BIERY
WALTER H. BIERY. Among the residents
of Allentown who are successfully engaging in business is the
gentleman above named, who occupies a high place in the
community as an iron-mine contractor and builder. He is a native
of Pennsylvania, and was born in Siegersville, Lehigh County,
April 3, 1852. His parents, Nathan and Leanda (Guth) Biery, were
natives of Lehigh County, and the former is still engaged in
business as a mining contractor at Trexlertown, this county. The
parental family included ten children, all of whom are still
living with one exception.
Walter H., of this sketch,
passed his boyhood and youth in his native place, where he was
given good educational advantages. When reaching his nineteenth
year he began to assist his father in the mines. Working under
his instruction for sometime, he thus acquired a thorough
knowledge of the line of work which he has made his life
occupation.
After acting as Superintendent
for his father in the iron mines for two years, our subject
formed a partnership with him, and the firm of N. & W. H. Biery
operated a number of iron mines for three years. At the
expiration of that time he became Assistant Superintendent for
the Thomas Iron Company at Hokendauqua, with whom he remained,
giving the best of satisfaction for six and one-half years.
Later he began work in the mines at Trexlertown in company with
his father, and they have since conducted business under the
style of N. & W.H. Biery. They give employment to twenty or
twenty-five men, and have been more than ordinarily successful
in their undertaking.
February 26, 1876, Walter H.
Biery was united in marriage with Miss Sarah, daughter of John
and Elizabeth (Heckman) Nolf, natives of Northampton County,
this state. To our subject and his wife have been born three
children, Lillie L., Perry W. and Harre E. In religious
connections Mr. Biery is a member of the German Reformed Church,
while his wife is identified with the Lutheran Church. In
politics he is a Democrat.
Kindly submitted by:
Barbara Gallagher
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