Peter Geist ¹

  Christening Notes:

Sponsor was Peter Schneider.

  Burial Notes:

His tombstone reads: Peter Geist, geboren am 21 Decbr. 1804; gestorben am 8 Janniar 1875; Alter 70 Jahre und 18 Tage.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Church. ⁴ When St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, of Upper Mahanoy Township, was organized in 1853 Peter Geist was one of the first trustees.

• Census, 1850. ⁵ He is listed as Peter Geist (age 45) living in his household with wife Polly (45); Jacob (15); Louisa (13); Henry (11); Amelia (8); Amy (4); Rudolph (1).

• Census, 1860, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. He is listed as Peter Geist (age 56) living with his wife Mary (54); Jacob (22, farm hand); Henry (20, carpenter apprentice); Amelia (17); Mary (14); and Rudolph (9).

• Census, 1870, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶ He is listed as Peter Geist (age 65) living with his wife Mary (64); son Rudolph (21, farm laborer); Elias Erdman (21, carpenter); Emilia Erdman (27); and Franklin Ensinger (9).

• Occupation: farmer, 1870, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶ His land is valued at $3,000 in the 1870 Census.

Peter married Maria Gentzert, daughter of Unknown and Catherine Leisen. (Maria Gentzert was born on 10 Sep 1805 in Washingtonville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA,³ died on 29 Jun 1888 in Leck Kill: Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ³ and was buried in Leck Kill: Upper Mahanoy Township: St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ³.)