People

John Baumann

John Baumann was a native of Germany who settled in the Dundee area of Kane County, Illinois. He is known primarily as the father of Henry J. Baumann, a prominent local druggist and civic figure in West Dundee. No further details about his life, occupation, or dates of immigration or death are recorded in available sources.

Known Activities

Beyond his role as parent to Henry J. Baumann, no independent record of John Baumann's occupations, civic involvement, or community activities has been identified in current sources. His German origin places him among the broader wave of mid-nineteenth-century German immigrants who settled in Kane County during that period, though his specific circumstances of arrival and settlement are not documented here.

Timeline

Year	Event
Unknown	Born in Germany
By 1859	Residing in Dundee, Kane County, Illinois (his son Henry J. Baumann was born there on June 27, 1859)

## Sources

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904), via Internet Archive. Entry for Henry J. Baumann. https://archive.org/details/historicalencycl00unse#offset-4323776

This page is a stub. John Baumann is mentioned only briefly in the 1904 biographical entry for his son. Additional genealogical or local records may exist that could expand this entry.