May 5: Happy Birthday! Eliza Kremer

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Eliza Wilhelmina Vierling Kremer was born on this day in 1811, in Salem.   She was the daughter of Dr. Samuel  and Martha Miksch Vierling.

She married Charles Kremer, who was a saddler.  They built a brick home on Church Street, just two houses away from her parents’ home.

Her husband died in 1851, leaving her a widow with several young children.

She taught at the Salem Boys School and at her private school for several years.

She passed away in 1899.

Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.

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