Coffin plate · primary-source record
Fred Rau
circa 29 April 1863 (computed from age at death) – 27 Sep 1896
33 years 4 Mon 28 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
27 Sep 1896
Date of birth
circa 29 April 1863 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
33 years 4 Mon 28 days
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Fred Rau
Died Sept 27~96
Aged 33 Yrs 4 Mon 28 Days
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
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