1. | Dale Burdette Rath was born on 4 Dec 1925 (son of Rudolph Ernest Rath and Anna Scherff); died on 26 Oct 1971 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Flordia, USA; was buried in Near Pipestone, MN. Family/Spouse: Mavis June Jordt. Mavis was born on 25 Jun 1927; died on 26 Dec 1998; was buried in Near Pipestone, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | Rudolph Ernest Rath was born on 26 Dec 1890 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA; died on 10 Jul 1950 in Hardwick, Rock, MN; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, MN. Rudolph married Anna Scherff. Anna (daughter of John Jacob Scherff and Maria Steinke) was born on 16 Oct 1889; died on 13 Jul 1977 in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Anna Scherff was born on 16 Oct 1889 (daughter of John Jacob Scherff and Maria Steinke); died on 13 Jul 1977 in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, MN.
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6. | John Jacob Scherff was born on 3 Feb 1842 in Germany; died on 23 Jan 1919. Other Events:
Notes: CastleGarden.org shows a Scharff family arriving on 9 Oct 1881 with ultimate destination of Iowa. Members of the family are Gesine, Jacob, Johann (father), Johann, Johanne, Maig, Maria. Many of the birth dates match. The ship's name was the Strassburg (Bremen). John married Maria Steinke about 1869. Maria was born on 5 Apr 1848 in Hannover, Germany; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Maria Steinke was born on 5 Apr 1848 in Hannover, Germany; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Some of the Steinke family changed their name to "Miller" because the English pronounciation sounded like "Stink Cat" or "Stinky". - email on 24, April 2002 from Fay Schlotfeldt based on information from Leona Andresen.
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