Vitals: Franklin & Almira Baush Baer

Franklin  (1862-1916) b & r in Conemaugh Twp., Somerset Co., PA (son of Abraham & Sarah Miller Baer; Farmer)
-burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA (See “Show map for GPS)

Young Franklin Baer C. 1870's from metal photo

Young Franklin
C. 1870’s
from metal photo

Almira Baush (1855-1917) b. Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co.;r. Conemaugh Twp. (daughter of Jacob & Rebecca Sell Baush) listed in Gospel Herald obituary as “Ellen Bost.”
-burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA (See “Show map” for GPS)

Franklin & Almira Baer graves, St. James Cemetery, Jenner Twp., PA

Franklin & Almira Baer graves, St. James Cemetery, Jenner Twp., PA

Causes of death: both Chronic Nephritis

Marriage: 1880

Franklin (1862-1916) &
Almira Baush (1855-1917) Baer

Children: (dates & order unknown at this time)

1. John W. (1880-1904) b. & r. Conemaugh Twp. (said to have been the first man killed in an accident at the new Boswell, PA, mine, known for having the largest coal tipple in the world at that time)
-burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery
2. Sarah Jane (1891-1972) b. Conemaugh Twp.; r. Jenner Twp. (m. Howard Pearson Miller; farmer – our line)
-burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery
3. Jacob F. (1896-1964) b. Conemaugh Twp.; r. Ferrelton, Stoystown R.D, Somerset Co. (m. Emily R. Hemminger; miner & employee of Jenner-Boswell School System)
-burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery
4. unknown said to have “preceded him in death”

Documentation:

Family tradition; Obituaries; Church & Cemetery records

“Franklin & Almira Baer.” FindaGrave.com. 3 October 2018
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49966386/almira-baer

See also “Our Baer Family Tree”

U.S. Federal Census, 1900. Ancestry.com

RETURN TO OUR BAER FAMILY TREE

RETURN TO OUR BAUSH FAMILY TREE

Last revised 2/15/21

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