Harry Albert Rahn

1896 - 1953  (57 years)

• Name	Harry Albert Rahn  [1]
  Birth	30 Sep 1896	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	son of John Rahn and Margaret Henderson
  Gender	Male
  Census	11 Apr 1940	2641 Sixth Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [4]
  	Harry Rahn, Head, M, W, 42, Married, completed 2 years college, born in Illinois, unemployed 104 weeks, usual work Lithographer, US Lake Survey Beulah Rahn, Wife, F, W, 34, Married, completed 4 years high school, born in Canada, naturalized citizen, Saleslady, Private Charity, wages earned in 1939 - $780 for 52 weeks Edith Rahn, Daughter, F, W, 13, Single, attending school, completed 8 years school, born in Michigan Harry Rahn, Son, M, W, 11, Single, attending school, completed 4 years school, born in Michigan
  WW2 Draft	27 Apr 1942	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [1]
  	Harry Albert Rahn, 2641 Sixth Street, Detroit, Mich, born 30 Sep 1896 in Chicago, Ill, registered for the draft. He was self employed working at Plumbing & Heating. The person who would always know his address was Edith Franklin at 3347-17th, Detroit. He was White, 5' 8½", 180 pounds, had hazel eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion.
  Witness-Obituary	21 Apr 1951	Detroit, Michigan   [5]
  	Salvation Army memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Citadel, Second and Bagley, for Mrs Beulah Eva Wilson Rahn, Army youth leader, who died Thursday. Col. T. M. Larsen will pay tribute to Mrs Rahn at the special service. Officiating will be Maj. Clyde J. Cox. He body will lie in state from 10 a.m. Mrs Rahn has been ill two months. She was publication sergeant in charge of the War Cry, the Army periodical, and a leader in the Girl Guards and Black Arrow organizations. Her interest in the Black Arrow honorary society had raised the local Wolverine Chapter to national prominence, Maj. Cox said. Born in Norfolk County, Ont, Mrs Rahn, 46, of 2135 Baldwin, had lived in Detroit 17 years. She became a member of the Salvation Army in 1933, after years of interest in the organization. Surviving are her husband, Harry; two children, Mrs Edith Ward and Harry Rahn, her parents, Mr and Mrs James Wilson, a brother and seven sisters. Burial will be in the Salvation Army plot in Royal Oak Cemetery.
  Reference Number	15957
  Death	24 Nov 1953  [2]
  Burial	Oakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan   [6]
  	Beulah N. Rahn; 1905-1951 Harry A. Rahn , Illinois; SGT Co F 41 Infantry; Worls War 1; Sept 30 1896 - Nov 24 1953
  Person ID	I15879	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Beulah Neva Wilson,   b. 18 Dec 1905, Beech Lane (Con 2, west half of Lot 10), Houghton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Apr 1951, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1925	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Edith Rahn,   b. 19 Jul 1926, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 2 Nov 2019, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Harry Albert Rahn, Jr,   b. 4 Jul 1929, Michigan d. 2 Jan 2012, Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01848; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-240. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan), 21 Apr 1951, Sat, Page 7. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 214563439 & 187001189.