Raess, Rev. John Frederick (1831-June 7, 1919 –born Switzerland –immigrated to the US on the boat Cella departing from the Port of Havre, France, arriving in the Port of New York on Aug. 8, 1867 – “A Swiss, Father Ferdinand Raess, came to America in August, 1867, after his ordination. His first appointments were at Ellenville, New York, until 1871, and in Covington, Kentucky, until 1873. He then came to Wisconsin and was appointed assistant pastor at St. Nazianz. A year later he was pastor at St. Hubertus. He built the first church on Holy Hill. Afterward he was pastor of New Berlin and Leroy. The last years of his life he spent at St. Nazianz in a home on the corner where Hubert Gehrig now lives, and later at the Salvatorian Monastery in the Brother house built by Father Oschwald. He died on June 7, 1919, at the age of 88 1/2" –from Centennial Book, p. 52 –pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in School Hill, Town of Meeme from Oct. 1, 1873 to Dec. 1, 1874 –in the 1905 census for the Town of Eaton, John is shown living in the house at 102 South Second Avenue with the unmarried sisters Magdalena and Rosa Derler –died from “old age”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 1, Row 1, Lot 27 –stone] [no county death record]
Raess, Rev. John Frederick (1831-June 7, 1919 –born Switzerland –immigrated to the US on the boat Cella departing from the Port of Havre, France, arriving in the Port of New York on Aug. 8, 1867 – “A Swiss, Father Ferdinand Raess, came to America in August, 1867, after his ordination. His first appointments were at Ellenville, New York, until 1871, and in Covington, Kentucky, until 1873. He then came to Wisconsin and was appointed assistant pastor at St. Nazianz. A year later he was pastor at St. Hubertus. He built the first church on Holy Hill. Afterward he was pastor of New Berlin and Leroy. The last years of his life he spent at St. Nazianz in a home on the corner where Hubert Gehrig now lives, and later at the Salvatorian Monastery in the Brother house built by Father Oschwald. He died on June 7, 1919, at the age of 88 1/2" –from Centennial Book, p. 52 –pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in School Hill, Town of Meeme from Oct. 1, 1873 to Dec. 1, 1874 –in the 1905 census for the Town of Eaton, John is shown living in the house at 102 South Second Avenue with the unmarried sisters Magdalena and Rosa Derler –died from “old age”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 1, Row 1, Lot 27 –stone] [no county death record]
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