Frederich Beier was born in Prussia in February 1860.
He came to America as a youth and worked as a carpenter in New Jersey. Later he homesteaded near Emery, South Dakota and in 1883 he married Katherine Heitzman. They lived in South Dakota, and later at Cooperstown before coming to Carrington. Mr. Beier operated an elevator in Carrington. He was prominent in civic affairs and served on the city council.
Mr. Beier died in October 1945. Mrs. Beier died in 1923.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 17B