Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger/10299 Surname: Geiger, Warfel ------------------------- Am looking for the parents of Lewis Alvin Geiger, b 1834 in Middle Paxton Twsp, Dauphin Co PA, d 1912 Ottawa KS. Wife Rachel Warfel, 2 sons: Ben Franklin Geiger and Eugene Warfel Geiger. He went to El Paso IL in 1858 and then to Wolcott Co IN in 1904. Father may be Christian Geiger but I have not had any luck locating Lewis among children.

Caroline Geyer 1859 Germany ?  1938 Ohio anyone have this line

My great grandfather was George Geiger born in Switzerland on February 27, 1824. I think he emigrated about 1846. He came to Wisconsin. By 1868 he had a grocery store in Milwaukee. His first wife was Rebecca Schweke born in Hannover. They had three children: George, Maria (Mary) born August 25, 1857, who married Julius Neils and Anna Dorothea (called Dorris by the family), who married John Luerhing. His second wife was the sister of his first wife and was called Maria, later called Mary. They had children named Henry, Anna who married Fred Knoll, Sarah who married Carl Reimann, Verona who was born in 1881, Dietrich who was born in August 1869 and Edward who was born in February 1874. George Geiger died in 1895, but his sons George, Dietrich and Edward carried on the business, which, by then was wholesale grocery. Can anybody give me information about the descendants of these children, except for Mary who married Julius Neils (those I know)? My address is [email protected]

Caroline Geyer 1859 Germany ? 1938 Ohio anyone have this line

Post as many as you can...that way, you will have a better chance of getting someone to recognize your post... >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [GEIGER] Christian Geiger line >Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:53:39 EDT > >Cara, > >Sorry, but no. Christian's grandson, Adam Geiger was born November 1, 1750 >in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He arrived in Fairfield County, Ohio as >early as 1806 from Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. > >His descendants settled mostly in Fairfield and Perry Counties in Ohio and >used the spelling Giger and Geiger. > >BUT, the only way to find out if anyone on this list belongs in your family >is to post a query. Good for you. > >Maggie Kyger Miller > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Cara, Sorry, but no. Christian's grandson, Adam Geiger was born November 1, 1750 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He arrived in Fairfield County, Ohio as early as 1806 from Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. His descendants settled mostly in Fairfield and Perry Counties in Ohio and used the spelling Giger and Geiger. BUT, the only way to find out if anyone on this list belongs in your family is to post a query. Good for you. Maggie Kyger Miller

Hi all I'm curious about the Christian Geiger line. I'm wondering if there were any of that line located in Darke county Ohio around 1840, or in Seneca county Ohio in later years. I am trying to find my gg grandmother Elizabeth Geiger. From the information I've found on her so far, her mother was from New York and her father from Germany. I know about her life after she reached Seneca county Ohio, but not before. I'm not sure if she had any siblings, although there was a relative from New York who attended her funeral (in 1925). Thanks Cara

Hi Gene, I update the Christian Geiger line about once a month at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=loganholmes (You, of course, are in my file.) 25,339 descendants and spouses at last update (but growing daily). By the way, I sent an e-mail to Bettymae Gyger Lutz but never heard back from her. I understand the two of you are working together. Would dearly love to update her line. Following is all I have for her family: Descendants of Joseph Gyger 1 Joseph Gyger b: June 1872 in Lawrence County, Indiana d: Aft. 1900 . +Genie Katheryn Poynter b: December 1876 in Kentucky m: Abt. 1892 d: Aft. 1900 .... 2 Mattie E. Gyger b: April 1895 in Marshall, Lawrence County, Indiana .... 2 Lemuel Gyger b: July 1897 in Marshall, Lawrence County, Indiana .... 2 Wayne Benjamin Gyger b: November 05, 1899 in near Oolitic, Lawrence County, Indiana d: August 1965 in SSDI: Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois Maggie Kyger Miller

