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This family history features William Longstreth Raub and 12 of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. William Longstreth Raub,1 born 27 August 1867 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Longstreth Raub and Elisabeth Boorom;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 12 February 1952 in St. Johns County, Florida.1, 7 William married, 31 July 1901 in London, England, Frances Hall ‘Fannie’ Heartt6 (born 30 March 1874 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, the daughter of Jonas Scholfield Heartt and Frances Helen ‘Fannie’ Hall;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 Fannie died 12 December 1953 in St. Johns County, Florida8, 12). William and Fannie are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.1, 8

William Longstreth Raub was graduated from Amherst College in 1893. He was instructor in mathematics and physics at Amherst, 1893-95. He then studied for six years at the Universities of Berlin, Paris and Strassburg, receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the last in 1901. In 1902 he became Professor of Philosophy in Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.6


+2i. Jonas Heartt Raub, born 7 May 1903 in Illinois; died 18 December 1978 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut. Married Elizabeth Valentine.
+3ii. William Longstreth Raub, Jr., born 20 November 1904 in Illinois; died 24 May 1996. Married Dorothy Van Hise Campbell.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, William Longstreth Raub, born: 27 August 1887; died: 12 February 1952 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 154, Sheet No. 13A, family of William L. Raub (42, Connecticut, professor, college); wife of 8 years Frances H. Raub (36, New York, 2 children, 2 living); son Jonas Heartt Raub (6, Illinois); son William L. Raub (5, Illinois); governess Gertrude Sweet (23, New York, governess, private family); servant Addie Johnson (24, Illinois, servant, private family).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 171, Sheet No. 4A, family of Wm. L. Raub (61, Connecticut, teacher, college); wife France H. Raub (46, New York); son J. Heartt Raub (16, Illinois); son Wm. L. Raub Jr. (15, Illinois); servant Cora A. Love (47, Illinois, widow, servant, home).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Florida, Saint Johns County, Saint Augustine, Enumeration District 55-15, Sheet No. 18B, family of William Raub (72, Connecticut); wife Frances Raub (66, New York).
  5. Florida State Census, 1945, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Precinct No. 19, family of William Raub (76, Conn.); Frances Raub (71, NY).
  6. The Longstreth Family Records, Revised and Enlarged by Agnes Longstreth Taylor. Philadelphia. Press of Ferris & Leach, 1909. Available at archive.org. Pages 296, 552; entries for the families of Joseph Longstreth Raub, and his son William Longstreth Raub, who married Frances Hall Heartt, daughter of Jonas Scholfield and Frances Helen (Hall) Heartt. The entries provide the names of family members and brief vital and biographical details.
  7. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Raub, William Longstreth, died in 1952 in Saint Johns [County], Florida.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, Frances Heartt Raub, born: 30 March 1874; died: 12 December 1953 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  9. New York State Census, 1875, Rensselaer County, Troy, Page 31, family of Jonas S. Heart (43, Rensselaer, car wheel manf.); wife Francis H. Heart (30, Vermont); son Jonas C. Heart (5, Rensselaer); daughter Fannie Heartt (1, Rensselaer); Bridget Ryan (25, Albany, house servant); Annie Nugent (25, Ireland, house servant); Margret Connors (25, Rensselaer, house servant); Alice Jones (25, Schoharie, house servant).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Rensselaer County, Troy, Enumeration District 140, Page No. 10, family of Jonas S. Heartt (49, New York, car wheel mfg.); wife Fannie Heartt (33, New York); son Jonas C. Heartt (10, New York); daughter Fannie H. Heartt (6, New York); Anna Nugent (26, New York, servant); Kittie Ryan (24, New York, servant).
  11. The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, by George Frederick Tuttle. Printed and Published by Tuttle & Company, Official State Printers, Rutland, VT. 1883. Available at Google Books. Volume 1, page xliii, entry for Marshall Carter Hall, providing vital and biographical details for him, his family, including his eldest daughter Francis Helen Hall, her husband Jonas S. Heartt, and their children.
  12. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Raub, Frances Heartt, died: 1953 in Saint Johns [County], Florida.
Second Generation
2. Jonas Heartt Raub2 (William1), born 7 May 1903 in Illinois;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 18 December 1978 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.1, 2, 6 Jonas married, 12 October 1935 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, Elizabeth Valentine10, 11 (born 12 May 1913, parents not determined;7, 8 Elizabeth died 10 November 1989 in Woodbury, Connecticut7, 8, 9). Jonas and Elizabeth are buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.2, 8

