Centennial was the 8th and last child born of parents Frederick John Bahr and Margaret Kessler Bahr. His siblings were Norma Virginia Davis, Frederick John Bahr, Jr., Anne Edith Bahr Stevens, Minnie Bahr Miller Gayhardt and Elizabeth Katherine Ingels.
Named after the 100th anniversary of the United States, he was born in a cabin [see photo of painting] on Wills Mountain, overlooking Lover's Leap, in Cumberland.
By 1888, he and some of his older siblings had already moved out with mother Margaret (except brother, Harvey Lewis Bahr), because Frederick had died by 1887. The land was in default, and Margaret could not pay.
Centennial married Lillie May Anstine, and the presiding reverend was Lillie's uncle, Daniel Webster Anstine. By 1899, the couple lived on Elizabeth Ave. in Lansdowne, next to the home of his brother, Leonard Bahr.
Centennial's Elizabeth Ave. home changed over the years and was neglected [see photo] by a former tenant, but it has since been resold and is better kept.
Centennial was a boilermaker for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. and was a member of the Boilermaker's Union as well as the B & O Veterans Association.
His nephew, Leonard [see memorial for Leonard M. Bahr], remembers his uncle having a Stanley Steemer - an open car with high seats. It is thought he paid $500 for it second-hand. But the car "broke down so much" and Centennial "was always embarrassed being pulled in by a team of horses. Finally, he got angry and sold the car for $5 to the farmer pulling him."
Centennial was also one of the oldest members of the Lansdowne Christian Church.
Centennial and Lillie had three children: Ella, Lillian, and Allen C. Bahr (see memorials) [see 1948 family photo with children and grandchildren].
He died of a heart attack after a brief illness.
Named after the 100th anniversary of the United States, he was born in a cabin [see photo of painting] on Wills Mountain, overlooking Lover's Leap, in Cumberland.
By 1888, he and some of his older siblings had already moved out with mother Margaret (except brother, Harvey Lewis Bahr), because Frederick had died by 1887. The land was in default, and Margaret could not pay.
Centennial married Lillie May Anstine, and the presiding reverend was Lillie's uncle, Daniel Webster Anstine. By 1899, the couple lived on Elizabeth Ave. in Lansdowne, next to the home of his brother, Leonard Bahr.
Centennial's Elizabeth Ave. home changed over the years and was neglected [see photo] by a former tenant, but it has since been resold and is better kept.
Centennial was a boilermaker for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. and was a member of the Boilermaker's Union as well as the B & O Veterans Association.
His nephew, Leonard [see memorial for Leonard M. Bahr], remembers his uncle having a Stanley Steemer - an open car with high seats. It is thought he paid $500 for it second-hand. But the car "broke down so much" and Centennial "was always embarrassed being pulled in by a team of horses. Finally, he got angry and sold the car for $5 to the farmer pulling him."
Centennial was also one of the oldest members of the Lansdowne Christian Church.
Centennial and Lillie had three children: Ella, Lillian, and Allen C. Bahr (see memorials) [see 1948 family photo with children and grandchildren].
He died of a heart attack after a brief illness.
Centennial was the 8th and last child born of parents Frederick John Bahr and Margaret Kessler Bahr. His siblings were Norma Virginia Davis, Frederick John Bahr, Jr., Anne Edith Bahr Stevens, Minnie Bahr Miller Gayhardt and Elizabeth Katherine Ingels.
Named after the 100th anniversary of the United States, he was born in a cabin [see photo of painting] on Wills Mountain, overlooking Lover's Leap, in Cumberland.
By 1888, he and some of his older siblings had already moved out with mother Margaret (except brother, Harvey Lewis Bahr), because Frederick had died by 1887. The land was in default, and Margaret could not pay.
Centennial married Lillie May Anstine, and the presiding reverend was Lillie's uncle, Daniel Webster Anstine. By 1899, the couple lived on Elizabeth Ave. in Lansdowne, next to the home of his brother, Leonard Bahr.
Centennial's Elizabeth Ave. home changed over the years and was neglected [see photo] by a former tenant, but it has since been resold and is better kept.
Centennial was a boilermaker for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. and was a member of the Boilermaker's Union as well as the B & O Veterans Association.
His nephew, Leonard [see memorial for Leonard M. Bahr], remembers his uncle having a Stanley Steemer - an open car with high seats. It is thought he paid $500 for it second-hand. But the car "broke down so much" and Centennial "was always embarrassed being pulled in by a team of horses. Finally, he got angry and sold the car for $5 to the farmer pulling him."
Centennial was also one of the oldest members of the Lansdowne Christian Church.
Centennial and Lillie had three children: Ella, Lillian, and Allen C. Bahr (see memorials) [see 1948 family photo with children and grandchildren].
He died of a heart attack after a brief illness.
Named after the 100th anniversary of the United States, he was born in a cabin [see photo of painting] on Wills Mountain, overlooking Lover's Leap, in Cumberland.
By 1888, he and some of his older siblings had already moved out with mother Margaret (except brother, Harvey Lewis Bahr), because Frederick had died by 1887. The land was in default, and Margaret could not pay.
Centennial married Lillie May Anstine, and the presiding reverend was Lillie's uncle, Daniel Webster Anstine. By 1899, the couple lived on Elizabeth Ave. in Lansdowne, next to the home of his brother, Leonard Bahr.
Centennial's Elizabeth Ave. home changed over the years and was neglected [see photo] by a former tenant, but it has since been resold and is better kept.
Centennial was a boilermaker for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. and was a member of the Boilermaker's Union as well as the B & O Veterans Association.
His nephew, Leonard [see memorial for Leonard M. Bahr], remembers his uncle having a Stanley Steemer - an open car with high seats. It is thought he paid $500 for it second-hand. But the car "broke down so much" and Centennial "was always embarrassed being pulled in by a team of horses. Finally, he got angry and sold the car for $5 to the farmer pulling him."
Centennial was also one of the oldest members of the Lansdowne Christian Church.
Centennial and Lillie had three children: Ella, Lillian, and Allen C. Bahr (see memorials) [see 1948 family photo with children and grandchildren].
He died of a heart attack after a brief illness.
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