Bauer, Joseph

Other Events:

• Immigration: 24 Aug 1844
• Obituary: 28 Jul 1910; Loyal Tribune

Notes:

Birth:
Had birth location as Bavaria, Austria, which would be correct at the time of his birth (Parts of Bavaria were part of Austria from 1806-1918) but today, Bavaria is the largest state in Gemany.

Family History Researcher:
Joseph Bauer came to the United States from Bavaria, Germany with his parents, Joseph Sr. and Margaret Ritch Bauer, his brothers, George, Fritz and Wolfgang and his sisters, Elizabeth and Mary about 1844. They settled in Mayville, Wisconsin, (Dodge County) later moving to Woodville, Wisconsin. (The name Woodville was changed to St. John in Calumet County, Wisconsin.)
Joseph and Sophie were married in 1860 at St. Frances Catholic Church, Hollandtown, Wisconsin- Brown County. They lived on a farm located southwest of Woodville (St. John).
In 1881, the Bauers (Joseph and Sophie and family) moved via covered wagon to Clark County, Wisconsin to a farm located one mile south of Spokeville. An infant son was born and was buried on this farm. The home they had was a log house. There were two bedrooms upstairs- one for the boys and one for the girls.
Joseph's parents are buried at St. John.
Joseph G., William and Anna Caroline remained in St. John for a short time when the rest of the family moved to Loyal.

Obituary:
BAUER, JOSEPH (8 JAN 1835 - 13 JUL 1910)
Joseph Bauer, an old settler of the town of Loyal, Clark County, Wis., died on Tuesday, July 13, 1910.
The deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany on Jan. 8, 1835 and came to this country with his parents when but nine years of age and settled at Mayville, Wis., and later removed to Woodville, about fifty miles from there. In the fall of 1860 he was married to Miss Sophia Smith of Holland and settled on a farm north of Woodville, and a few years later sold his farm and purchased another Southwest of Woodville. Twenty-eight eyars ago last fall he came to this county (Clark) and settled on a farm near Spokeville, where he died.
He was a man of excellent habits, fine moral character and sturdy constitution. When he died, full of years, and ready to be gathered to his fathers, the grief that was felt over the close of his long career was widespread and sincere.
The mourners are his wife, six sons, Joseph of Hanzville, Alabama, William of Glendive, Mont., Frank of the town of Loyal, John of this village and Nick and Tony of Wibaux, Mont.; and three daughters, Mrs. E. Schuld of Oregon City, Oregon, Mrs. Frank Klimmer of the town of Loyal, and Mrs. Walter Young of this village.
The funeral services were held on last week Monday at the Catholic Church and the remains buried in the Catholic Cemetery.
Obituary from the Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, Wis.) 07/28/1910

Joseph married Schmidt, Sophia Abt 1860, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA. Sophia was born 9 Sep 1841, Mecklenberg, Schwerin, Germany; died 18 Apr 1918, Loyal, Clark, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]