Milton
H.
Geer
Born about in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Son of Amasa Geer
and Martha Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Geer
Brother of
Warren W. Geer, Amasa Geer Jr [half], Edward Geer [half], Thomas Geer [half], Alexander Geer [half], John Geer [half], Joseph Geer, Altha (Geer) Dieter [half] and Wesley Geer
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 63
in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Biography
From FindaGrave:[1]
Milton's parents, Amos T. Greer and Martha E. Todd, were married 23 Oct 1836, in Ashtabula, Ohio. Milton, born in 1838, and two of his four sisters (Jeanette and Susan) were born in Ashtabula, Ohio. Sometime before his next sister, Marlinda was born in 1849, the family moved to Dane County, Wisconsin. Another sister, Mary E. was born in Dane County in 1852. Sometime prior to the 1860 US Federal Census, the family moved to Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa. Amos, Martha, and their family attended the Seventh Day Baptist Church at Welton, Clinton Co, Iowa. Amos and Martha are buried at the Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery in Welton, IA.
The SDB Church of Longbranch, Richardson County, Nebraska, record Milton Geer as joining the church in 1871. It can be surmised that Milton explored the possibility of living there and/or maybe going further west. His mother died in 1872. It appears, according to Ancestry.com records, Milton returned to Welton, Clinton Co., Iowa, likely to care for his three younger sisters. His sister, Jeanette is not listed on the 1880 Census. It appears, by searching Ancestry.com, that Milton never married.
He died in the Soldier's Home in Marshalltown from sunstroke.Sumner Gazette. 18 Jul 1901 in Sumner, Iowa.[1]
Military
Milton fought in the Civil War. He enlisted as a private and ended as a corporal. He served in the 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A from 1861-1865.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39429845/milton-h-geer: accessed 15 April 2023), memorial page for Milton H. Geer (1835–6 Jul 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39429845, citing Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Rickie Bickle (contributor 40830938).
- ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSRH-DY7 : 24 August 2021), Milton H./gear 881817, 1861-1865.
- ↑ "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QV-VSZ7 : 11 February 2019), Milton H Geer, 8 Jul 1901; citing Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,184,797.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Geer-122 created through the import of SCJOHN.GED on May 31, 2011 by Stephanie John.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Milton by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Milton:
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