Other Events:

• Confirmation: 17 May 1849, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Gowen City, East Cameron Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• Unknown: 28 Apr 1916, Schuylkill Co, PA; LetAdmin
• _UID: 07E8CC70FF8641558D1C6C05CEC2A5AA3F5C

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

1850 census, Upper Mahantongo, with mother, Jacob20

1860 census,#1130, Eldred, Jacob 27, Liddy 25, Felix 3, Cristiana 2, Kitty 1

1870 census, pg 321, Eldred, Jacob 34, etc.

1880 census, #154, Eldred, Jacob 43, Lewis 10, Mary Zimmerman 85, mother in law

1890 census, Jacob 58, Lydia _, Lewis 25 laborer, Volley 2

1900 census, Eldred (Jacob Neighngerin index), Jacob, Jun 1832,
Lydia Aug 1835 (at home of Lewis)

1910 census,#196/214, Eldred Twp, Jacob 75, M 59 years, laborer odd jobs,
Lydia 74, (4 children/3 alive), Lewis 43 coal miner, (Wallace 23, etc etc)

Deed 130:446 shows heirs of Abraham Zimmerman Sr of Eldred Twp:
Henry Zimmerman and wf Caroline
Abraham Zimmerman and wf Susanna
David Williams and wf ___?
Jacob Neidlinger and wf Lydia

His will is 20:205, mentions burial in Sunnyside Cemetery, Huntersville (Admin 28 Apr 1916), mentions grandson Walter

single sp -> 1850,Samuel Wehry and Catharine (at St Pauls)
Felix 1855, sp Abrahm Yoder and Sarah (at Kimmel Church)
Christina 1857, sp Samuel Wehry and Catharine (at St Pauls)
in Ashland records, daughter of Jacob and Lydia died 1866 age 9 (ie 1857)
Catharine Amende 1858/9, sp Isaac Hoffa and Catharine
Louis 1859-1924, buried with Alice at Sunnyside Cemetery (see next enty - same?)
Jacob Luis 1862/3, spJohn Kroh and Salome [Maurer] (at St Pauls)

(also in 1890 census, Felix 33 laborer, Louisa _, Ellen A _, Charles A 7, Lizzie, Frank F 4,
William H 2, Lewis 1)

Felix and Louisa are mentioned in Zion Ashland records (one is "Mentlinger"!)

Jacob married Lydia ZIMMERMAN Bef 1855, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Lydia was born Aug 1835; died Aft 1900, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 76202D3FEABD4ED8B96FFE505C92C6857E30

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1830 census, pg 066, Upper Mahantongo, 0220 1-0100 01

probably a son of Peter Neidlinger, 1820 census: 121101-31010

Jacob married Sarah GEIST Bef 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Sarah (daughter of George GEIST and Anna Margaretha IHRIG) was born Abt 1797, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Aft 1880, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Confirmation: 25 Dec 1812, Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• _UID: D4CF0C7AF6C24BDD849D35809A45F6CD81E5

Notes:

Nickname: Salome
single communicant at Howerters, 2 May 1813
married communicant at Howerters, 29 May 1819


1850 census, Upper Mahantongo, pg 393, Sarah 50, with Jacob 20
1860 census, Eldred, pg 445/#1131, Solmy 63, (by Jacob 27), Mary Sholler 12, servant
1870 census, Eldred, pg 321, Salome Nightlinger 74, etc.
1880 census, Eldred, pg 19/#157, Salomy 83, 0/$25, (parents M/F= PA/Germany)

sp -> 1838, Michael Derr and Elisabeth [Boyer] (Sarah C. Neidling)
sp -> 1861, Jacob Dimler and Elisabeth [Derr] (Selme Neutlinger)
sp -> 1864, Michael Derr and Elisabeth [Boyer] (Selma Lydia Neidlinger)

Other Events:

