Johann Nikolaus Bernius, b: 1737

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}

^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}


			^{Konrad Hienrich Bernius}^{b.1672 Reinheim, Germany d.1728 Reinheim, Germany}

		^{Johann Philipp Bernius}^{b.1707 Reinheim, Germany d.1743 Reinheim, Germany}	^{Margarete Elisabeth Raimche}^{b.1671 Reinheim, Germany d.1742 Reinheim, Germany}

^{George Adolph Bernius}^{b.1783 Ueberau Reinhei, Germany d.1840 Reinheim, Germany}	^{Johann Nikolaus Bernius}^{b.1737 Reinheim, Germany d.1784 Reinheim, Germany}

^{Margarete Elisabeth Bernius}^{b.1767 Reinheim, Germany d.1776}		^{Elisabeth Margarete Muetz}^{b.1708 Reinheim, Germany d.1740 Reinheim, Germany}

^{Elisabeth Katherine Bernius}^{b.1770 Reinheim, Germany d.1784}

^{Anna Margarete Bernius}^{b.1773 Reinheim, Germany d.1883}

^{Johann Georg Bernius}^{b.1776 Reinheim, Germany d.1777 Reinheim, Germany}	^{Juliane Katerine Vonderschmitt}^{b.1739 Reinheim, Germany d.}

^{Johann Georg Bernius}^{b.1777 Reinheim, Germany d.1778 Reinheim, Germany}

^{Elisabeth Margarete Bernius}^{b.1779 Reinheim, Germany d.1845}