Gene- You might wish to check the archives of both this list and KYGER-L for Christian GEIGER and any descendants you are interested in. If you have a question or topic you'd like to discuss about the Christian GEIGER line--please feel free to post it. I know there are others connected to this line on the list. Joan

Hello, Is anybody keeping a thread on the descendents of Christian Geiger? Gygers? Thanks, Gene -----Original Message----- From: rconnell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEIGER] GEIGER/NEUSCH in Rockingham Co., VA I guess this family goes on the back burner for awhile, then! Anne- The GEIGERS in the Peaked Mountain Church records as well as the ones in Shenadoah Co. all are part of the Christian Geiger line which I've not proven to have any connection to my GEIGERs, but then you never know. Joan ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger/10297 Surname: Geiger, Funk, Brengman, Robertson, Orr ------------------------- I am continuing research on a line of Geigers who came into Kentucky from Maryland in the 1780's with a party of settlers. Frederick Geiger of Hagerstown Maryland was married to Ann Funk, d/o Jacob Funk & Ann Roland of Funkstown Maryland. He served in the War of 1812, Battle of Tippecanoe and he and his father ( Frederick) and brother ( Jacob), signed the patriots oath of fidelity in Maryland and served in the Corn Stalk Militia in Kentucky. Anyone who is descended from this branch please contact me. I am trying to complete the family group sheets on numerous children.

I guess this family goes on the back burner for awhile, then! Anne- The GEIGERS in the Peaked Mountain Church records as well as the ones in Shenadoah Co. all are part of the Christian Geiger line which I've not proven to have any connection to my GEIGERs, but then you never know. Joan

In a message dated 4/24/01 9:09:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > In Rockingham Co., records of the Peaked Mountain Church, in 1793, include > Peter and Juliana NEU, with baby dau. Eva. In 1794, among those admitted to > their first Lord's Supper was a Nicholas NEU. > > Many GEIGERS were also members of this church. Of a long list of GEIGERS in > Index, all were of Rockingham Co. except two in Staunton Co. Of an endless > list of NASHES, none were of either co. > > Rockingham Co. is just below Shenandoah Co., in the Shenandoah Valley! I'd > check it out! > Anne- The GEIGERS in the Peaked Mountain Church records as well as the ones in Shenadoah Co. all are part of the Christian Geiger line which I've not proven to have any connection to my GEIGERs, but then you never know. Joan

In FTM's "VA Vital Records, #1, 1600s-1800s", I tried various spellings of NEUSCH and this is all I found: Under VA Land Patents, there is one Capt. NEUCE briefly mentioned in June, 1622, in Elizabeth City. In Rockingham Co., records of the Peaked Mountain Church, in 1793, include Peter and Juliana NEU, with baby dau. Eva. In 1794, among those admitted to their first Lord's Supper was a Nicholas NEU. Many GEIGERS were also members of this church. Of a long list of GEIGERS in Index, all were of Rockingham Co. except two in Staunton Co. Of an endless list of NASHES, none were of either co. Rockingham Co. is just below Shenandoah Co., in the Shenandoah Valley! I'd check it out! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> In a message dated 4/24/01 6:10:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > My husband has a Michael NEESE (1794-1873) in Forestville, Shenandoah Co., > VA, whose 2nd ggf, Mathias NEHS / NÄSS, was born in 1673 at Mitschdorf, > Woerth, Alsace, France, and died in 1741/42 in Salford Twp, Philadelphia > Co., PA. While studying the Shenandoah records, I remember seeing a GEIGER > family. > > Based on what you have said, Joan, I'd be willing to bet that this GEIGER > family came from Alsace! Anne- Actually this is kind of interesting in that my immigrant ancestor Matthias GEIGER (b. Abt. 1703; d. 1759, Salem County, NJ) had a sister Teresia who married Frederic NEUSCH, in 1723, in Lembach, Alsace. I found NEUSCH spelled many ways in the Lembach records and the family seems fairly closely tied to the GEIGERS. A descendant of Frederic and Teresia NEUSCH, -- Matthias NEUSCH, emigrated to America and the family name later evolved to NASH. Coincidence? Joan ==EIGER Mailing List =Visit the GEIGER mailing list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEIGER-L/ ========== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=LIST2

