Born in York, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henrich Giese
and Eva Catharine (Barnhardt) Geesey
Sister of
Jacob Barnhart Geesey, Samuel Geesey, Elizabeth Geesey, Eliza (Geesey) Sechrist, Eva Geesey, Catherine Ann Barnhart (Geesey) Heindel, Amanda Matilda (Geesey) Mitzel and Caroline (Geesey) Stark
Wife of
John Ness
— married
about 1880 in York, Pennsylvania
Mother of
Franklin Ness
Died
at age 74
in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2020
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Biography
Birth year 1839/40 from 1850 census.
1850 Census: York Twp, York Co., PA, Roll 432-839, Page 107, Dwelling 271, Family 288
Henry Keesey 46, Farmer, Realestate $1500
Eva 42, Jacob B. 20 Labour, Samuel 19 Labour, Elizabeth 16, Eliza 14, Eve 12, Lydia 10, Catharine 7
1860 Census: York Co., York Twp., PO York. Roll 653-1199, p 1023.
House 344, Family 354, Henry Geesey 56, Farmer, Estate $3385, Property $979
Eva 51 (cannot read), Samuel 29, Assistant, Eva 23, Catharina 18
House 345, Family 355, Lydia Geesey 20, Farmer, Property $460
Amanda 16*, Carolina 12* (* In school)
1870 Census: York Co., York Twp., PO Dallastown. Roll 593-1470, p 471
House 49, Family 52, Henry Geesey 70, Farmer, Estate $3300, Property $3000
Samuel 37, Keeps House, Eva 26, Catharina 22
House 50, Family 53, E. Geesey 62, Farmer, Estate $2600, Property $1000
Lydia 24, Keeps House, Amanda 20, Caroline 18
1900 Census: York Twp., York Co., PA, Page 249A, House 138, Family 139
John Ness 56, Farmer, Lydia 55, Married 20 years, 1 of 1 child living
Frank 18
'Buried Saint John's Blymire UCC Cemetery, Dallastown, York, Pennsylvania
Sources
- Census Records
- Geesey, Titus Cornelius, The Giese-Geesey-Keesey Family in America, 1935. Copy on file with the Historical Society of York County, Pennsylvania
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~3.12%
Cornelia Geesey
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Erika Mitzel :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Austin Tarman :
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