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Solomon Bierly was born on February 8, 1808 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He moved to Salem, Indiana in 1814. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, perhaps a brother John N. Bierly in Polk Township, perhaps a brother David Bierly in Franklin Township, perhaps a brother Silas Bierly had 40 acres in Jefferson Township October 18, 1844.
He signed a will March 7, 1896. Jacob T. was executor, probated October 2, 1899. He was buried in 1899 in Mount Washington Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana. He died on September 24, 1899 in Pekin, Indiana. He was Methodist. He resided. He has Ancestral File number Film No. 537166, Reference No. 79798. "The Salem Democrat" Salem, Indiana, September 27, 1899 "Free At Last: Uncle Solomon Bierley joins the Silent Multitude Gone before. Died Sunday September 24, 1899 at his home near Pekin, Solomon Bierley, aged 91 years, 7 months, and 16 days. The death of Uncle Sol. Bierley did not come unexpected as he had been very feeble for many months. He was born in Roann County, North Carolina, February 8, 1808, and came to this country with his parents. On the 21st of May, 1829, he married Nancy Alvis, who died a few months ago. For 70 years the couple lived happily in the same homestead among the romantic hills that surround the vicinity of Pekin. Their early days were full of hardships and privations.
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March 23, 1899 Ohio Falls, Indiana by Mrs. A. P. Gray (daughter)
In the hill country, near Borden, this county lives an aged couple who hold and unusual record of long continued married life. The old couple are Solomon Bierly and his wife Nancy. Mister Bierly was born February 8, 1808 in Roann County, North Carolina, of Pennsylvania German stock and came with his parents to this vicinity in 1814. His wife, Nancy Alvis was born February 4, 1813 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Coming to Washington County, Indiana shortly after. Mrs. Bierly, when a young woman must have been very handsome for in spite of her great age, remnants of beauty still linger in her face. She lives only a mile from the Bierly home. Young Solomon fell in love with her. Nancy was a splendid worker, the very wife for a pioneer. So they courted and on May 31, 1829 seventy years ago they were married at the brides parents. On the Blue River by the Rev. John Wilson, a Baptist minister. The whole country side was present for a wedding was an event in those days. But of all the throng of pioneer guests, only Wise Gray and Daniel Metsinger still remain alive.
Young Bierly took his bride to his home on the hillside and place her in the log cabin, but this has since given way to a more commodious home on nearly the same site, and for seventy years the couple has lived on the same homestead.
Their early day were full of hardship and labor, neighbors were few and far. Wagons and roads then were non, and instead of wheeled vehicles the young farmer used a sled, as did his neighbors. Wild-cats and bears prowled around through the dense forest, and at night around the house. And often the plaintive cry of the big cats woke the pioneer couple from slumber to apprehension for the lives of their live stock or their yearling. Occasionally even a band of Indians would travel through, but danger from these curse was over, as the savage had ceased to kill here.
Together the young couple cleared the forest around their home. The wife working as hard with ax and plow as the husband.
Then came the children - eight of them, Katherine Crouch, of Gosport, Indiana, Mary Jane Dowden, of Cedar Gap, Missouri, David W. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Jacob T. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Elizabeth Karnes of Martinsburg, Indiana, Cynthia A. Gray of Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, Sarah A. Fordyce of Lee Summit, Missouri, and Emma C. Wells at home. All grew up to man and womanhood, married, reared families and then two of them died. David W. Bierly and Sarah A. Fordyce, this being the only deaths in the family. The children and childrens children reared families. Until now the aged couple can count six living children, thirty seven grandchildren, and eighty eight great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, the later Roderick D. Patrick two years old.
The Old man besides farming, followed brick laying, and other mechanical pursuits, and thus became acquainted with many of the old worthies such as Marston G. Clark, Waller Fernham. When he came to voting age he cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson for president and since then has voted for every Democratic candidate from president down, which is a source of much pride with him.
Both the old couple are Methodists in their church relations, and devote Christians. They are both now to old and feeble to attend church, and so the minster comes once a month and holds meeting at their home. In their married life they have not only the remarkable record of living together for seventy years but have over that long period covered their great span of life they never quarreled, they have seen forest cleared away. A great stake came out of the wilderness. And they both have seen it's building up. And now they are happily waiting by for their call to heaven. Mrs. Bierly is not able to leave her bed, but the old gentleman is still able to walk about.
