Shiner Lineage Descendants of Andrew Shiner

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Andrew Shiner

4 March 1798 – 21 November 1871

Farmer and landowner; progenitor of the documented Shiner line. Last revised 12 September 2026.

Vital details

Full nameAndrew Shiner
SexMale
Born4 March 1798, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Baptised19 April 1798, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Married8 October 1822, to Catherine Beltz
Died21 November 1871, aged 73
BuriedOld Union Cemetery, section B, plot 14
OccupationFarmer
Record IDI0001

Spouse

Siblings

Parents and grandparents

Children

Children of Andrew Shiner and Catherine Beltz, in birth order.
Name Born Died Spouse
Jacob Shiner 1823 1894 Sarah Hoffman
Mary Ann Shiner 1825 1903 William Getz
Andrew Shiner Jr. 1828 1862 —
Susanna Shiner 1831 1912 Henry Moyer
Elizabeth Shiner 1834 1908 Charles Reinhard
Peter Shiner 1838 1917 Amelia Kutz

Timeline

  • Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

  • Married Catherine Beltz at the county courthouse.

  • Purchased 118 acres recorded in Deed Book F, page 204.

  • Enumerated as head of household, aged 52, occupation farmer.

  • Wrote his will, proved the following year.

  • Died at home; buried at Old Union Cemetery.

Sources

  1. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church baptismal register, 1798, entry 41.
  2. Marriage return, county courthouse, 8 October 1822.
  3. 1850 U.S. census, Berks County, dwelling 214, family 219.
  4. Will of Andrew Shiner, Will Book K, page 88.
  5. Headstone reading, Old Union Cemetery, recorded 2026.

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Research notes

The connection to Hans Georg Schiner rests on the 1802 estate settlement naming Jacob as a son. No baptismal record has been located for Jacob himself, so the link is treated as strongly supported but not proven.

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