On the back of this photo,
in the handwriting of her grandson, Abram Hey:
Grandmother Mary Herr Baer
Born July 13, 1825
Died Jan. ___ 1914
1920 Paper on Herr Farm
(Article from November, 1920, Farm Journal, by Frank Moorehead: Aunt Mary Hey Harshman visited the Hans Herr house and contacted distant relatives around 1950. She may have acquired this paper then.) Page 1. (Page 2 below)
Mary Herr Baer, mother of Elizabeth Baer Hey,mother of Abram Hey
The following material about Mary is repeated from the previous page: Martin Baer was married Dec. 17, 1850, in Lancaster City, Pa., to Mary Herr, daughter of Henry and Catherine Herr. ...Mrs. Baer was born July 13, 1825, in Manor Township, Lancaster Co, Pa., and is the oldest child of her parents. She resided at home until her marriage, and received a good education in both German and English. The seven children of which she is the mother were born as follows: ...Elizabeth was born Jan. 1, 1854, and married John P. Hey, a farmer in Jordan Township... ...The entire family has strong predilections for books, and are accordingly well read and intelligent. Mrs. Baer is a member of the Reformed Mennonite Church. (from Biographies Whiteside Co 1885)
Mary Herr Baer, daughter of
Henry Charles Herr, son of
Christian Martin Herr, son of
Christian Herr, son of
Abraham Herr, son of
Abraham Herr, son of
Bishop Hans Herr