Both hope to live until the anniversary which will round the three score and ten of their married life. A few weeks after Mrs. Bierley died and her aged husband followed.
Mrs. Emma Loughmiller the daughter of Elizabeth Karnes of Pekin, Indiana while visiting King Dowder her cousin of Songer, California found this among his scrap book.
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Solomon Bierly came from North Carolina with his parents in 1815, and upon his marriage establish a farm home in Polk Townshiop in Washington County. In a column entitled "Pioneer Pickings" in the Salen (IN) Democrat of Dec. 17, 1879, Solomon Bierly is listed amoung the Washington County residents who had voted for Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828. His son, Jacob T. Bierly, was executor of his will dated March 7, 1896, and probated Oct. 2, 1899.
As found in (In the "Byerly's From North Carolina" by William E. Treadway, Geneology Department, Salisbury, NC Library, as copied October, 2001, page 69.)
Solomon Bierly was born on February 8, 1808 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He moved to Salem, Indiana in 1814. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, perhaps a brother John N. Bierly in Polk Township, perhaps a brother David Bierly in Franklin Township, perhaps a brother Silas Bierly had 40 acres in Jefferson Township October 18, 1844.
He signed a will March 7, 1896. Jacob T. was executor, probated October 2, 1899. He was buried in 1899 in Mount Washington Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana. He died on September 24, 1899 in Pekin, Indiana. He was Methodist. He resided. He has Ancestral File number Film No. 537166, Reference No. 79798. "The Salem Democrat" Salem, Indiana, September 27, 1899 "Free At Last: Uncle Solomon Bierley joins the Silent Multitude Gone before. Died Sunday September 24, 1899 at his home near Pekin, Solomon Bierley, aged 91 years, 7 months, and 16 days. The death of Uncle Sol. Bierley did not come unexpected as he had been very feeble for many months. He was born in Roann County, North Carolina, February 8, 1808, and came to this country with his parents. On the 21st of May, 1829, he married Nancy Alvis, who died a few months ago. For 70 years the couple lived happily in the same homestead among the romantic hills that surround the vicinity of Pekin. Their early days were full of hardships and privations.
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March 23, 1899 Ohio Falls, Indiana by Mrs. A. P. Gray (daughter)
In the hill country, near Borden, this county lives an aged couple who hold and unusual record of long continued married life. The old couple are Solomon Bierly and his wife Nancy. Mister Bierly was born February 8, 1808 in Roann County, North Carolina, of Pennsylvania German stock and came with his parents to this vicinity in 1814. His wife, Nancy Alvis was born February 4, 1813 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Coming to Washington County, Indiana shortly after. Mrs. Bierly, when a young woman must have been very handsome for in spite of her great age, remnants of beauty still linger in her face. She lives only a mile from the Bierly home. Young Solomon fell in love with her. Nancy was a splendid worker, the very wife for a pioneer. So they courted and on May 31, 1829 seventy years ago they were married at the brides parents. On the Blue River by the Rev. John Wilson, a Baptist minister. The whole country side was present for a wedding was an event in those days. But of all the throng of pioneer guests, only Wise Gray and Daniel Metsinger still remain alive.
Young Bierly took his bride to his home on the hillside and place her in the log cabin, but this has since given way to a more commodious home on nearly the same site, and for seventy years the couple has lived on the same homestead.
Their early day were full of hardship and labor, neighbors were few and far. Wagons and roads then were non, and instead of wheeled vehicles the young farmer used a sled, as did his neighbors. Wild-cats and bears prowled around through the dense forest, and at night around the house. And often the plaintive cry of the big cats woke the pioneer couple from slumber to apprehension for the lives of their live stock or their yearling. Occasionally even a band of Indians would travel through, but danger from these curse was over, as the savage had ceased to kill here.
Together the young couple cleared the forest around their home. The wife working as hard with ax and plow as the husband.
