Maria Anna Zweng, daughter of Veronika (née Reinhardt) and Gottfried Augustus Zweng, was born on 31 July 1844 in Füssen, Bavaria, according to Catholic baptismal records. Her family came to America in 1847.
Mary "Swing" and Jacob Reynolds, a farmer, were married on 12 June 1864 in McLean County, Illinois. Jacob Reynolds enlisted for 1 year of service on 1 February 1865 at Hudson, McLean County; mustered in Company A, 150th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, near Springfield, Illinois; and died from measles on 11 April 1865 in a hospital in Bridgeport, Alabama. Mary Reynolds filed on 7 June 1865 for a widow's pension. According to the pension papers, the couple had a son: Jacob W. Reynolds, born 25 March 1865 in Hudson—and died on 18 September 1865.
Mary "Reinolds" and veteran John "Beyer"—also a German immigrant— were married on 1 September 1866 in McLean County. The 1870 through 1900 U.S. Censuses show the Beier family farming in East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois. In the 1910 U. S. Census, the couple were living in Fisher, Champaign County, on John Beier's "own income."
The 1910 U.S. Census shows also that Mary Beier had a total of 10 children, but her Fisher Reporter obituary indicates that she and her second husband together had 10 children. This discrepancy may arise from Mary's only child with her first husband.
Children:
• Jacob W. Reynolds (25 Mar - 18 Sep 1865)
• Laura Beier Nagle (about 1866 - 5 Apr 1896)
• Henry Beier (Dec 1869 - before 1880)
• Henrietta Beier (also called "Etta" or "Ida") (1872 - 3 Apr 1894)
• Emma Marie Beier Painter (13 Jul 1875 - 19 Jan 1946)
• George John Beier (16 Oct 1877 - 27 Aug 1931)
• Infant son Beier (17 Aug 1878 - before 1880)
• Maria Beier (22 Aug 1882 - 9 Jun 1889)
• Florentine Beier (14 Jul 1885 - 6 Jun 1886)
• Viola Minerva "Ola" Beier Walker (28 Aug 1889 - 23 Mar 1934)
Notes
"Deutschland, Bayern, Bistum Augsburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1615-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSV-3H4B : 12 September 2019), Gottfried Zweng in entry for Maria Anna Zweng, ; citing Baptism, Füssen, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Deutschland, certificate Füssen, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Deutschland, Dioezese Augsburg Bistumarchiv (Augsburg Diocese Archive), Germany.
"Mrs. Mary Zwing was born in Frissen, Germany, July 31, 1844. She was married to John Beier in 1867. Ten children [...] she came to America in 1847." ("Mrs. John Beier Called," The Fisher Reporter, Champaign Co., Illinois, 11 Jun 1915.)
• "Frissen" in the obit. is a error for Füssen.
Marriage license: Mary "Swing" & Jacob Reynolds, 12 Jun 1864, McLean Co., Illinois. Vol. D, p. 430. (Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900)
Marriage license: Mary "Reinolds" & John Beyer, 1 Sep 1866, McLean Co., Illinois. Vol. E, p. 192. (Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900)
1870 U.S. Census, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwellings 129-130, families 119-120, lines 21-23 and 24-27, p. 122B (printed), p. 16 (written), 11 Jul 1870.
21. Bier, Chris [head], 32, farmer, Germany.
22. Minnie, 20, keeping house, Germany.
23. Albert, 3/12, Illinois.
24. Bier, John [head], 30, farmer, Germany.
24. Mary, 25, keeping house, Germany.
25. Laura, 4, Illinois.
26. Henry, 7/12, Illinois.
• "Chris"—Charles—and John were brothers. Both reported land worth $1,800, and personal property worth $500.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 9, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 50, family 52, lines 22-27, p. 124B (printed), p. 6 (written), 5 Jun 1880.
22. Beier, John, 41 [head], farmer, born in Prussia; parents born in Prussia.
23. ----- Mary, 36, wife, keeping house, born in Bavaria; parents born in Bavaria.
24. ----- Laura, 13, daughter, Illinois.
25. ----- Etta, 6, daughter, Illinois.
26. ----- Emielie, 4, daughter, Illinois.
27. ----- George, 2, son, Illinois.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 13, (Fisher), East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 7, family 7, lines 27-29, p. 24A (printed), p. 1 (written), 2 Jun 1900.
27. Beir, John, head, Nov 1839, 60, married 32 years, born in Germany; both parents in Germany; immigrated in 1857, resident in U.S. 43 years, naturalized; land lord.
28. ----- Maria, wife, Jul 1844, 55, married 32 years, 6 children (3 living), born in Germany; both parents in Germany; immigrated in 1857, resident in U.S. 43 years.
29. ----- Viola, daughter, Aug 1889, 10, Illinois.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 2, Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 217, family 221, lines 20-21, p. 28 (printed), p. 13A (written), 30 Apr 1910.
20. Beiers, John, 70, married 43 years, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia; own income; Union Army vet.
21. ----- Mary, wife, 66, second marriage, married 43 years, 10 children (3 living), born in Bavaria; parents in Bavaria.
"Fisher," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 11 Jun 1915, p. 9.
"Mrs. John Beier Called," The Fisher Reporter, Champaign Co., Illinois, 11 Jun 1915.
Reviewed 18 November 2022.
