Another BIO from Donna WILLIAM H. GEIST b. 28 Oct 1841 > Related Surnames - DAVIS > > > William H. Geist, is a carpenter of Sterling, this country, and was born in Venango County, Pa., > Oct. 28, 1841. His father was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and was a farmer and > carpenter. Mr. Geist received his education at the common schools of his native county, whence > he came to Iowa in 1850, where he has continuously followed his trade, of which he has made a > success. He was married on May 11, 1864, to Leonora Davis, daughter of Wescot Davis (deceased), > a pioneer of this county. > > Mrs. Geist is a native of this county, and is the mother of nine children: Mamie D., Phoebe > Co., Sarah A., Jennie A., Julia M., Wilfred A., Frank M., Ralph A., and Roscoe L., who are > all living at home. Mamie is a well-known music teacher; Phoebe and Sarah are school teachers. > Mr. Geist has been a School Director and Justice of the Peace, and bears the reputation of > being a level-headed man. He enlisted during the late war in Company A, of the 9th Iowa > Infantry, and served four years. He was in the battle of Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, Lookout > Mountain, Atlanta, and was with Sherman when he went to the sea. This brilliant record was > ended at the grand review which occurred at Washington just before the armies were disbanded. > Mr. Geist served under Gen. John A. Logan, the greater portion of the time he was in the army, > and was a great admirer of that brilliant citizen-soldier's qualities as a general and as a > statesman. He is a member of the G.A.R., and believes that order one of the best in existence; he is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and worships at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Geist while not seeking political preferment, is enthusiastic in aiding the Republican party. > > ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the > Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.) > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/