John M. Bauhan was born in Germany.

The evidence

• “John M. BAUHAN, proprietor of saloon and bottler of beer, etc. ; born in Germany July 14, 1839; came to Watertown, Wis., in 1862 and to Janesville in 1863; engaged in farming for two years, afterward for eight years was foreman of Rogers' (now Buobs') Brewery ; since then, he has been engaged in the saloon business, and, in 1878, added the bottling department. He is President of the Concordia Society, and has been connected with it since the first year of its organization ; he is also a member of the A. 0.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 692 / book p. 696

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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