NICHOLAS SCHIER was born in Celle, Prussia, Aug. 22, 1819, and is a son of Joseph and Catherine (Binns) Schier, natives of Prussia. He received his education in his native country, and, after reaching manhood, he engaged in the milling business there for 11 years. In 1852, after bidding adieu to friends and home, he sailed down the river Rhine, to Rotterdam, and from there to Goole, England, where he went, by railroad, to Liverpool. He there took passage for America, on a vessel bound for New Orleans, and after a voyage of nine weeks, he arrived at the Crescent City, and then came up to St. Louis. There, in August, 1857, he was married to Catherine Baltes, a native of Prussia. By this marriage there were five children, all of whom are deceased. His wife died Sept. 15, 1865, and Mr. Schier was again married to Mary Taffner, also a native of Prussia. This union was blessed with five children, one of whom died in infancy. Those living are - Katie, Elizabeth, Johnnie, and Christina. Mr. Schier has 40 acres of land on Sec. 2, T. 11, R. 13, and divides his attention between raising stock and is a steady, industrious farmer. He came to this county in 1855.