• Baptism: Abt 1766, Falckner Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery Co, PA
• Confirmation: 1783, Falckner Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery Co, PA
• Unknown: 15 May 1788, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA; John Diehl
• Unknown: Bef 1810, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Migrated
• Probate: 2 May 1850, Schuylkill Co, PA
• Will: 3 Sep 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA
• _UID: A14DB2E8CABB472BBDC55FF182A2C5EE2881

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1790 census, pg 36, Longswamp, 1-1-2
1791 tax list, Longswamp, $2.6
1792 tax list, Longswamp, $4.7
1793 tax list, Longswamp, 90A, 2C, $7.0
1795 tax list, Longswamp, 1C, $.9

1800 census, pg 622, Longswamp, 31010-10010 (_a_ Geist??)
1810 census, pg 825, Upper Mahantongo, 00201-01101
1820 census, pg 095, Upper Mahantongo, 000101-00001 (2 Mfg) (by Philip Boyer)
1830 census
1840 census

sp -> 1789, Andreas Geist and Elisabetha [Dormeyer] (at Lehigh Church)
sp - 1789, Jacob Rothenberger and wf Anna Margaretha
sp - 1791, Andreas Geist and wf Elisabeth [Dormeyer]

at Zion New Bethel, Anna Margaretha, single communicant:
1790, 1791

sp -> 1810, Michael Lau [Long?] and Christina
sp -> 1811, Daniel Maurer [Jr] and Christina [Geist]
sp -> 1812, Jonathan Kramer and Esther
sp -> 1815, Lorence Derr and Catharina

George alone:
sp -> 1821, Jesiah Geist and Elisabeth (or George Jr?)

witness to John Diehl's will in Longswamp, 1788/93

at Longswamp Church, 1791, $1.0.0

deed 17:217, 1805/1838, Valentine Truckenmiller to George, Mahantongo Valley
deed 17:218, 1830/1838, George Sr to Iesaias (Assg)
deed 34:288, 1830/1850, George Sr to Isaias (Assg)
deed 40:751, 1830/1853, George to Jesaias (Agr)
deed 17:219, 1837/9, Sally/Salome Neidlinger to George ($36 for 4A, 89p by Anthony Yoder), land from Samuel Fettorlf

Note: Jacob Long of Longswamp, will of 1807, mentions Maria Juliana, decd w/o
George Geist leaving son Jacob

The Geist Relation, 200 years in America

George Geist was born in Frederick Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
now Montgomery County, on October 8th,1766. The way the records show this
youngest son was born after the death ofhis father. When he attained the
age of ten years his mother died and all through his life it was nothing but
sad occurrences for this young man. At the age of about twenty-two years
he went into the tannery business with his brother Valentine but it did not
work so well and while in this partnership with his brother he was married
and had one child, then becoming dissatisfied with the tannery partnership
he decided to leave Berks County and go to the wilds of Northumberland
County, where his brothers Andrew and Samuel had gone. The nearest date
we can set for his moving to this wilderness is 1796 and while he followed
the Tulpehocken Trail, he either missed the right direction or deliberately
switched away from this Trail. At the west end of Keffers on top of the
Broad Mountain the Tulpehocken Trail had a branch leading off to the right
and instead of him going straight he turned right bringing him down the
side of this Broad Mountain into the Hegins Valley which he crossed and
came to the Mahantongo Mountain. This he also crossed and came into the
Mahantongo Valley and crossing the the bigger part of this valley he finally
settled to the southwest of now the Howerter's Church. All these names and
places were unknown atthat time and all they knew was the Tulpehocken
Trail. Another sad occurrentce, that he missed the right trail and
had to cross the mountain ranges while the right trail which his brothers
followed pass through the gaps avoiding thecrossing of the mountain ranges.

etc. next wife's name was Ibrig [sic Ihrig]
etc.

