BINGO! By George, I think you've got it! That makes perfect sense. I've been discovering some Joshua's in my papers as I work on my FL Pioneer Certificate. When that's done, I will look more carefully and see what I can come up with. Anne ---------- > From: Maryp5243@aol.com > To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: rconn@magicnet.net > Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] JOSHUA GEIGER of Bryan Co., GA > Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 2:44 AM > > Oh, Anne, I have a headache from trying to place all the Geigers with the > proper parents..... > > My Allen Bethel Geiger (1802 - 1873) had 15 children. > > By lst wife Abigail Riggs.... > > 1. Elizabeth b. 11 April 1827 d. Nov 20, 1911 md. James Richard Eubank > 2. Aaron A. b. 28 May 1828 d. 16 June 1896 md. Millie Sapp d/o James Sapp > 3. Margaret Elizabeth b. 20 May 1829 d. 14 Sept 1874 d. Daniel Hogan at Ft. > McCoy, Marion Co, FL..bur. Ft. McCoy Baptist Cemetery, FL > 4. Abraham Bailey b. May 1830 md. 1) M. Eugenia Bell Geiger d/o John Geiger > (2) Julia Ann Wingate Richardson > 5. Louranah b. 30 Aug 1831 d. 8 April 1886 md. David C. Ogilvie > 6. Eli William b. 29 Jan 1834 d. 5 Oct 1890 md. Francis Drew (IGI says > Francis Mahala Williams d/o Candacy Drew) > > By 2nd wife Mary Ann Buford or Beaufort... > > 7. Cynthia b. 24 Dec 1842 md. (l)Jonathan Blitch , (2) Wiley Lee Jones > 8. Martha b. 1845 md. Rev. William Williams > 9. John A. b. 10 Oct 1847 d. 18 June 1890 md. Jeaneatte Mason > 10.Joseph Henry b. 6 Oct 1849 d. 14 Sept 1905 md. Sarah Burney > 11. Jane b. 1852 md. Francis Marion Starrett > 12. Iraneous b. Dec 1854 d. 1932 md. Mary Elizabeth Lord > 13. Matilda N. b. 1856 md. Owen Christopher Wingate > 14. Isaiah b. 1858 m. Frances J. Jameson > 15. Simon Peter b. 23 July 1860 d. 11 July 1883 (tombstone said died unmarried > of brain fever).... > > In the Chubb book, you quoted..."Aaron told Abraham that Joshua was working in > Jacksonville in 1849"...........Allen Bethel Geiger had sons Aaron A. Geiger > and Abraham Bailey.....do you suppose these are the ones mentioned in the > conversation?....and they were referring to a cousin....Joshua? > > Oh, dear, it's so late and now I really do have a headache.......Night, night. > > Mary