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From: "Savasnia" <>
Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:10:58 -0400
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Sharon,

I posted an email a few days ago with the census info on George and Scoot.
They were children of Joshua GELLER.

Jeanette

----- Original Message -----
From: "hjnsk012668" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH


> Hi Larry,
> I find a George Geller in 1870 Ohio Census age 22 born Ohio,he is single
> and
> another Geller lives there as well listed next to George,named SCOOT
> GELLER
> age 20,they are both born Ohio.
> I will go back and see what I can find on them,but this George fits your
> perfectly.
> Will be in touch.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Anderson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
>
>
>> I do not know what the W. stands for, but there are two strong
> possibilities: William (his father's first name) and Washington, In honor
> of
> that "other " George. As to where he was in 1870 the answer is the same. I
> do not know, but since he married in Jay county Indiana (1877), to a girl
> from Randolph Co. (the Moricle family had settled in Randolph) and he
> probably had known her for some time, I would guess that he lived nearby,
> or
> in some way had made contact with her earlier. I do not know where Owen
> Co.
> is in relationship to Jay and Randolph Counties.
>> /Larry
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kathie" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
>>
>>
>> > Larry,
>> >
>> > Two questions, do you know what the W in George W. Geller stands for?
> And do you know where George was in 1870?
>> >
>> > I found this family 1870 Lafayette, Owen Co., Indiana
>> >
>> > Arthur Giller, age 52 Oh
>> > Sarah, 28 Oh
>> > James, 14 Oh
>> > Emma, 11 Oh
>> > Mary, 26, Oh
>> > Adaline, 8 Oh
>> > William, 6 Oh
>> > Arthur, 2 Oh
>> > Leorian, 11/12 In
>> > George, 24 Oh
>> > Frances, 21 Oh ( female)
>> >
>> > I don't know if Sarah is wife or daughter, I don't know if Mary is
> daughter and if the 4 younger kids are her kids or Arthur's
>> >
>> > Could George and Frances be nephew and niece to Arthur? Seems if they
> were Arthur's kids they would be listed at the top of the list.
>> >
>> > Problem is I can not find any of these people before or after 1870 to
> verify anything.
>> >
>> > This family may not mean anything just thought I would pass it on.
>> >
>> > Kathie
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Larry Anderson
>> > To:
>> > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:53 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
>> >
>> >
>> > I am sorry, but this is not the family even though the name is right.
> The thought that the Geller family (my George) had its roots in
> Pennsylvania
> is very likely, but all evidence tells me that my George was born in Ohio.
> His parents may or may not have moved there from PA.
>> > Thanks for your effort. I keep looking in Ohio, county to county in
> the hope of locating them. Sometimes, as with the Morrow Co census I get
> my
> hopes up, but then on closer examination, my hopes are dashed.
>> >
>> > /Larry A.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Drema Samples" <>
>> > To: <>
>> > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:32 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
>> >
>> >
>> > > Ok Larry, I have been looking all day and then reading the response
> of
>> > > the others helping you.
>> > > I have found this and was wondering if this may be who you are
> looking
>> > > for....if not let me know and I will keep trying.
>> > > Don't give up!
>> > >
>> > > *George Geller
>> > >
> <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hoon0000&id=I002
> 0>*
>> > > was born 28 AUG 1827 in PENNSYLVANIA, BEDFORD CO, and died 5 AUG
> 1901 in
>> > > IOWA, CEDAR CO, CENTER TWP. He was the son of *2. Adam Geller
>> > >
> <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hoon0000&id=I188
> 4>*
>> > > and *3. Elizabeth Lybarger
>> > >
> <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hoon0000&id=I188
> 5>*.
>> > > He married *Mary Hoon
>> > >
> <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hoon0000&id=I001
> 9>*
>> > > ABT 1854 in PENNSYLVANIA, daughter of Jacob Hoon and Sarah Heckman.
> She
>> > > was born 29 APR 1836 in PENNSYLVANIA, SOMERSET CO, and died 15 SEP
> 1915
>> > > in IOWA, CEDAR CO, TIPTON.
>> > >
>> > > Larry Anderson wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >I thank you all for your work.
>> > > >
>> > > >I am only sorry that I was so brief in my background information.
>> > I
> believe that I have virtually everything relating to the Morrical
> (Moricle,
> etc)-Geller family from their marriage (20 Feb. 1877) in Jay county,
> Indiana
> (they made their home in Randolph Co). The Morrical/Moricle family has
> been
> traced back to the 1700's in Germany. Beyond that we are unsure. My
> problem
> is just as I stated in my brief search request:
>> > > >
>> > > >George's parental family is seemingly lost in Ohio. This is my
> problem.
>> > > >
>> > > >That he was born in Ohio is known from census records of later
> years.
>> > > >
>> > > >I have a fairly complete record of George and Martha's children.
> Riley, for example moved to Washington State where he and his wife Anna
> had
> a large and influential family. Edna married a man named Albert Quine and
> it
> was in her home that George was living in 1934 when he died.
>> > > >
>> > > >The only lead that I have is that found in the 1850 Mt Gilead
>> > Twp,
> Morrow Co. where the record gives a "William" Geller with a son "George",
> 2
> yrs old. The Death certificate of George W. Geller gives "George" as his
> father's name (not William) and Josie as the name of his mother (not
> Margaret). This death certificate data does not correspond well with the
> Mt.
> Gilead census record. I must exercise doubts, even on the death
> certificate
> information, as this is not always reliable. Perhaps there are other 1850
> census records for other counties in Ohio. As with the various spellings
> of
> the Morrical family name, perhaps the same may have happened to the
> Gellers.
> I have found Getter and Yetter spellings in the records, which I know are
> wrong, yet they are there and refer to "MY" George and his family. Likely
> candidate spellings are Giller, Galler, Gellar.
>> > > >
>> > > >In closing I do sincerely thank all that have made an effort to
> help me. It truly is appreciated. Yet, my problem remains: Who were
> George's
> parents and where did they live in Ohio?
>> > > >
>> > > >/Larry A.
>> > > >
>> > > >----- Original Message -----
>> > > >From: "Beverlee" <>
>> > > >To: <>
>> > > >Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 7:11 PM
>> > > >Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] George W. Geller of OH
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >>Larry, Jennifer has done a great job searching OH census' for
>> > your
> George
>> > > >>Geller. In 1900 George & family are in Rockwood, Wadena Co MN.
> He & Martha
>> > > >>have been married 24 years; he b Nov 1847 OH; they have seven ch.
> Martha
>> > > >>and the older ch b IN last two MN. FamilySearch has George
> marrying Martha
>> > > >>Morricle in Randolph Co IN. You might want to research IN
>> > records
> as well.
>> > > >>Beverlee
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>>It appears that I am looking for a needle in a haystack. Ohio is
> the
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>haystack and George W. Geller, born on 29 Nov. 1848 in Ohio, is
> the needle.
>> > > >>I have no idea of where in Ohio he was born.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
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