Hazel Bausman was a sister of Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman, my maternal grandfather’s mother. Hazel enjoyed photography, and took these shots at her uncle Lawrence Lincoln Bausman’s farm in Pleasant Valley, Grundy county, Iowa. I love that their dog appears in both pictures, though it is resting underneath the car in one. While I don’t…
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Nicholas Bausman Jr
Nicholas Bausman Jr. was the fifth of ten children born to Nicholas Sr. and Mary (Casper) Bausman. Nicholas Jr’s daughter Viola was my mother’s paternal grandmother. Nicholas “Nick” Bausman Jr. was born 02 December 1855 in Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Nick was raised Presbyterian. He married Catherine “Katie” Hebenstreit on 21 January 1886…
Forgotten History 