Quite some time ago I speculated about the origin of the Geigers who appear in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. There is a Geiger Cemetery there. Among those buried in this Geiger Cemetery are: William Geiger "born 1778; died October 23, 1850; 72 years old" Geiger, Grace, wife of William, daughter of William Tolland; died June 13, 1833; 53 years, 8 months, and 26 days. Adam Geiger, so of William and Grace; died December 3, 1833; 18 years, 3 months, and 18 days. Christian Geiger, born 13 September 1783; died 19 June 1842; aged 58 years, 9 months, 6 days. Catherine Geiger, nee Snyder, wife of Christian; died 16 August 1846; aged 54 years, 7 months, 13 days. Geiger, Sarah, daughter; born 26 January 1831; died 4 September 1849; aged 18 years, 8 months, 9 days. Unger, Catherine, daughter of Christian and Catherine Geiger; wife of David B.; married 15 March 1811 (note: this is not correct--it iw actually Catherine's birh date); died 27 December 1885; aged 74 years, 9 months, 12 days. Unger, David, son of John and Maria; born 19 September 1804; died 27 August 1840; aged 35 years, 11 months, 8 days. Unger, Caroline, daughter; born 3 March 1833; died 28 March 1848; aged 15 yers, 0 months, 25 days. Unger, John C., son of Christian and Phenie; born 3 December 1860; died 17 January 1861. Geiger, Mary Ann "Unger," wife of Wiliam Geiger; died 5 March 1848 (born January 2, 1825). Geiger, Izadora, daughter of William and Mary Ann Geiger (Mary Ann, nee Unger); died 27 February 1848; aged 0 years, 4 months, and 20 days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was my belief that William Geiger buried there is the Wilhelm Geiger born 1 November 1779 and bapt. 26 Dec. 1779 at Manheim Lutheran Church in Lancaster County, PA who is the son of Wilhelm and Maria Catharina Geiger. The SPONSORS at Wilhelm's baptism were: GEORGE GEIGER and his wife BARBARA KLINE. My theory is that this Wilhelm, Sr. above--could be the son of Wilhelm born about 1720 and the grandson of Christian Geiger, the immigrant. Further evidence to tie the Dauphin County Geigers to the Christian Geiger family is the fact that Anna Maria Geiger daughter of Christian, the immigrant, married George Unger. It is my belief that the Ungers are also from the same family living in Dauphin County and associated with these Geigers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I now have received the following biography from Dauphin County Biographical Encyclopedia. >From the biography of Henry E. Wilvert, page 868-869: "Wilvert, Henry E., farmer, was born in Powell's Valley, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, PA., November 6, 1862. He is the son of Henry M. and Susan (Steel) Wilvert. His grandfather, John Wilvert, was a contractor in stone work. He built the stone piers of the old Dauphin bridge across the Susquehanna River; he also built those of the bridge over the Susquehanna at Clark's Ferry. On this latter job he sustained considerable financial loss. He was a man whose word was as good as a bond. He completed his contract at the expense of his estate, which was the result of hte labors of a lifetime. His son, Henry M. Wilvert, Sr. was a stonemason. He died Dec. 27, 1876, aged about 48. His wife died July 3, 1894. Their children were: William J., Daniel Theordore, John Albert, and Henry M. Henry M. Wilvert, Jr., went to the public schools at Matamoras, Halifax township, during the winter, until he was 18 years old, and worked on the farm in summer, He was employed at various kinds of work until he became of age. He then took up farming on his own account, on the old Geiger homestead, Middle Paxton Township. He purchased the homestead in the autumn of 1883, and has occupied it since that time as his home. Mr. Wilvert was married, Dec. 23, 1883, to Isimiah M., daughter of William and Eleanor (Felty) Geiger. They have no children. Mr Wilvert is a Republican. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church. Christian Geiger, grandfather of Mrs. Wilvert, came from Lancaster County and settled in Middle Paxton Township. Her father, William Geiger, was born in that township, near the old homestead, which he bought after his mother's death. He was born Sept. 29, 1815, and died March 20, 1888. HIs wife was born Jan. 27, 1828, and died July 7, 1867. They had seven children: Daniel W.., died in infancy; Johan Christian, born May 27, 1852; July 27, 1852; Mary Alice, November 3, 1853, wife of Michael Crisswell; Caroline E., July 3rd, 1855, wife of George W. Reed; Solomon F., August 22 August, 1857; Isimiah M. Mrs. Wilvert, December 15, 1859 and William C. March 15, 1859." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So I think the above bio supports that fact that these Geigers in Dauphin County are Christian Geiger descendants. I think Christian and William buried in the Geiger Cemetery in Dauphin County are brothers and are the children of Wilhelm and Maria Catharina. Joan