Adam Geist
b: 1 Apr 1851
d: 8 Jan 1941
b: 1 Apr 1851
d: 8 Jan 1941
Emigrated to the states when 4 years old.
According to the 1880 Federal Census, Adam and his wife Elizabeth lived with Adam's parents on the Geist homestead in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio. Three of their nine children were born, and living with them by that time. They were shown as "Margarita", who is actually Eva Marguerita, "Lizzie", who was Elizabeth Katherine and "Minnie D." who was Minnie Dora. Adam's occupation was shown as a farmer, as was his father, William's.
According to the 1880 Federal Census, Adam and his wife Elizabeth lived with Adam's parents on the Geist homestead in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio. Three of their nine children were born, and living with them by that time. They were shown as "Margarita", who is actually Eva Marguerita, "Lizzie", who was Elizabeth Katherine and "Minnie D." who was Minnie Dora. Adam's occupation was shown as a farmer, as was his father, William's.
- 1 Apr 1851 - Birth - ; Raboldshausen, Hesse Cassel, Germany
- 11 Jan 1941 - Burial - ; Camden Cemetery, Kipton, Lorain, OH
- 13 Apr 1851 - Christening - ; Raboldshausen, Hesse Cassel, Germany
- 8 Jan 1941 - Death - ; Oberlin, Lorain, OH
1 Adam Geist b: 1 Apr 1851 d: 8 Jan 1941
+ Elizabeth Rohrbach b: 25 May 1852 d: 24 Apr 1927
2 William Adam Geist b: 24 Nov 1885 d: 20 Sep 1966
+ Anna Bertha Schuster b: 29 Mar 1888 d: 21 Sep 1967
3 Margaret M. Geist b: 11 Feb 1912 d: 20 Apr 2009
+ Hoyle Kenneth Coward Sr. b: 6 Feb 1911 d: 25 Nov 1957
3 Harold William Geist b: 16 Oct 1908 d: May 1975
+ Vera Perkins b: 1910 d: 1966
3 Marion George Geist b: 22 Jun 1910 d: Aug 1974
+ Ruth Pauline Livermore b: 24 May 1916 d: Dec 1981
3 Libby Jaunita Geist b: 18 Mar 1921 d: 28 Jul 1983
+ Paul Edward Meitzke b: 4 Feb 1922 d: 2 Jan 2013
4 Elaine Meitzke b: 3 Mar 1948 d: 3 Mar 1948
2 Eva Marguerita Geist b: 7 Oct 1875 d: 30 Aug 1959
+ Alton Jay Pitts b: 5 May 1862 d: 19 Jul 1936
3 Loretta May Pitts b: 7 Nov 1896 d: 1927
3 Marrold Adam Pitts b: 24 Oct 1899 d: 27 Jul 1965
+ Mary Wyant b: 25 May 1903
2 Elizabeth Katherine Geist b: 1Jan 1877 d: 17 Dec 1952
+ Andrew W. Davidson b: 28 Sep 1869 d: 2 Sep 1957
3 Mildred Adele Davidson b: 24 Jan 1901 d: 15 Jun 1959
2 Minnie Dora Geist b: 25 Jan 1879 d: 20 Mar 1926
+ George Alfred Paige d: 1956
3 Unknown Paige b: Abt 1901 d: Abt 1901
2 Christina Wilhemina Geist b: 10 Jul 1881 d: 1 Sep 1977
+ Jacob Marrium Albright b: 3 Jun 1875 d: 17 Jan 1959
3 Twila Elizabeth Albright b: 5 Jul 1901
2 Mary Christine Geist b: 24 Aug 1883 d: 11 Nov 1973
+ Andrew Stranaghan Davidson b: 7 Jul 1879 d: 25 Aug 1974
2 George J. Geist b: 17 Oct 1887 d: 28 Nov 1907
2 Otto Theodore Geist Sr. b: 10 Nov 1889 d: 27 Jul 1978
+ Mary Elizabeth Whitney b: 28 Feb 1890 d: 25 Nov 1965
+ Gail
2 Maude Edna Geist b: 5 Jan 1892 d: 8 Jul 1972
+ Robert J. Davidson b: 1890 d: 1969
| PARENT (M) Wilhelm (William) Geist | |||
| Birth | 10 Apr 1817 | Raboldshausen, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Death | 6 Mar 1886 | Birmingham, Erie, OH | |
