Heinrich "Henry" and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beier, natives of Pomerania in the Kingdom of Prussia, immigrated to the United States with their four sons in 1857, and farmed in Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois. He became a U.S. citizen in 1864.
Minnie Beier died in 1872, and Henry Beier afterwards lived with his son Augustus in the county's Blue Mound Township
Notes
Heinrich Beier: born 15 Sep 1804, Pomerania, Germany; died 9 Jan 1887. (Church Book for German Evangelical Luther Combined Friedens Church; Bloomington, Illinois; Baptisms, Marriages, & Burials (1884-1897), Julie Cunningham, trans., William P. LaBounty, ed. (Normal, Illinois: McLean County Genealogical Society, 1995), p. 24.)
Bio. of son John T. Beier in: Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Ill. (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1887), p. 423.
• Four surviving children; a fifth died in Prussia.
Declaration of Intent to become a U.S. citizen, McLean Co., Illinois, 21 Mar 1861.
Final Order of Naturalization: Henry Beier, native of Prussia, renounces allegiance to King of Prussia in Germany; McLean Co., Illinois, 8 Nov 1864.
1865 Illinois state census, McLean Co., Bloomington Twp., p. 89 / 90.
[3.] Henry Biers.
1870 U.S. Census, Bloomington Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 186, family 186, lines 40 and 1-2, pp. 50-50B (printed), pp. 25-26 (written), 18 Jul 1870.
40. Beyer, Henry, 64, Farmer, Prussia.
1. Beyer, "Wilhemena," 56, Keeping house, Prussia.
2. ----- August, 18, works on farm, Prussia.
• Henry Beyer owned land worth $4,000, and had personal property worth $200. Column 19, "Male citizen of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards," is checked.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 176, Blue Mound Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 13, family 13, lines 15-19, p. 149B (printed), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
15. Beiers, Henrie, 77, retired farmer, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
16. ----- Augustus, 29, farmer, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
17. ----- Fredericka, 28, wife, keeping house, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
18. ----- Lizzie, 8, daughter, born in Illinois.
19. ----- William, 4, son, born in Illinois.
• Son Charles Beier on same page.
Reviewed 13 March 2024.
Heinrich "Henry" and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beier, natives of Pomerania in the Kingdom of Prussia, immigrated to the United States with their four sons in 1857, and farmed in Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois. He became a U.S. citizen in 1864.
Minnie Beier died in 1872, and Henry Beier afterwards lived with his son Augustus in the county's Blue Mound Township
Notes
Heinrich Beier: born 15 Sep 1804, Pomerania, Germany; died 9 Jan 1887. (Church Book for German Evangelical Luther Combined Friedens Church; Bloomington, Illinois; Baptisms, Marriages, & Burials (1884-1897), Julie Cunningham, trans., William P. LaBounty, ed. (Normal, Illinois: McLean County Genealogical Society, 1995), p. 24.)
Bio. of son John T. Beier in: Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Ill. (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1887), p. 423.
• Four surviving children; a fifth died in Prussia.
Declaration of Intent to become a U.S. citizen, McLean Co., Illinois, 21 Mar 1861.
Final Order of Naturalization: Henry Beier, native of Prussia, renounces allegiance to King of Prussia in Germany; McLean Co., Illinois, 8 Nov 1864.
1865 Illinois state census, McLean Co., Bloomington Twp., p. 89 / 90.
[3.] Henry Biers.
1870 U.S. Census, Bloomington Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 186, family 186, lines 40 and 1-2, pp. 50-50B (printed), pp. 25-26 (written), 18 Jul 1870.
40. Beyer, Henry, 64, Farmer, Prussia.
1. Beyer, "Wilhemena," 56, Keeping house, Prussia.
2. ----- August, 18, works on farm, Prussia.
• Henry Beyer owned land worth $4,000, and had personal property worth $200. Column 19, "Male citizen of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards," is checked.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 176, Blue Mound Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 13, family 13, lines 15-19, p. 149B (printed), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
15. Beiers, Henrie, 77, retired farmer, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
16. ----- Augustus, 29, farmer, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
17. ----- Fredericka, 28, wife, keeping house, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia.
18. ----- Lizzie, 8, daughter, born in Illinois.
19. ----- William, 4, son, born in Illinois.
• Son Charles Beier on same page.
Reviewed 13 March 2024.
Inscription
HENRY BEIER
DIED
JAN. 9, 1887.
AGED
82Y, 3M, & 24D.
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Wife's inscription on opposite side of marker.
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