Descendants of Johann Harms (Biermann)
Descendants of Johann Harms (Biermann)
Descendants of Johann Harms (Biermann)
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<strong>Descendants</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Johann</strong> <strong>Harms</strong> (<strong>Biermann</strong>)<br />
Noted events in his life were:<br />
• He was educated at Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska, in 1978, and obtained a<br />
1982 BA from Indiana University with a double major in Journalism & Political Science.<br />
• He was employed as a newspaper reporter with the Virginia-Pilot <strong>of</strong> Norfolk, VA from<br />
1982-85, The Montgomery Journal <strong>of</strong> Rockville, MD from 1985-86, and with the Knight<br />
Ridder/Tribune News Service in Washington, DC until the present.<br />
• Family: At his mother's 1995 death he lived in Alexandria, VA.<br />
• Employed: He is currently the Asst. Managing Editor <strong>of</strong> the Knight Ridder/Tribune<br />
News Service & Information Services.<br />
• Resides: Alexandria, Virginia.<br />
Everett Eugene BIERMAN [672] was born on 16 Aug 1924 in Hastings, Adams Co., NE.<br />
Noted events in his life were:<br />
• He served in the military with the US Army from 1942 to 1946.<br />
• He was educated at Purdue University and graduated in 1948 with a B.S. degree. He also<br />
received a 1958 M.S. degree from American University.<br />
• Employed: He was employed from 1948 to 1951 as an information <strong>of</strong>ficer in Washington, DC<br />
at the Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture where he first met Joyce.<br />
• Employed: From 1951 to 1959 he was information director <strong>of</strong> the National 4-H Foundation in<br />
Washington. From 1959 to 1967 he served as PR director for the Central Soya Co <strong>of</strong> Ft.<br />
Wayne, IN.<br />
• He worked as a minority staff director for the US House <strong>of</strong> Representatives Committee on<br />
Foeign Affairs from 1967 to 1986. From Nov. 1986 to Nov 1989 he served as US<br />
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea.<br />
Everett married Joyce Elizabeth LEAR [673] [MRIN: 249], daughter <strong>of</strong> William Earl LEAR<br />
[1077] and Mildred Joyce Eleanor GUNDERSON [1094], on 25 Mar 1950 in Dumbarton<br />
Methodist Church, Washington, DC. Joyce was born on 25 Jun 1929 in Washington, DC. They<br />
had four children: James Everett, Karen Joyce, Robert Eugene, and Marta Elizabeth.<br />
James Everett BIERMAN [928] was born on 18 Feb 1955 in Frostburg, MD.<br />
Noted events in his life were:<br />
• He was educated at Dabney S. Lancaster College in Clifton Forge, VA and obtained an<br />
associate degree in forest management. He has since studied engineering & statistical<br />
analysis.<br />
• Employed: He is employed in business management & marketing with Archer Advanced<br />
RubberComponents in Kernersville, NC.<br />
• Resides: Oak Ridge, North Carolina.<br />
• His e-mail address was jbierman@archerseal.com.<br />
James married Christie M. BALSER [1111] [MRIN: 408], daughter <strong>of</strong> John BALSER<br />
[1219] and Violet [1220]. The marriage ended in divorce. They had one daughter: Tasha<br />
Johnell.<br />
Karen Joyce BIERMAN [926] was born on 6 Nov 1957 in Washington, DC.<br />
35 Produced by Legacy on 31 Mar 2010