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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

   347-348

        JESSE BAUM was born in Richland County, Ohio, and is one of the
     nine children of JAMES and REBECCA BAUM, the former a native of
     Pennsylvania, born February 4, 1799, and the latter also a native of
     Pennsylvania, born January 10, 1803.  They both came to Ohio at an
     early day, where they were married August 8, 1822; they first settled
     in Richland County, but in 1834 removed to Porter County, where they
     still live.  JESSE BAUM remained with his parents until he reached
     manhood.  In 1850, he went to Calaveras County, Cal., where he engaged
     in mining, and remained for five years.  Returning to Porter County,
     Ind., he was married, August 23, 1857, to CATHERINE BUNDY, born in
     Elkhart County, Ind., August 25, 1834, by whom he has nine children -
     MYRON, NOELLA, LORA, JAMES, VILLERA, LEROY, CLARENCE, NETTIE and
     WALTER.  Mrs. BAUM died December 13, 1880.  Soon after his marriage,
     he moved on the farm on which he still lives, in Section 18; he is the
     owner of 300 acres of excellent land.

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