Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Rauers, John Jacob 1877 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   JOHN JACOB RAUERS. Intimately identified with many of the more important
industrial corporations of Savannah, John Jacob Rauers is recognized as a man of
pronounced ability and keen business insight, and as a member of the firm of
Williamson & Rauers, steamship and forwarding agents, is connected with one of
the leading concerns of the kind on the south Atlantic coast. A son of the late
Jacob Rauers, he was born in Savannah, in 1877, of German and Scotch ancestry.

   A native of Bremen, Germany, Jacob Rauers immigrated to the United States as
a young man, locating in Savannah in 1865. He was engaged in the cotton
exporting trade for many years, but from 1881 until his death, in 1904, lived
retired from business pursuits.

   Jacob Rauers married, in Savannah, Joanna McDonald, who is still living. She
was born in Scotland, and when a child came to this country to join her maternal
uncle, James McHenry, who had previously established himself in business in
Savannah, and was for many years one of the city's representative merchants, and
a gentleman of the most exemplary character.

   Bred and educated in Savannah, John Jacob Rauers began his business career at
an early age. In May, 1901, he became junior member of the well-known firm of
Williamson & Rauers, which as steamship and forwarding agents is conducting a
large and substantial business. Besides this active connection, Mr. Rauers is
associated with a number of the prominent corporations of Savannah, being one of
the directors of the Savannah Trust Company; vice-president of the Savannah
Hotel Company, owners of the De Soto Hotel; vice-president of the Southern
Fertilizer & Chemical Company; a director of the Hydraulic Cotton Press Company;
a director of the Hull Vehicle Manufacturing Company ; and a director of the
Savannah Brewing Company.

   Since 1876 the Rauers family have been the owners of that historic spot,
Saint Catherine's Island, off the coast of Georgia, where they maintain a summer
home. Mr. Rauers has in his possession the various grants and deeds connected
with the island since the first grant issued by George III. An interesting
account of the island is given in connection with the historical portion of this
work.

   Mr. Rauers is a member of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce; of the Savannah
Board of Trade; of the Cotton Exchange; and belongs to the Oglethorpe Club.

   Mr. Rauers married, in Savannah, Marion Morrell Hammond, who was born in this
city, a daughter of the late Capt. John L. Hammond, and into their home five
children have made their advent, namely: Marion M., Jacob, Joanna McDonald,
Katherine and Hammond.


Additional Comments:
From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913


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