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Norma Martha (Kirmse) Rauh was a granddaughter of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse.
When Norma Martha Kirmse was born on April 7, 1924, in Alva, Oklahoma, her father, Wilhelm, was 48, and her mother, Martha, was 45. She married Alwin Adam Rauh, Jr. on January 25, 1948, in her hometown. They had two children during their marriage. She died on April 10, 2000, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 76, and was buried there.
Contributions
Norma (Kirmse) Rauh was a member or the “Three Cousins” who teamed to research their family history. She analyzed and cataloged the information the “Three Cousins” gathered. Norma did not travel but rather corresponded mostly by mail with relatives and employed genealogists to gather family history. Selected abstracts of her correspondence, files and records are referenced and included in this book.