Conrad Bauer Sr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, 1893.

• Biography. German immigrants at the invitation of Catherine-the Great of Russia populated the village of Frank. It is believed that many of the original settlers were from the Hessen area of Germany, in the 1760's. Russia needed more people and more agricultural production. She also believed Russia could benefit from German orderliness and industry. Source: National Geographic September 1998

Frank (Russian Name: Medweditskij or Medwedizkoi Kerstowoj Bujerak), present name is Medweditza, Kanton: Frank, Wolost: Frank. Established May 16,1767. 115 families, 525 Settlers, Lutheran Colony on the Bergseite, near Saratov and Engels, Russia.
Source: Mr. Carl Eckhardt, Hastings, Nebraska in Die Welt Post lists Bauer and Stroh, October 19, 1939 among the original settlers of Frank.

Conrad married Katharina Margaretha Stroh, daughter of Heinrich Stroh and Maria Dorothea Wacker, in 1872. (Katharina Margaretha Stroh was born on 27 Feb 1852 in Frank, Saratov, Russia and died on 28 Nov 1898 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.)