In a message dated 98-07-03 19:21:50 EDT, you write: > msg has cover note in RED LETTERS- Warning, may damage/corrupt your file, > etc. What's going on? Why don't you send it the regular way, instead of > downloading & running damger of damaging/corrupting? Sorry to involve the entire list in this but I need the help of the 11 subscribers who receive the list mail in digest mode and who are also AOL subscribers. AOL limits the size of e-mail messages that it will allow to go through as an actual e-mail. If a message comes through larger than AOL will allow then the entire message is converted into a text file attachment which must be downloaded and viewed in a text editor or word processor. The reasons AOL chooses to do this are too involved to go into in this message but they are partly for the members' own protection. I have no say in the matter in what AOL will convert into text attachments or what they will accept as regular mail. The problem only occurrs with digests--it does not involve anyone receiving the list mail in single message mode--it also does not involve people who are not receiving the list mail through AOL. So if any list member is having problems with the digests and would like me to switch them over to single messae mode I would be happy to do that. Also, there are other options I could discuss with you to enable you to receive the digest with no problem by getting your list mail through a service other than AOL--at no cost to you. First I would like to find out exactly what is going on here. I need to determine what is happening with Delia's digests in order to know what to tell Rootsweb so that they can help me get it straightened out. Is anyone else having problems with the digest mail? Especially those on AOL? Delia I need to know exactly what is happening. Do you see the red warning message when you click on download? Or is it happening when you open the e- mail itself? If it is happening when you click on download it sounds to me as if for some reason the digest is coming through in some form OTHER than a text file--which would indicate to me that AOL is at fault here since they are creating the attachment in the first place. AOL will give you a warning message anytime you go to download a file that could contain a virus (which a text file cannot). I am not sure whether any of this could have caused the GPF you received while attempting to open the mail--that may have been unrelated. Should that happen again write down the details of the error message and let me know what it says. It may involve a call to AOL tech support to get this straightened out--it sounds like their fault and not Rootsweb--but first I would like to know if anyone else is affected by this? Thanks! Joan

msg has cover note in RED LETTERS- Warning, may damage/corrupt your file, etc. What's going on? Why don't you send it the regular way, instead of downloading & running damger of damaging/corrupting?

In today's edition of the Missing Links newsletter there was a very interesting article which included some information on the town of Stone Arabia, NY which I had asked about previously on the list. Apparently the town had a major German influence and at least some of its history involved Hessian soldiers. I quote below just a tiny portion of the information about Stone Arabia from the lengthy article. "Steinrabi, now called Stone Arabia, an old German community in the Mohawk valley of Montgomery County, New York State. If you look at today's maps you'll find Nelliston and Palatine Bridge instead. This German speaking village had several churches, one of them the Palatine Lutheran Trinity Church of Stone Arabia. They also must have had a German speaking or teaching school" Joan

> Yes, there is a furnacce in Robeson Township and there was a mill in > Geigertown--or more than one--Walter John Kiger can answer that question > better than I can--I have been there once but John has been there several > times and spoke with the Geigertown historian. > The Geigertown Historical Society has an ongoing project of restoring the Joanna Furnace. Their funds for this project is derived from two yearly craft shows on the Furnace grounds. One in the spring and the other in the fall. The one in the fall is their biggest and draws quite a sizable crowd. Geigertown (or Geiger's Mills as it was originally known) was renamed in 1940 to the present name. Geiger's Mills was named as such for the many grist mills owned by the Geiger family. Most of them are in ruins only one that I am aware of is still standing and is within the city limits of Geigertown. It is no longer a working grist mill, but is used mainly for storage. Walter John Kiger

Ken, I went over my notes on this Geiger family and found the following after comparing with your chart. First of all--it looks like a type for the DOB of Margaret "Peggy" dau. of John Adam Geiger. What is the correct date? I have a second marriage for John Adam to Sylvy Bobbitt/Babbitt on Mar 2, 1819. I also have another marriage for iv. Elizabeth Giger to Thomas Strickler 1810. I have a marriage for x. Daniel Kiger to Jane Could. Isaac Kiger--is he the Isaac Kiger who married Lydia Rutter on 31 January 1814? If so I have a son listed for them--James Mathias Kiger who settled for some period of time in Northumberland County, PA. 1806 Fairfield County Tax lists include: Anthony Kiger. Could he be another son--or might this refer to the Anthony Geiger who later can be found in Licking Co.? Joan

