Biography: Descendants of William Baer Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by LDietle@compuserve.com (Lannie Dietle) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all noticesand submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descendants of William Baer Contributed by LDietle@compuserve.com (Lannie Dietle) I am descended from Ludwig Baer and Catherine Shallus via their son Wilhelm Baer. I have always known him as "William Bare" from the wonderful little book called "Genealogy of the Relatives of William J. Miller", Meyersdale: 1963. William Bare's daughter Catherine married Jacob _Peter_ Miller, who was b. Oct. 24, 1845 in Greenville Twp, the son of Peter Miller and Mariah Harden. Jacob and Catharine had the following children (from the Miller Book): Sarah Miller, b. Sept. 27, 1871, d. June 21, 1957, married Jacob Paul Harvey Miller, b. Sept. 21, 1873, d. June 8, 1957, married Belina Baer Ellen Miller, b. Feb. 22, 1876, died Feb. 15, 1947, married Levi Shockey William Wilson Miller, b. Oct. 28, 1877, married Alice Lowry Minerva Miller, b. Feb. 10. 1883, died Feb. 12, 1959, married Franklin Lloyd Hostetler Milton Peter Miller, born Sept. 8, 1884, died April 8, 1949, married Agnes Spence Harvey Miller, son of Jacob Peter Miller, was my Great Grandfather. He married Belinda Baer, the daughter of Elisha Baer and Mary (Polly) Beal DJH1277. (Mary (Polly) Beal shows up in your Peter Biel Descendant's list) The book "Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler" lists Elisha Baer as being the son of John and Elizabeth (Hutzel) Baer of Pocohontas, Pa, and states that Elisha died on March 1, 1896. The children of Harvey Miller and Belinda Baer are as follows (from the Miller book): George Henry Miller, b. Sept.10, 1899 Alma Catherine Miller, b. Feb. 7, 1901 Mary Edith Miller, b. March 28, 1902 Maggie Elizabeth Miller, b. Nov. 24, 1903 Annie Mildred Miller, b. Oct. 2, 1906 Carl Franklin Miller, b. Feb. 15, 1908 Harvey Andrew Miller, . Oct. 23, 1909 Gladys Mae Miller, b. Feb. 19, 1912 Agnes Belinda Miller, b. Feb. 17, 1914 Elbert Eugene Miller, b. Jan. 1, 1916 Ray Wilson Miller, b. Dec. 13, 1917, d. Dec. 18, 1917 Emma Leola Miller, b. Sept. 21, 1919 Ethel Marie Miller, b. Jan 18, 1921, died Feb. 2, 1921 Alma Catherine Miller was my Grandmother; she died Jan 9, 1974. She married Irvin Henry Dietle who was born April 6, 1899 and died Oct. 13, 1986.