Coune Rauber

Born: circa 1645
(possibly) Tholey or Alsweiler, Duchy of Lorraine

Died: after 1722
Alsweiler, Duchy of Lorraine

coat of arms of Tholey

Coune's parentage is unknown.

He was a farmer and a steward.

Coune married around 1670, although the name of his wife is unknown. The marriage may have taken place in Tholey. The coat of arms of the town is shown here.

Coune and his wife had eleven children:

  1. Coune (Konrad)
    He lived in Alsweiler.
  2. Stephan (b. ca 1670)
    He married Anna Backes
  3. Michel (b. 1671)
    He married Katharina (b. 1670)
    Michel was a master baker in Mainzweiler.
  4. Johannes
    He married Elisabeth
    Johannes was a farmhand in Bliesen.
  5. Peter
    He lived in Tholey.
  6. Wendel
    He lived in Tholey.
  7. {name illegible}
  8. Jacob
    He was the village mayor of the Duke of Zweibrücken in Limbach.
  9. Johannetta
    She married Adolph Zimmer
  10. {daughter} (d. bef Apr 1722)
    She married Peter Cles
  11. Elisabeth
    She married Stephen Handelet

On 11 April 1722, Coune and his children met with the notary of Schaumburg to conclude contractual arrangements, and the information provided above seems to date from that meeting.