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Christian Josef Bauer1

born 18 September 1839, died 6 August 1887

Family: Hanna Maria Benkert (born 8 May 1837, died 20 January 1923)

Life Events

  • Birth: 18 September 1839; Tütschengereuth, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO1,2,3
  • Baptism: 24 September 1839; Tütschengereuth, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; His godparents were Christian Behr, a Protestant farmer in Kolmsdorf, and Joseph Jagemann, a Catholic school teacher in Tütschengereuth2
  • Marriage: 30 January 1870; Hanna Maria Benkert; Trunstadt, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; The groomsmen were Johann Benkert (possibly Hanna Maria's brother) and Johann Böhner.1,4,5
  • Occupation: Before 1887; Farmer; he also had brick kilns on his “bauernhof” that he used to make bricks and tiles for small construction projects around the farm and that he sold locally6
  • Death: 6 August 1887; Tütschengereuth, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; He was 47 years of age when he died. Cause of Death: Gastric hardening1,3
  • Burial: 8 August 1887; Trabelsdorf, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO3

Other Information

  • Religious Affiliation: Evangelical-Lutheran2

Citations

  1. Nachweis der arischen Abstammung (Proof of Aryan Descent) (RNK-GMBH Berlin SW 68), August, 1942. Record for Michael Bauer
  2. Church Records, Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg (Archives of the Archdiocese of Bamberg): Rep. 60, Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Trunstadt St. Petrus und Marzellinus, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 7, Taufen (Baptisms) 1820-1842, S. 143. Record for Christian Josef Bauer., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in June 2023.
  3. Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church) in Nuremberg, Bavaria: Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Trabelsdorf, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 12, Bestattungen (Burials) 1881-1970, Fol. 14, No. 5. Record for Christian Josef Bauer., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in June 2023.
  4. Professional Research, Dr. Josef Urban (Director, Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg), Family Research, 11 Sep 1996, Hired by Marianne Reyes (Salinas, CA 93906) to research her Bauer ancestors
  5. Church Records, Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg (Archives of the Archdiocese of Bamberg): Rep. 60, Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Trunstadt St. Petrus und Marzellinus, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 10, Trauungen (Weddings) 1843-1872, S. 86, No. 5. Record for Christian Josef Bauer and Hanna Maria Benkert., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in 2020.
  6. Personal Recollection, Erich Bauer (Casimir Bauer's grandson) provided this information to Robert Reyes in 2003