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Born 1836
From History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
CHARLES W. BAUER, farmer; P. O. Akron; the subject of this sketch was born in Northampton Co., Penn., Nov. 22, 1836; he was the son of Charles and Saloma (Miller) Bauer, who moved to Summit Co. in 1842, and purchased in Norton Township 140 acres of land, which tract was occupied by the Bauer liimily- for over twenty-five 3'ears, and owned by Mr. Bauer at the time of his death, in October, 1876; his wife is still living in Norton Township. Charles W. Bauer was educated in the common schools of Norton, and, for two terms, he attended the Western Star Normal School; he worked for his father until 23 years of age; was married May 26, 1860, to Miss Mary Serfass, daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Hawk) Serfass; then worked for his father-inlaw for two years. In 1862, he removed to Berrien Co., Mich., and resided there nine months; then returned to Norton Center, and for about three years, worked at coopering; the next five years he farmer in Norton Township, first renting 100 acres of land belonging to Jacob Wise, and then 160 acres of David Baughman; about the year 1873, he rented the Dodge farm in Portage Township, continuing on this land four years; then purchased 73 acres some three miles west of Akron, which he occupied three years. In the spring of 1880, he returned to the Dodge farm, upon which he is now located, managing at the present time this tract of 380 acres and his own farm. For the past six years he has been engaged in the dairy business, which he conducts very successfully on an extensive scale. He has always been a Democrat and voted the ticket '" straight " at State elections; at other times supports the best men. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer are members of the Lutheran Church, at Loyal Oak. They are the parents of five children, all living — Hiram Elmore, Albert Franklin, Erving Wellington, Artie Monroe and Viola Jane.
As printed in History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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