This index lists the primary research narrative of the Johann David Rau (Rauh/Rowe) family in Cooper County, Missouri, as well as supporting files for the narrative.

Primary Narrative

• 19th Century German Immigrant Church Affiliations:
  Three Generations of the Johann David Rau Family in Cooper County, Missouri

Supporting Files Relating to the 19th Century First Generation

• Founding Members of the German Evangelical Church in Boonville
• Germans from Rettert/Nassau in Boonville, mid-1850s
• Membership of the Boonville Sänger Chor, 1852-1858
• Wedding Photos of Johann David and Rebekah Ann Goodman Rau (Rauh, Rowe)
• Founding Members of the Clarks Fork Lutheran Church
• Obituary for David Rowe
• Obituary for Rebecca Ann [Goodman] Rowe

Archive Documents: German Evangelical Church of Boonville

• (English Translation): 1853-1866 Church Register [Kirchenbuch] extracts [PDF]
• (German Original): 1853-1872 Kirchenbuch Marriage Register [PDF]
• (German Original): 1854-1862 Kirchenbuch Baptismal [Tauf] Register [PDF]
• (German Original): 1862-1872 Kirchenbuch Baptismal [Tauf] Register [PDF]
• (German Original): 50th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet (1853-1903) [PDF]
• (English Translation): 50th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet (1853-1903) [PDF]
• 1953 100th Anniversary Booklet (1853-1953) [PDF]
• 1989 History of the Evangelical United Church of Christ (Putnam) [HTML]
• Memorabilia of Cooper County, Missouri — 2020 PDF Edition [PDF]

Supporting Files Relating to the Rowe Second Generation

• Wedding of William Martin and Christine Anna Toellner Rowe, 24 July 1901
• Announcement of the Wedding of Christine Toellner and William Rowe, Bunceton Tribune, 02 August 1901
• William Martin and Christine Anna Toellner Rowe's Family
• The Rowe Home at 513 Third Street in Boonville

Supporting Files Relating to the Third Generation and Beyond

• Woodard Brownfield and Erna Rowe Hopkins
• Woodard and Erna Hopkins' Family
• Hopkins Grocery, 301 Spruce Street, Boonville
• 28 June 2009 'Special Music' in the Historic German Evangelical UCC, Boonville
• James Robert Hopkins, Pianist, Composer and Poet
• Historical Background for Rowe Plaque Presentation, 23 November 2014
• Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Missouri
• Eulogy for Vera Elisabeth Rowe Grathwohl
• Obituary for Kenneth Christian Rowe
• Kenneth C. Rowe and the 488th Bomb Squadron in Italy (340th Bombardment Group, Brenner Pass Campaign, November 1944 - April 1945)

---

NB: Research for this page is ongoing; information will be updated as it becomes available.

Please contact John D. Hopkins at John.David.Hopkins@Gmail.com with questions or comments.