Victor Henry Geist (1865 - 1956)

Born 22 Oct 1865 in Mountville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Lillie J (Sell) Geist — married 11 May 1889 in Coopersburg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1956 at age 90 in Lawrence, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Victor was born in 1865.

In 1870, Victor was 5 years old. He lived in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States with his parents Henry and Sarah, sister Agnes, and grandfather Joseph Miller.^[1]

On 11 May 1889, Victor married Lillie Sell in Coopersburg, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]

In 1900, he was 35 years old, living in Salisbury Township, Western Election District, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States with his wife Lillie and sons Frank, Mary, and Clinton V.^[3]

In 1910, he was 45 years old, living in Upper Milford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States with his wife Lillie and their servant, Robi Auther.^[4]

He passed away on 24 July 1956 and is buried at Fairview Cemetery.^{[5] [6]}

Family

Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County, PA

Mr. Victor Geish [sic]

M. Lillie Sell

Both single

Man is 24 years old, born in Saucon Lehigh Co.

Women is 23 years old, born in Salisbury Lehigh Co.

Man's father: Henry Geisk [sic]

Woman's parent: Edwin I Sell

Color: White

Man's occupation: Laborer

Woman's occupation: Housekeeper^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPP-956 : 15 June 2019), Victor Geist in entry for Henry Geist, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF4J-DSG : 12 November 2019), Victor Geiso and Lillie Sell, 11 May 1889; citing Marriage, Coopersburg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33R-XJ4 : accessed 1 December 2019), Victor H Geist, Salisbury Township, Western Election District, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 35A, family 704, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,429.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8J-ZC3 : accessed 1 December 2019), Victor H Geist, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 199, sheet 7A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1365; FHL microfilm 1,375,378.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77506144
6. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLV-45YG : 22 October 2019), Victor H Geist, 16 Nov 1898; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

Also see:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSH-HHF : accessed 1 December 2019), Victor Geist, Weiscnberg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 245, sheet 10B, line 56, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1590; FHL microfilm 1,821,590.
• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Spanish War Compensation, 1898-1934 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/96DM-JBS