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Morris Bierman one of the
younger generation of business men of
Moberly who takes an
active part in the commercial life of the city as a
leading dealer in furniture
and stoves, with a store at 113 North Wil-
liams street, which was
established under the name of Hyman L. and
Rosa Bierman, both
natives of Russia, where they were born, reared and
married. Morris Bierman
was one of seven children born to his par-
ents. The others are:
Samuel, of St. Louis; Mrs. Lizzie Wexler, of St.
Louis; Abe, also of that
city; Jack, clerk of the city court of St. Louis;
and Isaac, his twin
brother, also of St. Louis.
When Morris Bierman was
six years old, his mother brought him
with the other children to
the United States, as the father had proceeded
them some time and
already had a home prepared for his family in St.
Louis, He attended the
public schools of St. Louis. When his school
days were over he
engaged in the furniture business with his father.
The business was
established in December, 1914. From the first the new
enterprise met with
success. Mr. Bierman carries a full line of furniture,
stoves and household
furnishings. His stock is clean, well kept and he is
courteous and
accommodating. He has built up a satisfactory and
profitable business. In
1916, Morris Bierman purchased his father
interest in the business and
is now sole owner and manager.
Morris Bierman was
married Feb. 25, 1906 to Miss Rebecca Schucart
of St. Louis, the daughter
of Ralph Schucart who is deceased and 1
mother now resides at St.
Lo uis. Three children have been born to this
union: Ruth, Ralph and
Goldine, all of whom live with their parents at
the family home 1201 W.
Franklin street.
Since first coming to
Moberly, Mr. Bierman has taken an active part
in local affairs, He is a
man of progressive ideas and believes that every
citizen should support the
movements for the upbuilding and improve-
ment of the city where he
expects to make his home, He is a member of
the Masonic Lodge, the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the l. G.
B. of St. Louis.
The Bierman family was
well represented in the World War. Two
brothers, Abe and Isaac
served in the National Army, Isaac was a mem-
ber of the 138th Infantry,
25th Division, under Lieutenant Theodore
Bazan and was wounded
in the same engagement in which Lieutenant
Bazan was killed. He
served overseas for 18 months and after the cessa
fing the service was
assigned to the quartermaster's department as pur-
tion of hostilities was
honorably discharged. Abe Bierman, after enter-
chasing agent and also as
interpreter of the French and Jewish languages
while in France. He served
for two and a half years, being a member
the forces that were at the
front in France and on his return to the
United States was
honorably discharged from the army. |