Then came the children - eight of them, Katherine Crouch, of Gosport, Indiana, Mary Jane Dowden, of Cedar Gap, Missouri, David W. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Jacob T. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Elizabeth Karnes of Martinsburg, Indiana, Cynthia A. Gray of Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, Sarah A. Fordyce of Lee Summit, Missouri, and Emma C. Wells at home. All grew up to man and womanhood, married, reared families and then two of them died. David W. Bierly and Sarah A. Fordyce, this being the only deaths in the family. The children and childrens children reared families. Until now the aged couple can count six living children, thirty seven grandchildren, and eighty eight great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, the later Roderick D. Patrick two years old.
The Old man besides farming, followed brick laying, and other mechanical pursuits, and thus became acquainted with many of the old worthies such as Marston G. Clark, Waller Fernham. When he came to voting age he cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson for president and since then has voted for every Democratic candidate from president down, which is a source of much pride with him.
Both the old couple are Methodists in their church relations, and devote Christians. They are both now to old and feeble to attend church, and so the minster comes once a month and holds meeting at their home. In their married life they have not only the remarkable record of living together for seventy years but have over that long period covered their great span of life they never quarreled, they have seen forest cleared away. A great stake came out of the wilderness. And they both have seen it's building up. And now they are happily waiting by for their call to heaven. Mrs. Bierly is not able to leave her bed, but the old gentleman is still able to walk about.
Both hope to live until the anniversary which will round the three score and ten of their married life. A few weeks after Mrs. Bierley died and her aged husband followed.
Mrs. Emma Loughmiller the daughter of Elizabeth Karnes of Pekin, Indiana while visiting King Dowder her cousin of Songer, California found this among his scrap book.
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Solomon Bierly came from North Carolina with his parents in 1815, and upon his marriage establish a farm home in Polk Townshiop in Washington County. In a column entitled "Pioneer Pickings" in the Salen (IN) Democrat of Dec. 17, 1879, Solomon Bierly is listed amoung the Washington County residents who had voted for Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828. His son, Jacob T. Bierly, was executor of his will dated March 7, 1896, and probated Oct. 2, 1899.
As found in (In the "Byerly's From North Carolina" by William E. Treadway, Geneology Department, Salisbury, NC Library, as copied October, 2001, page 69.)
The following was found in Family tree maker.
Solomon Bierly was born on February 8, 1808 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He moved to Salem, Indiana in 1814. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, perhaps a brother John N. Bierly in Polk Township, perhaps a brother David Bierly in Franklin Township, perhaps a brother Silas Bierly had 40 acres in Jefferson Township October 18, 1844.
He signed a will March 7, 1896. Jacob T. was executor, probated October 2, 1899. He was buried in 1899 in Mount Washington Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana. He died on September 24, 1899 in Pekin, Indiana. He was Methodist. He resided. He has Ancestral File number Film No. 537166, Reference No. 79798. "The Salem Democrat" Salem, Indiana, September 27, 1899 "Free At Last: Uncle Solomon Bierley joins the Silent Multitude Gone before. Died Sunday September 24, 1899 at his home near Pekin, Solomon Bierley, aged 91 years, 7 months, and 16 days. The death of Uncle Sol. Bierley did not come unexpected as he had been very feeble for many months. He was born in Roann County, North Carolina, February 8, 1808, and came to this country with his parents. On the 21st of May, 1829, he married Nancy Alvis, who died a few months ago. For 70 years the couple lived happily in the same homestead among the romantic hills that surround the vicinity of Pekin. Their early days were full of hardships and privations.
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March 23, 1899 Ohio Falls, Indiana by Mrs. A. P. Gray (daughter)
In the hill country, near Borden, this county lives an aged couple who hold and unusual record of long continued married life. The old couple are Solomon Bierly and his wife Nancy. Mister Bierly was born February 8, 1808 in Roann County, North Carolina, of Pennsylvania German stock and came with his parents to this vicinity in 1814. His wife, Nancy Alvis was born February 4, 1813 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Coming to Washington County, Indiana shortly after. Mrs. Bierly, when a young woman must have been very handsome for in spite of her great age, remnants of beauty still linger in her face. She lives only a mile from the Bierly home. Young Solomon fell in love with her. Nancy was a splendid worker, the very wife for a pioneer. So they courted and on May 31, 1829 seventy years ago they were married at the brides parents. On the Blue River by the Rev. John Wilson, a Baptist minister. The whole country side was present for a wedding was an event in those days. But of all the throng of pioneer guests, only Wise Gray and Daniel Metsinger still remain alive.
