My Genealogy Hound

FRANCIS D. RAUB, who is the popular Superintendent of the city schools of Allentown, is a native of this state, having been born in Northampton County, September 10, 1850. His parents were Samuel and Mary (Dimmick) Raub, natives respectively of Northampton and Bucks Counties. Mrs. Mary Raub was the daughter of David and Anna (Huber) Dimmick, natives of Bucks County.

William Raub, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Northampton, which was also the birthplace of his father, Michael Raub. The first representative of this family to come to America emigrated as early as 1737, and located on a tract of land in Northampton County, this state, which later became the site of the village of Raubsville, named in his honor. The father of our subject still has in his possession the deed to the above property, which bears the signature of the Penn heirs.

Francis D. Raub, of this sketch, is one of the three sons and two daughters born to his parents, the others being: Martin L., who is farming the old homestead; Anna, now Mrs. Charles Walters, of Northampton County; Sallie O., Mrs. Jacob Hoffman, of Northampton County; and Benjamin F., a resident of AUentown. In his boyhood our subject was a student in the common schools of his native place, and after attending the Easton High School he took a course in a private school at Bethlehem. In 1869 he entered Muhlenberg College at Allentown, from which institution he was graduated in 1873. Then, having fitted himself to become a teacher, he was engaged in the schools of Phillipsburg, N. J., for two years. Later he was employed in the same capacity in Holland, that state, and in 1876 came to Allentown, where he was first employed as teacher in the secondary school. Soon, however, he was appointed Principal of the high school, and discharged the duties of that responsible position in such a thorough and efficient manner that he was retained for fifteen successive years. In May, 1893, he was elected Superintendent of the schools of Allentown for a term of three years. Ninety-four teachers are employed, and there is an attendance of about forty-five hundred pupils.

The marriage of our subject occurred June 27, 1876, at which time Miss Susan Heil became his wife. Mrs. Raub is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Odenwelder) Heil. Mr. and Mrs. Raub have one child, a son, Samuel H. Socially Mr. Raub is a member of Lehigh Lodge No. 83, I. O. O. F., in which he is greatly interested. In religious affairs he worships with the Lutheran Congregation, and is one of its most active workers and liberal contributors.