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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JAMES B. RAUCH, freight and ticket agent, was born in Ohio, March 28, 1858, where he attended the high school and Commercial College, graduating from the latter. He remained at home two years after graduating, and came West to Missouri in 1876, where he was in a telegraph office one year, and then took a position on the Chicago & Alton Railroad, which he held six months, and then came to Winfield, Kan., remaining as telegraph operator eight months; on account of ill-health he remained in Kansas about two months longer, and in the mean time he attended the Commercial College a part of that time. He came to Galena in 1879, as telegraph operator at the Gulf Depot, remaining until January 20, 1882, when he took a position on the San Francisco Railroad as agent. He also has charge of Rogers’ coal department.
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