Augusta RAETHER from Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin SUBJECT: CLARK CO., AUGUSTA RAETHER SUBMITTER: Debbie (Phillips)Jaquish EMAIL: crownj@bentonrea.com DATE: Dec 04, 1998 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF CLARK AND JACKSON COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. PUBLISHED BY THE LEWIS PUBLISHING CO. CHICAGO 1891 AUGUSTA RAETHER, widow of August Raether, was born in Prussia in 1828. She was married to Mr. Raether in 1847, and came to America in 1850, landing in Milwaukee the same year. Her husband learned the tailor's trade in the old country and was a hard-working man all his life. After coming to the United States he followed his trade in Milwaukee for a number of years. Mrs. Raether became familiar with that trade and rendered efficient service to her husband. Ten children were born to them, all of whom have received a fair education in the district schools and in the Milwaukee graded schools. Mr. and Mrs. Raether moved to Waukesha, County, Wisconsin, in 1861 where they engaged in farming. In 1878 they came to Clark County and bought 180 acres of land in section 2, Lewis Township, about forty acres of which they have cleared. Mrs. Raether was an invalid for some five years and passed through many hardships, but by industry and economy she and her husband laid the foundation of a nice little fortune. Mr. Raether received a stroke of paralysis, was entirely helpless for a long time and finally died in 1889. She and her son and a single daughter reside on the farm. Mrs. Raether is a most estimable lady and is esteemed by all who know her. ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.