An American Family History

Heinrich Bauman and Catherine Dreisbach married in the mid 18th century. They were Lutherans.

They lived in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. They lived in a large stone house which was two miles north of Lehigh Gap, near the Towamensing church. The

family was occasionally threatened by the Indians, and in one instance Mr. Bauman sent his wife and children to a place near Easton for safety, while he remained alone in the wilderness.

Susanna Barbara Bauman Kern was born October 27, 1768.

John Dieter Bauman was born, the year of the Boston Tea Party, June 30, 1773.

Anna Maria Bauman Schneider (Snyder) was born February 4, 1776.

Christina Bauman Branstetter was born about 1780.

Henry Bauman was born September 13, 1781.

Heinrich died on November 27, 1824 in Lehigh Gap, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. He was buried at St. John's Church Cemetery in Palmerton, Carbon County.

Catherine died on August 28, 1825 in Towamensing, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.