Neighbors and Friends

Beer Family, 1874.

Beer Family, 1874.
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Left to right: Jaob Beer, grandson Peter Beer, son Absalom Beer and granddaughter Lottie Beer, in front of their house in Blanco in 1874.

Absalom Beer was postmaster in Blanco from around 1880 to around 1905. He enjoyed traveling, and according to Smith's "History of Armstrong County," was once shipwrecked off the coast of Central America.

Thanks to descendant Maureen Lauster for sharing this picture.