tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post6355846429335167573..comments2023-07-07T01:56:41.507-07:00Comments on (Nearly) Everyone's an Immigrant: The Mysterious Country of “Biron”The Digital Immigranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410641421287419872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post-90661482364792934522013-07-03T14:28:50.341-07:002013-07-03T14:28:50.341-07:00I also have a GG grandfather (1850 U.S. arrival) w...I also have a GG grandfather (1850 U.S. arrival) who was variously described by Census takers as being from either "Biron" or "Germany". It also seems too much of a coincidence that so many census takers all picked the same misspelling of Bayern or Baden.<br /><br />My family legend and tradition had it that this line of the family was originally Belgian. That brings me to another line of thinking. There are two towns in Southern Belgium named Biron. One is about 25 miles from Belgium's current border with Germany and the other about 35. Depending on where the border was in the 1830-1850 time-frame, It's possible that one of these could be the elusive "Biron."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289607254253063513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post-21708502863055593842012-08-15T20:25:55.922-07:002012-08-15T20:25:55.922-07:00My Gg Grandmother was Henrietta Black. She came t...My Gg Grandmother was Henrietta Black. She came to the US about 1867 and married in Pittsburgh in 1870. The 1880 census says she was from Biron. The 1900 and 1920 Censuses say Baden. So I presume the census taker mis-heard her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016337027835173670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post-49025568539017799772012-08-15T20:23:58.430-07:002012-08-15T20:23:58.430-07:00My GG Grandmother was Henrietta Black. She arrive...My GG Grandmother was Henrietta Black. She arrived about 1867. The 1880 Census said she was from Biron. The 1900 and 1920 Censuses said she was from Baden Germany. I presume the census taker listed Baden as Biron. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016337027835173670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post-14039011449842527152012-04-18T11:43:12.660-07:002012-04-18T11:43:12.660-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Antjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130505920683171499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494787998321243046.post-52566574924099085532012-04-18T08:51:35.867-07:002012-04-18T08:51:35.867-07:00I have a friend who told me her German ancestor ca...I have a friend who told me her German ancestor came from Fort Byron, Germany. That didn't seem very possible to me. It finally rang a bell - Furth, Bayern. So you can add that mistranslation to your collection. In the 1870 Census, my ancestor came from Baden. That turned out to be eastern "Baden" (Bayern) in the Bavarian Forest. But at least that census taker had a vague knowledge of the German kingdoms and tried to make "Bayern" fit.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.com