Kay - It sounds like there are a great many people who have you in their thoughts and prayers. Know that we are out here hoping for the best for you. Please take care. Debbie Turner -----Original Message----- From: kbolls@magicnet.net [SMTP:kbolls@magicnet.net] Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 8:44 PM To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Geigertown Hi! I'm Kay and I live in Geneva, FL. Our road goes right on to SR 46 and SR46 goes to Mims, FL and I-95. The fires are raging everywhere. Three young boys started a new on not too long ago in Orange Co. That has become a major fire, closing two major highways. These fires are leaping highways, going over barriers. Just doesn't make sense. Someone reported watching a person flip a cigarette out the window as he was driving down the highway. We have had no rain for so long, and to think that someone, whether tourist or resident would do something like that. There are more evacuations call for and of course they will come right by our road. Its so sad. The smoke is terrible. Remember us in your prayers, and ask God to send a week of very gentle rain to stop these fires. That's what it will take. These pine trees have layer after layer after layer of pine needles. Some of the hot spots are 12 to 14" deep. They restart constantly. Take care, Kay in Central Florida PS: These firefighters are from 38 states. They are to be praised. I hope that all of you will remember the firefighters in your community at special occasions. You never really appreciate them until we have a disaster such as this...we just see them sitting outside enjoying the day. What I would give to see them 'sit' once more and gladly vote for pay increases for each one. They have served the people of Florida above and beyond the call of duty. These residents have fallen in love with your firefighters, America! There are 10 tankers trying toput out fires, plus the helicopters hauling water from various lakes. Those pilots and any worker who is helping gets lots of love and affection from these people... and us, too. ********** >Just joined this group.......could you please tell me who Kay is????? > >I, too, live in Florida....Orlando....and would like to know if we are >related.....since my paternal grandmother was a Geiger. > >Mary Phillips >Orlando, FL > >Update: Fires have spread to Christmas, FL now. That is 25 miles east of >Orlando and where my maternal grandmother was raised. It's directly east of >Cape Canaveral......these fires are sooooo sad. > >The Daytona, Ormond, Holly Hill area is about 60 miles north of Orlando. > >

Hi! I'm Kay and I live in Geneva, FL. Our road goes right on to SR 46 and SR46 goes to Mims, FL and I-95. The fires are raging everywhere. Three young boys started a new on not too long ago in Orange Co. That has become a major fire, closing two major highways. These fires are leaping highways, going over barriers. Just doesn't make sense. Someone reported watching a person flip a cigarette out the window as he was driving down the highway. We have had no rain for so long, and to think that someone, whether tourist or resident would do something like that. There are more evacuations call for and of course they will come right by our road. Its so sad. The smoke is terrible. Remember us in your prayers, and ask God to send a week of very gentle rain to stop these fires. That's what it will take. These pine trees have layer after layer after layer of pine needles. Some of the hot spots are 12 to 14" deep. They restart constantly. Take care, Kay in Central Florida PS: These firefighters are from 38 states. They are to be praised. I hope that all of you will remember the firefighters in your community at special occasions. You never really appreciate them until we have a disaster such as this...we just see them sitting outside enjoying the day. What I would give to see them 'sit' once more and gladly vote for pay increases for each one. They have served the people of Florida above and beyond the call of duty. These residents have fallen in love with your firefighters, America! There are 10 tankers trying toput out fires, plus the helicopters hauling water from various lakes. Those pilots and any worker who is helping gets lots of love and affection from these people... and us, too. ********** >Just joined this group.......could you please tell me who Kay is????? > >I, too, live in Florida....Orlando....and would like to know if we are >related.....since my paternal grandmother was a Geiger. > >Mary Phillips >Orlando, FL > >Update: Fires have spread to Christmas, FL now. That is 25 miles east of >Orlando and where my maternal grandmother was raised. It's directly east of >Cape Canaveral......these fires are sooooo sad. > >The Daytona, Ormond, Holly Hill area is about 60 miles north of Orlando. > >