Young Bierly took his bride to his home on the hillside and place her in the log cabin, but this has since given way to a more commodious home on nearly the same site, and for seventy years the couple has lived on the same homestead.
Their early day were full of hardship and labor, neighbors were few and far. Wagons and roads then were non, and instead of wheeled vehicles the young farmer used a sled, as did his neighbors. Wild-cats and bears prowled around through the dense forest, and at night around the house. And often the plaintive cry of the big cats woke the pioneer couple from slumber to apprehension for the lives of their live stock or their yearling. Occasionally even a band of Indians would travel through, but danger from these curse was over, as the savage had ceased to kill here.
Together the young couple cleared the forest around their home. The wife working as hard with ax and plow as the husband.
Then came the children - eight of them, Katherine Crouch, of Gosport, Indiana, Mary Jane Dowden, of Cedar Gap, Missouri, David W. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Jacob T. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Elizabeth Karnes of Martinsburg, Indiana, Cynthia A. Gray of Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, Sarah A. Fordyce of Lee Summit, Missouri, and Emma C. Wells at home. All grew up to man and womanhood, married, reared families and then two of them died. David W. Bierly and Sarah A. Fordyce, this being the only deaths in the family. The children and childrens children reared families. Until now the aged couple can count six living children, thirty seven grandchildren, and eighty eight great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, the later Roderick D. Patrick two years old.
The Old man besides farming, followed brick laying, and other mechanical pursuits, and thus became acquainted with many of the old worthies such as Marston G. Clark, Waller Fernham. When he came to voting age he cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson for president and since then has voted for every Democratic candidate from president down, which is a source of much pride with him.
Both the old couple are Methodists in their church relations, and devote Christians. They are both now to old and feeble to attend church, and so the minster comes once a month and holds meeting at their home. In their married life they have not only the remarkable record of living together for seventy years but have over that long period covered their great span of life they never quarreled, they have seen forest cleared away. A great stake came out of the wilderness. And they both have seen it's building up. And now they are happily waiting by for their call to heaven. Mrs. Bierly is not able to leave her bed, but the old gentleman is still able to walk about.
Both hope to live until the anniversary which will round the three score and ten of their married life. A few weeks after Mrs. Bierley died and her aged husband followed.
Mrs. Emma Loughmiller the daughter of Elizabeth Karnes of Pekin, Indiana while visiting King Dowder her cousin of Songer, California found this among his scrap book.
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Solomon Bierly came from North Carolina with his parents in 1815, and upon his marriage establish a farm home in Polk Townshiop in Washington County. In a column entitled "Pioneer Pickings" in the Salen (IN) Democrat of Dec. 17, 1879, Solomon Bierly is listed amoung the Washington County residents who had voted for Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828. His son, Jacob T. Bierly, was executor of his will dated March 7, 1896, and probated Oct. 2, 1899.
As found in (In the "Byerly's From North Carolina" by William E. Treadway, Geneology Department, Salisbury, NC Library, as copied October, 2001, page 69.)
Solomon Bierly was born on February 8, 1808 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He moved to Salem, Indiana in 1814. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, perhaps a brother John N. Bierly in Polk Township, perhaps a brother David Bierly in Franklin Township, perhaps a brother Silas Bierly had 40 acres in Jefferson Township October 18, 1844.
He signed a will March 7, 1896. Jacob T. was executor, probated October 2, 1899. He was buried in 1899 in Mount Washington Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana. He died on September 24, 1899 in Pekin, Indiana. He was Methodist. He resided. He has Ancestral File number Film No. 537166, Reference No. 79798. "The Salem Democrat" Salem, Indiana, September 27, 1899 "Free At Last: Uncle Solomon Bierley joins the Silent Multitude Gone before. Died Sunday September 24, 1899 at his home near Pekin, Solomon Bierley, aged 91 years, 7 months, and 16 days. The death of Uncle Sol. Bierley did not come unexpected as he had been very feeble for many months. He was born in Roann County, North Carolina, February 8, 1808, and came to this country with his parents. On the 21st of May, 1829, he married Nancy Alvis, who died a few months ago. For 70 years the couple lived happily in the same homestead among the romantic hills that surround the vicinity of Pekin. Their early days were full of hardships and privations.