| Marriage | 24 Mar 1845 | to Katherina Elisabeth Eckhardt at Kirchheim, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Father | Johann Peter Geist | ||
| Mother | Anna Elisabetha Melpert | ||
| PARENT (F) Katherina Elisabeth Eckhardt | |||
| Birth | 6 Jan 1826 | Gossmannsrode, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Death | 17 May 1905 | ||
| Marriage | 24 Mar 1845 | to Wilhelm (William) Geist at Kirchheim, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Father | Konrad Eckhardt | ||
| Mother | Dorothea Wohlgemuth | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | Adam Geist | ||
| Birth | 1 Apr 1851 | Raboldshausen, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Death | 8 Jan 1941 | Oberlin, Lorain, OH | |
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1874 | to Elizabeth Rohrbach at Henrietta, Lorain, OH | |
| PARENT (M) Adam Geist | |||
| Birth | 1 Apr 1851 | Raboldshausen, Hesse Cassel, Germany | |
| Death | 8 Jan 1941 | Oberlin, Lorain, OH | |
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1874 | to Elizabeth Rohrbach at Henrietta, Lorain, OH | |
| Father | Wilhelm (William) Geist | ||
| Mother | Katherina Elisabeth Eckhardt | ||
| PARENT (F) Elizabeth Rohrbach | |||
| Birth | 25 May 1852 | Henrietta, Lorain, OH | |
| Death | 24 Apr 1927 | Kipton, Lorain, OH | |
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1874 | to Adam Geist at Henrietta, Lorain, OH | |
| Father | Johann Heinrich (Henry) Rohrbach | ||
| Mother | Christina Staub | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | William Adam Geist | ||
| Birth | 24 Nov 1885 | Camden Township, OH | |
| Death | 20 Sep 1966 | Oberlin, Lorain, OH | |
| Marriage | 7 Jul 1906 | to Anna Bertha Schuster at Kipton, Lorain, OH | |
| F | Eva Marguerita Geist | ||
| Birth | 7 Oct 1875 | Henrietta Township, Lorain, OH | |
| Death | 30 Aug 1959 | Ohio | |
| Marriage | to Alton Jay Pitts | ||
| F | Elizabeth Katherine Geist | ||
| Birth | 1Jan 1877 | Henrietta Township, Lorain, OH | |
| Death | 17 Dec 1952 | Ohio | |
| Marriage | to Andrew W. Davidson | ||
| F | Minnie Dora Geist | ||
| Birth | 25 Jan 1879 | Henrietta Township, Lorain, OH | |
| Death | 20 Mar 1926 | Ohio | |
| Marriage | 25 Apr 1900 | to George Alfred Paige at Ohio | |
| F | Christina Wilhemina Geist | ||
| Birth | 10 Jul 1881 | Ohio | |
| Death | 1 Sep 1977 | ||
| Marriage | 8 Aug 1900 | to Jacob Marrium Albright at Kipton, Lorain, OH | |
| F | Mary Christine Geist | ||
| Birth | 24 Aug 1883 | Ohio | |
| Death | 11 Nov 1973 | ||
| Marriage | to Andrew Stranaghan Davidson | ||
| M | George J. Geist | ||
| Birth | 17 Oct 1887 | Ohio | |
| Death | 28 Nov 1907 | Ohio | |
| M | Otto Theodore Geist Sr. | ||
| Birth | 10 Nov 1889 | Ohio | |
| Death | 27 Jul 1978 | New London, Huron, OH | |
| Marriage | 22 Feb 1911 | to Mary Elizabeth Whitney | |
| Marriage | to Blanche Green | ||
| F | Maude Edna Geist | ||
| Birth | 5 Jan 1892 | Ohio | |
| Death | 8 Jul 1972 | Ohio | |
| Marriage | to Robert J. Davidson | ||
| [S14] | Ancestral History of Robert James Davidson and his wife Maude Edna Geist of Camden Township and Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio |