Anne, Thanks for the correction...I am not very up on some of the Geigers and probably put some info in the wrong place. I'll have to be more careful. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 12:16 AM Subject: [GEIGER] Jacob GEIGER, b. ca. 1798 > Faye, did you mean to say "Jacob GEIGER, born 1897"? I have one who was > "born about 1798". Descendants say he was the son of Felix GEIGER and Mary > MARTIN and was marr. to Marjory SIMMONS. He died abt. 1850 in Nassau Co., > FL. > > PLEASE NOTE: My data base has a "cut and paste" from Deb Callicott, his > direct descendant, in which she called him "son of Felix GEIGER and Marjory > SIMMONS". Deb knows very well that his mother was Mary MARTIN; it was just > a typo ... but others might not realize that! Don't know how I missed that. > > Susan, Felix GEIGER and Mary MARTIN did not have a son named James Martin - > that was John Martin GEIGER, my 2nd great-grandfather. He was born in Wayne > Co., GA, either in 1797 (gravestone estimate; 1860 census) - or 1798 > (probate records; 1850 census) - or 1800 to 1810 (1840 census) - or 1801 > (1870 census). I chose 1798, as the gravestone seemed too new! > > He was married in Wayne Co., GA, to Emily (Emmy) JOYNER, dau. of Charles > JOYNER. I believe their license to be the one on record dated 4 Jan 1825 > that says "John M. GEIGER and Amy JOYNER" (Wiregrass also says Amy). He > brought his wife and first three children down to Nassau Co., FL Territory, > about 1833-34 (if birth info is correct on 1850 census). Jacob GEIGER is on > the 1830 and 1840 censuses in Nassau Co. The rest of their sibs also settled > in FL: Margaret (mar. JOHNS?), Rachel (mar. Chesley BOATWRIGHT), Allen > Bethel (marr. Abigail RIGGS; Mary Ann BUFORD), Felix, Jr. (marr. Allie SAPP) > and Mary (marr. Emanuel Henry MARTIN). > > I'd best not join in the discussion about James GEIGER/Martha HARRIS or John > W. GEIGER/Martha F. T. KING. My data is so confusing, I'm about ready to > wipe it all out and start over!! <G> > > Anne C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: susan wilson <[email protected]> > > > Jacob is listed as the son of Felix or Cornelius, not Abraham as I > incorrectly stated. Anyway, as I told Faye in a follow-up, James Martin, > son of Felix is assigned the same birth year so they would be twins or born > at either end of the year to fit into Felix's line...which is why I think it > may be Cornelius. > > ______________________________