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Born 1846
From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908)
JONAS BAUER, general farmer and successful grower of small fruit, who resides on his fertile farm of fifty-five acres, which adjoins the Medina County line on the west, has been a resident of Norton Township since 1882. He was born in a section that has sent many excellent citizens to Summit
County, xs'ortliaiiipton County, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1846, and is a son of Jacob and Mary (Mai'sh) Bauer.
Jonas Bauer was reared on his father's farm and remained in Pennsylvania for ten years succeeding his marriage, when he came to Summit County and rented farms in Norton Township until 1895, when he purchased his present place.
Mr. Bauer was married in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Amanda Oplinger, who is a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (RaiJt) Ojalinger. She was reared near Mr. Bauer's former home. To this marriage four children have been born, three sons and one daughter, namely: Owen, who is employed at Akron; Marcus, residing at Lafayette, Indiana, who married Grace Bryan; Oliver; and Minnie, who married Earl llarter.
With his family, Mr. Bauer belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Loyal Oak, of which he is a trustee.
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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