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 and they originally settled near Fort Collins, Colorado and later moved to Billings, Montana where Anna Marie died about 1917.
Conrad and Anna Marie had eight surviving children. After Anna Marie's death, Conrad moved to Portland with his younger children where he married Katherine Miller (née Repp) on June 24, 1919. The 1920 U.S. Census shows the Bauer family living at 914 Failing Street. For several years, they farmed near Battleground, Washington before moving back 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.
Conrad and Anna Marie had eight surviving children. After Anna Marie's death, Conrad moved to Portland with his younger children where he married Katherine Miller (née Repp) on June 24, 1919. The 1920 U.S. Census shows the Bauer family living at 914 Failing Street. For several years, they farmed near Battleground, Washington before moving back 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.
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 living 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 August 3, 2017.