Ambrose Matthias Bach (1884 - 1959)

Born 21 Jan 1884 in Grand Forks, Polk, Minnesota, USA

Husband of Mary (Brown) Bach — married 8 Jun 1921 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, Minnesota, USA

Died 3 Oct 1959 at age 75 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA

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Biography

OCCUPATION: Postal Clerk (Railroad).

CENSUS INFORMATION: In the 1885 State Census of Grand Forks (Dakota Territory), Polk County, Minnesota, he is listed as aged 1 and born in Minnesota. He is living with his parents. (Page 15). In the 1900 US Census, he is listed as Ambrose Bach, a Day Laborer aged 16 and born in Minnesota. He is living with his parents, 4 brothers and a sister, in the 4th Ward of Grand Forks City, North Dakota. (Supervisors District 1, Enumeration District 69, Sheet 1). In the 1910 US Census, he is listed as Ambrose Bick, a mail clerk aged 26 and born in Minnesota. He is living in Budge Avenue, Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, with his parents, 6 brothers and a sister. (Supervisors District 1, Enumeration District 100, Sheet 11A). In the 1920 US Census, he is listed as Ambrose Bach, a Mail Clerk with the G N Railroad, and aged 30 and born in Minnesota. He is living with his mother, 4 brothers and a sister, in the 4th Ward of Grand Forks City, North Dakota. (Supervisors District I, Enumeration District 59, Sheet 3B). In the North Dakota State Census 1925, he is listed as Ambrose M Bach, a native white male aged 41. He is living with his wife and two step-sons in 7th Ward of No 2 District of Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota. In the 1930 US Census, he is listed as Ambrose Bach, a Postal Clerk on the Railroad, aged 46 and born in Minnesota of German parents. He is living in Fargo City, Cass Co., North Dakota, with his wife of 10 years, her grand-daughter, Mildred Argall, and three lodgers. (Supervisors District 5-ND, Enumeration District 9-34, Sheet 5A). In the 1940 US Census, he is listed as A M Bach, a railway mail clerk, aged 56 and born in Minnesota. He is living in Eighth Street North, Fargo City, Cass county, North Dakota, with his wife (Mary) and 2 lodgers. They were living in the same house in 1935. (Supervisors District 5, Enumeration District 9-101, Sheet 6A).

GENERAL NOTES: Son of Michael and Barbara Bach.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose Bach: Name: Ambrose Bach Residence Year: 1903 Street Address: 1208 Budge ave Residence Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota Occupation: Driver Publication Title: Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1903.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose Bach: Name: Ambrose Bach Residence Year: 1905 Street Address: 1208 Budge ave Residence Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota Occupation: Carpenter Publication Title: Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1905.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Residence Year: 1909 Street Address: 1208 Budge ave Residence Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota Occupation: Postal Clerk Publication Title: Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1909.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Residence Year: 1911 Street Address: 306 3d Residence Place: Fort Benton; Havre; Chinook, Montana Occupation: Clerk Publication Title: Fort Benton, Montana, City Directory, 1911.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Ambrose Mathias Bach: Name: Ambrose Mathias Bach County: Grand Forks State: North Dakota Birth Date: 21 Jan 1884 Race: White NOK: Barbara Bach (Mother) Occupation: Rwy Mail Service - US Government Description: medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Residence Year: 1918 Street Address: 1208 Budge ave Residence Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota Occupation: Postal Clerk Publication Title: Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1918.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Residence Year: 1919 Street Address: 1208 Budge ave Residence Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota Occupation: Postal Clerk Publication Title: Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1919.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Gender: Male Residence Year: 1928 Street Address: 724 N 8th Residence Place: Fargo, North Dakota Occupation: Clerk Spouse: Mary Bach Publication Title: Fargo, North Dakota, City Directory, 1928.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Gender: Male Residence Year: 1932 Street Address: 725 N 8th Residence Place: Fargo, North Dakota Occupation: Clerk Spouse: Mary Bach Publication Title: Fargo, North Dakota, City Directory, 1932.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach Name: Ambrose M Bach Gender: Male Residence Year: 1934 Street Address: 725 N 8th Residence Place: Fargo, North Dakota Occupation: Clerk Spouse: Mary Bach Publication Title: Fargo, North Dakota, City Directory, 1934.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Gender: Male Residence Year: 1936 Street Address: 725 N 8th Residence Place: Fargo, North Dakota Occupation: Clerk Spouse: Mary Bach Publication Title: Fargo, North Dakota, City Directory, 1936.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Ambrose M Bach: Name: Ambrose M Bach Gender: Male Residence Year: 1938 Street Address: 725 N 8th Residence Place: Fargo, North Dakota Occupation: Clerk Spouse: Mary Bach Publication Title: Fargo, North Dakota, City Directory, 1938.

Military: He registered for the WWI Draft in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on 10 September 1918. He worked for the Railway Mail Sevice of the US Government as a Postal Clerk, and his next of kin was his mother, Barbara Bach of 1208 Budge Avenue, Grand Forks. He is tall of medium build with brown eyes and dark brown hair.

MARRIAGE: Grand Forks County Marriage Licenses: Bach, Ambrose M (to) Argall, Mary, Wedding Date: 1921-06-08 License No.: 17-197 (Box: 7 Folder: 47).

DEATH:

BURIAL: Ambrose Mathias Bach: Birth: Jan. 21, 1884 Minnesota, USA Death: Oct. 3, 1959 Cass County North Dakota, USA

Family links: Spouse: Mary Bach (1881 - 1941)

Buried in: Riverside Cemetery Fargo Cass County North Dakota, USA Plot: Southpark Section Y.

Sources

• Argall One-name Study.