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am looking for the parents of Dr.John Charles Augustus Theordore Rabbe Born 1816 in Hanover, Germany Died in Elliott Co. Ky. Married to Jane Elizabeth Elliot this article on Dr. Rabb was Emailed to me
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Dr. Rabb is said to have been the first medical doctor actually educated
in a medical school to set up a practice in our county. And I am sure that
he was a very welcome arrival in the Stark area.
John C. Rabb: Sgt., Co., D, 5th., Ky., Inf.
Sgt. Rabbs full name was John Charles Theodore Augustus Rabb and that he was
born in Hanover, Germany about 1818. (Birth date based on age at the time of his marriage.) He graduated from the medical school of the University of Berlin in 1848 or 1849.
Dr. Rabb (sometimes spelled Rabbe) apparently came to America soon after
graduating from medical school, and may have lived in the New Jersey area for a
short time. But why did he come to present day Elliott Co? Hew did it happen
that he singled out this area? Did he know someone that had already settled here, or did he more or less just stumble upon this area? We may never know the answers to these questions, but there does seem to be an explanation for his leaving the New Jersey area..
It is not known if Dr. Rabb had been previously married, but on Aug 12, 1858 he
married Jane Elliott, a daughter of John L. Elliott of the Stark area of Elliott
Co. Information from the marriage record indicates that Dr. Rabb was 40 years of
age, single, and born in Germany. Jane was 20 years of age, and was born in Bath Co, KY, most likely the area that later became a part of Morgan Co.
When the 1870 Elliott Co census was taken, the Rabb family was found
living in the Stark area. Perhaps due to an error on the part of the census taker, Dr.
Rabb was listed as Grance Rabb, age 53, born in KY and a farmer. On the other hand,
whoever transcribed the census from the original record could have made the errors. But
I can imagine that Dr. Rabb had a very strong German accent, which might have made it
difficult for our local people to understand everything he said.
In 1870, Jane (Elliott) Rabb was 31 years of age and born in "KY". Three
children were named in this report; Mary A., 11; Amanda, 9; and William, 3.
Elliott Co Vital Statistics show that twin daughters were born to John C. Rabb and
Jane E. Elliott on Oct 26, 1874. Records seem to imply that these twins did not
survive for very long.
Family researchers say Jane Elliott Rabb died in 1877, and indeed, when the 1880
census was taken, Dr. Rabb was a widower, age 63 years. Dr. Rabb, along with 2
children, William, 13, and Mary E., 7, were living in the home of Milton and Manervy
Rabb Waggoner. Also found living in the Waggoner home was another Rabb daughter,
Amanda Skeens and her one year old daughter, Elizabeth. Amanda, age 19, was married
to Luke Skeens.
Obviously, Dr. Rabb was still living when the 1890 Elliott Co census
was taken. This is also supported by the 1890 tax records, which indicate that he owned 180 acres of land, with Jake Kinser being his near neighbor.
Mrs. Penicnak says, "It is believed that Doc Rabb died about 1895." She continues, "My grandfather said that he remembered the death of his grandfather, Doc Rabb, and following his coffin up a hill where there was a Masonic funeral rite."
Harlan and Meta Skaggs now live on the property once owned by Dr.
Rabb. I visited Harlan a few years ago and he pointed out the spot where the Doc Rabb
home sat. (Harlan is a great-grandson of Doc Rabb though his grandmother Mary Rabb Smith, who married Morris Smith.) Dr. Rabb is buried on a high hill near the home of Harlan and Meta.
I have stated that Dr. John C. Rabb(e) served in Co., D, of the 5th., Regt. Leonidas
Hamilton Elliott, most likely a brother-in -law of Dr. Rabb, was the Captain of
this Company, and died during the Battle of Princeton, VA on May 16, 1862. Dr. Rabb
may have been at Capt. Elliott's side when he died. It is known that Dr. Julius
Rabbe, believed to have been a brother to Dr. John C. Rabbe, was there when Capt. Elliott
expired.
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