Butte County
Biographies
CARL F. BAUER
CARL F. BAUER.—The
proprietor of Pine Hill Farm at Cohasset, Carl F. Bauer, came to California in
1889. He was born at Stuttgart, Würtemberg, Germany, May 7, 1867. His father, Johannes F. Bauer, was born in Dettenhausen, and was a police officer for many years,
after which he was a wood and coal dealer in Stuttgart until his death. Carl
Bauer’s mother was Kathrina Meyer, of whose union with Mr. Bauer were born eight children. Four of these
are living, our subject being the second oldest.
After completing the local schools, at the
age of fourteen, Carl was apprenticed at the locksmith’s trade for three years,
after which he worked at his trade for a like period, when he concluded to come
to the United States.
In 1888 we find him in Sioux City, Iowa,
employed on a farm. In March, 1889, he came to Livermore, Cal., where he
remained until 1895. He then made his way to Los Angeles; and in Hollywood, on
November 25, 1896, he was united in marriage with Bertha Neumann, who was born
at Schlodien, Koenigsberg,
Germany, the third oldest of five children born to Gustaf
and Dorothea (Boem) Neumann. Her father was a farmer
and well-borer, and the parents passed their entire lives in their native
country. Having an uncle, Herman Neumann, residing in
Hollywood, Cal., Bertha Neumann came thither in 1891, making her home there
until she met and married Mr. Bauer. After their marriage, Mr. Bauer was
employed as horticulturist and gardener in the Southland for thirteen years,
when with his family he removed to Rex, Yamhill County, Ore. Purchasing a farm,
he raised fruit and berries very successfully for five years. In 1910, he sold
the farm and located in Chico, Butte County, Cal., where he engaged in the wood
and coal business. Soon afterwards he purchased one hundred sixty acres in
Cohasset and began clearing the ground and setting out orchards. He bought
thirty-four acres adjoining, but later sold two places of forty and twelve
acres each. The ranch is devoted to the raising of fruit and berries. The soil
is rich, and he raises beautiful apples and peaches and the most luscious
berries. Mr. Bauer has an orchard of fifteen acres, and is gradually clearing
and setting out a larger area. Being an all-around mechanic, he has built his
residence and other buildings, including a blacksmith shop where he repairs his
machinery, and has also installed two gasoline pumping plants on the place.
Mr. and Mrs. Bauer have six interesting
children, who make their home with their parents, although the two oldest boys
are in the employ of the C. P. Dix Lumber Company in Cohasset. Their
names in order of birth are as follows: Adolph, Martha, Carl, Emil, Emma, and
Minnie. Religiously, the family adhere to the
teachings of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Bauer having been
superintendent of the Sunday School both in Hollywood and in Chico. While in
Oregon Mr. Bauer served as school trustee. In politics he is a Republican and a
protectionist.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
08 May 2009.
Source:
"History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages
1134-1135, Historic
Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
© 2009 Marie Hassard.
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