Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bader

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bader are buried in the North Ridge section of Oakland Cemetery. The following listing is found in the "Family Register of German Settlers" of the book SANDUSKY THEN AND NOW:

Bader, Joh, Georg, scissors sharpener, b. 1804, d. 1879; his wife Caroline, b. 1804, d. 1876

The 1860 U.S. Census for Erie County has the name of a George Baden in 1860. His wife Caroline was 58, and the children were: Kate, age 18; Elizabeth, age 16; and Rosina, age 12. All family members were born in Baden, Germany. George's occupation was given as scissors grinder.

Oakland Cemetery interment cards state that Johan Bader was buried on January 29, 1879, and Caroline Bader was buried on November 14, 1876.



A closeup of the inscription reads:

ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHAN GEORGE & CAROLINE BADER
BY THEIR DAUGHTER BEV (or BESS)