The family emigrated to America in 1872. They reached New York with ship "Westphalia" on 17th of July.
JOHANN (JOHN) Carl Heinrich Bernien, b. 1825 in Picher (son of Buedner farmer and weaver
Johann Heinrich Anton Bernien and Catharina Sophie Dorothee Brandt), d. after 1900
Buedner farmer and weaver in Picher
marr. 1857 in Picher
Sophie MARIE (MARY) Friederike Drenkhahn, b. 1830 in Picher (daughter of Hauswirt farmer Carl Heinrich Friedrich Drenkhahn and Marie Elisabeth Jarmer), d. after 1910.
Children:
1. Sophia Dorothea WILHELMINE (MINNIE) Bernien, b. 1853 Picher, d. 1884 Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wisconsin
2. JOHANN (JOHN) Joachim Friedrich Bernien, b. 1858 Picher
3. AUGUSTE Sophie Dorothea Bernien, b. 1861 Picher, d. after 1880
Daughter Minnie married 1872 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, Frederich/Fred Heiden. In 1880 Auguste lived in their house.
In the Federal Census of 1900 we find
John and Mary Bernien,living with their son John in Reedsburg,Sauk Co., Wisconsin. In 1910 Mary still lived there as a widow.
John Bernien married 1891 in Ironton, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, Minnie Sass who was born in Leussow, Germany.
Thank you to George Williams for his help.