Elijah
Benjamin
Geer
Born in Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James William Geer
and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Geer
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Calpernia P (Tribble) Geer
— married
1888 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 48
in Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2018
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Biography
When Elijah Benjamin Geer was born on August 11, 1870, in Anderson, South Carolina, his father, James, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 24. He married Calpernia 'Callie' P Tribble in 1888 and they had five children. He died on January 15, 1919, in his hometown at the age of 48, and was buried in Anderson, South Carolina.
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Sources
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 299C; Enumeration District: 032
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0059
- Year: 1910; Census Place: Anderson Ward 3, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1375461
- South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, Volume Number 8, Wills and Probates Elijah B Geer - 1919
- Anderson, South Carolina, City Directory, 1907 & 1917
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
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~1.56%
j Taylor
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR4038812 [compare]
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~1.17%
~3.12%
Shaeron Timms :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Lucille (Timms) Steifle :
23andMe
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