I checked with an expert on the subject of Berks County and learned that prior to 1752 when the county was formed from Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Chester counties, Robeson Township--where Geigertown is located, was, indeed, a part of Lancaster County. The part of Berks which is east of the Schuykill River was in Philadelphia County, and part west was in Lancaster County, and Union Township was part of Chester County. Joan

Looking for informarion on Oswald Geiger- Coleen cflorke@computer-depot.com Descendants of Oswold Geiger Generation No. 1 1. OSWOLD1 GEIGER was born in Elm, Switzerland, and died April 20, 1820. He married MARGARET RHYNER. Children of OSWOLD GEIGER and MARGARET RHYNER are: 2. i. JOHN ULRICH2 GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 3. ii. FELIX GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 4. iii. OSWOLD GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 5. iv. ROSINA GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 6. v. MARGARET GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. vi. JACOB GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. Notes for JACOB GEIGER: !Died Single 7. vii. JOACHIM GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. viii. BALTHASAR GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. Notes for BALTHASAR GEIGER: !Died Single 8. ix. HENRY GEIGER, b. 1835, Switzerland; d. November 07, 1912. 9. x. KATHERINE GEIGER, b. August 27, 1838, Elm, Switzerland; d. November 03, 1913. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN ULRICH2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. He married ANN SCHNEIDER. Children of JOHN GEIGER and ANN SCHNEIDER are: 10. i. ROSINA3 GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 11. ii. MARTHA GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 12. iii. ANNA GEIGER, d. January 13, 1950. 13. iv. OSWOLD GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 14. v. JOHN GEIGER, d. June 30, 1923. 15. vi. LEN GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. vii. FELIX GEIGER, d. January 14, 1944; m. ELIZABETH PEIPER. viii. ALBERT GEIGER. 16. ix. LOUIE GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 3. FELIX2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. He married KATHERINE RHYNER. Children of FELIX GEIGER and KATHERINE RHYNER are: 17. i. MARIE3 GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 18. ii. MARGARETHA GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 19. iii. ALONZA GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. iv. OSWOLD GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. Notes for OSWOLD GEIGER: !Died single 4. OSWOLD2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. He married MARIE RHYNER. Children of OSWOLD GEIGER and MARIE RHYNER are: 20. i. FREDOLIN O3 GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. 21. ii. ELSBETH GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. iii. LIZA GEIGER, d. Bef. 1954. Notes for LIZA GEIGER: !Died Single 5. ROSINA2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. She married LENHARD ROHRER. Children of ROSINA GEIGER and LENHARD ROHRER are: i. WALTER3 ROHRER. ii. KATHERINE ESTHER ROHRER. iii. ANNA ROHRER. iv. ROSINA ROHRER. v. ALBERT ROHRER. 