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…
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Bausman Brothers
This past summer I had the opportunity to meet a distant Bausman relative when I traveled to Steamboat Rock, Iowa. Janice showed me amazing Bausman family photos. The one I’m sharing today is of the Bausman Brothers. I took this photograph of a photocopy. Unfortunately, Janice did not remember where she got her photocopy. Nicholas…
Marriage Certificate for Nicholas Bausman, Jr. and Catherine Hebenstreit
This is the marriage certificate of my great-great grandparents, Nicholas Bausman and Catherine Hebenstreit. They married January 21, 1886, at St. Matthew’s parsonage in Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Catherine is the daughter of Vitus Hebenstreit and Bertha Schafer. Nicholas is the son of Nicholas Bausman Sr and Mary Casper. Transcription of marriage certificate: I, undersigned,…
Percy Davis Public Sale
On December 21, 1937, my great-grandfather Percy Davis retired from farming and held a public sale. The sale was held on the farm of his mother-in-law, Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman. I found the poster advertising the sale while looking through pictures at my grandma’s house. Transcription of advertisement: Percy Davis’ Closing Out Sale! As I intend…
Singer Catholic Cemetery
I’ve been wanting to visit Singer Catholic Cemetery in Guilford Twp, Illinois. Clement, the infant brother of my great-grandmother, Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman, is buried here. I tried to find this cemetery by myself but was unable. Fortunately, my mom’s friend Tom Townsend had been to the cemetery and graciously volunteered to take my parents…
Biography: Nicholas Bausman Sr
Nicholas Bausman Sr’s of Guilford Township, Illinois, appeared in the “Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois” (1889), p. 444. Nicholas Sr. was my ggg-grandfather and was married to Mary Casper. He died in 1907; he was buried on their land, near Scales Mound, Illinois. Enjoy his biography! Nicholas Bausman Sr….
Inquest results for John B. Davis
John B. Davis was my great-great grandfather. He was born in Cornwall, England, and immigrated to the United States about 1850. On April 7, 1913, he committed suicide by hanging himself under the floor of his barn. One newspaper stated it was his despondency over ill health that drove him to this drastic action; another…
Inquest Results/Coroner’s Jury re: Hazel Bausman’s death in car accident
Hazel Bausman, daughter of Nicholas Jr. and Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman, and a sister of my great-grandmother, Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman. Her other siblings were Gertrude, Clement, Pearl and Viola. Hazel died on November 20, 1929, in a car accident. Hazel is buried in Scales Mound Township Cemetery, Scales Mound, Illinois. While perusing some of my…
Obituary: Gertrude (Bausman) Schoenhard
Gertrude (Bausman) Schoenhard was the daughter of Nicholas Jr and Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman and a sister to my great-grandmother, Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman. I don’t really know anything about Gertrude or her family, except that my grandfather, Stanley Davis, enjoyed visiting his South Dakota cousins. I’ve seen a few pictures from those visits! Her obituary…
Obituary: Vitus Hebenstreit
This obituary is for Vitus Hebenstreit, my maternal ggg-grandfather. He was born January 6, 1835, in the village of Beverstat, Prussia. He married Bertha Schafer; together they had five children: Caroline, Andrew, Catherine, and two unidentified children who probably died in infancy. He is buried in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. His daughter, Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman, was my…
Obituary: Nicholas Bausman Jr
My mom gave me another obituary; she has quite a few in her possession. There is no citation. This is for Nicholas Bausman Jr, son of Nicholas Sr. and Mary (Casper) Bausman. He was married to Catherine Hebenstreit. I’m not including a newspaper image. It’s a bit long and I didn’t feel like manipulating the…
Discovery: Picture of Lawrence Bausman Family?
Last week, I went back to Scales Mound Illinois to visit my grandmother. My grandma has my great-grandmother’s, Viola Bausman Davis, photo collection. I thought I’d seen all the photos, but I was wrong! I discovered beneath several boxes of photos this gem. And when I say beneath several boxes, I mean that literally. It…
Forgotten History 