George Ehrhard Beer

1821 - 1864  (43 years)

• Name	George Ehrhard Beer
  Birth	4 Jan 1821	Wurzelbrunn, Floss, Bayern, Germany   [1, 2]
  Christening	5 Jan 1821	Lutheran Evangelical Church, Floss, Bayern, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	7 Sep 1853	New York, Kings, New York, USA   [3]
  	Sailed from Bremen aboard the "Bremerhaven" 9 Jul 1853. The Captain was C Hilken, and there were 267 passengers.
  Residence	1855	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  Residence	1860	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Death	29 Oct 1864	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I64	Master
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Johann Georg Baer,   b. 21 Aug 1785, Wurzelbrunn, Floss, Bayern, Germany d. 8 Sep 1854, Wurzelbrunn, Floss, Bayern, Germany (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Jakob,   b. 1782, Goesen, Bayern, Germany d. 12 Mar 1851, Floss, Bayern, Germany (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Kathrina Zinns,   b. 3 Aug 1830, Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 24 Jul 1884, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1858	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Anna Georgeana Beer,   b. 22 Jan 1859, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 Apr 1940, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Dora Julia Beer,   b. 8 Sep 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Dec 1919, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jan 1821 - Wurzelbrunn, Floss, Bayern, Germany Christening - 5 Jan 1821 - Lutheran Evangelical Church, Floss, Bayern, Germany Arrival - 7 Sep 1853 - New York, Kings, New York, USA Residence - 1855 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 20 Mar 1858 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1860 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Death - 29 Oct 1864 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Ehrhard Beer This framed miniature portrait of George Beer was kept by his wife, Julia, after his death. With frame it measures about 4.5" by 4". This type of remembrance disappeared with the growth of photography. Perhaps the lack of a photo of George is why she had one made of her daughters at the death of her husband. http://jemgen.com/TNGV7/showmedia.php?mediaID=337
  		Floss, Bavaria - protestant church
  		Wurzelbrunn, Floss, Bavaria, Germany

  
  

  Documents

  George Beer Vaccination Certificate 1821 Schutz-Impfungs-Schein (immunization paper) Das im koniglich Baierischen Gerichtsnezirk Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab zu Floss der Pfarrei Floss Ev.Rel. (Church of Floss, Protestant Religion). It took place 25 Mar 1821. His name was Georg Erhard Baer from Wurzelbrunn, age 4 months and 20 days. Smallpox - on the eighth day he was checked over and it was found the immunization had taken. This was done on 1 June 1821 and signed by Dr Steiner.

  
  

  Headstones		George Beer Grave Marker
  		Beer-Kern Grave Marker

  
  

  Immigration » Slide Show		Ship Manifest for Bremerhaven 1853 George Beer and Ernst Kern arrived in New York, 7 Sep 1853, on board the Bremerhaven, a 3 masted schooner.
  		George Beer declaration of intent
  		Bremerhaven ex Rochester The US ship ROCHESTER was built at Bath, Maine, by Levi Houghton in 1837. 563 tons; 131 ft 2 in x 30 ft 10 in x 15 ft 5 in (length x beam x depth of hold). In 1850, the ROCHESTER was purchased by a Bremen shipowner, LF Kalmann, and renamed BREMERHAVEN. In 1865, during the dispute over Schleiswig-Holstein, the BREMERHAVEN was re-registered under the neutral Russian flag. In 1870, the BREMERHAVEN ex ROCHESTER was sold to a Norwegian firm. Its last recorded voyage was from London to New York in 1877. Sources: William Armstrong Fairburn, Merchant Sail (Center Lovell, Maine: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, [1945-1955]), vol 5, pp 3192, 3221, and 3264. Rolf Reinemuth, Segel aus Downeast; Die unerschrockenen Männer von der Weser und ihre prächtigen Schiffe aus Neu-England (Herford: Koehler, c1971), pp. 37 and 139. Lithograph of original oil painting by unknown artist.

