Herschel Weert Bauer (1912)

Born 16 Nov 1912 in Christian, Illinois, United States

Biography

Herschel was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Herschel was born in 1912.^[1] Herschel was the son of Herman William Bauer and Anna Lisette Bunning.^[2][3]

Herschel volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[4]

In 1951, Herschel married Anne K Johnson.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 92
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #300491970 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   Name: Herschel Weert Bauer; Race: White; Age: 27; Birth Date: 16 Nov 1912; Birth Place: Christian, Illinois; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Moweaqua, Christian, Illinois, USA; Employer: Self Employed; Height: "5 11"; Weight: "185"; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray; Next of Kin: Herman William Bauer;
   Household Members Relationship:
   Herschel Weert Bauer
   Herman William Bauer Father.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJSS-CQG : 1 February 2021), Herschel W Bauer in entry for H W Bauer, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSRJ-3CP : accessed 23 October 2022), Hershel Bauer in household of Herman Bauer, Prairieton, Christian, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 7A, line 17, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 411; FHL microfilm 2,340,146.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833083 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   Herschel W Bauer (37), single lodger, Book Manufacturer, in household of Clarence Ubrich (42) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
   New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Brooklyn
   Ancestry Record 61406 #3650075 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   Herschel W Bauer marriage to Anna K. Johnson in 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 October 2022, 15:16), entry for Herschel Weert Bauer (FamilySearch Person: GNVS-W9B ); contributed by various users.