An American Family History

John Dieter Bauman was born June 30, 1773 in Marlborough Township, Montgomery (was Philadelphia) County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Heinrich Bauman and Catherine Dreisbach.

He married Maria Margaretha Neuhardt. Margaret was baptized on September 2, 1779 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Peter Neuhardt (Neuhard, Newhard) and Catherine Miller.

John and Margaret's children were Catherine (Kate) Bauman Peter (1797, married Jonas Peter), Jacob Bauman (1799), John Dieter Bauman (1801), Susanna Bauman Andreas (1804, married Jonas Andreas), Jonas Bauman (1806), David Bauman (1809), Sarah Bauman Keiper (1812, married Daniel Keiper), Henry Bauman (1814), Peter Bauman (1814), Rebecca Bauman Dinky (1816, married John Dinky), Dennis Bauman (1819), and Josiah Bauman (1826).

John D. Bowman settled at what is now Bowmansville, and in 1808 built the stone hotel. He built the road along the river in 1808, when the Lehigh and Susquehanna turnpike was put through.  He kept  the hotel at this place, and died here. 

Christopher and Susanna Kern were sponsors at Johan Dieter's baptism in 1801 at Towamensing Church.

In 1850 the household was in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of Jno D. age 77, Margaret age 69, Josiah age 22, Susan Beer age 20 and Stephen Cress age 25. John was the landlord of a hotel.

John died on November 1, 1853 was buried at St. John's Church Cemetery in Palmerton. Margaretha died on September 24, 1854.

from The History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania

The elder son, John D. [Bauman], the father of Dennis Bauman, was born about the year 1772. In 1796 he settled where Bowmanstown now stands, erecting a dwelling of logs. He became a farmer and lumberman, and, like his predecessors, he spent much time in hunting and trapping. In 1808 he built a large and substantial stone house, and obtaining a license he conducted it as a hotel until the year 1853, the time of his death. The house was on the line of the old turnpike leading from Berwick to Easton, and was a stopping place for travelers on that highway. Mr. Bauman served as a commissioner of Carbon county for the term of three years.

He was the father of twelve children and was respected and loved by all who knew him.

His brother, Henry, settled on a farm a short distance north of Lehigh Gap, on the east bank of the river, where he spent his entire life. He, too, reared a large family, and died at the advanced age of ninety-two years.

History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania by Lehigh County Historical Society

John Dieter Bauman, eldest son of Henry and Catharine (Dreisbach) Bauman, was born about 1772. He was reared upon the farm and became a farmer and lumberman, while, like his father and grandfather, he spent much time in hunting and trapping. In 1796 he settled where Bowmanstown now stands, where he built a log dwelling. He also owned and operated a gristmill on the west bank of the Lehigh below the chain bridge, the water power for which was cut off by the building of the canal.

In 1808 he built a large and substantial stone house and, obtaining a license, conducted it as a hotel until his decease. This hotel was on the line of the old turnpike leading from Berwick to Easton, and it was a stopping place for travelers on that highway. He was a commissioner of Carbon county for three years and an active, enterprising, and leading man of his county. He was interested in giving his children a liberal education and all were sent to institutions of higher education. He died in 1853.

He married, on May 17, 1796, Margaret Newhard, born Sept. 2, 1779, the daughter of Peter Newhard (son of Michael Newhard) and his second wife, Catharine Miller. They had twelve children, all of whom married and attained mature years:
Kate, who married Jonas Peter, of Heidelberg;
Jacob;
John;
Susanna, who married Jonas Andreas, of East Penn township;
Jonas;
David;
Sarah, who married Daniel Keiper, of Allentown;
Peter;
Henry;
Rebecca;
Dennis, and
Josiah.

Jacob Bowman, the eldest son of John Dieter, was born March 28, 1799, in Towamensing township. He was reared upon the farm and received a liberal education as an equipment for a useful career. He became at first a merchant, conducting a general store for many years in the lower end of Lehigh Gap. He sold out in 1844 and removed to Lower Towamensing township, where he conducted a farm, grist-mill and general store. He was an enterprising man and was one of several who kept up a summer school for the benefit of their community. He was an old-line Whig, and later a Republican, and was a member, trustee, and class leader of the Evangelical Church. He died Oct. 17, 1877, and was interred at Snyder's church.

He married, June 9, 1829, Elizabeth Weiss,, born Dec. 5, 1808, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Solt) Weiss, and grand-daughter of Col. Jacob Weiss, a revolutionary officer. Mrs. Bowman died in 1883. They had ten children, three who died in infancy, and Amelia, wife of Cornelius Snyder; Eliza, wife of John Seem; Sarah, wife of Judge Levi Wentz; Bishop Thomas Bowman, D.D.; James; Ellen, wife of Perry Wannamacher; and Wesley W. Bowman.

John D. Bowman settled at what is now Bowmansville, and in 1808 built the stone hotel. He built the road along the river in 1808, when the Lehigh and Susquehanna turnpike was put through.  He kept  the hotel at this place, and died here.  He had eight sons, --Jacob, John, Jonas, David, Henry, Peter, Dennis, and Josiah. Jacob settled at Millport, John and Dennis at Parryville, Jonas, David, and Peter at Mahanoy City, and Henry and Josiah at Bowmansville.

Of the daughters of John D. Bowman, Kate married Jonas Peter, and settled in Heidelberg; Susanna became the wife of Jonas Andreas, of East Penn township; Sarah married Daniel Kieper, of Allentown; and Rebecca, James Dinkey, of Easton.