Son of Dr. Swanzy Fidelous Wier and Frances Owen Wier.
Grandson of Samuel and Jane Vance Lusk Wier.

Ben Wier married his first cousin Anna Wier, daughter of Robert Orville Wier and Laura Grant.

The 1900 census gives his birth as March 1855 but the 1860 census gives his age as four.



Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: B S Wier
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1856
Death Date: 31 Oct 1922
Death Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Burial Date: 1 Nov 1922
Cemetery Name: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Death Age: 66
Occupation: Care Keeper
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: 2621 Ave G
Father Name: F F Wier (S.F. Wier)
Father Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother Name: Fannie Green (OWEN)
Mother Birth Place: Pickens County, Alabama
FHL Film Number: 1908243


A different abstract of this Database gives his place of birth:
"Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," index from LDS/Family Search:
Name: B.S. Wier
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 31 Oct 1922
Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 66y 7m 25d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date (Original): 06 Mar 1856
Birthplace: Clipper Co., Miss. (TIPPAH Co., Miss.)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: F.F. Wier (S.F. Wier)
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: S. C.
Mother's Name: Fannie Green (OWEN)
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: Pickens Co., Ala.
Occupation: Care Keeper
Address: 2621 Ave G
Residence Place:
Cemetery: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 01 Nov 1922
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 1908243
Reference ID: cn 22010