Joe, do ottowa, lucas, and wood co. to. there scattered in the three. Duane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Lach" <historybox1951@yahoo.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: [OHLORAIN] BALDAUF surname > If you are related to this family please write to me! > > from "Commemorative Biographical Record of the > Counties of Huron and Lorain, OH; Vol. II > Illustrated", Chicago: J.H.Beers Co., 1894: pp 881-881 > "JOSEPH BALDAUF-one of the foremost among the German > residents of Russia township, was born December 23, > 1843, in Bavaria, Germany. His father, also named > Joseph, died when our subject was three years of age, > and the mother afterward married Joseph Haller. In > 1852 the family, consisting of Mr and Mrs. Haller, two > sons and five daughters, immigrated to America, > sailing from Bremen and landing in New York after an > ocean voyage of four weeks. From New York they came > westward, by canal and lake to Cleveland, Ohio, thence > to Avon township, Lorain County, where Mr. Haller > bought twenty-five acres of land. > Joseph Baldauf had attended school in his native > country, but after their emigration to the United > States received no educational advantages whatever, > though at that time he was but eight years of age. He > was put to work, giving such assistance on the farm as > he was able, and when fifteen years old started out in > life for his own account. For two years he was > employed by George Bryant, of Amherst township, then > going to Oberlin hired out as a farm hand in Russia > township, receiving twenty dollars a month for three > years. On November 22, 1864, he married Theresa > Schmidt, a native of Grafton township, Lorain county, > daughter of Jacob Schmidt, and after his marriage > bought a farm of fifty acres, the "Schmidt Homestead" > where he has since resided. In 1878 he erected his > pleasant residence, and has made many other > improvements on the place, increasing the area of the > farm until he now has 180 acres of choice arable land. > Mr. and Mrs. Baldauf are the parents of the > following named children: Margaret (wife of Joseph > Klingshirn, a farmer of Avon township), Anna (wife of > Anton Klingshirn, of Avon township), John (a farmer), > Catherine, Frank, Willie, Mary, Charley, Elizabeth and > Theresa, all living. Mr. Baldauf has been an > energetic, industrious farmer, econimical from > boyhood, and, though starting life with nothing, he > has amassed a comfortable competence. Though having > few opportunities for an education, he has, by > observation and study, acquired a very fair store of > practical knowledge, and is possessed of sound > judgment and good common sense. Politically he is a > lifelong Democrat, and in religion he is a membe of > the catholic Church at Elyria. During the summer of > 1898 Mr Baldauf paid a visit to the World's Fair, Chicago." > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >