1904 Gottlieb Rau and Luisa Christiana Schäfer were married.
1908 Gottlieb Rau established a cabinet making shop in Schorndorf.
1904-1909 Two sons and a daughter were born to Luisa and Gottlieb. (A letter, written in December 1911 by Luisa and Berta's father Georg to his brother John Christian, mentioned that Luisa had two sons and one daughter.)
1909 Luisa Christiana (Schäfer) Rau died in June.
1910 Gottlieb Rau and Wilhelmina Berta Schäfer were married on November 10.
1911 Helene Rau was born in Schorndorf. (A letter, written by Luisa and Berta's father Georg to his brother John Christion in December 1911, mentioned that Berta had one daughter.)
1948-1949 Edwin George Schafer and Etheldred Schafer sent C.A.R.E. packages and packages of clothing to Berta's family and to Luisa's son Herman in Schorndorf. Berta, her daughter Berta and son Otto, and Herman wrote letters to them telling them about their needs and thanking them for the packages.