Born August 13, 1817, in Herkimer County, N. Y., and, in 1818, with his parents, moved to Albany County, then to Columbia County in 1829, and thence to Montgomery County in 1833. In 1835, he went to Little Falls to learn the trade of saddle and harness-making, and in 1837, went to Utica, where he worked at his trade. In the spring of 1839, he went to Pickaway County, Ohio, and married Catharine Christy on August 22, 1839. She was born in same county, May 21, 1816. Mr. Bauder worked at carriage trimming, then clerked in a dry goods store, after which he engaged in the grocery and bakery business. In the fall of 1853, he came to Lee County, Iowa, and purchased a farm adjoining the town of Primrose, part of which he subsequently platted as an addition to the town. He kept a harness-shop on his farm until he sold his land in 1863, and then came into Primrose and followed the mercantile business four or five years. He was several years engaged in various kinds of business, putting up buildings in the town, and dealing in real estate. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Lee County, in 1857, and again in 1867, and as County Supervisor in 1870, and served his township as Justice of the Peace for eighteen years; Mr. Bauder was a member of Lutheran Church. He was a Democrat.

Born August 13, 1817, in Herkimer County, N. Y., and, in 1818, with his parents, moved to Albany County, then to Columbia County in 1829, and thence to Montgomery County in 1833. In 1835, he went to Little Falls to learn the trade of saddle and harness-making, and in 1837, went to Utica, where he worked at his trade. In the spring of 1839, he went to Pickaway County, Ohio, and married Catharine Christy on August 22, 1839. She was born in same county, May 21, 1816. Mr. Bauder worked at carriage trimming, then clerked in a dry goods store, after which he engaged in the grocery and bakery business. In the fall of 1853, he came to Lee County, Iowa, and purchased a farm adjoining the town of Primrose, part of which he subsequently platted as an addition to the town. He kept a harness-shop on his farm until he sold his land in 1863, and then came into Primrose and followed the mercantile business four or five years. He was several years engaged in various kinds of business, putting up buildings in the town, and dealing in real estate. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Lee County, in 1857, and again in 1867, and as County Supervisor in 1870, and served his township as Justice of the Peace for eighteen years; Mr. Bauder was a member of Lutheran Church. He was a Democrat.