Henry and Anna

 

J. Henry Fier was born in 1867. His parents came from Germany. He and Anna married in 1894. Henry lived in Allegany County Md. until 6 years before his death when he moved to Akron. He worked in the coal mines and farmed. In 1920, Henry worked as a janitor in the Public Schools.

Henry had red hair and brown eyes. He had 2 sisters. Carrie was the oldest and never married. In 1910 she lived in Woodland (near Frostburg) with Henry and family, then again with the family on Hammond Street. Henry's middle daughter is named Carrie.

Henry and Anna Fier had 8 children-5 boys and 3 girls.

Anna Ferrens Fier was born in 1870 and died in 1949. Her parents came from Scotland. Anna married Henry when she was 23.

Grandma Fier had brown hair and dark eyes. She was short and wore a lot of petticoats. Grandma made her clothes and her kids' clothes. She even made umbrellas. Anna was wiry-always on the move. She ate oatmeal everyday.

Mom stayed with her in Akron Ohio. Grandma Fier carried her groceries 6 blocks. On Sundays, she would not work. When it was time for the boys to go home she would say "Nighta".

When Henry died in 1930, their son Christopher was living with them in Akron. In 1940 Anna lived in Akron with her son James, his wife Nell and their son James.