Adam
Giger
Born in Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Martin L (Geiger) Giger
and Nancy (Montgomery) Geiger
Brother of
Elizabeth (Giger) Ross [half], Mary (Giger) Smith [half], Anna Maria (Geiger) Niesley [half], Samuel David Giger [half], Sarah (Geiger) Bretz [half], William Giger, David Giger, Daniel Giger, John Geiger, Jacob Giger, Sylvia (Geiger) Howdyshell, Rachel (Giger) Mills, Rachel Geiger, Nancy (Geiger) Beery, Jane (Giger) Sly, Robert Giger, Martin Geiger and Margaret (Giger) Mohler
Husband of
Hester (Adcock) Giger
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 54
in Hocking, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2011
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Biography
- Adam Geiger was born in 1819 in Fairfield County, Ohio to Martin Geiger and Nancy Montgomery.
- Adam married Hester Adcock on 3 May 1840 in Perry County, Ohio. They had three sons, possibly four.
- Adam passed away on 21 Oct 1873 in Hocking, Ohio. His surname on the marker at his grave is spelled "Giger".
Sources
- "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:93WC-FTH : 25 March 2020), Entry for Adam Giger, 1840.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQD-VKT : 22 December 2020), Adam Geiger, Falls Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (Sons: Martin, John and Adam)
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M4CY-LWK : 18 February 2021), Household of Adam Giger, 1860.(John and Adam at home)
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MHXK-Y8Z : 29 May 2021), Household of Adam Greger, 1870. (Two sons and a six year old boy... son? Grandson? Find original)
- "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MXPD-VWX : 1 March 2021), Entry for Adam Geyer, 21 Oct 1873; citing Death, Falls Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States, source ID Book 1 p. 50 # 687, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 912,316
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42600959/adam-giger : accessed 15 July 2022), memorial page for Adam Giger (15 Aug 1819–21 Oct 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42600959, citing Ebenezer Cemetery, Maxville, Perry County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Sue Wolf (contributor 47141164) .
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Giger-54 was started through the import of Mike Gedcom as of Jul 2011.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by Michael Higgins.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Brenda (Gaffney) Van Dyke
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup T2b3e, FTDNA kit #850207
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~3.12%
Beverly Dillon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member beverlydillon1
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~3.12%
Ron Howdyshell :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Brenda (Gaffney) Van Dyke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A174819 [compare], Ancestry member brendavandyke
-
~1.56%
Roger Giger :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Christine Miller :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Sherrie Roach :
AncestryDNA
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