Bond-Madison County IL Archives Obituaries.....Mier, Frank September 13, 1917
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Greenville Advocate
Frank Mier, a pioneer resident of Pocahontas, died at his home in that place, 
September 13, 1917, aged 74 years.  
Mr. Mier was bron in Stetfeldt, Baden, Germany, November 16, 1842.  His father 
died in the old country and when he was 18 years of age he came to this 
country with his mother and two sisters.  They located at New Orleans and 
later in Highland, Illinois where they lived for five or six years and they 
then moved to Pocahonts.
His mother died in Lexington, Missouri, 18 years ago.  One sister, Mrs. 
Theresa Weibel, died at Lexington, Missouri, 18 years ago.  The other sisters, 
who came across the water with them is Mrs. Wilhelmina Brown of Clinton, 
Missouri.
Mr. Mier married Nettie Gilmore of Pocahontas at Baxter Springs, Kansas, June 
2, 1872.  The couple went immediately to Pocahontas and began housekeeping in 
the place where they lived the balance of thier lived together, over 45 years.
Mr. Mier is survived by his wife and one son, Fred Mier. One daughter, Sadie 
Bell Mier died July 10, 1876 and one son, Frank Mier, A Greenville merchant, 
died in Greenville, July 16, 1911.

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