Abraham, John, and Felix were all under Rawl's command in Effingham County...I have the Roster at home in Texas...planned to use it to get them recognized as Patriots for the DAR & SAR... My guess is that Rachel died before marriageable age... I guess 16 might not be too young... I recall that Cornelius was also on a Roster, but can't say positively...You remember that we copied those in Macon??? >From: "Connell" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Samuel Gieger >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:52:13 -0400 > >Gerry, I'd better restate my words .... IF we have put our facts together >right, that's who these three are! 16 was not too unusual to be joining >the >militia - those were desperate times! > >Re Ulrich's six known children: I don't have anything on militia service >of >brothers Abraham and John, but Felix (my 3rd ggf) was in Sgt. RAWLS' Co., >Effingham Co., GA, from 1784 to 1815. I have his children all born in >Bulloch Co., which was once part of Eff. Co. (sources may have been talking >about the same place). He and brother Cornelius later put in for land >grants in Wayne Co., where John Martin GEIGER (my 2nd ggf) later married. > >I don't have militia info on husbands of Rachel (if married) and Mary >(marr. >Jacob HOFFMAN) ... or any of the nephews! > >Would advise all to surf the GEIGER archives at >http://searches2.rootsweb.com and threaded archives at >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >Anne C. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerald Gieger <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 3:14 PM >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Samuel Gieger > > > >OH-OH! looks like I was wrong, but 1796 to 1812 would make him 16...Guess >it > >could be... > > > >While we were in Macon last month, I found a Register of the GA Militia, > >which had several on it, including Abraham, Felix, and Cornelius. I >copied > >it, but did not bring it to WA with me...When I go back home at >Christmas, >I > >will get it and try to make a scan available on the Web... > > > > > >>From: "Connell" <[email protected]> > >> > >>Susan, this Samuel GEIGER (1 Jun 1796, Bulloch Co., GA - 11 Sep 1861, > >>Gainesville, Alachua, FL) is a son of Abe GEIGER and Mercy MARTIN. He's > >>the > >>one who had four wives. There is a lot on him in the Archives of the > >>GEIGER > >>List. > >> > >>From my notes: [Beverly Burton says: "Corp. Jeremiah, Priv. Cornelius >and > >>Priv. Samuel Geiger were soldiers in Pray's Regiment, GA Militia of the >War > >>of 1812."]. Samuel WAS quite young ... his brother Jeremiah was born in > >>1794 and their uncle Cornelius in 1774. > >> > >>Anne C. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: susan wilson <[email protected]> > >> > >>Who is the Samuel Gieger on the list of veterans of the 1812 war? While > >>looking up people who served, found the listing for Samuel who served in > >>the > >>2nd Regiment (Pray's) , Georgia Militia. This is the same unit as the >one > >>for Cornelius. Which Samuel would have been old enough to have served >in > >>1812? I assume they could have mustered out as late as 1815. Thanks, > >>Susan > >> > > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Visit the GEIGER mailing list archives: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEIGER-L/ > >============================== >Search more than 150 million free record at RootsWeb >http://search.rootsweb.com/ > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.