Other Events:

• Baptism: Abt 1790, Longswamp Reformed Church, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA
• Unknown: From 26 Aug 1814 to 4 Dec 1814, Pvt, War Of 1812, 2ND Brigade (Paa 6:8, 1110, 1265); Military
• _UID: 39E1239681B14E068BEEF4C075BF77134494

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

1810 census, pg 824, Upper Mahantongo, 00100-00000

single sp -> 1820, Jesse Gesit and wf Elisabeth [Fedderolf]
(that might really be George Sr, since George Jr would be married).

Abalone 1816, sp George Kramer and wf Susanna
Elisabeth 1817/8, sp Jesse Geist and wf Elisabeth [Fedderolf]
Catharina 1819, sp Christian Kramer and Catharina Ma-
Johann 1820, sp Valentine Klock and wf Margaretha [Zerbe]
sp -> 1822, Michael Wehry and wf Hanna [Kramer]
Christina/Dina 1823, sp Michael Wehry and wf Hanna [Kramer]

pehaps Ringgold Twp, Jefferson Co in 1850, pg 063? no - he was dead by then.

contrast with George Geist and Lydia at Howerters:
sp -> 1823, Jacob Wagner and Anna Margaretha [Geist]

will of father in 1830 mentions "my son George's children"

George married Maria Catharina KRÄMER Bef 1816, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Maria (daughter of Johann Gotfried KRÄMER and Maria Apollonia HILDEBRAND) was born 26 Apr 1793, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; died Aft 1823, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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 Catharina UNKNOWN Bef 1789, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA. Anna was born Abt 1765; died Between 1791 and 1793, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 25CF43AFDE5A4328AD583FE594792D78649A

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!!