George and Christina Bauer
Johann Georg (George) Bauer was born in Norka, Russia, on May 4, 1870, the son of Heinrich Peter Bauer (born 1833) and Elisabeth Yost (born 1832).
George immigrated to the United States in 1891 and soon arrived in Portland.
George married Christina Jost (Yost) in 1892. Christina was born in Norka on November 28, 1869, the daughter of Conrad Yost (1839-1904) and Anna Maria Krieger (1841-1926). The Yost family arrived in the United States in 1890. By 1891, they were living in Albina at the same address as George's brothers, John Bauer and Peter Weigandt.
In 1900, the Bauer's were living at 334 Beech Street with their three children: Elizabeth (Lizzie), Mary, and Peter (born March 27, 1899). George was working as a teamster. George's brother and sister-in-law, John and Kate Bauer, lived next door.
A daughter, Edna, was born about 1902, and a son, George Jr., was born about 1904. Christina died on September 4, 1904, likely during or shortly after the birth of her son, George Jr. Christina was buried at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery in Portland (Plot: Grave 3S Lot 91 Sec 39).
George married Margaretha (Maggie) Krieger, born November 21, 1887. Maggie was the daughter of Johannes Krieger (born 1841) and Magdalena Yost (born 1845).
George and Maggie had at least three children: Marion, Reuben, and John, who were all listed in the 1910 census. The family was living at 761 Mallory at that time, and George was a driver (teamster) for a lumber company.
In 1915, the Portland City Directory lists George and Maggie living at 769 Rodney Avenue, and he is working as a teamster.
By 1920, the family had relocated to Yakima, Washington, where George died in October 1924.
George immigrated to the United States in 1891 and soon arrived in Portland.
George married Christina Jost (Yost) in 1892. Christina was born in Norka on November 28, 1869, the daughter of Conrad Yost (1839-1904) and Anna Maria Krieger (1841-1926). The Yost family arrived in the United States in 1890. By 1891, they were living in Albina at the same address as George's brothers, John Bauer and Peter Weigandt.
In 1900, the Bauer's were living at 334 Beech Street with their three children: Elizabeth (Lizzie), Mary, and Peter (born March 27, 1899). George was working as a teamster. George's brother and sister-in-law, John and Kate Bauer, lived next door.
A daughter, Edna, was born about 1902, and a son, George Jr., was born about 1904. Christina died on September 4, 1904, likely during or shortly after the birth of her son, George Jr. Christina was buried at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery in Portland (Plot: Grave 3S Lot 91 Sec 39).
George married Margaretha (Maggie) Krieger, born November 21, 1887. Maggie was the daughter of Johannes Krieger (born 1841) and Magdalena Yost (born 1845).
George and Maggie had at least three children: Marion, Reuben, and John, who were all listed in the 1910 census. The family was living at 761 Mallory at that time, and George was a driver (teamster) for a lumber company.
In 1915, the Portland City Directory lists George and Maggie living at 769 Rodney Avenue, and he is working as a teamster.
By 1920, the family had relocated to Yakima, Washington, where George died in October 1924.
The Johann Georg and Margaretha Bauer family in Portland, Oregon circa 1905. All of the children shown were born by Georg's first wife, Christina Yost. Georg's second wife, Margaretha Krieger, is shown in this photo. From left to right the children are: Elizabeth (married Gottfried Geist), Peter, George, Edna (married a Bretthauer) and Mary (married a Lynch). Photograph courtesy of Stacy Hahn
Grave marker for Christina Bauer (née Yost). Courtesy of Scott Bolliger.
Sources
Passenger lists; 1891 Albina City Directory; Portland City Directories; 1900, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. Print.
Norka database
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. Print.
Norka database
Last updated October 25, 2023