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Margaretha (Schwab) Buerer, son; Franklin & his wife Clara and child Geneva, sons; Harry and Reuel and daughters; Linda and Pearl made the initial trip to Portland, Oregon on the Overland Continental Train in 1902 where the men worked in the sawmill industry. Later that fall George & his wife Lulu Maud and Forrest arrived to join the family.After gaining experience, the men talked their mother into purchasing 525 acres of timber land in Marion, Oregon where she establish this lumber mill. Forrest fell from a floating log in the Big Creek and drowned as George tried to rescue him. The Mill was started in 1904 and lasted six years and finally closed after being destroyed by fire(picture looks better after printing on your printer). For more information, contact J. Nathan Buerer.
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