new research

While I was in Fort Wayne doing genealogy research, I found a book called "Newspaper Deaths 1931 - 1940" by Mr. Robert Knief. In it was an obituary listing for John B. Raterman.

new research

I was in Fort Wayne doing research. I found a series of books on Shelby County, Ohio that are transcriptions of birth records from 1867 - 1908.

I found listings for 7 or 8 of John & Catherine's children:
1) Ida M. b 05 Dec 1889;
2) George C, b 20 Dec 1888
3) Nicholas, b 15 July 1886
4) Maggie, b 21 Aug 1895
5) Wm. H, b 19 Aug 1902
6) not named (Mary Pauline), b 25 May 1904
7) Clarence B, b 21 Oct 1908

new research

While I was in Fort Wayne for a genealogy conference, I found a book called "Marriage Records of Shelby County, Ohio". In it I found listings for:
- John Bernard Raddermann and Kathrine Lauterbor;
- their daughter Ida Mary Ratermann

source documents added

Today I added original source documents to my website for the family of John & Catherine (Lauterbur) Raterman. Here's the link:
http://members.toast.net/jan.monnin/raterman/Raterman%20John%20B/Ratterman,John_B.htm