Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Rev. Charles John Bauer


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Rev. Charles John Bauer and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Rev. Charles John Bauer,1 born 17 January 1907 in West View, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry J. Bauer and Margaret Kettenbach;1, 2, 3 died 24 April 1992 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.1, 3 Charles married, 26 August 1936, Helen Marie Hildebrand9 (born 7 June 1912 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, the daughter of Carl Adolph Hildebrand and Maria Elizabeth Gazlay;2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Helen died 1 April 1996 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio4, 5, 6). Charles and Helen are buried in Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lakeside, Ottawa County, Ohio.1, 5

Children of Rev. Charles John Bauer and Helen Marie Hildebrand:

 2i. John Charles Bauer, born 1 December 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland.2
 3ii. Mary Louise Bauer, born 19 May 1953 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lakeside, Ottawa County, Ohio, Rev. Charles John Bauer, born: 17 January 1907 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died: 24 April 1992 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio (from record, which includes notes giving the names of his parents, several siblings, wife, and two children; and provides the name and link for his wife).
  2. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  3. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Bauer, Charles John, born 17 Jan 1907, Pennsylvania; died 24 Apr 1992, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio; Father’s Surname: Bauer; Mother’s Maiden Name: Kettenbach; Occupation: clergy.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Carl Adolph Hildebrand, b. Mar. 12, 1886 Bellevue, Huron County Ohio; d. Jan. 8, 1965, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Notes give his wife’s name, marriage date, parents names, and names of two of his children, Helen Marie and Arvin Carl, and their birth/death years.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lakeside, Ottawa County, Ohio, Helen M. Hildebrand Bauer, born: 7 June 1912 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; died: 1 April 1996 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio (from record, which includes note with the names of her parents, husband, and two children; and provides the name and link for her husband).
  6. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Bauer, Helen M., born 7 Jun 1912, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; died 1 Apr 1996, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio; Father’s Surname: Hildebrand; Mother’s Maiden Name: Gazlay; Occupation: teacher.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 4B, family of A. Carl Hildebrand (33, Ohio, insurance agt.), wife Maria Hildebrand (36, Ohio), daughter Helen Hildebrand (7, Ohio), daughter Elizabeth Hildebrand (3 8/12, Ohio), son Dean Hildebrand (4/12, Ohio).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-10, Sheet No. 5A, family of Carl A. Hildebrand (44, Ohio, agent, insurance, age 24 at first marriage), wife Maria E. Hildebrand (46, Ohio, age 26 at first marriage), daughter Helen N. Hildebrand (17, Ohio), daughter Elizabeth S. (13, Ohio), son Arvin C. Hildebrand (5 9/12, Ohio).
  9. Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Bauer, Charles John, died 24 Apr 1992, Sandusky, Ohio; Spouse: Helen Marie Hildebrand; Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1936. Parents: Henry J. Bauer, Margaret Kettenbach.