Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Bauer, George December 19, 1830 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

  GEORGE BAUER, of 356 South street, Pottstown, was born in 
Wittenberg, Germany, December i9, 1830, his parents being 
Johan V. and Rosina (Limbach) Bauer, both natives of 
Germany. George Bauer was one of five children, four sons 
and one daughter, all now deceased except himself.

  Johan V. Bauer (father) was a weaver and a farmer in 
Germany, and died there at the age of seventy-eight years. 
His wife came to America at the advanced age of eighty-five 
years and lived with her son, George, until her death, 
November 12, 1889, at the age of ninety-three years. Both 
were members of the Lutheran church. Even in her extreme old 
age Mrs. Bauer could read fine print without the aid of 
glasses, which she never used for any purpose. The 
grandfather, John Bauer, was also a weaver and was born and 
died in Germany. The maternal grandfather was a farmer in 
Germany, where he died.

  George Bauer was reared in Germany on his father's farm 
and received a good common-school education. In accordance 
with the law in Germany he served two years in the regular 
army and in 1857 came to America. He lived in Philadelphia 
for more than ten years. He and his brother-in-law, Leonard 
Schurg, then opened a bakery in Pottstown, the partnership 
continuing for three years when it was dissolved and Mr. 
Bauer bought the bakery at No. 267 High street. He remained 
with this establishment, conducting the business very 
successfully for sixteen years, since which time he has 
lived retired at his present home.

  August 5, 1859, George Bauer married Miss Barbara Schurg, 
daughter of John and Clara (Horning) Schurg. They had no 
children. Mrs. Bauer died at noon, on Friday, July 24, 1896, 
at the age of sixty-seven years, two months and twenty days. 
She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran church of Pottstown, 
of which Mr. Bauer is also a member, and in which he served 
as an elder for six years. Politically Mr. Bauer is a 
Democrat.

  George Bauer is the only one remaining to represent the 
family name in this country. He began life as a poor boy and 
by hard work and economy, combined with good business 
management, he has accumulated a competency for old age. He 
is one of Pottstown's honored citizens and is held in high 
esteem for his correct life and good qualities of head and 
heart.


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