BIOGRAPHIES: Louis Bauer, Durand & Lima Townships, Pepin Co., WI

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Submitted by:  oldstufn@hotmail.com  on  9 July 2005
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Louis Bauer, a well known and respected resident of Durand township,
Pepin county, also owning property in Lima township, was born in
Austria in 1854. Coming to this country when a young man of 18, he
settled on land in sec. 35, Lima township, that now constitutes the
farm of his son, Mike L. He was married in this country to Teckla
Roessler, like himself, a native of Austria and born in 1859.
Probably not one of the early settlers in this locality, or even in
the county, began life here under more adverse conditions. When he
arrived he was unable to speak English, and on the occasion of his
marriage he was so poor that he had to borrow a pair of shoes in
order that he might make a presentable appearance, having none of his
own, or none that would pass inspection as such. Aside from what
schooling he had had in his native land, he had attended school for
40 days in Pepin county, which preparation completed his educational
equipment. Under these not altogether promising conditions Mr. Bauer
began his independent career as an inhabitant of this county. To
trace out in detail his gradual rise to prosperity would be to repeat
an oft-told story. Suffice it to say that he showed himself possessed
of the necessary qualifications of a hardy pioneer farmer, having
good health, with an abundance of industry, patience and
perseverance, and thus endowed, he could hardly fail of success. In
time he became the owner of more than a section of land, most f which
he ultimately distributed among his sons, he himself now residing in
Durand township, near Red Cedar, though his buildings, or all of them
save his residence, are in Lima township. He is still pursuing an
active career, not from necessity, but because he take pleasure in
work and prefers to remain in the harness as long as he feels able.
Aside from advancing his own personal interests and those of his
family, Mr. Bauer has at various times taken an active part in church
and school work and in various other enterprises for the benefit of
the community in which he lives. He and his wife, who is also living,
have been the parents of thirteen children.

-Transcribed from the "History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties
Wisconsin, 1919," page 639

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