Valentine & Katherine (Jiru) Bier Family

Bier, Valentine Family Portrait — Standing L-R: Caroline Bier, Anna (Sister Veronica) Bier, Amalia (Bier) Bott, Johanna Jiru, (Father) Charles Bier, Frank Bier, Louis Bier Seated L-R: Emily (Bier) Gassert, Frances (Bier) Hanauska, Katherine (Jiru) Bier, Valentine Bier, John Bier, Edward Bier

VALENTINE BIER, son of JOHANN BIER and VICTORIA BAAR, was born 14 Feb 1842 in Ketzelsdorf, Austria, and died 15 Jan 1922 in Janesville, Wisconsin. He married CATHERINE JIRU 11 Feb 1868 in St. Philomena’s, Ketzelsdorf. She was born 25 Nov 1842, daughter of JOHANNA, in Ketzelsdorf, Austria, and died 18 Mar 1933.

Children of VALENTINE BIER and CATHERINE JIRU are:

JOHN A BIER, b. 08 Dec 1869, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 09 Jan 1935.
FRANCES BIER, b. 1870, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 1965.
LOUIS ALOYSIUS BIER, b. 1873, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 01 Oct 1960, Monticello, Iowa.
ANNA BIER, b. 1875, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 13 Jun 1915, Oakland, California.
FRANK W. BIER, b. 06 Feb 1878, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 1945, Janesville, Wisconsin.
CHARLES J. BIER, b. 01 Feb 1880, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 02 Apr 1965, Janesville, Wisconsin.
AMALIA M. BIER, b. 31 Jul 1882, Ketzelsdorf, Austria; d. 1968.
CAROLINE A BIER, b. 27 Sep 1884, Wisconsin; d. 01 Nov 1953.
EMILY T. BIER, b. 16 May 1887, Wisconsin; d. 16 Jan 1976.
EDWARD ANTHONY BIER, b. 01 Sep 1889, Wisconsin; d. 02 Sep 1968, Janesville, Wisconsin.