22. vi. HENRY ROHRER, d. August 17, 1928. vii. VINCENT ROHRER. 23. viii. DAVID ROHRER, d. January 09, 1950. ix. ROSE ETTA ROHRER. 24. x. LEONARD OSWOLD ROHRER, d. December 13, 1936. xi. EDWARD ROHRER. xii. JOHN W. ROHRER. 6. MARGARET2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. She married CHRISTOPHER TSCHUDY. Children of MARGARET GEIGER and CHRISTOPHER TSCHUDY are: i. HENRY3 TSCHUDY, d. June 1934. ii. JOHN TSCHUDY. 7. JOACHIM2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) died Bef. 1954. He married MARIA FLURI. Children of JOACHIM GEIGER and MARIA FLURI are: i. MARGARET3 GEIGER. 25. ii. JOHN GEIGER, d. December 22, 1943. iii. OSWOLD GEIGER. 8. HENRY2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) was born 1835 in Switzerland, and died November 07, 1912. He married ELIZABETH CAMARIGG, daughter of FLISCH CAMARIGG and DORATHE KIENI. Notes for HENRY GEIGER: More About HENRY GEIGER: Buried: Riverside Cemt, Fox Lake, WI Notes for ELIZABETH CAMARIGG: More About ELIZABETH CAMARIGG: Blessed: December 31, 1841, Almens, Almens, Switzerland Children of HENRY GEIGER and ELIZABETH CAMARIGG are: i. WALTER3 GEIGER, b. 1861, Winnebago, WI, USA; d. August 11, 1883, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI, USA. Notes for WALTER GEIGER: !Cause of death Typhoid Fever More About WALTER GEIGER: Buried: Fox Lake Cemt., Fox Lake, WI, USA ii. ESTHER GEIGER, b. February 26, 1863, Winnebago, WI, USA; d. September 01, 1883, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI, USA. Notes for ESTHER GEIGER: !Cause of death Tyhoid Fever. Died single More About ESTHER GEIGER: Buried: Fox Lake Cemt., Fox Lake, WI, USA iii. ELIZABETH R. GEIGER, b. 1866, WI, USA; d. 1880, WI, USA. Notes for ELIZABETH R. GEIGER: !died single iv. LOUISE LIZZIE GEIGER, b. 1867, WI, USA; d. 1880, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI, USA. Notes for LOUISE LIZZIE GEIGER: !died single v. NETTIE GEIGER, b. 1877; d. December 02, 1880, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI, USA. Notes for NETTIE GEIGER: !Cause of death Diptherua or Defathaisia, age 3. More About NETTIE GEIGER: Buried: Riverside Cemt, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI 9. KATHERINE2 GEIGER (OSWOLD1) was born August 27, 1838 in Elm, Switzerland, and died November 03, 1913. She married CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPHER CAMARIGG November 08, 1860 in Waupon, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, son of FLISCH CAMARIGG and DORATHE KIENI. More About KATHERINE GEIGER: Buried: Correctionville, Woodbury, IA, USA More About CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPHER CAMARIGG: Blessed: June 28, 1837, Almens, Almens, Switzerland Buried: January 20, 1925, Correctionville, Woodbury, IA, USA Children of KATHERINE GEIGER and CHRISTIAN CAMARIGG are: 26. i. MARGARET3 CAMARIGG. ii. JOHN CAMARIGG, d. Infant. More About JOHN CAMARIGG: iii. ROSINA CAMARIGG, d. Infant. More About ROSINA CAMARIGG: 27. iv. ARDELLA GRACE CAMARIGG. 28. v. LYDIA CAMARIGG, b. October 03, 1861; d. September 25, 1947. 29. vi. WALTER OSWOLD CAMARIGG, b. April 14, 1863, Waupon, Fond Du Lac, WI, USA; d. August 25, 1940, Correctionville, Woodbury, IA, USA. 30. vii. KATHERINE CAMARIGG, b. July 22, 1873; d. December 16, 1957. 31. viii. HENRY CAMARIGG, b. February 03, 1879.

