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Karl Friedrich Bauer^1,2

Facts and Notes

• Religious Affiliation: Evangelical-Lutheran^1,3
• Birth: 13 September 1812; Wimmelbach, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO^1,4
• Baptism: 13 September 1812; Heroldsbach, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; His godfather was Friedrich Fortsch, the head of Wimmelbach.⁴
• Marriage: 30 August 1836; Barbara Walter; Trunstadt, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Groomsmen were Johann Krug and Daniel Neupert, farmers from Tütschengereuth and Trunstadt, respectively.^1,5
• Occupation: Before 1889; Bischberg, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Brick worker^1,6
• Death: 5 May 1889; Tütschengereuth, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; He was found hanging in his room and had apparently committed suicide over food worries. The relatives wanted no clergyman. He was therefore quietly buried in the local cemetery at 12 noon. Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging (see notes section)⁶
• Burial: 8 May 1889; Trabelsdorf, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyBGO⁶

• Note: Like his father, Karl Friedrich Bauer was a bricklayer by trade. His life was marked by a series of personal tragedies. His father, Johann Georg Bauer, died violently in 1853. His wife died in 1868 after a long illness described as “emaciation,” likely caused by tuberculosis. In 1881, his youngest son, Johann, died of pulmonary tuberculosis, and in 1887, his eldest son, Christian Josef, died of “gastric hardening.” These losses, coupled with the economic downturn of the 1870s and 1880s, left Karl increasingly isolated and financially distressed. In May 1889, at the age of 76, Karl took his own life by hanging himself. His body was found on May 5th, 1889, and his death record indicates that he took his life because of Nahrungssorge (food worries). Whether from shame or at Karl’s request, his family did not invite any clergyman to his burial. Instead, Karl was quietly laid to rest at noon on May 8th in the local cemetery in Trabelsdorf, likely beside his wife and sons.

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianne Bauer

Citations

1. [S806] 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
2. [S10] Nachweis der arischen Abstammung (Proof of Aryan Descent) (RNK-GMBH Berlin SW 68), August, 1942. Record for Michael Bauer
3. [S806] Professional Research, Edgar Hubrick (Genealogist, Forchheim, Germany), July 2020.
4. [S791] Church Records, Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg (Archives of the Archdiocese of Bamberg): Rep. 60, Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Hausen St. Wolfgang, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 11, Taufen (Baptisms) 1808-1837, Heroldsbach, S. 25. Record for Karl Friedrich Bauer., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in 2020.
5. [S791] 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, Trauungen (Weddings) 1827-1842, S. 22. Record for Karl Friedrich Bauer and Barbara Walter., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in June 2023.
6. [S791] Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church) in Nuremberg, Bavaria: Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Trabelsdorf, Volume 12, Bestattungen (Burials) 1881-1970, Fol. 16, No. 6. Record for Karl Friedrich Bauer., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in June 2023.