William Adam Geist – Marr Family Genealogy

William Adam Geist
b: 24 Nov 1885
d: 20 Sep 1966

Biography

William was born on the Geist homestead, located on Bates Rd. in Camden Township. As a boy, he worked on his family's farm, and attended a district school in Camden Township. He later attended Kipton School.

According to Robert Oliphant's book, after marriage, they lived on farms in the Kipton area. Then, in about 1950, they moved to 515 Church St., Kipton.

After farming, "Will" worked in the local quarry for 4 years. In retirement, he raised rabits, and dealt in furs of various wild animals such as mink, fox, racoon and muskrat.

Facts

24 Nov 1885 - Birth - ; Camden Township, OH
24 Sep 1966 - Burial - ; Camden Cemetery, Kipton, Lorain, OH
20 Sep 1966 - Death - ; Oberlin, Lorain, OH

Ancestors

		Wilhelm (William) Geist 10 Apr 1817 - 6 Mar 1886

	Adam Geist 1 Apr 1851 - 8 Jan 1941

		Katherina Elisabeth Eckhardt 6 Jan 1826 - 17 May 1905

William Adam Geist 24 Nov 1885 - 20 Sep 1966

		Johann Heinrich (Henry) Rohrbach 1 Mar 1817 - 24 Feb 1874

	Elizabeth Rohrbach 25 May 1852 - 24 Apr 1927

		Christina Staub 22 Dec 1822 - 2 Jan 1898

Descendancy Chart

1 William Adam Geist b: 24 Nov 1885 d: 20 Sep 1966

+ Anna Bertha Schuster b: 29 Mar 1888 d: 21 Sep 1967

2 Margaret M. Geist b: 11 Feb 1912 d: 20 Apr 2009

+ Hoyle Kenneth Coward Sr. b: 6 Feb 1911 d: 25 Nov 1957

3 Hoyle Kenneth Coward

+ Cynthia Gronski

4 Jeremiah Coward

+ Andrea Meadows

5 Isabella Marie Coward

3 Sandra Lynn Coward

+ Robert Wallace Marr Sr.

4 Daniel Kenneth Marr

+ Vicky Lynn Wilson

5 Cole Marr

5 Desirae Athena Marr

+ Julie Anne Martin

5 Ashley Elizabeth Marr

5 Brendan Bryan Marr

4 Robert Wallace Marr Jr.

+ Tammy Dawn Stawiasz

5 Nathan Christopher Marr

5 Nicholas Daniel Marr

2 Harold William Geist b: 16 Oct 1908 d: May 1975

+ Vera Perkins b: 1910 d: 1966

3 Carol Ann Geist

+ Wendell Lee Woodrum

2 Marion George Geist b: 22 Jun 1910 d: Aug 1974

+ Ruth Pauline Livermore b: 24 May 1916 d: Dec 1981

2 Libby Jaunita Geist b: 18 Mar 1921 d: 28 Jul 1983

+ Paul Edward Meitzke b: 4 Feb 1922 d: 2 Jan 2013

3 Beverley L. Meitzke

+ Edwin Allen Flemming

4 Kelly Courtney Flemming

+ Ryan Wade Alexander

5 Zachary Wade Alexander

5 Logan Elliot Alexander

4 Erin Allyn Flemming

+ Timothy James McIlrath

5 Blythe Elizabeth McIlrath

5 Scarlet Aisling McIlrath

+ Louis Powell Boatman

3 Patricia Ann Meitzke

3 Elaine Meitzke b: 3 Mar 1948 d: 3 Mar 1948

Family Group Sheet - Child

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

Family Group Sheet - Spouse

PARENT (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
	Father	Adam Geist
	Mother	Elizabeth Rohrbach
PARENT (F) Anna Bertha Schuster
	Birth	29 Mar 1888	Vermilion, Erie, OH
	Death	21 Sep 1967	Kipton, Lorain, OH
	Marriage	7 Jul 1906	to William Adam Geist at Kipton, Lorain, OH
	Father	?
	Mother	?
CHILDREN
F	Margaret M. Geist
	Birth	11 Feb 1912	Kipton, Lorain, OH
	Death	20 Apr 2009	Fenton, Livingston, MI, USA
	Marriage	15 Jul 1943	to Hoyle Kenneth Coward Sr. at Huntington Church Parsonage, Huntington, OH
M	Harold William Geist
	Birth	16 Oct 1908	Ohio
	Death	May 1975	Oberlin, Lorain, OH
	Marriage		to Vera Perkins
M	Marion George Geist
	Birth	22 Jun 1910	Henrietta Township, Lorain, OH
	Death	Aug 1974	Wakeman, Huron, OH
	Marriage		to Ruth Pauline Livermore
F	Libby Jaunita Geist
	Birth	18 Mar 1921	Ohio
	Death	28 Jul 1983	Amherst, Lorain, OH
	Marriage		to Paul Edward Meitzke
	Private
	Birth
	Death

Evidence

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Ancestral History of Robert James Davidson and his wife Maude Edna Geist of Camden Township and Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio