FOURTH GENERATION

12. Andrew Baldner ⁽²⁵⁾ was born on 23 Aug 1837 in Holmes Co., OH. He died on 15 Feb 1918 in Loudonville, OH. He was buried in Loudonville Cemetery, Loudonville, OH. He was a member of the Evangelical Church. He was Democrat. He was School director for nine years. He was a farmer.
FROM TYPE WRITTEN NOTES; AUTHOR UNKNOWN: GBK 1/95
From page 759 also
ANDREW BALDNER was born in Holmes County, Ohio, in 1837 a son of Andrew and Bardara (Snively) Baldner, former of whom was a native of Germany; a soldier under Napoleon seven years. He came to America in 1830, locating in New York state, where he re-mained four years. In 1834 he came to Holmes County, Ohio, and pre-empted forty acrres of land, to which he afterward added eighty acres, and still later took up fifty-one acres in Ashland County. He was a blacksmith by trade, at which he worked in connection with agricultural pursuits, and became one of the well-to-do citizens of the county. He died in 1853, aged seventy years; his wife died at the age of seventy-one years. They had a family of twelve children, eigth of whon are living; Sallie, George, Andrew, Barbara, Henry, Kate, and Christian.
Andrew Baldner, the subject of our notice, has made farming his life work. and now owns 171 acres of valuable land, all well improved. He takes an active interest in public affairs, and has served as school director nine years. In politics he is a Democrat, and adhering to the faith of his father, is a member of the Evangelical Church. He was married in May, 1866, to Sarah, Daughater of George and Margaret Breitenbucher, and they have ten children, eight of whom are living; Matilda Caroline (Mrs. Frank), Ella, Emma (Mrs. Tugend), Maria, Frank, Clara, Laura, Eva.

He was married to Sarah Breitenbucher (daughter of George Breitenbucher and Margaret Ohlier) on 5 May 1865 in (?May 20?). Sarah Breitenbucher ⁽²⁶⁾ was born on 19 Jan 1846 in Kaylor Ridge farm (4 mi north of Greer, OH). She died 5 Jan 1906 (?May 1?) in Loudonville, OH. She was buried in Loudonville Cemetery, Loudonville, OH. Andrew Baldner and Sarah Breitenbucher had the following children:

+65 i. Matilda Caroline Baldner.
+66 ii. Ella (Ellen) M. Baldner.
+67 iii. Emma B. Baldner.
+68 iv. Maria J. Baldner.
+69 v. George Franklin (Frank) Baldner.
+70 vi. Clara S. Baldner.
+71 vii. Laura Alzona Baldner.
+72 viii. Eva Gladys Baldner.
73 ix. - - -A (twin) Baldner died in infancy.
74 x. - - -B (twin) Baldner.