Hi Perry. There was a Bieber in my past, but my family immigrated to up state NY and we are different from the Pennsylvania Beavers. There are a lot of PA Beaver's, we are a very small lineage. Thanks for the thought though. Interesting however, my wife's family traveled to CA in 1848. (Rode from Missouri with the Donner Party and separated at Lake Tahoe) She is 7th generation Californian. Her great-great-etc grandfather was the mill manager at Sutter's mill when they discovered gold.
John, just totally off the wall question for you. Has your family name been Anglisized from the German, Bieber? A branch of my paternal Grandmother's family (Bieber) left Pennsylvania for California in the 1850's and I understand they changed the name from Bieber to Beaver. If so, I may have some family tree information that might be of interest.