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March 23, 1899 Ohio Falls, Indiana by Mrs. A. P. Gray (daughter)
In the hill country, near Borden, this county lives an aged couple who hold and unusual record of long continued married life. The old couple are Solomon Bierly and his wife Nancy. Mister Bierly was born February 8, 1808 in Roann County, North Carolina, of Pennsylvania German stock and came with his parents to this vicinity in 1814. His wife, Nancy Alvis was born February 4, 1813 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Coming to Washington County, Indiana shortly after. Mrs. Bierly, when a young woman must have been very handsome for in spite of her great age, remnants of beauty still linger in her face. She lives only a mile from the Bierly home. Young Solomon fell in love with her. Nancy was a splendid worker, the very wife for a pioneer. So they courted and on May 31, 1829 seventy years ago they were married at the brides parents. On the Blue River by the Rev. John Wilson, a Baptist minister. The whole country side was present for a wedding was an event in those days. But of all the throng of pioneer guests, only Wise Gray and Daniel Metsinger still remain alive.
Young Bierly took his bride to his home on the hillside and place her in the log cabin, but this has since given way to a more commodious home on nearly the same site, and for seventy years the couple has lived on the same homestead.
Their early day were full of hardship and labor, neighbors were few and far. Wagons and roads then were non, and instead of wheeled vehicles the young farmer used a sled, as did his neighbors. Wild-cats and bears prowled around through the dense forest, and at night around the house. And often the plaintive cry of the big cats woke the pioneer couple from slumber to apprehension for the lives of their live stock or their yearling. Occasionally even a band of Indians would travel through, but danger from these curse was over, as the savage had ceased to kill here.
Together the young couple cleared the forest around their home. The wife working as hard with ax and plow as the husband.
Then came the children - eight of them, Katherine Crouch, of Gosport, Indiana, Mary Jane Dowden, of Cedar Gap, Missouri, David W. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Jacob T. Bierly of Pekin, Indiana, Elizabeth Karnes of Martinsburg, Indiana, Cynthia A. Gray of Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, Sarah A. Fordyce of Lee Summit, Missouri, and Emma C. Wells at home. All grew up to man and womanhood, married, reared families and then two of them died. David W. Bierly and Sarah A. Fordyce, this being the only deaths in the family. The children and childrens children reared families. Until now the aged couple can count six living children, thirty seven grandchildren, and eighty eight great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, the later Roderick D. Patrick two years old.
The Old man besides farming, followed brick laying, and other mechanical pursuits, and thus became acquainted with many of the old worthies such as Marston G. Clark, Waller Fernham. When he came to voting age he cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson for president and since then has voted for every Democratic candidate from president down, which is a source of much pride with him.
Both the old couple are Methodists in their church relations, and devote Christians. They are both now to old and feeble to attend church, and so the minster comes once a month and holds meeting at their home. In their married life they have not only the remarkable record of living together for seventy years but have over that long period covered their great span of life they never quarreled, they have seen forest cleared away. A great stake came out of the wilderness. And they both have seen it's building up. And now they are happily waiting by for their call to heaven. Mrs. Bierly is not able to leave her bed, but the old gentleman is still able to walk about.
Both hope to live until the anniversary which will round the three score and ten of their married life. A few weeks after Mrs. Bierley died and her aged husband followed.
Mrs. Emma Loughmiller the daughter of Elizabeth Karnes of Pekin, Indiana while visiting King Dowder her cousin of Songer, California found this among his scrap book.
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Solomon Bierly came from North Carolina with his parents in 1815, and upon his marriage establish a farm home in Polk Townshiop in Washington County. In a column entitled "Pioneer Pickings" in the Salen (IN) Democrat of Dec. 17, 1879, Solomon Bierly is listed amoung the Washington County residents who had voted for Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828. His son, Jacob T. Bierly, was executor of his will dated March 7, 1896, and probated Oct. 2, 1899.
As found in (In the "Byerly's From North Carolina" by William E. Treadway, Geneology Department, Salisbury, NC Library, as copied October, 2001, page 69.)
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