No, fortunately, the fires have not gotten that far south. Right now, they are in the Cape Canaveral area....a little east in Christmas, FL....and then north in the Volusia (Daytona, New Smyrna, Ormond Beach area). I guess you've heard by now that the NASCAR races in Daytona were cancelled. Sure was shocked to hear that. Daytona depends on that for their main source of income. Heard there was a little rain tonight in Leesburg (northwest of Orlando). We need to pray that it will spead over our way. I'm watching the news coverage about the fire. That's all that's been on my channel for two days. The reporters are so tired....you can really tell in their voices. Pray for rain for us......Stuart, south Florida areas...W. Palm, Ft. Pierce, are all fine. We did have a fire yesterday in Holopaw, FL (Osceola Co) but it's been extinguished. Mary

Hi, Mary, Even though I, too, have Geiger/Kiger ancestry, I'm writing to ask about the fires there in Florida. Do you know how far south they extend? Do they go as far south as Stuart [on the Atlantic Coast down toward West Palm Beach]? My father's sister has property in Stuart and her daughter & granddaughter are supposed to go down there on the 4th for 2 weeks. We'd all like to know if that area is in any danger. Best wishes, Richard Blair Anderson, Jr., Danville, Virginia USA r.anderson@d-k.com -----Original Message----- From: Maryp5243@aol.com <Maryp5243@aol.com> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, 2 July, 1998 17:37 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Geigertown >Just joined this group.......could you please tell me who Kay is????? > >I, too, live in Florida....Orlando....and would like to know if we are >related.....since my paternal grandmother was a Geiger. > >Mary Phillips >Orlando, FL > >Update: Fires have spread to Christmas, FL now. That is 25 miles east of >Orlando and where my maternal grandmother was raised. It's directly east of >Cape Canaveral......these fires are sooooo sad. > >The Daytona, Ormond, Holly Hill area is about 60 miles north of Orlando. > >

Kay, so glad you checked in with us. Needless to say you are in all of our thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated. Joan

Looking for a John Geiger born bef 1768 supposedly son of Simon Peter Geiger. Have John in New Jersey, Frederick Co Md and Westmoreland Pa. His children are Catherine [1788-1871 Carroll Co Oh] m David Brower [my line] Jacob [bef 1790- ] Daniel [bef 1790-] Ann Maria [1797 - 1876 Owen Co In] m Abram Berlein Joseph [ - d aft 1822] m 1. Mary Myers 2. Mary McCready Elizabeth [c 1795 - 1858 Carroll Co Oh] m Christopher Price Charles - went to West Indies and never heard of again Esther m ________ Morrison Ellen Barbara Ferrell OhF640@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

In a message dated 98-07-02 17:35:58 EDT, you write: > Looking for a John Geiger born bef 1768 supposedly son of Simon Peter > Geiger. > Have John in New Jersey, Frederick Co Md and Westmoreland Pa. Barbara, can you clarify this for us? Do you mean that you have YOUR John Geiger located in NJ and then MD and then Westmoreland or that you have found A John Geiger who COULD be yours in those places? There were John Geigers in each of those three places but not the SAME John Geiger as far as I know. There was a Simon Geiger in New Jersey but he didn't have a son named John--at least not one who was living and named in his father's will written in 1786 and probated in 1787. There may actually have been more than one John Geiger in Old Frederick County, MD. I know of at least one John Geiger (born 1798) in Westmoreland but he was born too late to be yours. Any further details you could provide might help us to identify your John Geiger. Joan

In a message dated 98-07-02 17:05:45 EDT, you write: > I guess most of you already know that there is a Geigertown, PA around Berks > Co. PA. As I understand it Berks Co. was formerly part of Lancaster Co. where > I think the early Christian Geigers were located. Amy, part of what is now Berks County was once in Lancaster County and part was also in Chester and Philadelphia counties. I don't believe the area which includes Geigertown (Robeson Township) was ever part of Lancaster County (more likely Chester) but it is near the Lancaster County border. Geigertown is named for Paul Geiger who emigrated from Berwangen, Northern Kraichgau, Germany in 1749 on the Fane. Of interest is that there was a George Geiger who came over from Berwangen on the ship with Paul. The two were not brothers but are thought to be related. George Geiger settled in Lancaster County and he can be found in the records of Trinity Lutheran Church and is listed as the "recently arrived servant of Jacob Dannbach." In addition to Paul of Geigertown and George of Lancaster, four other members of the Berwangen Geigers emigrated to Pennsylvania. Paul's brother Johannes settled in Lancaster County and also attended Trinity Lutheran Church. it should be noted that in a communion record from this church dated 15 October 1751 John is listed with Wilhelm and Eva Barbara Geiger of the Christian Geiger family although the list is NOT alphabetical--so I would assume at the very least the two Geigers knew each other. Johann Jacob Geiger, a first cousin of Paul and Johannes can also be found in the Trinity Lutheran Lancaster records. Another Paul Geiger from this same Geiger familiy arrived in Phila. on the Samuel in 1737 and settled in Philadelphia where he can be found in the records of St. Michael's and Zion Church. This Paul Geiger had a sister Anna who also emigrated. I have fairly extensive records on all of the Berwangen Geigers both in Germany and in Pennsylvania--and I plan to print it in our newsletter within the coming year. It should be noted that members of another Geiger family from Ittlingen, Germany, which is very near to Berwangen, also lived in Robeson Township, Berks County. This is Christopher Geiger, son of Valentine Geiger of Ittlingen. Christopher Geiger's second wife was Mary Robeson, daughter of the Robeson for whom the township was named. In yet another coincidence the Robesons were from New Jersey prior to moving to Berks County and lived very near my Geigers in Salem and Gloucester counties. > > I did not know, and located the following site which has a picture of a > furnace founded by Thomas Bull, Thomas May, Samuel Potts, and Thomas Rutter > III, in 1792 in Geigertown, PA. > Yes, there is a furnacce in Robeson Township and there was a mill in Geigertown--or more than one--Walter John Kiger can answer that question better than I can--I have been there once but John has been there several times and spoke with the Geigertown historian. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/berksp/1bksb/bsscbk07.htm > > > Happy 4th. And could we have an update on Kay's proximity to the Florida > fires? Kay, yes--we all want to know that you are OK. Please let us know. Joan

