Johann Casper Buhrer of Baden, Germany and Anna Maria Miller of Stockach, Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany arrived in Philadelphia, with many other Germans, in 1817 and settled in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. They were married in short order and had a daughter Catherine (Caroline). Knowing of mamy other German families that removed to Zoar, the Buhrer's moved to the rich farmlands of Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where their son Stephen was Born 25 December 1825. In 1867 Stephen Buhrer was elected Democratic mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Zoar was formed by a group of German Separatists who left southeastern, Germany to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. The Separatists thought that the church should be simple and bereft of all ceremony and they emphasized a mystical and direct relationship with God. Zoar was one of the most notable experiments in communal living in our nations history.
Zoar was formed by a group of German Separatists who left southeastern, Germany to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. The Separatists thought that the church should be simple and bereft of all ceremony and they emphasized a mystical and direct relationship with God. Zoar was one of the most notable experiments in communal living in our nations history.
Johann Casper Buhrer of Baden, Germany and Anna Maria Miller of Stockach, Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany arrived in Philadelphia, with many other Germans, in 1817 and settled in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. They were married in short order and had a daughter Catherine (Caroline). Knowing of mamy other German families that removed to Zoar, the Buhrer's moved to the rich farmlands of Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where their son Stephen was Born 25 December 1825. In 1867 Stephen Buhrer was elected Democratic mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Zoar was formed by a group of German Separatists who left southeastern, Germany to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. The Separatists thought that the church should be simple and bereft of all ceremony and they emphasized a mystical and direct relationship with God. Zoar was one of the most notable experiments in communal living in our nations history.
Zoar was formed by a group of German Separatists who left southeastern, Germany to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. The Separatists thought that the church should be simple and bereft of all ceremony and they emphasized a mystical and direct relationship with God. Zoar was one of the most notable experiments in communal living in our nations history.
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