Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Beener, Christian March 29, 1843 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

  CHRISTIAN BEENER, a retired businessman, who resides at 
No. 557 Kohn street, was very successful in the accumulation 
of property. He is emphatically a self-made man. He was born 
in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 29, 1843. He is the son of 
Henry and Christian (Schiefer) Beener, both natives of that 
section of Germany, from which he came. The couple had five 
children, all sons, of whom four are now living, as follows: 
Jacob, of Norristown; Christopher, in the west; Christian; 
and William.

  Henry Beener (father) was a farmer and came to America, 
March 29, 1856, locating in the vicinity of Montgomery 
Square and coming into the possession of a hundred acres at 
that place.

  He died there in 1873, aged seventy years. His wife died 
two years later, aged seventy years. Both were members of 
the Lutheran church. He was forced into the regular army in 
Germany, according to the practice in that country, and 
served six years as a soldier.

  The paternal grandfather of Mr. Beener was a farmer and 
the proprietor of a large vineyard on the Rhine in Germany. 
He died there well advanced in years, leaving a number of 
children.

  The in maternal grandfather also died in Germany. He was a 
shoemaker by trade and had several sons and daughters. 
Christian Beener was thirteen years old when he came to 
America, and well remembers the trip, which was made in a 
sailing vessel, the voyage across the Atlantic requiring 
three weeks. He lived with his father at Montgomery Square 
until he was sixteen years old. He then came to Norristown 
to learn the trade of butchering, serving five years, and 
starting for himself in 1863. He followed that occupation in 
Norristown until 1897, and then sold out. Since them he has 
lived retired and now looks after his property interests, 
which are very extensive in Norristown and its vicinity.

  In 1865 he married Miss Mary Hoffman, daughter of Jacob 
and Louisa Hoffman. They had nine children, seven sons and 
two daughters, as follows: Emma, Mary, David, Christopher, 
Christian, John, Harry, Frank and William. Emma married 
Martin Ruth, of Norristown. They have two children, Arthur 
and Mary. Mary married Martin Eskroff. They live in 
Philadelphia. David died at the age of twelve years. 
Christian married Miss Reed. They live in Norristown, be 
being a plumber by trade. John is a machinist in Atlantic 
City. He is also married. Harry is a machinist and resides 
with his parents as do also those not otherwise mentioned, 
except Christopher, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Beener 
are members of the Lutheran church.

  Politically he is a Democrat but he has never taken a very 
active interest in politics. Mrs. Beener's parents were also 
born in Wurtemberg, Germany. They had nine children. Her 
parents, after coming to America, lived first at New Orleans 
a short time, then moved to Ohio, and from Ohio came to 
Pennsylvania by wagons in 1854, before the railroads were 
built. They settled in Gwynedd, Montgomery county, where 
they became owners of a large farm. Both are now deceased.

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