I guess most of you already know that there is a Geigertown, PA around Berks Co. PA. As I understand it Berks Co. was formerly part of Lancaster Co. where I think the early Christian Geigers were located. I did not know, and located the following site which has a picture of a furnace founded by Thomas Bull, Thomas May, Samuel Potts, and Thomas Rutter III, in 1792 in Geigertown, PA. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/berksp/1bksb/bsscbk07.htm Happy 4th. And could we have an update on Kay's proximity to the Florida fires? AEG Amy E. Garber aegarber@cvinet.com Tel: (757) 595-6981

THE PRICE THEY PAID Have you ever wondered what happened to those men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or the hardships of the Revolutionary War. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurist. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldier or both looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge and Middleton. At the Battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis, had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire, which was done. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home after the war to find his wife dead, his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. They were not wildeyed rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of the Divine Province, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor". Source: Illiana Genealogist (The Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society, Vermilion Co., IL) Vol. 29:3, p. 57 Such abiding love for freedom! Happy 4th of July! Kay from Central Florida

Just joined this group.......could you please tell me who Kay is????? I, too, live in Florida....Orlando....and would like to know if we are related.....since my paternal grandmother was a Geiger. Mary Phillips Orlando, FL Update: Fires have spread to Christmas, FL now. That is 25 miles east of Orlando and where my maternal grandmother was raised. It's directly east of Cape Canaveral......these fires are sooooo sad. The Daytona, Ormond, Holly Hill area is about 60 miles north of Orlando.

