Emanuel Raab
MSA SC 3520-13549
Sources:
Notes from Archivist Jennifer Hafner and Dr. Edward Papenfuse, 5 February
2001:
Census Records:
Emanuel Rab appears in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses. I was unable
to locate him in the 1880 or 1900 soundex index under R100.
1850, 9th Ward p. 39 line 32 US CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) [MSA
SM 61-125, M1488]
Emanuel Rab, 29 yr old male, tailor, born in Germany
Rosina, 26 yr old female, born in Germany
Ellen, 4 yr old female, born in MD
Moses, 6 mo old male, born in MD
1860, 13th Ward p. 6 line 14 US CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) [MSA
SM 61-185, M7209]
Emanuel Rab, 39 yr old male, tailor, born in Bavaria (Ger.)
Rose, 37 yr old female, for in Hessa (Ger.)
Ellen, 13 yr old female, born in MD
Jacob, 8 yr old male, born in MD
Samuel, 5 yr old male, born in MD
Edward, 5 yr old male, born in MD
Hester, 2 yr old female, born in MD
1870, 15th Ward p. 35 line 4 US CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) [MSA
SM 61-257, M7243]
Emanuel Rab, 50 yr old male, tailor, born in Bavaria. Real Estate valued
at
$2000 and Personal Estate valued at $600. Parents both of foreign birth,
and made a US citizen.
Rosa, 48 yr old female, keeping house, born in Hesse Cassel
Ellen, 20 yr old female, born in MD
Jacob, 17 yr old male, clerk in store, born in MD
Simon, 15 yr old male, works in soap factory, born in MD
Nathan, 15 yr old male, works in soap factory, born in MD
Hester, 11 yr old female, at school, born in MD
City Directories:
In the Baltimore City directory of 1847-48 he is listed as a tailor
at 16 Balderston Street.
In the City directories of 1855-56 and 1856-57, an Emanuel Rab
is listed as a merchant tailor at 50 South Charles Street.
The last Baltimore City Directory Emanuel Rab appears in is 1894. He
is listed on page 1114 as a tailor at 1026 E. Baltimore St.
BALTIMORE CITY DIRECTORY COLLECTION [MSA SC 2898, M2158].
Vital Records:
BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death
Record) #A69311 [MSA CM 1132-52, CR 48,096].
Emanuel Rab died August 6, 1894 at the age of 73. His occupation
is listed as retired.
Probate:
He does not appear in the
BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Docket) between August 1894
and October 1895.
Naturalizations:
I found the following entry in index #43, MARYLAND INDEXES (Naturalizations,
BA and BC, Index), 1796-1933
Rab, Emanuel
Baltimore City Court Docket 9 folio 248
1845-1848
Court:
In 1855 he was convicted of receiving stolen goods in Anne Arundel
county (the case having been removed from Baltimore City). On appeal
it was decided that Anne Arundel County did not have jurisdiction and the
docket indicates the case was sent back to the Baltimore City Court.
William Pinkney Whyte (later a governor of Maryland) defended Raab.
The Court of Appeals case is reported in 7 Md 483
The only record in the Baltimore City Criminal Court I have been able
to locate is as follows.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) 1855, p. 63 indictment
#346 [MSA C1849-4, 3-29-14-25]
1-30-1855 charged with receiving stolen goods
2-1-1855 $1000 bail
2-12-1855 enters not guilty plea, case removed to Circuit Court of
Anne Arundel County, and to be heard in Annapolis the 3rd Monday of April
There were no other entries for Emanuel Rab/Rabb/Raub found in this
volume to indicate that the case was sent back to Balitmore City by the
Anne Arundel judge.
Since the case was decided by the Court of Appeals in June 1855, I
did not look at any other BC Criminal Court Dockets.
There were no references to Emanuel Rab in the BALTIMORE CITY JAIL (City
Criminal Docket, Index) 1855-1858 [MSA C2060-1, 2-72-3-45].
I also examined BALTIMORE CITY JAIL (City Criminal Docket) 1854-1855
[MSA C2057-2, 2-72-1-25], in case he was arrested in late 1854, and therefore
would not be covered in the 1855 index. There were no entries under Rabb
between November 1854 and January 1855.
The MARYLAND PENITENTIARY (Prisoners Record, Index) 1840-1894/04 [MSA
S 277-1, 1-30-4-18]
contains one reference to Emanuel Rabb, #4906.
MARYLAND PENITENTIARY (Prisoner Record) 1811, 1826-1869, MdHR 5655 [MSA
S 272-2, 1-30-4-38] contains the following information about Emanuel Rabb:
Prisoner No. 4906
Name of Prisoner: Emanuel Rabb (German)
Place of Nativity: Germany
Age: 38 years
Complextion: Fair
Hair: Light
Stature: 5 ft 3
Eyes: Blue
Place of residence: Baltimore City
Occupation: Storekeeper
Marks: None
Orphans at what age: 7 yrs
Attended Sunday School
Can read and write
Bounded & served til 21
Married
Strictly temperate
County Where Convicted: Anne Arundel
Crime Committed: Receiving Stolen Goods
Date of Reception: 16 May 1855
Duration of Servitude: 8 yrs
Expiration of Servitude: 16 May 1863
columns left blank:
Occupation in Prison
When Discharged
How Discharged
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