Biographical Sketch of Alexander J. Rauch, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Alexander J. Rauch.  In all avocations in life, whether of a profess-
ional, commercial or agricultural nature, there are some men who, by
their many sterling qualities, have attained prominence.  Such a man
is Mr. Rauch, who is one of the leading citizens and successful busi-
ness men of Phelps county.  He is one of five surviving members of a 
family of ten children, and was born in St. Clair county, Ill., in 1861
receiving his primary education in the district schools of his native
county, and at the age of thirteen began attending the high school of
St. Louis, remaining in the latter three years.  The two following 
years were spent in teaching school in St. Clair county, since which
time he has been engaged in the milling business, first at Freeburg,
Ill., afterward in Belleville, of that state, where he was assistant
superintendent, and lastly at St. James, Mo., where he has been since
1883.  He has been very successful throughout his business career, and
through his good management and business ability has become the owner
of 640 acres of land, 200 of which are under cultivation.  At this time
he is engaged in operating the flouring mills at this point, the only
manufacturing establishment of the place.  The company is known as the
W. H. Bowles Milling Co., of which Mr. Rauch is secretary and superin-
tendent.  He has always labored in the interests of the Republican
party, and his first presidential vote was cast for James G. Blaine, in
1884.  He is a member in good standing of the A. O. U. W.  His wife,
whose maiden name was Miss Belle Dunlap, and whom he married in 1883,
is a member of the Catholic Church.  Mrs. Rauch was born in St. Clair
county, Ill., and is the mother of two children.  Her parents, Thomas
and Nancy Dunlap, were also born in St. Clair county, and there the
father died.  The mother is living in Marshall, Mo., and is the widow 
of W. F. Bamber.  Mr. Rauch is a son of John and Frederica (Telcher) 
Rauch, who were born in Germany in 1819 and 1825, respectively.  The 
former came to the United States in 1830, and the latter in 1842.  They
were married in St. Clair County, Ill., about 1846, and are still 
living.  The father is a well to do farmer, and from 1868 to 1870 was
engaged in manufacturing agricultural implements in Carlinville, Ill.
His father, John William Rauch came to the United States in 1830, and
died in St. Clair county. 

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