ɹˈaʊʃənbˌɜːɡɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˈoʊldɪn, pɹˈʌʃə, tə dʒˈɑːn ænd ɐmˈeɪli ɹˈaʊʃənbˌɜːɡɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv; ðeɪ mˈuːvd tə wɪskˈɑːnsɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
Rauschenberger was born in Soldin, Prussia, to John and Amalie Rauschenberger in 1855; they moved to Wisconsin in 1860.