In a message dated 4/24/01 6:10:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > My husband has a Michael NEESE (1794-1873) in Forestville, Shenandoah Co., > VA, whose 2nd ggf, Mathias NEHS / NÄSS, was born in 1673 at Mitschdorf, > Woerth, Alsace, France, and died in 1741/42 in Salford Twp, Philadelphia > Co., PA. While studying the Shenandoah records, I remember seeing a GEIGER > family. > > Based on what you have said, Joan, I'd be willing to bet that this GEIGER > family came from Alsace! Anne- Actually this is kind of interesting in that my immigrant ancestor Matthias GEIGER (b. Abt. 1703; d. 1759, Salem County, NJ) had a sister Teresia who married Frederic NEUSCH, in 1723, in Lembach, Alsace. I found NEUSCH spelled many ways in the Lembach records and the family seems fairly closely tied to the GEIGERS. A descendant of Frederic and Teresia NEUSCH, -- Matthias NEUSCH, emigrated to America and the family name later evolved to NASH. Coincidence? Joan

My husband has a Michael NEESE (1794-1873) in Forestville, Shenandoah Co., VA, whose 2nd ggf, Mathias NEHS / NÄSS, was born in 1673 at Mitschdorf, Woerth, Alsace, France, and died in 1741/42 in Salford Twp, Philadelphia Co., PA. While studying the Shenandoah records, I remember seeing a GEIGER family. Based on what you have said, Joan, I'd be willing to bet that this GEIGER family came from Alsace! Anne C. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > I think there were GEIGERs of various spellings in all parts of Germany, > Alsace, Switzerland, etc. I do think that most of the 18th Century GEIGER > emigrants came from Switzerland, Alsace, or Southwestern Germany simply > because that is where the vast majority of Germanic emigrants were coming > from at that time. Most of them were Protestant (mine were the exception). > > In later years you started to see the GEIGERS (and others) from other areas > emigrate to America. Many of those were Catholic and many settled in more > urban areas than the earlier settlers. > > Joan

Let's not forget that the Austrians, Hapsburgs, Swiss-Germans, Hanovers, Prussians, etc. were all considered to be German...the British called everyone Deutsch, if they were not British, including the Hollanders (Neiderlanders); they were all cousins, by some marriage alliance anyway...and the move was on by the Bishops to rid the Holy Roman Empire of non-Catholics, so that is why many European Protestants emigrated...The Bishops were very often of Royal blood in addition to their Clerical positions, so they treated the Provinces like fiefdoms, as their own personal estates...look at the Salzburgers as examples... >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Those German GEIGERS again ...... >Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:10:29 EDT > >In a message dated 4/23/01 9:48:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > > > Sorry, I'm late catching up with my e-mail. > > > > O.K., I stand corrected! <g> But seriously .... is it my imagination >that > > most, if not all, of the GEIGER locations in Germany, etc., seem to be >in > > the southern part - not too far from SWT? I'm referring to those >GEIGERS > > who emigrated to Amer. from these locations. Just an idle thought. > > >Anne- > >I think there were GEIGERs of various spellings in all parts of Germany, >Alsace, Switzerland, etc. I do think that most of the 18th Century GEIGER >emigrants came from Switzerland, Alsace, or Southwestern Germany simply >because that is where the vast majority of Germanic emigrants were coming >from at that time. Most of them were Protestant (mine were the exception). > >In later years you started to see the GEIGERS (and others) from other areas >emigrate to America. Many of those were Catholic and many settled in more >urban areas than the earlier settlers. > >Joan > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list send an e-mail to: >[email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] >(digest mode) and put only one word--either SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the >subject and the body of the message. > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

In a message dated 4/23/01 10:02:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > BTW, Joan, wasn't Alsace part of that area that kept bouncing between France > and German ownership? That could explain it! <bg> Anne- Yes--and they were German-speaking. Who knows where they were originally from, but they were in Lembach at least from the very late 1600s. Joan