Maria Anna Zweng, daughter of Veronika (née Reinhardt) and Gottfried Augustus Zweng, was born on 31 July 1844 in Füssen, Bavaria, according to Catholic baptismal records. Her family came to America in 1847.
Mary "Swing" and Jacob Reynolds, a farmer, were married on 12 June 1864 in McLean County, Illinois. Jacob Reynolds enlisted for 1 year of service on 1 February 1865 at Hudson, McLean County; mustered in Company A, 150th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, near Springfield, Illinois; and died from measles on 11 April 1865 in a hospital in Bridgeport, Alabama. Mary Reynolds filed on 7 June 1865 for a widow's pension. According to the pension papers, the couple had a son: Jacob W. Reynolds, born 25 March 1865 in Hudson—and died on 18 September 1865.
Mary "Reinolds" and veteran John "Beyer"—also a German immigrant— were married on 1 September 1866 in McLean County. The 1870 through 1900 U.S. Censuses show the Beier family farming in East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois. In the 1910 U. S. Census, the couple were living in Fisher, Champaign County, on John Beier's "own income."
The 1910 U.S. Census shows also that Mary Beier had a total of 10 children, but her Fisher Reporter obituary indicates that she and her second husband together had 10 children. This discrepancy may arise from Mary's only child with her first husband.
Children:
• Jacob W. Reynolds (25 Mar - 18 Sep 1865)
• Laura Beier Nagle (about 1866 - 5 Apr 1896)
• Henry Beier (Dec 1869 - before 1880)
• Henrietta Beier (also called "Etta" or "Ida") (1872 - 3 Apr 1894)
• Emma Marie Beier Painter (13 Jul 1875 - 19 Jan 1946)
• George John Beier (16 Oct 1877 - 27 Aug 1931)
• Infant son Beier (17 Aug 1878 - before 1880)
• Maria Beier (22 Aug 1882 - 9 Jun 1889)
• Florentine Beier (14 Jul 1885 - 6 Jun 1886)
• Viola Minerva "Ola" Beier Walker (28 Aug 1889 - 23 Mar 1934)
Notes
"Deutschland, Bayern, Bistum Augsburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1615-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSV-3H4B : 12 September 2019), Gottfried Zweng in entry for Maria Anna Zweng, ; citing Baptism, Füssen, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Deutschland, certificate Füssen, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Deutschland, Dioezese Augsburg Bistumarchiv (Augsburg Diocese Archive), Germany.
"Mrs. Mary Zwing was born in Frissen, Germany, July 31, 1844. She was married to John Beier in 1867. Ten children [...] she came to America in 1847." ("Mrs. John Beier Called," The Fisher Reporter, Champaign Co., Illinois, 11 Jun 1915.)
• "Frissen" in the obit. is a error for Füssen.
Marriage license: Mary "Swing" & Jacob Reynolds, 12 Jun 1864, McLean Co., Illinois. Vol. D, p. 430. (Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900)
Marriage license: Mary "Reinolds" & John Beyer, 1 Sep 1866, McLean Co., Illinois. Vol. E, p. 192. (Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900)
1870 U.S. Census, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwellings 129-130, families 119-120, lines 21-23 and 24-27, p. 122B (printed), p. 16 (written), 11 Jul 1870.
21. Bier, Chris [head], 32, farmer, Germany.
22. Minnie, 20, keeping house, Germany.
23. Albert, 3/12, Illinois.
24. Bier, John [head], 30, farmer, Germany.
24. Mary, 25, keeping house, Germany.
25. Laura, 4, Illinois.
26. Henry, 7/12, Illinois.
• "Chris"—Charles—and John were brothers. Both reported land worth $1,800, and personal property worth $500.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 9, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 50, family 52, lines 22-27, p. 124B (printed), p. 6 (written), 5 Jun 1880.
22. Beier, John, 41 [head], farmer, born in Prussia; parents born in Prussia.
23. ----- Mary, 36, wife, keeping house, born in Bavaria; parents born in Bavaria.
24. ----- Laura, 13, daughter, Illinois.
25. ----- Etta, 6, daughter, Illinois.
26. ----- Emielie, 4, daughter, Illinois.
27. ----- George, 2, son, Illinois.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 13, (Fisher), East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 7, family 7, lines 27-29, p. 24A (printed), p. 1 (written), 2 Jun 1900.
27. Beir, John, head, Nov 1839, 60, married 32 years, born in Germany; both parents in Germany; immigrated in 1857, resident in U.S. 43 years, naturalized; land lord.
28. ----- Maria, wife, Jul 1844, 55, married 32 years, 6 children (3 living), born in Germany; both parents in Germany; immigrated in 1857, resident in U.S. 43 years.
29. ----- Viola, daughter, Aug 1889, 10, Illinois.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 2, Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 217, family 221, lines 20-21, p. 28 (printed), p. 13A (written), 30 Apr 1910.
20. Beiers, John, 70, married 43 years, born in Prussia; parents in Prussia; own income; Union Army vet.
21. ----- Mary, wife, 66, second marriage, married 43 years, 10 children (3 living), born in Bavaria; parents in Bavaria.
"Fisher," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 11 Jun 1915, p. 9.
"Mrs. John Beier Called," The Fisher Reporter, Champaign Co., Illinois, 11 Jun 1915.
Reviewed 18 November 2022.
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