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Pasted here is some RABER info from my line in IN, Marshall and Kosciusko Counties:
Descendants of John Raber
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 RABER was born Abt. 1769 in PA, and died Bef. 1860 in Marshall Co., IN. He married MRS. RABER. She died Bef. 1850.
Notes for JOHN RABER:
Marshall Co., IN 1850 Federal Census shows age 81, farmer, born PA.
Notes for MRS. RABER:
Marshall Co., IN 1850 Fed Census does not list Mrs. Raber.
Child of JOHN RABER and MRS. RABER is:
2. i. JACOB2 RABER, b. Abt. 1809; d. Abt. 1847.
Generation No. 2
2. JACOB2 RABER (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1809, and died Abt. 1847. He married ELIZA TURNER November 20, 1838 in Tippecanoe Twp, Marshall Co IN, daughter of ADAM TURNER and SILENCE KERR. She was born January 17, 1817 in OH, and died January 12, 1853 in Marshall Co., IN.
More About JACOB RABER:
Fact 1: Bef. 1860, Two other sons died, one of whom allegedly choked on a grain of corn.
Notes for ELIZA TURNER:
In 1850 Marshall Co, IN census Eliza age 34 is living with John Raber age 81, born PA, father-in-law, with children John age 11, William age 9, James age 7, and Silence J. Age 4. Same record shows Eliza with property valued $1000.
Children of JACOB RABER and ELIZA TURNER are:
i. JOHN3 RABER, b. Abt. 1839; d. 1863.
More About JOHN RABER:
Fact 1: 1863, Died in Civil War, Co. F of 74th In Inf Rgt
ii. WILLIAM RABER, b. Abt. 1841; d. 1863.
More About WILLIAM RABER:
Fact 1: 1863, Died with brother John in Civil War, Co. F of 74th IN Inf. Rgt.
Fact 2: Both John & William were in same unit as John Curtis Smith who married Silence
Fact 3: Raber, their sister.
iii. JAMES RABER, b. Abt. 1843.
3. iv. SILENCE RABER, b. October 17, 1846, Marshall Co., IN; d. December 05, 1926, Franklin Twp., Kosciusko Co., IN.
Generation No. 3
3. SILENCE3 RABER (JACOB2, JOHN1) was born October 17, 1846 in Marshall Co., IN, and died December 05, 1926 in Franklin Twp., Kosciusko Co., IN. She married JOHN CURTIS SMITH December 29, 1869 in Marshall Co, IN. He was born November 12, 1841 in Union Co, PA, and died February 10, 1904 in Pawnee Co., OK.
Notes for SILENCE RABER:
After her parents death, Silence was raised by James and Millie Turner, an uncle - supported by Marshal Co., IN census records. In Mentone Centennial History Bessie Bybee described Jimmie Turner as a very kind-hearted person who would take anyone in who needed a home.
More About SILENCE RABER:
Burial: Mentone Cemetery, Mentone, IN
Notes for JOHN CURTIS SMITH:
John Curtis Smith's Civil War discharge, copy in David Norris' file, shows he was a member of Co. F, 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. Discharge describes him as 20 yrs old, 5' 5", light complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, and was a farmer. A bounty was paid 21 Jun 1865 and an additional bounty of $100 was paid 22 May, 1868.
More About JOHN CURTIS SMITH:
Burial: Mentone Cemetery, Mentone, IN
Children of SILENCE RABER and JOHN SMITH are:
4. i. BERTHA MAE4 SMITH, b. May 20, 1882, Mentone, Kosciusko Co, IN; d. February 18, 1971, Warsaw, IN.
ii. CLEANTHUS SMITH, b. 1868, Kosciusko Co, IN; d. 1909, Mentone, IN; m. REBECCA MARTIN, October 06, 1889.
5. iii. WILLIAM OMER SMITH.
iv. ROSELLA SMITH, b. May 1876; d. August 03, 1900, Mentone, IN.
More About ROSELLA SMITH:
Fact 1: August 03, 1900, Died of paralysis (polio?)
6. v. ALPHEUS SMITH, b. 1879, kosciusko Co, IN; d. 1941, Mentone, IN.
7. vi. ORA A. SMITH, b. 1884; d. 1969, Mentone, IN.
Maybe there is an earlier connection? I've done no other reseach as yet. Thanks.
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