Christian Beery1

M, b. 1 August 1792, d. 6 February 1859
FatherNicholas Beery II b. 16 Jun 1739, d. 16 Feb 1811
MotherMary Grow b. 1756, d. 31 Oct 1840
     Christian was born on Wednesday, 1 August 1792 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Christian married Elizabeth Miller on 2 December 1814 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Christian & Elizabeth had children: Mary [3/11/1816-5/31/1850][m. George W. Bright], Rebecca [5/19/1817-], Elizabeth [7/27/1819-], Joseph L. [8/23/1821-4/05/1887 [m. Anna Friesner & 2nd Elizabeth Boerstler], Benjamin [1/14/1824-2/18/1873][m. Susan Blosser & 2nd. Nancy Beery], Anna [12/02/182512/19/1905][m. William Konkel], Mahala [9/23/1827], Sallie [3/06/1829], Lydia [3/12/1832-2/27/1913][m. John Grimm], Leah [10/01/1835][twin] & Rachel [10/01/1835][twin]. They were members of the Brethren in Christ Church. In 1850, they moved from Fairfield County to Celina, Mercer County, Ohio where Christian secured land for his children. The 1820 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, the family of Christian Beery [021210:22001].2 20 August 1850, Christian and his wife, Elizabeth, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census living in the home of their daughter at Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Enumerated in this household were Daniel Bongher [23 Ohio], his wife: Mahala [22 Ohio], son: Christian [3/12 Ohio], Christian Bary [59 Virginia], Elizabeth Bary [54 Virginia], Rachel Bary [14 Ohio], Leah Bary [14 Ohio].3 Christian departed this life on Sunday, 6 February 1859 in Center Township at age 66 years, 6 months and 5 days. He was buried there in the Beery Cemetery.

Citations

  1. [S51] Joseph H. Wenger, History of the Descendants of Nicholas Beery Born 1707. Immigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1727, pages 31-32 - Christian Beery, born in Rockingham Co., Va., Aug. 1, 1792; died in Mercer Co., Ohio, Feb. 6, 1859. Elizabeth Miller, born Jan. 12, 1797; died as above, Feb. 26, 1867; married in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Dec. 2, 1814; lived in Mercer Co., Ohio; Brethren in Christ. Mr. Beery when a boy came with his parents from Rockingham Co., Va., to Bremen, Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1805, where Christian entered wild land at $1,25 per acre. In 1850 he located his children on large farms near Celina, Mercer Co., Ohio, which was then swampy and heavily timbered, where ague, milk sickness and wild beasts abounded.
    Children: Mary [March 11, 1816]; Rebecca [May 19, 1817]; Elizabeth [July 27, 1819]; Joseph L. [Aug. 23, 1821]; Benjamin [Jan. 14, 1824]; Anna [Dec. 2, 1825]; Mahala [Sept. 23, 1827]; Sallie [March 6, 1829]; Lydia [March 12, 1832];
    Leah [Oct. 1, 1835]; Rachel [Oct.-1, 1835][Twins];
    * Another party says he was born June 9, 1832.
  2. [S671] 1820 United States Federal Census: Fairfield County, Ohio - Sheet 208 - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.
  3. [S674] 1850 United States Federal Census: Mercer County, Ohio - Enumeration District 99, sheet 246, line 18 - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.