+4i. Elizabeth Ann ‘Lisa’ Raub, born ca. 1937. Married Juri Matisoo.
+5ii. Frances Heartt Raub, born 14 April 1939; twin; died November 2008 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California. Married Karl Weston Chester.
+6iii. Pamela Deming Raub, born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; twin; died 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Married John Jewett Henry.

3. William Longstreth Raub, Jr.2 (William1), born 20 November 1904 in Illinois;3, 4, 5, 12, 13 died 24 May 1996.12 William married, 25 June 1937 in Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois, Dorothy Van Hise Campbell13, 14 (born ca. 1906 in Illinois, parents not determined13).

 7i. William Longstreth Raub III, born 6 January 1939 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.13, 15

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Raub, J., no. 046-10-5354; died: December 1978; born: 7 May 1903; last place of residence: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
  2. BillionGraves (website). South Cemetery, Woodbury Center, Litchfield [County], Connecticut, Jonas Heartt Raub, died: 18 December 1978; born: 7 May 1903.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 154, Sheet No. 13A, family of William L. Raub (42, Connecticut, professor, college); wife of 8 years Frances H. Raub (36, New York, 2 children, 2 living); son Jonas Heartt Raub (6, Illinois); son William L. Raub (5, Illinois); governess Gertrude Sweet (23, New York, governess, private family); servant Addie Johnson (24, Illinois, servant, private family).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg Township, Enumeration District 171, Sheet No. 4A, family of Wm. L. Raub (61, Connecticut, teacher, college); wife France H. Raub (46, New York); son J. Heartt Raub (16, Illinois); son Wm. L. Raub Jr. (15, Illinois); servant Cora A. Love (47, Illinois, widow, servant, home).
  5. The Longstreth Family Records, Revised and Enlarged by Agnes Longstreth Taylor. Philadelphia. Press of Ferris & Leach, 1909. Available at archive.org. Pages 296, 552; entries for the families of Joseph Longstreth Raub, and his son William Longstreth Raub, who married Frances Hall Heartt, daughter of Jonas Scholfield and Frances Helen (Hall) Heartt. The entries provide the names of family members and brief vital and biographical details.
  6. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, J. Hea [sic, Heartt] Raub, died: 18 December 1978 in Waterbury, Connecticut; age: 75; married; spouse: Eliz.
  7. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Elizabeth V. Raub, no. 049-34-5171; died: 10 November 1989; born: 12 May 1913; last place of residence: Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  8. BillionGraves (website). South Cemetery, Woodbury Center, Litchfield [County], Connecticut, gravestone: Jonas Heartt / May 7, 1903 / December 18, 1978 / His Wife / Elizabeth Valentine / May 12, 1913 / November 10, 1989 / RAUB
  9. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Elizabeth V. Raub, died: 10 November 1989 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut; age: 76; widow; father surname: Valentine; spouse: Heart.
  10. Wedding Invitations, The New York Times, 22 September 1935, Elizabeth Valentine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Valentine, and Jonas Heartt Raub, son of Professor and Mrs. William L. Raub, on 12 October 1935 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
  11. Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 38, Issue 7, Page 229, available at Google Books. marriage of Jonah H. Raub and Elizabeth Valentine on 12 October.
  12. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). William L. Raub Jr., no. 337-05-0501; died: 24 May 1996; born: 20 November 1904; last place of residence: Evanston, Cook [County], Illinois.
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Cook County, Winnetka Village, Enumeration District 16-316A, Sheet No. 1B, family of William Raub Jr. (34, Illinois, investment counsellor); wife Dorothy C. Raub (33, Illinois); son William Raub 3rd (1, Illinois).
  14. Marriage, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 25 June 1937 and 4 July 1937, Dorothy Van Hise Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Hugh Stuart Campbell; and William Longstreth Raub, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Longstreth Raub, married on 25 June 1937 at the Skokie Country Club [in Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois].
  15. Birth Announcement, Chicago Tribune, William L. Raub III, born 6 January 1939 in Evanston [Cook County, Illinois]; parents: William Longstreth Raub, Jr., and Dorothy (Campbell) Raub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Campbell.
Third Generation
4. Elizabeth Ann ‘Lisa’ Raub3 (Jonas,2 William1), born ca. 1937.1 Lisa married, 18 June 1960 in Woodbury, Connecticut, Juri Matisoo1 (born ca. 1938, parents not determined1).

