Moritz & Marie Beier: Coming to America

As much as I can with this blog, I want to allow my ancestors' voices to be heard.  For most of them I do not have writings, letters or memoirs.  The few that I have provide a wealth of information.

My grandfather Rudolph Beyer wrote in 1969, "As best as I can remember & reading records Moritz Beyer & Marie Kluge were married some where near Zschopau (Pronounced Joe Pau) Germany or Saxony Germany.  Father was born near above place on Nov. 22-1851.  Mother talked of Wald-Kirchen as her maiden home and was born near there Sept. 6-1859.  They were married in 1880 and 4 years later, being 1884 they sailed on a ship to the United States.  They had heard the U.S. was a free Country and people were doing better.  How-ever they came to New York by ship & then to Paige Texas by train."