Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Lauderbaugh, John 1819 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JOHN LAUDERBAUGH. Among the thrifty, prosperous and intelligent German-American
citizens of Atlas Township, Genesee County, the worthy and much respected
subject of this biography stands in the front. His parents, John and Margaret
Lauderbaugh, were Bavarians, as he also is, and he was born June 4, 1819. He was
reared in his native country and early undertook the work of a farmer.

  At the age of twenty-four the young man served an apprenticeship of some three
years at the stonemason's trade, and followed that line of work for more than
twenty-years in both Germany and America. His education was obtained in the
German National schools, and he emigrated to America in 1849, taking passage in
a sailing-vessel at Bremen and landing in New York. He first worked in Niagara
County, and was there married to Elizabeth Ebler, and by her had ten children,
only four of whom are now living, namely: William, John; Mary, wife of Charles
Gehm; and Eliza, wife of Frank Miller.

  Our subject and family came to Genesee County in the fall of 1856, and in the
following spring settled on his present farm in a log cabin 16x24 feet in size,
which remained their home for a number of years. In this deeply-wooded region
Mr. Lauderbaugh has done a great amount of thorough pioneer work. For years his
only draft animals were oxen, and he found them efficient, though slow, in
breaking up land.

  One hundred and forty acres constitute the estate of Mr. Lauderbaugh, one
hundred acres of it being in the home farm, and all this fine property is the
result of earnest and persevering labor, as he had no wealth when he came here.
His political views incline him to work with the Democratic party, but he
co-operates cordially with all who are working for the best good of the
community. Both he and his wife are identified with the German Lutheran Church.
His son, John R., resides at home with his parents, and like his father is a
Democrat in politics. He owns fifty acres of land.


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Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892

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