Bio of Louis BAHN (b.1877), Yellow Medicine Co., MN

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LOUIS BAHN (1878)

One of the up-to-date and prosperous farmers of Posen township is Louis
Bahn, who owns the southeast quarter of section 18 and the north half of 
the northeast quarter of section 19.

Louis' father, John Bahn, was born March 13, 1834, in Prussia.  Shortly
after becoming of age he came to the United States, and in 1878 he arrived
in Yellow Medicine county, coming here from Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin.
He died July 11, 1897.  The mother of Louis, Charlotte (Frank) Bahn, was
also of German nativity and was born May 3, 1854.  At the age of three 
years she came to the United States with her parents and located in 
Wisconsin.
Here she grew to womanhood and on September 21, 1874, was married.  She 
now lives with one of her sons, David, in Posen township.

Louis Bahn was born in Wisconsin July 2, 1877, and at the age of one year
came to Yellow Medicine county with his parents.  The family located in
Posen township, the father buying a homestead right to the southwest 
quarter of section 18.  Later he bought the southeast quarter of the same 
section.
In 1888 he bought the north half of the northeast quarter and the north
fractional half of the northwest quarter of section 19, all in township 
113, north of range 39.  Here on the Posen township farm Louis spent his 
boyhood and helped his parents with the work at home.  He was educated in 
the district school.

On reaching his majority Louis and his brother Herman rented the home farm,
which they conducted a few years.  In 1902 he moved to his own farm, which
he had bought a year or two before.  When he bought the place it was 
without any improvements.  He has put out a good sized grove, built a fine 
set of buildings, and now has a nice and commodious country home.  He 
raises lots of stock of good grade and has a traction engine with which 
he does plowing, corn shredding, etc.  The Bahn farm is up-to-date and a 
money maker.  Mr. Bahn is a member of the German Lutheran Church of Posen.

In Posen township, on April 29, 1902, Mr. Bahn was united in marriage to
Lizzie Bruss, who was born in Sibley county, Minnesota, July 14, 1881.  To
them have been born six children, four of whom are living, namely: Elsie,
born May 8, 1905; Irene, born May 29, 1907; Hannah, born May 31, 1910; and
Ethel, born July 20, 1912.

Source: "A History of Yellow Medicine County" by Arthur P. Rose
Published 1914