Re: Julia (Juliana) Beeber/Bieber (1802-1877)

haberman1 — 2009-01-25 04:37:38Z

Don't know if you would consider this proof, but the History of Lycoming County has this information:

page 957:

"Mary Dimm was born in 1789, and married Jacob Beeber, and to them were born six children: Margaret; Julia; Teter D.; John; Charles, and Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Dimm was born in 1793, and upon the death of her sister, Mary, she assumed the charge of Col. Jacob Beeber's children, and subsequently married him, and to this union were born three children: Jacob Dimner; Mary, and Susan. Of these, Jacob Dimner died unmarried; Mary married Otis McCarty, and became the mother of four children, and Susan married George Artley, and to them were born twelve children. Elizabeth (Dimm) Beeber died April 15, 1880, in her eighty-seventh year."

from Meginness' History of Lycoming County, page 1037:

"DAVID GORTNER, farmer, was born on his present farm, August 20, 1836, son of Samuel and Julia (Beeber) Gortner, natives of Lycoming valley. His grandfather, Philip Gortner, was a native of Germany, and took up a tract of land in Muncy Creek township. Samuel Gortner, the father of our subject, located in Muncy township after his marriage, and in 1836 he settled upon the farm where his son David now, resides. In 1872 the parents retired from farm duties and settled in Muncy, where the father died, February 14, 1892. They were among the organizers of Trinity Lutheran church, of which the father was a deacon for many years. He was a Democrat, and filled various township offices. The mother died in 1878, and her children are as follows: Mary, wife of Joseph Rynearson; Henry, deceased; John; Barbara, deceased; Susan, deceased; Samuel; David; Margaret, wife of Samuel Lockard; Isaac; Sarah, deceased, and Sylvester, deceased.

Our subject received his education in the public schools, and has principally been engaged in farming. He was married in January, 1862, to Minerva, daughter of Isaac Shipman, and to this union have been born nine children: Mary A., who married Elmer Webster; Adolphus; Susan B., who married Everhart Moyer; Julia F.; Isaac Norman, deceased; Emma J.; Joseph Edward; Bertha A., and Clarence. Mr. Gortner is a Democrat in politics and has served as school director and supervisor. He is one of the charter members of Allegheny Alliance, of Mill Creek township, and with his family belongs to Trinity Lutheran church, in which he has filled the office of deacon for many years."

So, page 957 says that Jacob Beeber & his wife Mary Dimm had a daughter named Julia. Page 1037 says that David Gortner's mother's maiden name was Julia Beeber. The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery listing published by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society says Julia Gortner died June 21, 1877, age 74y 6m 21d. That puts her born Nov. 30, 1802. If her mother Mary was born in 1789, that means Mary was about 13 when Julia was born. But, I have found the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery listing to be full of errors; probably a combination of the difficulty of reading headstones, and having the list retyped again and again over the years. If you look at census records, in 1850 Julia says she was age 45. In 1860, she says she was age 57. So if she was born about 1805, then that makes it more likely that she was the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Dimm) Beeber.

If you need better proof than the History of Lycoming County provides, next time I'm at the DAR Library in D.C., I'll check the Lycoming County Will Book Abstracts & see if Jacob Beeber left a will. I work about a 15 minute walk from the DAR Library, once the fencing put up for the inauguation is taken down.

Good luck with your research,

Margaret Warn Haberman

Julia (Juliana) Beeber/Bieber (1802-1877)

carolejones1950 — 2008-10-16 13:57:06Z

Does anyone out there have some proof that Juliana was the daughter of John (Johann) Bieber (1761-1846). She married Samuel Gortner. They lived in Lycoming Co, Pennsylvania. Thank you for any help.

Beebers in Seward Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA

BillingsJT — 2008-01-02 01:56:36Z

I am researching my great-great-great-great grandparents. My maiden name is Homan but I am researching to find out how the Homan line came to Indiana. The immigrated from Germany (born in Prussia) in 1844. Peter Beeber and Elisibath (not 100% sure of the spelling of her name)Beeber.They had six children. Anyone with information that they think might be this family please feel free to contact me.

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2005-12-02 21:56:36Z

While researching my family, I found that a female relative of mine was married to a Beeber and they moved from the Rochester area to Plymouth in 1877. I started this Beeber message board so that someone might benefit from it.

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Re: Julia (Juliana) Beeber/Bieber (1802-1877)

Julia (Juliana) Beeber/Bieber (1802-1877)

Beebers in Seward Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA

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