  
  

• Notes

  George emigrated from Bavaria in 1853 with Ernst Kern. It appears they came together on the ship, and went into the mercantile business together in Manitowoc. They may have been boyhood friends. They married sisters and had families in Manitowoc, George dying in 1864 at age 43, and Ernst in 1876 at age 48. Following from Manitowoc County Genealogy Page of Local Marriages: http://www.2manitowoc.com/ BEER: Geo. Ehrhard b: Bavaria res: Manitowoc, merchant p: John and Margaretha Beer m: 20 Mar. 1858 at Manitowoc to: Julia Zinns dau. of Christian and Catharina Zinns Manitowoc Pilot, JANUARY 4, 1870, THURSDAY business cards: ERNST KERN: (Successor of Beer & Kern) Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, fancy goods, glass-ware, boots and shoes, ready-made clothing, paper hangngs, hats and caps, to?? children's cabs, live goose feathers, bird cages, kerosene oil and lamps, &c. A share of public patronage, solicited. Store on York street, near its intersection with Eighth. EDWARDS' MANITOWOC DIRECTORY FOR 1868-1869 Zinns Albert J., teacher, r. Jay, cor. 7th Zinns Edward F., clerk, John F. Zinns, bds. Jay, cor. 7th Zinns John F. grocer, 8th, cor. Jay, r. Jay, cor. 7th DRY GOODS, RETAIL Kaern Ernest, drygoods, York nr. 8th, r same Manitowoc Pilot, JANUARY 4, 1870, THURSDAY business cards: L. KAISER, York street, opposite Beer & Kern's store, Manitowoc, Paper Hanger, Upholsterer, CARRIAGE RIMMER, and HARNES MAKER Recommending himself in those branches promises to execute all orders with promptness and in the best style. From the Files of the Pilot - Fifty Years ago (1864) DIED In this village on the 26 of Oct., 1864(sic), Mr. George Beers(sic), aged 42 years. The large concourse of people which followed the remains of Mr. Beers to the grave, was ample testimony of the esteem in which our citizens hold him. As a businessman, he was honest and upright and as a neighbor and friend, he was kind and amiable. An eloquent tribute was paid him at the grave by Adolph Wittmann, Esq., in a feeling address, which touched the hearts of all his hearers. Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Nov. 5, 1914

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] George Beer Vaccination Certificate (Reliability: 3). Schutz-Impfungs-Schein (immunization paper) Das im koniglich Baierischen Gerichtsnezirk Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab zu Floss der Pfarrei Floss Ev.Rel. (Church of Floss, Protestant Religion). It took place 25 Mar 1821. His name was Georg Erhard Baer from Wurzelbrunn, age 4 months and 20 days. Smallpox - on the eighth day he was checked over and it was found the immunization had taken. This was done on 1 June 1821 and signed by Dr Steiner. See photo of original on this site. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Manitowoc Ward 2, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1418; Page: 584; Image: 258. (Reliability: 3). Name: George Beer Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1823 Gender: Male Birth Place: Bavaria Home in 1860: Manitowoc Ward 2, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Post Office: Manitowoc Household Members: Name Age George Beer 37 Julia Beer 30 Anna Beer 1 Catharine Zins 65 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/36231683:7667?_phsrc=RyB770&_phstart=successSource&tid=112736467&pid=250103009148&gsfn=George+Ehrhard&gsln=Beer&ml_rpos=2 [S238] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1853; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_131; Line: ; List number: . (Reliability: 3). Name: George Ehrhard Beer Arrival Date: 7 Sep 1853 Birth Date: abt 1825 Age: 28 Gender: Male Place of Origin: Kingdom,Bavaria Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Destination: Wisconsin Port of Arrival: New York Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Ship Name: Bremerhaven http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=1042417&ti=0&indiv=try [S195] 1855 Wisconsin State Census (Reliability: 3). Page Line Head of Household Males Females Deaf/Dumb Blind/Insane Foreign Born 2 1 Wm. Snyder 1 2 - - 1 2 2 Geo. Sohnthard 3 4 - - 5 2 3 Casper Mesmer 3 2 -- 2 2 4 Peter Kremers 6 3 -- 7 2 5 A. Anderson 2 ---- 2 2 6 D. A. Edwards 5 8 ---- 2 7 Behr & Kern 2 - - - - 2 [S413] http://www.2manitowoc.com, Manitowoc County Genealogy Website, (http://www.2manitowoc.com) (Reliability: 3). Evergreen Cemetery - BEER: [E2-13-4]-Dora Beer ALTER/1860-1919 (see Alter) [E2-79-5]-Julia/wife of Geo. Beer/Died July 24, 1884/AE 51 years, ossw: [E2-79-5]-George Beer/died Oct. 29, 1864/AE 42 years, ossw:(see KERN) http://2manitowoc.com/44Be.html [S107] Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Marriage Index, Volume 1, Page 236 (Reliability: 3). BEER: Geo. Ehrhard b: Bavaria res: Manitowoc, merchant p: John and Margaretha Beer m: 20 Mar. 1858 at Manitowoc to: Julia Zinns p: Christian and Catharina Zinns