Here is what I have on John Adam Geiger's children and grandchildren. Please send corrections or additions. Ken Baker Andrews, IN 1. John Adam Geiger b. 18 Oct 1750, Lancaster Co., PA, m. 28 Dec 1771, Mary Ann Kearney, b. 1750, d. 15 Aug 1812, Fairfield Co., OH. John died 18 Sep 1835, Fairfield Co., OH, buried: Geiger, Fairfield Co., OH. Children: i John Giger b. 1774, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. 9 Jan 1795, Catherine Newlen. Catherine: From Barbara Brown ii Adam Giger b. 1776, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. 29 Oct 1801, Kitty Wegannet or Winegardner. Kitty: From Barbara Brown 2. iii Martin Giger b. abt 1778. iv Elizabeth Giger b. 1780, m. 19 Jul 1812, Abraham Strickler. Abraham: Data from marriage record v Andrew Giger b. 1783, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. 14 Oct 1814, Anna Howdyshell. maybe Catherine Giger m. 9 Jul 1805, Zachariah Linton. vi Isaac Kiger b. 1789, Shenandoah Co., VA. 3. vii David Geiger b. 31 Jul 1790. 4. viii Jacob Geiger b. 1 Feb 1794. ix Sally Giger b. 1795, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. ______ Ray. x Daniel Giger b. 24 Dec 1798, Shenandoah Co., VA, d. 24 Sep 1872, Fairfield Co., OH. 5. xi Margaret 'Peggy' Giger b. 29 Apr 1976. Second Generation 2. Martin Giger (1.John1) b. abt 1778, m. (1) Magdalena Hite, d. 1814, m. (2) 15 Jul 1814, Nancy Montgomery, b. 15 Jul 1814, Fairfield Co., OH. Children by Magdalena Hite: i Anna Giger m. Jake Nissley. ii Mary Giger. iii Eliza Giger m. 18 FEB 1826, John J. Ross. iv Sally Giger m. Adam Bretz. v Samuel Giger b. 18 OCT 1811, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 16 Dec 1832, in Fairfield Co., OH, Julia Frances Howdyshell, b. 14 FEB 1810, Rockingham Co., VA, d. 21 JUL 1885, Smith Co., KS. Samuel died 5 APR 1893, Smith Co., KS. Information from Barbara Brown. Samuel arrived in Tama County, Iowa in 1851, with his wife and seven children. Children by Nancy Montgomery: vi Jane Geiger m. (1) Gib Sly, m. (2) Samuel Howdyshell. vii Sylva Geiger b. 9 Nov 1824, d. 21 Mar 1885. viii Nancy Geiger m. David Beery. Nancy died 20 Jun 1870. ix William Geiger. Moved to Carroll, OH x David Geiger b. 31 Jul 1817, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 12 Nov 1934, Elizabeth Howdyshell. David died 25 Sep 1891, Wapello Co., IA, buried: Newman, Morgan Co., IL. xi Adam Geiger b. 1813, Perry Co., Ohio, m. 1838, Hester Adcock, b. 10 Sep 1812, New York, d. 28 Nov 1885, Hocking Co., OH. Adam died 21 Oct 1873, Hocking Co., OH. Purchased the Nunemaker Farm in Falls-Gore Twp. Hocking Co., OH. He was a member of the Abenezer Baptist Church of Perry Co., OH. xii John Geiger m. Martha Blosser. xiii Margaret Geiger b. 1832, m. Eli Mohler. Margaret died 27 Jul 1897, Tama Co., IA, buried: Rose Hill, Tama Co., IA. xiv Rachel Geiger b. 1826, Hocking Co., OH, m. 3 Dec 1846, in Perry Co., Ohio, Robert Mills. Rachel died 15 Dec 1902, Fairfield Co., OH. xv Robert Geiger b. 20 Jun 1829, Perry Co., Ohio, m. 18 Apr 1849, in Perry Co., Ohio, Julia Ann Leonard, b. 16 Apr 1829, d. 1923, Tama Co., IA. Robert died 12 Feb 1910, Tama Co., IA, buried: Woodlawn, Tama Co., IA. xvi Daniel Geiger m. Sara Bisler. xvii Jacob Geiger. xviii Martin Geiger. 