B. H. Lause

As printed in 1885

B. H. LAUSE (deceased) was a native of Mela, Germany, born March 20, 1820, died November 15, 1871; he was a son of Henry Lause who had five children, D. H.; Clara, widow of Caspar Metzger, living in Marion Township, this county; Mary, wife of Andrew Glucky, in Dayton, Ohio; Frederick, in Marion Township, this county; Elizabeth, widow of Joseph Swatzengerber, also in Marion Township. Our subject landed at New York in 1844, and settled at Fort Jennings, in Putnam Co., Ohio. He was married April 10, 1849, to Elizabeth Miller, born April 30, 1832, near Osnabruck, Germany, daughter of Frederick and Catharine (Scharf)" Miller, who came to America in 1847, landing at New Orleans, thence moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there to Delphos, the same year, where the father worked at the carpenter’s trade until his death. He died in 1853, aged fifty-two years. Mr9. Lause was their only child. All her uncles and aunts on her father’s side left families in Germany. To our subject and wife were born ten children, all living in this county, viz.: Catharine, born October 11, 1850, wife of Christopher Beckman; Mary, born September 13, 1855, wife of William Potchas; Fredrica, (deceased, aged 3 years); Anna, born February 3, 1859, wife of Matthew Sever, died February 2, 1881, leaving two children; Clara, born October 20, 1860, wife of William Sever; John, born February 6, 1863; Elizabeth, born September 3, 1860, wife of John Potchas; Josephine, born January 12, 1868; Emma, born March 13, 1870; Henry, born April 5, 1872. Mr. Lause took an active part in the improvement of stock and farm products. He started out in life in slender circumstances, but by great energy and perseverance, secured for his family two fine farms of each 120 and eighty acres. He was highly esteemed by his neighbors and the citizen9 of Marion Township generally. His son, John, who is farming on the homestead, and looking after his mother and family, is following closely in the footsteps of his father, and is a highly respected young man.

As printed in History of Allen County, Ohio : containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; hist (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.