Benjamin D. Geiger

1836 - 1912  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin D. Geiger
  Born	3 Oct 1836	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Census	1850	Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 13
  Census	1860	Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 23
  Married	1861  [4, 5, 6]
  Mary Clever, the daughter of Henry Clever. She was born 2 February 1838 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and died 22 April 1919 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Issue: 1. Mary Frances Geiger (1863-1942) 2. John M. Geiger (1865-1934) 3. Warren Elmer Geiger (1868-1952) 4. Martin Geiger (c1869-____) 5. Lottie Geiger (1873-1962) 6. James Fountain Geiger (1875-1909) 7. Ada Cora Geiger (1877-1927) 8. Margaret Jane Geiger (1882-1972)
  Military	23 Nov 1862  [7, 8, 9]
  He enlisted as a private during the Civil War in the 14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Calvary, Company K.
  	Pension Record of Benjamin D. Geiger
  Census	1870	Wayne, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Census	1880	Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania   [10]
  Age: 44
  Census	1900	Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Age: 63
  Census	1910	Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania   [11]
  Age: 73
  Died	11 May 1912	Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  	Certificate of Death of Benjamin D. Geiger
  Buried	14 May 1912	Pleasant Union Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  Agency: at home
  	Gravestone of Benjamin Geiger
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Lucinda Geiger ,   b. Abt 1834   2. Benjamin D. Geiger ,   b. 3 Oct 1836, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 May 1912, Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years)   3. Sarah Geiger ,   b. Abt 1839, Pennsylvania   4. Catharine Geiger ,   b. Abt 1840, Pennsylvania   5. John Geiger ,   b. Abt 1844, Pennsylvania   6. Harriet "Fanny" Geiger ,   b. Abt 1846, Pennsylvania + 7. William Francis Geiger ,   b. 9 May 1848, Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Apr 1926, Mahoning, Mahoning County, Ohio  (Age 77 years) ▻ Barbara A. Thomas ,  m. 1870   8. Henry Geiger ,   b. Abt 1854, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I12490
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry O. Geiger,   b. 12 Jul 1808, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 May 1889, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Isabella "Bell"McHenry,   b. 1809, Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Jan 1860, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Oct 1836 - Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Census - He was recorded while living with his parents.,Age: 13 - 1850 - Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Census - He was recorded while living with his parents.,Age: 23 - 1860 - Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Census - 1870 - Wayne, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Census - Age: 44 - 1880 - Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Census - Age: 63 - 1900 - Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Census - Age: 73 - 1910 - Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Died - 11 May 1912 - Cowanshannock Townsh, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Buried - Agency: at home - 14 May 1912 - Pleasant Union Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [s273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source. Year: 1850; Census Place: Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_837; Page: 352A; Image: 373 [s191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source. Year: 1860; Census Place: Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1196; Page: 1162; Image: 532; Family History Library Film: 805196 [S121] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Primary Source. Certificate of Death of Benjamin D. Geiger [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Secondary Source. Find A Grave Memorial# 36920164 [s192] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source. Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1301; Page: 552B; Image: 75207; Family History Library Film: 552800 [s137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Primary Source. Year: 1900; Census Place: Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1372; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1241372 [S613] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). [S612] American Civil War Soldiers, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Secondary Source. [S624] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000). Pension Record of Benjamin D. Geiger [s189] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Primary Source. Year: 1880; Census Place: Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1095; Family History Film: 1255095; Page: 89B; Enumeration District: 004; Image: 0740 [s186] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Primary Source. Year: 1910; Census Place: Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1309; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375322