RABE, William Alfred Sr.

1881 - 1949  (68 years)   Has 3 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

RABE, William Jr.

1851 - 1919  (68 years)

Birth	4 Jul 1851	Germany
Died	29 Dec 1919	Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Cause: Pneumonia
Buried	31 Dec 1919	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Father	RABE, William Sr.,   b. Germany
Family	RAMENISEN, Christine,   b. 1852
Married	Bef 1881
Children	+ 1. RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA + 2. RABE, Karl Tillionson,   b. 6 Jan 1886, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RAMENISEN, Christine

1852 - 1898  (46 years)

Birth	1852
Died	30 Mar 1898	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	1 Apr 1898	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Family	RABE, William Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1851, Germany
Married	Bef 1881
Children	+ 1. RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA + 2. RABE, Karl Tillionson,   b. 6 Jan 1886, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

BAUER, Rose

1882 - 1918  (35 years)

Birth	2 Sep 1882	Kentucky, USA
Died	18 Apr 1918	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Cause: Nephritis (Kidney Inflammation)
	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
Buried	19 Apr 1918	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Saint Louis Cemetery 1167 Barret Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-7710
Father	BAUER, Edward
Mother	OCHNER, Rose
Family	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Married	Bef 1902
Children	+ 1. RABE, Christine + 2. RABE, Lavinia + 3. RABE, Mildred V.,   b. 17 Mar 1905 + 4. RABE, Russell Henry,   b. 1909, Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   5. RABE, William Alfred Jr.,   b. 1 Jul 1910, Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RABE, Christine

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Mother	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA
Family	LEWIS, Richard Owen
Married	14 Dec 1919	Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA

RABE, Lavinia

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Mother	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA
Family	SHIPP, Clifford

RABE, Mildred V.

1905 - 1986  (81 years)

Birth	17 Mar 1905
Died	5 May 1986	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Father	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Mother	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA
Family	MOLONEY, Richard P.
Married	Unknown
Children	1. MOLONEY, Michael R. + 2. MOLONEY, Mary + 3. MOLONEY, Rose

RABE, Russell Henry

1909 - 1978  (69 years)

Birth	1909	Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Died	7 Apr 1978	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
Buried	10 Apr 1978	Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Versailles Cemetery S. Main St. Versailles, Kentucky USA 859-873-4241
Father	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Mother	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. RABE, Ben T.

RABE, William Alfred Jr.

1910 - 1984  (74 years)

Birth	1 Jul 1910	Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Died	25 Jul 1984	Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Good Samaritan Hospital S. Limestone St. Lexington, Kentucky USA
Buried	27 Jul 1984	Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Versailles Cemetery S. Main St. Versailles, Kentucky USA 859-873-4241
Father	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Mother	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA

RAE, Elizabeth

1894 - 1925  (30 years)

Birth	6 Apr 1894	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	14 Feb 1925	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
Buried	16 Feb 1925	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	RAE, James Gourlay,   b. 3 Oct 1863, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Mother	DOUGHTY, Rosa Lee,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Family 1	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Married	5 Nov 1912	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	5 Jul 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. CLAXTON, James Orville,   b. 13 Jan 1913, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 2. CLAXTON, Rev. Elizabeth Rae,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Luther & Elizabeth Claxton Residence, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   3. CLAXTON Miss,   b. 23 Dec 1916, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 4. CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family 2	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Married	1 Oct 1921	Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA

• Name	RABE, William Alfred  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	25 Oct 1881	Kentucky, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Appointed	Sep 1918	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Head of the Plants and Flowers Department of the Kentucky State Fair
  Church	Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Member of the Versailles Presbyterian Church
  Occupation	1913-1928	Hartland Farm, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Florist and Gardener at Hartland Farm
  	Address: "Hartland Farm" Grassy Spring Rd. Woodford County, Kentucky USA
  	Also resided there. At the time, Hartland Farm (aka Spring Hill) was a famous horse breeding farm with 450 acres, owned by US Senator Johnson N. CAMDEN, Jr. It is located a mile northwest of Versailles, KY on Grassy Spring Rd., just west of highway US 60.
  Employment	1949	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Kentucky State Highway Department
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	106304290
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106304290
  Death	30 Nov 1949	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA   [4, 7]
  	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
  Funeral	2 Dec 1949	Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Miller-Rasnick Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Robert Stuart SANDERS, pastor of the Versailles Presbyterian Church,
  Age	68 years
  Burial	2 Dec 1949	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [4, 12]
  	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
  	Plot: Section 6, Lot 48-EP, Grave 3. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106304290.
  Person ID	I54	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	RABE, William Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1851, Germany d. 29 Dec 1919, Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	RAMENISEN, Christine,   b. 1852   d. 30 Mar 1898, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BAUER, Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Apr 1918, Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1902  [10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 2 months - She : 19 years and 3 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Children	>   1. RABE, Christine   d. Yes, date unknown >   2. RABE, Lavinia   d. Yes, date unknown +   3. RABE, Mildred V.,   b. 17 Mar 1905   d. 5 May 1986, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years) +   4. RABE, Russell Henry,   b. 1909, Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 7 Apr 1978, Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 69 years)     5. RABE, William Alfred Jr.,   b. 1 Jul 1910, Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Jul 1984, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family 2	RAE, Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Feb 1925, Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 30 years)
  Residence	From Oct 1921 to Feb 1925	Hartland Farm, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  	Hartland Farm
  	Address: "Hartland Farm" Grassy Spring Rd. Woodford County, Kentucky USA
  Marriage	1 Oct 1921	Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 9, 13, 14]
  	Marriage performed by H. E. ELLIS and witnessed by his wife, Mrs. H. E. ELLIS, and by Mildred V. RABE, the groom's daughter by his first wife. It is curious that they married in Paris (Bourbon County) while living in Woodford County. Her parents printed a wedding announcement, so there was not an attempt to keep it quiet. Also see Medical Notes for Elizabeth RAE regarding no children from this marriage. - WW COCHRANE IV [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 40 years - She : 27 years and 6 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The funeral record for William's son, William Alfred RABE, lists the father's name as William Augustus RABE. However William's wedding announcement and marriage license with Elizabeth RAE CLAXTON list his name as William Alfred RABE, which I assume to be correct. - WW COCHRANE IV [1, 2, 3]

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Oct 1881 - Kentucky, USA Appointed - Head of the Plants and Flowers Department of the Kentucky State Fair - Sep 1918 - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA Church - Member of the Versailles Presbyterian Church - - Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA Residence - Hartland Farm,Address: "Hartland Farm" Grassy Spring Rd. Woodford County, Kentucky USA - From Oct 1921 to Feb 1925 - Hartland Farm, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 1 Oct 1921 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Occupation - Florist and Gardener at Hartland Farm,Address: "Hartland Farm" Grassy Spring Rd. Woodford County, Kentucky USA - 1913-1928 - Hartland Farm, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Employment - Kentucky State Highway Department - 1949 - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA Death - Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA - 30 Nov 1949 - Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA Funeral - Miller-Rasnick Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Robert Stuart SANDERS, pastor of the Versailles Presbyterian Church, - 2 Dec 1949 - Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ - 2 Dec 1949 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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