 8i. Margaret Longstreth Matisoo, born 25 February 1962 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.2
+9ii. Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, born 8 March 1963 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Married John Michael Grabarits.

5. Frances Heartt Raub3 (Jonas,2 William1), born 14 April 1939; twin;3 died November 2008 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California.4 Frances married, 29 September 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut, Karl Weston Chester3, 6 (born 6 January 1935, parents not determined3, 5).

6. Pamela Deming Raub3 (Jonas,2 William1), born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; twin;7, 8, 9 died 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.7, 9 Pamela married, 15 June 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut, John Jewett Henry8, 10 (born ca. 1938, the son of Curran Jewett Henry and Phyllis Kristeen Wald8). Pamela is buried in Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.7

 10i. Frances Kristeen Henry.
 11ii. Stefan Jewett Henry.
 12iii. Aletta Deming Heartt.
 13iv. Maren Valentine Henry.

  1. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Juri Matisoo, age 23; bride: Eliza A. Raub, age 22; married on 18 June 1960 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  2. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Margaret Longsreth Matisoo, born: 25 February 1962 in Ramsey, Minnesota; father: Juri Matisoo; mother: Elizabeth Ann Raub.
  3. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Karl W. Chester, age 28; Bride: Franc[es] H. Raub, age 24; married in 1963 in Woodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  4. Deaths, Voices, Woodbury, Connecticut, 3 December 2008, Frances Heartt (Raub) Chester, died November 2008 in Concord, California.
  5. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  6. Marriage, The New York Times, 29 September 1963, Miss Frances Heartt Raub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Heartt Raub, and Karl Weston Chester, son of Mrs. Edward Prest Chester, on 29 September 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Pamela Raub Henry, born: 13 April 1939 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut; died: 28 September 2010 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania [from record].
  8. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: John J. Henry, age 25; Bride: Pamel[a] D. Raub, age 24; married on 15 June 1963 in WOodbury, Litchfield [County], Connecticut.
  9. Obituary, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pennsylvania. Available at Penn State University Libraries (online). 30 September 2010, Pamela (Raub) Henry, died 28 September 2010 born 14 April 1939 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The article provides brief biographical details, the names of her parents and husband, and indicates she was survived by her husband, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren, one sister, and was predeceased by parents and her identical twin sister.
  10. Marriage, The New York Times, 16 June 1963, Miss Pamela Deming Raub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Heartt Raub, and John Jewett Henry, on 15 June 1963 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
Fourth Generation
9. Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo4 (Elizabeth ‘Lisa’,3 Jonas,2 William1), born 8 March 1963 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.1 Elizabeth married, 15 August 1987 in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, New York, John Michael Grabarits2 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, born: 8March 1963 in Ramsey, Minnesota; father: Juri Matisoo; mother: Elizabeth Ann Raub.
  2. Marriage, The New York Times, 16 August 1987, Elizabeth Peterman Matisoo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Juri Matisoo, and John Michael Grabarits, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony Grabarits, on 15 August 1987 in Yorktown Heights, New York.