John H. Bauder, merchant at Hinckley, has been in business at that place since 1875, and has been a resident of the State since 1869. He was born Sept. 10, 1847, in Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is a son of James and Catherine (Young) Bauder.' His parents are natives of the State of New York, and are now resident there. Their family comprised eight children.
The first 16 years of the life of Mr. Bauder were passed in home duties and in attendance at the common school. In 1863 he went to Hammondsport, Steuben County, in the same State, and entered upon a clerkship. He operated in that capacity three years, and in 1869 engaged in a like employment at Aurora, Kane Co., Ill. He acted as a salesman in that city about six years. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Avery G. Case at Hinckley, and the firm of Case & Bauder prosecuted the relations of a general mercantile enterprise one year, when the senior partner sold out and the firm style became thereby Meredith, Bauder & Co., the latter term representing a gentleman named Morgan. Messrs. Meredith and Morgan sold out 18 months later to J. C. Coster, the firm name becoming Bauder & Coster. Their stock consists of well assorted merchandise suited to the local patronage, and their transactions annually amount to nearly $40,000.
The marriage of Mr. Bauder took place Sept. 13, 1876, at Hinckley, to Hattie M. Coster. (See sketch of J. C. Coster.) One child, Mabel C, has been born to them. Her birth occurred April 10, 1878. Politically Mr. Bauder is independent in opinion. He is a member of the Masonic Order, ancJ belongs to Lodge 301, at Hinckley. He has held the following offices : Member of Board of Trustees for village of Hinckley, Township Clerk three terms, is present Village Treasurer, having held the office three years, and he has been Township Treasurer for the past six years.
From the Portrait and Biographical History of DeKalb, Illinois 1885
The first 16 years of the life of Mr. Bauder were passed in home duties and in attendance at the common school. In 1863 he went to Hammondsport, Steuben County, in the same State, and entered upon a clerkship. He operated in that capacity three years, and in 1869 engaged in a like employment at Aurora, Kane Co., Ill. He acted as a salesman in that city about six years. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Avery G. Case at Hinckley, and the firm of Case & Bauder prosecuted the relations of a general mercantile enterprise one year, when the senior partner sold out and the firm style became thereby Meredith, Bauder & Co., the latter term representing a gentleman named Morgan. Messrs. Meredith and Morgan sold out 18 months later to J. C. Coster, the firm name becoming Bauder & Coster. Their stock consists of well assorted merchandise suited to the local patronage, and their transactions annually amount to nearly $40,000.
The marriage of Mr. Bauder took place Sept. 13, 1876, at Hinckley, to Hattie M. Coster. (See sketch of J. C. Coster.) One child, Mabel C, has been born to them. Her birth occurred April 10, 1878. Politically Mr. Bauder is independent in opinion. He is a member of the Masonic Order, ancJ belongs to Lodge 301, at Hinckley. He has held the following offices : Member of Board of Trustees for village of Hinckley, Township Clerk three terms, is present Village Treasurer, having held the office three years, and he has been Township Treasurer for the past six years.
From the Portrait and Biographical History of DeKalb, Illinois 1885
John H. Bauder, merchant at Hinckley, has been in business at that place since 1875, and has been a resident of the State since 1869. He was born Sept. 10, 1847, in Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is a son of James and Catherine (Young) Bauder.' His parents are natives of the State of New York, and are now resident there. Their family comprised eight children.
The first 16 years of the life of Mr. Bauder were passed in home duties and in attendance at the common school. In 1863 he went to Hammondsport, Steuben County, in the same State, and entered upon a clerkship. He operated in that capacity three years, and in 1869 engaged in a like employment at Aurora, Kane Co., Ill. He acted as a salesman in that city about six years. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Avery G. Case at Hinckley, and the firm of Case & Bauder prosecuted the relations of a general mercantile enterprise one year, when the senior partner sold out and the firm style became thereby Meredith, Bauder & Co., the latter term representing a gentleman named Morgan. Messrs. Meredith and Morgan sold out 18 months later to J. C. Coster, the firm name becoming Bauder & Coster. Their stock consists of well assorted merchandise suited to the local patronage, and their transactions annually amount to nearly $40,000.
The marriage of Mr. Bauder took place Sept. 13, 1876, at Hinckley, to Hattie M. Coster. (See sketch of J. C. Coster.) One child, Mabel C, has been born to them. Her birth occurred April 10, 1878. Politically Mr. Bauder is independent in opinion. He is a member of the Masonic Order, ancJ belongs to Lodge 301, at Hinckley. He has held the following offices : Member of Board of Trustees for village of Hinckley, Township Clerk three terms, is present Village Treasurer, having held the office three years, and he has been Township Treasurer for the past six years.
From the Portrait and Biographical History of DeKalb, Illinois 1885
The first 16 years of the life of Mr. Bauder were passed in home duties and in attendance at the common school. In 1863 he went to Hammondsport, Steuben County, in the same State, and entered upon a clerkship. He operated in that capacity three years, and in 1869 engaged in a like employment at Aurora, Kane Co., Ill. He acted as a salesman in that city about six years. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Avery G. Case at Hinckley, and the firm of Case & Bauder prosecuted the relations of a general mercantile enterprise one year, when the senior partner sold out and the firm style became thereby Meredith, Bauder & Co., the latter term representing a gentleman named Morgan. Messrs. Meredith and Morgan sold out 18 months later to J. C. Coster, the firm name becoming Bauder & Coster. Their stock consists of well assorted merchandise suited to the local patronage, and their transactions annually amount to nearly $40,000.
The marriage of Mr. Bauder took place Sept. 13, 1876, at Hinckley, to Hattie M. Coster. (See sketch of J. C. Coster.) One child, Mabel C, has been born to them. Her birth occurred April 10, 1878. Politically Mr. Bauder is independent in opinion. He is a member of the Masonic Order, ancJ belongs to Lodge 301, at Hinckley. He has held the following offices : Member of Board of Trustees for village of Hinckley, Township Clerk three terms, is present Village Treasurer, having held the office three years, and he has been Township Treasurer for the past six years.
From the Portrait and Biographical History of DeKalb, Illinois 1885
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