Sarah J. Zuber née Baur, 1858-1933

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Birth: 11 March 1858, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

Death: 14 May 1933, Crosby, Kitsap County, Washington

Relatives in Seabeck Cemetery: Jacob Zuber

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Sarah J. Zuber stood as a cornerstone of the Hintzville, Crosby, and Seabeck communities, arriving as one of the region’s original homesteaders and dedicated developers. 

Born Sarah J. Bauer in Natchez, Mississippi, on March 11, 1858, she was the daughter of Theodore Bauer, an immigrant from Prussia or Austria, and Sara Elizabeth Hall of England.

On November 25, 1893, Sarah married Jacob Zuber in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jacob, a Swiss immigrant from Spiez, Bern, had already begun carving a life for them in the Washington Territory, having settled in Crosby in 1884. Following their marriage, Sarah joined him in the arduous task of “hewing a homestead out of the wilderness.”

In 1897, Sarah and Jacob welcomed their only child, Jacob Edward Zuber, in Seattle. Known as “Eddie,” their son would grow up to be a lifelong fixture of the Seabeck community, carrying on the family’s hardworking legacy.

As Jacob worked as a poultry farmer and helped organize the Crosby Community Club and the first local schoolhouse, Sarah remained the heart of the Zuber home. However, her later years were defined by a quiet, physical struggle. She spent over fifteen years as an invalid, the last five of which she was entirely bedridden.

When Jacob passed away on April 13, 1933, his obituary noted that his final years were dedicated entirely to her care:

“He cared for an invalid wife for fifteen years or more being bedfast most of the last five years. And all Mr. Zuber’s talk was as to how he could help his wife more… We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the aged and invalid widow and her son, and may the great Father above take care of His own.”

Just one month after Jacob’s passing, her own health reached a critical point. The Kitsap County Herald reported on May 12, 1933:

“Mrs. Jacob Zuber is very sick… his report is that she may pass away at any moment. Her son, Eddie Zuber, has a trained nurse taking care of his mother. It is a hard blow for this son, as only a short time ago he buried his aged father.”

Sarah Zuber passed away on May 14, 1933, at the age of 75. Today, Sarah and Jacob rest together in the Seabeck Cemetery, marked by a large, beautiful granite stone.