Bauer West Virginia History, Volume 2 Extracted Ancestry.com History of West Virginia and the People (The Menager Line).*[*This Sketch was prepared by the late Ella S. Neale.] Edward C. Bauer, the first of this name to make his home in this country, was a native of Heilbroun, Germany, and came to this country about 1847 with his wife, Margaret Kattenbaum, who was also born in Heilbroun. By trade he was a shoemaker, and both he and his wife were devoted adherents of the Reformed Church. They were the parents of seven sons, of whom but the eldest and youngest are now living: Robert, the owner of a stationery store in Cincinnati, and Edward Christian, of whom below. (II) Edward Christian, youngest son of Edward C. and Margaret (Kattenbaum) Bauer, was born August 10, 1865, in Cincinnnati, Ohio. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, and has supplemented this early training by carefully selected reading in later life and by close observation. After leaving school he was engaged in various capacities in his native city in the meat and fish business, and obtained a thorough and practical knowledge of all its details. This thorough business equipment was about his only capital when he came to Charleston, West Virginia, in 1888, and it was with a borrowed capital of one hundred and fifty dollars that he laid the foundation of the magnificent organization, known as the Bauer Meat and Fish Company, Nos. 28-30 Capitol street, Charleston, of which he is the president and treasurer. The annual business done by this corporation is $125,000, and its scope is constantly increasing. The business was incorporated in the summer of 1907, with William J. Buck as vice-president and one of the directors, and G. R. Edgar as secretary, both considered among the most practical business men of the city. Only the finest stock of every kind is handled and they cater to the highest class of trade. It is mainly owing to the personal energy, and initiative of Mr. Bauer that the business has made the progress it has, as he is always ready to adopt new methods and ideas, if their practicability can be proven. He takes an active part in the public affairs of the city, giving his political support to the Republican party, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. His fraternal affiliations are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he is a charter member and treasurer of the local lodge. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Bauer married Clara Bentz, who was born and educated in Charleston, West Virginia. Her father, Henry Bentz, was born in Germany, and upon coming to America, made his home in Charleston. He married a German lady of that city, and they have spent their lives there, where they are members of the Lutheran church. History of West Virginia and the People (The Menager Line).*[*This Sketch was prepared by the late Ella S. Neale.] Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore kingsley@aol.com http://members.aol.com/fiddlerben/gtindex.html surnames: Wolfgram, Kratochvil, Secor/Sicard, Jacques, Leguerre, Vallee and and