Elizabeth and her husband Andrew traveled with numerous other families from Pennsylvania to establish the Bethel Community with Wilhelm Keil in 1844. Missouri was just being settled, and Keil, as leader and pastor; chose the place to plant his planned community.
The community became known as the Bethel Colony [Bethel is a Hebrew word that means "house of God"] a Christian society seeking to be self-supporting and independent. Members of the community had "all things in common", each contributing to the well being of the others by plying their trades, growing crops, and raising animals for food. There was a colony store where all colony members placed their home-made products or home-grown produce/meats, and in return could obtain those items necessary for their families.
Keil also initiated another such community in Oregon in 1856, named Aurora. He and his family are buried there, he having died in 1877.
Children:
1. Andrew W. Grossman [1836] +Hanna Erich
2. Elizabeth [1839] +John Shriever
3. Mary Grossman [1841] +Henry Boehringer
4. Ausgang Grossman [1842] +Susan Shriever
Elizabeth's husband Andrew passed on before the 1850 census year. It was a good thing that she was a member of this caring, Christian community where she could receive the necessities of life for her family, free of charge.
1830 census Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1840 census Franklin, Allegheny Co PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1850 census Bethel, Shelby Co MO
Elizabeth Grossman F 45 Germany
Elizabeth Grossman F 11 Pennsylvania
Andrew Grossman M 14 Pennsylvania
Mary Grossman F 8 Pennsylvania
Ausgang Grossman M 6 Pennsylvania
Unlike some of these ventures, of which there were many in the 1800s, Bethel was successful on many fronts. Following Keil's passing in 1877, the community peacefully divided up its resources and returned all assets to the individual families in the community.
The community became known as the Bethel Colony [Bethel is a Hebrew word that means "house of God"] a Christian society seeking to be self-supporting and independent. Members of the community had "all things in common", each contributing to the well being of the others by plying their trades, growing crops, and raising animals for food. There was a colony store where all colony members placed their home-made products or home-grown produce/meats, and in return could obtain those items necessary for their families.
Keil also initiated another such community in Oregon in 1856, named Aurora. He and his family are buried there, he having died in 1877.
Children:
1. Andrew W. Grossman [1836] +Hanna Erich
2. Elizabeth [1839] +John Shriever
3. Mary Grossman [1841] +Henry Boehringer
4. Ausgang Grossman [1842] +Susan Shriever
Elizabeth's husband Andrew passed on before the 1850 census year. It was a good thing that she was a member of this caring, Christian community where she could receive the necessities of life for her family, free of charge.
1830 census Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1840 census Franklin, Allegheny Co PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1850 census Bethel, Shelby Co MO
Elizabeth Grossman F 45 Germany
Elizabeth Grossman F 11 Pennsylvania
Andrew Grossman M 14 Pennsylvania
Mary Grossman F 8 Pennsylvania
Ausgang Grossman M 6 Pennsylvania
Unlike some of these ventures, of which there were many in the 1800s, Bethel was successful on many fronts. Following Keil's passing in 1877, the community peacefully divided up its resources and returned all assets to the individual families in the community.
Elizabeth and her husband Andrew traveled with numerous other families from Pennsylvania to establish the Bethel Community with Wilhelm Keil in 1844. Missouri was just being settled, and Keil, as leader and pastor; chose the place to plant his planned community.
The community became known as the Bethel Colony [Bethel is a Hebrew word that means "house of God"] a Christian society seeking to be self-supporting and independent. Members of the community had "all things in common", each contributing to the well being of the others by plying their trades, growing crops, and raising animals for food. There was a colony store where all colony members placed their home-made products or home-grown produce/meats, and in return could obtain those items necessary for their families.
Keil also initiated another such community in Oregon in 1856, named Aurora. He and his family are buried there, he having died in 1877.
Children:
1. Andrew W. Grossman [1836] +Hanna Erich
2. Elizabeth [1839] +John Shriever
3. Mary Grossman [1841] +Henry Boehringer
4. Ausgang Grossman [1842] +Susan Shriever
Elizabeth's husband Andrew passed on before the 1850 census year. It was a good thing that she was a member of this caring, Christian community where she could receive the necessities of life for her family, free of charge.
1830 census Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1840 census Franklin, Allegheny Co PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1850 census Bethel, Shelby Co MO
Elizabeth Grossman F 45 Germany
Elizabeth Grossman F 11 Pennsylvania
Andrew Grossman M 14 Pennsylvania
Mary Grossman F 8 Pennsylvania
Ausgang Grossman M 6 Pennsylvania
Unlike some of these ventures, of which there were many in the 1800s, Bethel was successful on many fronts. Following Keil's passing in 1877, the community peacefully divided up its resources and returned all assets to the individual families in the community.
The community became known as the Bethel Colony [Bethel is a Hebrew word that means "house of God"] a Christian society seeking to be self-supporting and independent. Members of the community had "all things in common", each contributing to the well being of the others by plying their trades, growing crops, and raising animals for food. There was a colony store where all colony members placed their home-made products or home-grown produce/meats, and in return could obtain those items necessary for their families.
Keil also initiated another such community in Oregon in 1856, named Aurora. He and his family are buried there, he having died in 1877.
Children:
1. Andrew W. Grossman [1836] +Hanna Erich
2. Elizabeth [1839] +John Shriever
3. Mary Grossman [1841] +Henry Boehringer
4. Ausgang Grossman [1842] +Susan Shriever
Elizabeth's husband Andrew passed on before the 1850 census year. It was a good thing that she was a member of this caring, Christian community where she could receive the necessities of life for her family, free of charge.
1830 census Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1840 census Franklin, Allegheny Co PA
Grossman, Andrew head
[no family shown]
1850 census Bethel, Shelby Co MO
Elizabeth Grossman F 45 Germany
Elizabeth Grossman F 11 Pennsylvania
Andrew Grossman M 14 Pennsylvania
Mary Grossman F 8 Pennsylvania
Ausgang Grossman M 6 Pennsylvania
Unlike some of these ventures, of which there were many in the 1800s, Bethel was successful on many fronts. Following Keil's passing in 1877, the community peacefully divided up its resources and returned all assets to the individual families in the community.
Family Members
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