Gerald- In reference to note below did they go to Burmuda or could they have gone to Canada, like in the 1960's? I ran across a reference to Geiger's in Canada during the Civil War. They appeared to be from SC,Georgia and Fla. I failed to book mark the information and could not find it again. John GEiger. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <giegerg@hotmail.com> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] James Geiger > The Jacob who was living in Nassau County is likely Cornelius' son who > married Marjory Simmons ca1845...Their son Henry J. (b ca1826FL) was married > to a Martha. As far as I know, Cornelius had no son named James, however our > Abraham and Mercy did, and he was born in 1808...He is the one Chubb says > was scalpped...He had older brothers in that part of FL...John, Abraham, > Jr., Joshua, and several cousins from the Martin side and Felix Sr's. > descendants. > > I know that some of the Pacifist in SC ran over to the Caribbean Is. when > the War started, so some might have come back from Bermuda...but they lost > all their lands if they did... > > > > >From: <bzb@houston.rr.com> > >Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] James Geiger > >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:41:35 -0600 > > > >Hey, Gerry, I just saw something interesting: there's a J. Geiger living > >in > >Baldwin Co, GA in 1860. He was born in 1834 Bermuda. I wonder if that's > >where we can find some of the clan who has escaped detection all these > >years. > > > >I found that James GIEger (b. 1808 GA) who married Martha Harris: He was > >living in Nassau Co, FL in 1860. Jacob GIEger (b. 1797 GA) was also living > >in that county. I have this Jacob as the son of Cornelius so I'm guessing > >that James might be a brother. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gerald Gieger" <giegerg@hotmail.com> > >To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:14 AM > >Subject: RE: [GEIGER] James Geiger > > > > > > > Several years ago, a lady contacted me about a James Samuel Geiger who > >was > > > supposed to be her progenitor, but he was not of the same age as mine. I > > > have changed hard-drives since then, and can't recall her name, but > >seems > > > like she was in the Nassau County FL area. The name Martha Harris seems > > > familiar also, but it might be due to some other connection... > > > > > > The Shuman Family Book by Earlene Shuman Geiger, includes Abraham and > > > Mercy's son James (b1808), but lists no info. Chubb Geiger's book says > >he > > > was scalped by Indians. Since Glynn County is South of Bryan County and > > > along the route to FL, it is possible that he married during migration > >to > > > FL, to join his older brothers and cousins...There are many Geiger > > > descendants in the St Mary's Bend area of GA and FL...Perhaps some of > >them > > > will be able to identify this James... > > > > > > > > > >From: <bzb@houston.rr.com> > > > >Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: [GEIGER] James Geiger > > > >Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 19:07:50 -0600 > > > > > > > >James Geiger married Martha Harris on 11/30/1837 in Glynn Co., GA. Who > > > >were his parents? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > One-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - download MSN Toolbar > >now! > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > > > Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Store more e-mails with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage - 4 plans to choose from! > http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >