Mary Ann (Hofmann) Bahr was born March 6, 1932 in Eagle Grove, IA the daughter of Andrew Leslie and Doris Mae (Pehl) Hofmann. She was the oldest of four children: Christina Elizabeth, John George, and Ruth Katherine were her younger siblings. They lived on the great-grandmother’s farm 2 miles south of Goldfield, IA until 1941. In 1941 her parents moved to a farm near Dows, IA. Mary Ann and her siblings would walk two miles each day back and forth to school. She graduated valedictorian from Dows Public School in 1949.
She married Melvin Victor Bahr on May 19, 1949 in Mason City, IA. She and Melvin lived and farmed in the Dows area until moving to Wisconsin in July of 1958. The lived and farmed in Richland and Vernon County areas until 1983 when they moved to Prairie du Sac, WI. In May of 1989 they retired and moved to Willow Springs Township in Lafayette County, WI.
Mary Ann (Hofmann) Bahr was born March 6, 1932 in Eagle Grove, IA the daughter of Andrew Leslie and Doris Mae (Pehl) Hofmann. She was the oldest of four children: Christina Elizabeth, John George, and Ruth Katherine were her younger siblings. They lived on the great-grandmother’s farm 2 miles south of Goldfield, IA until 1941. In 1941 her parents moved to a farm near Dows, IA. Mary Ann and her siblings would walk two miles each day back and forth to school. She graduated valedictorian from Dows Public School in 1949.
She married Melvin Victor Bahr on May 19, 1949 in Mason City, IA. She and Melvin lived and farmed in the Dows area until moving to Wisconsin in July of 1958. The lived and farmed in Richland and Vernon County areas until 1983 when they moved to Prairie du Sac, WI. In May of 1989 they retired and moved to Willow Springs Township in Lafayette County, WI.
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