In a message dated 4/23/01 9:48:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Sorry, I'm late catching up with my e-mail. > > O.K., I stand corrected! <g> But seriously .... is it my imagination that > most, if not all, of the GEIGER locations in Germany, etc., seem to be in > the southern part - not too far from SWT? I'm referring to those GEIGERS > who emigrated to Amer. from these locations. Just an idle thought. > Anne- I think there were GEIGERs of various spellings in all parts of Germany, Alsace, Switzerland, etc. I do think that most of the 18th Century GEIGER emigrants came from Switzerland, Alsace, or Southwestern Germany simply because that is where the vast majority of Germanic emigrants were coming from at that time. Most of them were Protestant (mine were the exception). In later years you started to see the GEIGERS (and others) from other areas emigrate to America. Many of those were Catholic and many settled in more urban areas than the earlier settlers. Joan

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerDeed/10030 Surname: GEIGER, Kegar, Hoofman, Denmark, Bunce, Rester ------------------------- State of Georgia This Indenture made the sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen and in [the] thirty ninth year of the independence of the United States of America Between Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman and Cornelius Geiger, the legal Heirs of Ulrick Kegar (or Geiger) deceased, all of the said State and County of Bulloch of the one part, and John Geiger, also a legal Heir of the said Ulrick Kegar of the said State and County of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman, and Cornelius Geiger, heirs as aforesaid for the sole Intention that strict Justice may be obtained and done to their brother, the said John Geiger, one of the said Heirs and to prevent dispute and lawsuits thereafter, they the said Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman and Cornelius Geiger have granted, bargained, sold, Aliened, released and Confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and Confirm unto the said John Geiger and to his heirs and assigns forever, All that parcel of Land being one fifth and the South East part of a tract originally on the Second of June Ano Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven granted to Ulrick Kegar for three hundred acres the said one fifth part of the said tract of land Containing agreeably to the said original grant, sixty acres on and by accurate resurvey thereof made the 2nd day of December 1814, Eighty acres as will more fully appear by referring to the resurvey plat hereunto annexed situate lying and being at the present state in the said County on the south side of Great Ogechee River at the flat ford, and butting and bounding North East by said river Southeast by land granted Frederick Rester southwest by (land of) the said John Geiger and North west from a stake xiii north side of a pond in the west or branch line; North forty five Degrees, East sixty six chains to a small sweet-gum xiii on said river, which divides it from the residue of said Tract which is purchased by Christopher Frederick Bunce; the said part or one fifth of the whole tract Fell by lott to the said John Geiger in an amicable division of said tract among the said Heirs. Together with all and singular, the house, Buildings and Improvement, Rents, Issues, Profits, Privileges, Commodities and all the right, Title, Intention, Inheritance, Property, Benefit, Claim and demand Whatsoever to the said one fifth part of the said Tract of Land and all appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining: To Have and To Hold the said one fifth of the said tract of land, and all and singular, the premises above mentioned with their and every of their rights member and Appurtenances; to the only proper use and benefit and behalf of the said John Geiger, his heirs and assigns against them; and the said Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman, and Cornelius Geiger, their Heirs, Executors and Administrators, the said one fifth part of the said tract of land, and premises above mentioned and all and every part and parcel thereof unto the said John Geiger, his heirs and assigns, against them the said Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman, and Cornelius Geiger their heirs, Executors and Administrators (but against no other person or persons whatsoever) shall and will forever warrant and defend by these presents. In Witness whereof, the said Felix Geiger, Abraham Geiger, Mary Hoofman, and Cornelius Geiger have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. s/ Felix Geiger *{seal}* s/ Abraham Geiger *{seal}* s/ Mary Hoofman *{seal}* s/ Cornelius Geiger *{seal}* Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of: s/ Jacob Geiger s/ Philip Geiger s/ Stephen Denmark, J.P. *******[Bulloch County, GA 1814-1818 Deed Record (Book) AAA, pg 289]*******