Moritz & Marie Beier: Settling in Their New Homeland




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At Noack, Texas, Moritz and Marie Beier and their daughter Olga first lived at Ernest Poldrack's farm.

On November 1, 1890, in the Bastrop County, Texas, courthouse, along with his brother Carl Lewis Beier, E. Moritz Beier became a citizen of the United States of America.  By extension of law, their wives and children became entitled to the benefits of citizenship as well. 

In 1891, the Beier family move a short distance from the Ernest Poldrack farm to the Peter Zieschang farm near Noack, Texas. 

Ella Beyer Hardi wrote:  After moving to Zieschang’s in a little house, not far from Zieschang’s Gin my Dad worked in the Gin for Mr. Zieschang and got Paid good.  Mother got her first sewing machine.  They had no money left after they had spend it all just for the trip to America and Mother could sew our clothes.  The Zieschangs were a big family and kind.  They helped my Parents a lot. 

Moritz & Marie Beier: Move to Noack, Texas

Rudolph Beyer (1969):  Finally he [Moritz Beier] bought 2 horses, one a mare, & raised a mule colt.  Moritz also had a brother name Carl Beyer, who came to the U.S. earlier and seems he too landed at Paige, but soon drifted to Beyersville Texas, & lived just East of where the Bachmayer Brothers Gin is now. . . . 

After Moritz & Marie had 2 horses and a cheap wagon, they made a trip to Beyersville Texas to visit his Brother, Carl & his Wife Annie & Family.  The next day being the 4th of July, as Father often mentioned, he joined Carl for a trip to Taylor, 7 miles from Carl’s home.  The Taylor Fire Department were Celebrating the 4th and a few were waving $1.00 bills.  This was something Moritz never saw before, and he turned to Carl & said, "It looks like this is a prosperous place to live.  How is chances to find a place to live & farm near Taylor?"  Carl answered, "Next fall, load your belongings on the wagon & come on, and there is always a plot of land with an old house.  If you & Marie care to start off farming here, we’ll find some thing."