From Indiana Tombstone Trails brochure:
Solomon Mier, who lost his father when he was six months old, left his native Prussia in 1854 and came to America, settling in Auburn in 1855. Two years later he arrived in Ligonier, where he started as a peddler, and in a few years, partnered with Frederick Straus to open a store. Mier also opened a bank in 1874, later establishing a branch in Cromwell and becoming a large stockholder in the Bank of Wayne in Fort Wayne. Mier bought and sold real estate, as well as horses- establishing the Mier Carriage and Buggy Company. At the time of his death in 1910, Solomon's firm was known as one of the argest dealers in real estate in the Midwest. His holdings extended not only to many parts of Indiana, but also to Ohio and Michigan, with sales as high as a million acres in a single year.
His obituary states that "he was a man of excellent judgment and many a man in this section owes it to Mr. Mier for a successful start in life by his friendly counsel and unerring advice."
Solomon had two wives, Sodonia and Amelia, and had five children with each.
Just a few years after Mr. Mier wrote to Prussian friends and relatives, advising them to come to Ligonier.,, the city was home to over 500 Jewish people, many of whom were wealthy merchants, bankers and professionals. Between 1854 and 1928, the Jewish community was an integral part of Ligonier's growth and success, but as the children of the Jewish families attained their higher education, they settled away from Ligonier.
Though Solomon's last descendent, Durbin Mier, died in 1982, Ligonier's Jewish heritage is still visible in the Ahavas Shalom Temple and many Jewish houses, including Solomon Mier's home on Cavin Street.
bio ocourtesy of Colleen Brown (#46875999)
Solomon Mier, who lost his father when he was six months old, left his native Prussia in 1854 and came to America, settling in Auburn in 1855. Two years later he arrived in Ligonier, where he started as a peddler, and in a few years, partnered with Frederick Straus to open a store. Mier also opened a bank in 1874, later establishing a branch in Cromwell and becoming a large stockholder in the Bank of Wayne in Fort Wayne. Mier bought and sold real estate, as well as horses- establishing the Mier Carriage and Buggy Company. At the time of his death in 1910, Solomon's firm was known as one of the argest dealers in real estate in the Midwest. His holdings extended not only to many parts of Indiana, but also to Ohio and Michigan, with sales as high as a million acres in a single year.
His obituary states that "he was a man of excellent judgment and many a man in this section owes it to Mr. Mier for a successful start in life by his friendly counsel and unerring advice."
Solomon had two wives, Sodonia and Amelia, and had five children with each.
Just a few years after Mr. Mier wrote to Prussian friends and relatives, advising them to come to Ligonier.,, the city was home to over 500 Jewish people, many of whom were wealthy merchants, bankers and professionals. Between 1854 and 1928, the Jewish community was an integral part of Ligonier's growth and success, but as the children of the Jewish families attained their higher education, they settled away from Ligonier.
Though Solomon's last descendent, Durbin Mier, died in 1982, Ligonier's Jewish heritage is still visible in the Ahavas Shalom Temple and many Jewish houses, including Solomon Mier's home on Cavin Street.
bio ocourtesy of Colleen Brown (#46875999)
From Indiana Tombstone Trails brochure:
Solomon Mier, who lost his father when he was six months old, left his native Prussia in 1854 and came to America, settling in Auburn in 1855. Two years later he arrived in Ligonier, where he started as a peddler, and in a few years, partnered with Frederick Straus to open a store. Mier also opened a bank in 1874, later establishing a branch in Cromwell and becoming a large stockholder in the Bank of Wayne in Fort Wayne. Mier bought and sold real estate, as well as horses- establishing the Mier Carriage and Buggy Company. At the time of his death in 1910, Solomon's firm was known as one of the argest dealers in real estate in the Midwest. His holdings extended not only to many parts of Indiana, but also to Ohio and Michigan, with sales as high as a million acres in a single year.
His obituary states that "he was a man of excellent judgment and many a man in this section owes it to Mr. Mier for a successful start in life by his friendly counsel and unerring advice."
Solomon had two wives, Sodonia and Amelia, and had five children with each.
Just a few years after Mr. Mier wrote to Prussian friends and relatives, advising them to come to Ligonier.,, the city was home to over 500 Jewish people, many of whom were wealthy merchants, bankers and professionals. Between 1854 and 1928, the Jewish community was an integral part of Ligonier's growth and success, but as the children of the Jewish families attained their higher education, they settled away from Ligonier.
Though Solomon's last descendent, Durbin Mier, died in 1982, Ligonier's Jewish heritage is still visible in the Ahavas Shalom Temple and many Jewish houses, including Solomon Mier's home on Cavin Street.
bio ocourtesy of Colleen Brown (#46875999)
Solomon Mier, who lost his father when he was six months old, left his native Prussia in 1854 and came to America, settling in Auburn in 1855. Two years later he arrived in Ligonier, where he started as a peddler, and in a few years, partnered with Frederick Straus to open a store. Mier also opened a bank in 1874, later establishing a branch in Cromwell and becoming a large stockholder in the Bank of Wayne in Fort Wayne. Mier bought and sold real estate, as well as horses- establishing the Mier Carriage and Buggy Company. At the time of his death in 1910, Solomon's firm was known as one of the argest dealers in real estate in the Midwest. His holdings extended not only to many parts of Indiana, but also to Ohio and Michigan, with sales as high as a million acres in a single year.
His obituary states that "he was a man of excellent judgment and many a man in this section owes it to Mr. Mier for a successful start in life by his friendly counsel and unerring advice."
Solomon had two wives, Sodonia and Amelia, and had five children with each.
Just a few years after Mr. Mier wrote to Prussian friends and relatives, advising them to come to Ligonier.,, the city was home to over 500 Jewish people, many of whom were wealthy merchants, bankers and professionals. Between 1854 and 1928, the Jewish community was an integral part of Ligonier's growth and success, but as the children of the Jewish families attained their higher education, they settled away from Ligonier.
Though Solomon's last descendent, Durbin Mier, died in 1982, Ligonier's Jewish heritage is still visible in the Ahavas Shalom Temple and many Jewish houses, including Solomon Mier's home on Cavin Street.
bio ocourtesy of Colleen Brown (#46875999)
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