George married Anna Margaretha IHRIG 11 Oct 1796, New Bethel (Zion) Church, Grimville, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA. Anna (daughter of Johann Michael IHRIG and Anna Margaretha LAUTENSCHLAGER) was born Abt 1770, Airlenbach, Erbach, Germany; died Between 1815 and 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 19 Nov 1771, PA ("Tyger")
• _UID: C27243659EF94542A734EE19FDDA4FAAAC37

Notes:

she is not mentioned after 1815

Other Events:

• Immigration: 23 Sep 1740, PA ("Lydia")
• _UID: 5197B153CC224039A662873061A884B15082

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1779 tax, New Hanover, Joseph Geist, $7. (who isthis?)

sp -> 1759, Matthias Fuchs and Anna Magdalena (Trappe)
sp - 1765, -

or died 1742 in Dryville?

From Floyd's book:
Christopher Geist, a German mineralogist, went from his native land to
England, and from there was sent to Schwenkville, in Montgomery county, Pa., to
manage or superintend a copper mine which is to this day an old landmark of that
district. It is believed that one of the sons of this emigrant located in
Longswamp township, Berks county. We find that one Christopher Geist came to
America in 1740 on the ship "Lydia";

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a52582&id=I63

Christopher married Anna Margaretha UNKNOWN Bef 1746, PA. Anna was born 30 Dec 1724, Germany; died 22 Oct 1776, Berks Co, PA; was buried Christ (Mertz) Church, Rockland Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E3566609219D4FF9831955D2454635497ADD

Notes:

a source on the internet shows her maiden name as "Plowhead", born 30 Dec 1727.
died 22 Oct 1776. Source?

or daughter of Johan Michael Blau?

This whole thing smells bad. The only time the surname shows up on the internet
is here, and the only referenced parent is named "Blau"?? Ha!!

Other Events:

• Unknown: 16 Jun 1789, Albany Twp, Berks Co, PA; Jacob Lantz
• Unknown: 9 Jan 1795, Maxatawny Twp, Berks Co, PA; John Witt
• Immigration: 19 Nov 1771, PA ("Tyger")
• _UID: 483FE59D7B3D468AAC8EE0E4426C28359A70

Notes:

1779 tax list, Greenwich, 120A, 1H, 4C, $334
1780 tax list, Greenwich, 128A, 3H, $13.10.0 (Irrig)
1781 tax list, Greenwich, 126A, 3H, 1.13.10
1784 tax list, Greenwich, 60A, 3C, 2S
1785 tax list, Greenwich, $7.0

1790 census, Greenwich, 2-0-2 (Eary)
1800 census, Berks, pg 604, 00101-00000 (Michael Earich)

Accounts at New Bethel:
4 Apr 1784 (incoming deacon)
29 Oct 1785
23 Sep 1786 (deacon)
5 Dec 1789 (Ihry)
3 Nov 1792
23 Nov 1799

will witness:
Jacob Lantz, Albany, 7 Dec 1789
John Witt, Max., 8 Feb 1798

Family mentioned in National Genealogical Society, Vol 78, Immigrants
to America from Beerfelden Parish, County of Erbach, Germany

Need to find this:
"The Ihrig Family of theBeerfelden Area, Hesse, Germany" by Liz McLendon
Volume XXV, Number 3 - June 2000, Palatines to America
http://palam.org/immcont.htm

Johann married Anna Margaretha LAUTENSCHLAGER 30 May 1760, Airlenbach, Erbach, Germany. Anna was born Abt 1740, Germany; died Aft 1771, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 2D5990856B424876BD40244E4CDF97F52C6E

Notes:

also on the Tyger in 1771:

Johann Lautenschlager
Joh Hen Lautenschlager

Johan Georg Laudenschlager
Hans Mich. Lautenschlager

Joh. Georg (illegitimate), 1 Sep 1770 at Falkengesaess, to Anna Elis.
Lautenschlaeger, d/o John Peter. Father is Joh. Sifferth from Hohberg
who went to America "early in this year"