DIERS, Peter 1830-1917 -- 1879 County History entry

DIERS, BIEL, BEIL

Posted By: Debbie Nash (email)
Date: 11/22/2003 at 00:32:53

"1879 History of Jefferson County, Iowa"
Page 572

DIERS, Peter, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 22, Walnut Township; P.O. Germanville; born in Germany in 1830; came to Iowa and settled in Burlington in 1845; in 1849, he crossed the plains to California, remaining until 1853, when he returned to Burlington. He married Miss Katherine BIEL (sic - BEIL) in Muscatine, Iowa; she was born in Ohio; they came to this country in 1855; have seven children - - John, Henry, Peter W., Bernard, George, Albert and Frank. Mr. DIERS owns 260 acres of land in this county, and city property in Burlington to the amount of $4,000. He is a Democrat; member of Lutheran Church.