Conrad and Katherine Bauer Family
Conrad Bauer was born on November 14, 1867, in Norka, Russia. Conrad emigrated from Russia with his wife Anna Marie Bauer (née Lehl) in 1891. They settled near Fort Collins, Colorado, and later moved to Billings, Montana, where Anna Marie died in 1917.
Conrad and Anna Marie had 13 children, with 8 surviving birth and infancy: Freda, Pauline, Elizabeth, John, Clara, Leo Peter, Alfred Conrad, and Louise.
After Anna Marie's death, Conrad moved to Portland with his younger children, where he married a widow, Katherine Miller (née Repp), on June 24, 1919. The 1920 U.S. Census shows the Bauer family living at 914 Failing Street. They farmed near Battleground, Washington, for several years before returning to Portland.
Conrad and Anna Marie had 13 children, with 8 surviving birth and infancy: Freda, Pauline, Elizabeth, John, Clara, Leo Peter, Alfred Conrad, and Louise.
After Anna Marie's death, Conrad moved to Portland with his younger children, where he married a widow, Katherine Miller (née Repp), on June 24, 1919. The 1920 U.S. Census shows the Bauer family living at 914 Failing Street. They farmed near Battleground, Washington, for several years before returning to Portland.
Katherine, John (known as "Jack, he was the son of Al Bauer) and Conrad Bauer. Photograph courtesy of Shanna Minarik.
Conrad Bauer's children at his funeral. Back row from left to right: Beth, Pauline, Clara, Freda, Louise. Front row from left to right: John, Leo and Al. Photograph courtesy of Shanna Minarik.
Katherine and Conrad lived at 425 Fremont in 1930, and he was working as a "section man" for a steam railroad. By 1940, Katherine and Conrad were residing at 6827 SE Mall Street.
Conrad died on March 10, 1943, in Portland.
Katherine lived a long life and died in Portland on October 9, 1953.
Conrad died on March 10, 1943, in Portland.
Katherine lived a long life and died in Portland on October 9, 1953.
Sources
Shanna (Bauer) Minarik, great-great-granddaughter of Ludwig and Katherine Miller.
Andersen/Bauer Family History by Jean Bauer Anderson, 1992.
U.S. Census Records from Ancestry.com.
Andersen/Bauer Family History by Jean Bauer Anderson, 1992.
U.S. Census Records from Ancestry.com.
Last updated October 26, 2023