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Johann Bauer¹

born 15 March 1866

Nikolaus Bauer (born 12 March 1889, died 2 March 1916)
Johann Bauer (born 8 March 1891)
Heinrich Bauer (born 15 March 1896)
Margareta Bauer (born 13 June 1898)
Paul Bauer (born 22 March 1900)
Marie Bauer (born 9 August 1902)
Katharina Bauer (born 23 April 1906)
Wilhelm Bauer (born 5 November 1907)

Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic¹
Birth: 15 March 1866; Lisberg, Schweinfurt, Bavaria, GermanyB G O²
Baptism: 16 March 1866; Lisberg, Schweinfurt, Bavaria, GermanyB G O; His godfather was Johann Zöllner from Tütschengereuth.²
Marriage: About 1888; Barbara Leicht¹
Occupation: Between 1907 and 1908; Bayreuther Str. 55, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyB G; Owner of the "Forchheimer Dampfziegelwerk," a steam-powered brickworks and drainage pipe factory at Bayreuther Str. 55.¹
Residence: Before 22 April 1907; Gaustadt, Bamberg, Bavaria, GermanyB G O
Residence: 22 April 1907; Bayreutherstr. 2, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyB G¹
Residence: July 1907; Bayreuther Str. 55, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyB G; He and his family resided at the brickworks¹
Anecdote: 1908; See notes section^3,4,5
Residence: 11 November 1908; Nürnberg, Bavaria, GermanyB G O¹
Marriage: 15 November 1909; Lisette Sophie Baier; Nürnberg, Bavaria, GermanyB G O; A civil marriage was held at the same day.²

Note: Johann Bauer, the oldest of Christian and Hanna Maria's children, was the owner of the Bauer Steam Brickworks in Bischberg. This large industrial complex included a partial ring kiln, a steam-powered chimney, and multiple industrial and residential structures. In addition to the brickworks, he held a sizable portfolio of property in Bischberg, Erlau, and Oberhaid, totaling over 50 acres. Around 1906–07, Johann attempted to expand the family enterprise by establishing a new brickyard in Forchheim. To cover the debts incurred during this project, he transferred his Bischberg Brickworks and his property holdings to the Bamberg Brick and Clay Works in March 1907. He moved to Forchheim shortly after and spearheaded the construction of the new Forchheim Ziegel & Tonwerk on Bayreuthstrasse. Johann lived on-site and managed high-level business affairs while his brothers handled daily operations. The venture was short-lived: after the sudden and tragic death of his wife Babette in a steam-related accident in 1908, Johann sold the factory to Otto Pabst and relocated to Nürnberg.

[S771] Official Records, Stadtarchiv Forchheim (Forchheim City Archives), Familienbögen (Family Record), No. 44. Johann Bauer Family., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in November 2024.
[S791] Church Records, Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg: Rep. 60, Pfarrarchiv Lisberg Heilige Dreifaltigkeit, Kirchenbuch, Band 9, Taufen 1860-1874, S. 33, Nr. 5. Baptism Record for Johann Bauer.
[S36] Newspapers and Periodicals, Fifth Supplement to the German Reichsanzeiger and Royal Prussian State Gazette, no. 295 (Berlin, December 12, 1907), Announcement from Bamberg., Details about the transfer of Johann Bauer's properties are on pages 22 and 23 of the attached media file.
[S788] Official Document, Akten des Magistrats der Königlich bayr. Stadt Forchheim, "Einrichtung einer Dampfziegelei in Forchheim durch den Ziegelbesitzer Johann Bauer hier," 1907, Titel: J, Fach: 35, Reg. Nr. 134., These are the construction plans for the brickworks in Forchheim.
[S884] Robert R. Reyes, Our German Heritage