Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman was my gg-grandmother. She was born December 23, 1863, in Shullsburg, Wisconsin to Vitus and Bertha (Schafer) Hebenstreit. She had four siblings, two identified: Andrew and Anna Caroline. I assume her other siblings died in infancy. Until reading Vitus Hebenstreit’s obituary, I was unaware of these children. Catherine married Nicholas Bausman Jr…
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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…
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