennsylvania
Death Date:	December 9, 1924
Death Place:	St. Florian, Alabama
Burial Date:	December 1924
Burial Place:	St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, St. Florian, Alabama

Spouse Notes:
Sister of Thomas Ernst, husband of Annie Rasch.

Her first husband and their small child died before she married Ed Rasch, both dying
within a year of each other.

She ran a boarding house for the workers on the dam for at least a year before
marrying Ed Rasch.

Marriage Date:	March 1, 1881

Children: (picture)
	Julia Elizabeth (1.1.2.1)
	Edward John (1.1.2.2)
	Clara Teresa (1.1.2.3)
	Agnes (1.1.2.4)

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