3. David Geiger (1.John1) b. 31 Jul 1790, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. (1) 25 Oct 1808, in Fairfield Co., OH, Catherine Winegardner, d. 27 Sep 1810, Fairfield Co., OH, m. (2) 21 Nov 1811, in Fairfield Co., OH, Elizabeth Howdyshell. David died 5 Sep 1825, Fairfield Co., OH. Children by Catherine Winegardner: i John Geiger b. 10 Sep 1809, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 2 May 1833, in Fairfield Co., OH, Mary Ann Cupp, b. 1810, d. 1891, buried: Sparks, Wells Co., IN. John died 19 Jan 1889, Huntington Co., IN, buried: Sparks, Wells Co., IN. ii Herbert Geiger b. 26 Sep 1810, Fairfield Co., OH, m. Sarah Lamb, b. 28 Dec 1821, d. 1 Mar 1908, Fairfield Co., OH, buried: New Salem Med. Herbert died 16 Nov 1892, Fairfield Co., OH. Children by Elizabeth Howdyshell: iii David Geiger b. 1 Oct 1821, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 6 Jun 1844, in Fairfield Co., OH, Sarah Jane Mills, b. 1825, d. 1852. David died 1 Oct 1887, Benton Co., IA. iv Mary Geiger. v Elizabeth Geiger b. 18 Aug 1818, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 4 Jan 1838, in Pleasantville, OH, John Franklin Chism, b. 8 Feb 1809, Licking Co., OH. Elizabeth died 31 Dec 1892, Licking Co., OH. Data on Franklin and Elizabeth from Sue Moyer Chism vi Margaret Geiger b. 5 Aug 1820, Fairfield Co., OH, d. 23 Sep 1821, Fairfield Co., OH. 4. Jacob Geiger (1.John1) b. 1 Feb 1794, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. 16 Jun 1818, Molly Howdyshell. Jacob died 19 Feb 1877, Fairfield Co., OH, buried: Geiger, Fairfield Co., OH. Children: i Lucinda Giger b. 18 Oct 1821, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 7 Feb 1841, George Hammond. Lucinda died 18 Feb 1907, Aurora, NE. ii David Geiger b. 3 Aug 1822, Licking Co., OH, m. 12 Jan 1845, Nancy Roads, b. 14 Mar 1825, d. 16 Aug 1903. David died 14 May 1874, Licking Co., OH. Data from Beaver book, who got it from David's bible. David and Mary lived 1 1/2 miles west of Hebron, Licking Co., Ohio. 5. Margaret 'Peggy' Giger (1.John1) b. 29 Apr 1976, Shenandoah Co., VA, m. 3 Nov 1814, John Gessell, b. 1788, PA, d. 16 Dec 1846, Fairfield Co., OH. Margaret died 13 Jan 1865. Children: i Susan Gessell b. 14 Sep 1815. ii Dorothy Gessell b. 28 Dec 1816. iii Elizabeth Gessell b. 12 Feb 1818. iv Margaret Ann Gessell b. 18 Sep 1821, Muskingum Co., OH, m. 20 Feb 1843, James D. Stith, b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 16 Feb 1891. Margaret died 28 Jul 1895, Fairfield Co., OH. v John Gessell b. 22 Mar 1822, Fairfield Co., OH, d. 28 Jul 1892, Fairfield Co., OH. vi William H. Gessell b. 16 Oct 1822. vii Sarah Ann Gessell b. 17 Aug 1826, Fairfield Co., OH, d. 1 Jan 1909, Washington Co., KS. viii Rebecca Gessell b. 3 May 1831, Fairfield Co., OH. ix Andrew Jackson Gessell b. 23 Jan 1833, Fairfield Co., OH, m. 6 Nov 1856, in Deleware Co., IN, Mary R. Smith. Andrew died 5 Jan 1909, Windom, MN. x Joseph Gessell b. 12 Oct 1838, Fairfield Co., OH. xi Melissa Gessell b. 1844, Fairfield Co., OH.

Joan, Thanks for the feedback. I by no means feel I have exhausted my options. My only limitation is time to search :( and I know I will ultimately find a connection. Compared to some of the other lines I am working this should be an easy one. I haven't yet hit the Archives with the goal of finding my Geigers. I am really just getting started with them. I just happened across the 1850 info online. :) Emily was married to Edward Marion Lentz (1878-1935). Not sure where, but likely Kosciusko Co. Steve ---------- From: JYoung6180@aol.com[SMTP:JYoung6180@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 8:04 PM To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Kosciusko Co., IN Geigers In a message dated 98-07-01 22:37:01 EDT, you write: > I have been > hanging on to the info in the hopes that I will find a connection to my > gg-grandmother Emily Geiger (1880-1966) in Kosciusko Co. Steve, I have a couple suggestions--but you appear to have already thought this out well so you most likely have considered this. First, have you tried to obtain a death certificate for Emily? Have you tried finding her with her parents either on the 1880 (assuming she was born in time to be on there) or 1900 census (assuming she didn't marry by 1900)? One question--could you tell us who Emily married? Joan