Christoph Geist
(1717-1766)
Anna Margaretha Plowhead
(1727-1776)
Johann Nicholas Schneider Sr.
(1749-1821)
Anna Maria Bordner
(1756-1827)
Andraes Geist Sr.
(1755-1849)
Maria Christina Schneider
(1778-1859)
George Geist Sr.
(1798-Abt 1852)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Lydia Delp
2. Catherine Kramer

George Geist Sr. 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 27 Apr 1798, Greenbrier, Northumberland, PA 3 4 5
  • Christened: 20 May 1798, Rebuck: Himmel's Church, Northumberland, PA 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Lydia Delp about 1823 in Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland, PA 1
  • Marriage (2): Catherine Kramer about 1817
  • Died: Abt 1852, Langville, Jefferson, PA about age 54 4 5
  • Buried: Ohl: Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 4

   FamilySearch ID: L87H-GKR.

  Christening Notes:

Sponsors were Nicholas Schneider and his wife Anna Maria.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland, PA. 7 Name: George Geist
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Upper Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1.

2. George Geist and wife Lydia Delp bought a tract of land from Andrew Geist and in 1830 sold it back to the father. In 1830 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States. 8

3. Census in 1840 in Monroe Twp., Armstrong, PA. 9 Name: George Gist
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Monroe, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1.

4. Occupation: farmer, miller, lumberman. 5

5. Issue: He married Lydia Delp and they had six children: Daniel, Caroline, Lena, George, William, and Lydia. 5


George married Lydia Delp about 1823 in Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland, PA.1 (Lydia Delp was born in 1798 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States,1 died in 1871 in Ringgold Twp., Jefferson, PA 1 and was buried in Ringgold: Ringgold United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 1.)


George next married Catherine Kramer about 1817.


Sources

1 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35129775.

2 http://www.familysearch.org.

3 Himmel's Church Baptismal Records (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberland/church/himmbapt.txt).

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35408472.

5 Geist, A. Frank, The Geist Relation, 200 years in America (Valley View, Pa.: 1940, 925 pgs.), Page 229.

6 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2JX-L3V Georg Geist, 27 Apr 1798.

7 1830 United States Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Upper Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Page: 224; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 147; Family History Film: 0020621.

8 Geist, A. Frank, The Geist Relation, 200 years in America (Valley View, Pa.: 1940, 925 pgs.), Page 230.

9 1840 United States Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Monroe, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 442; Page: 57; Image: 120; Family History Library Film: 0020537.


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