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Subject: Oh-Shelby Co. Photo (Geuss(Geis), Chr)
Date: 9 Jan 2005 01:31:42 -0000


Shelby County OhArchives Photo person.....Geuss(Geis), Christian Francis 1834-1889
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Belinda Kent January 8, 2005, 8:31 pm

Source: photo handed down from his brother George's family
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Christian Francis Geis was born in Heilgersdorf, Bavaria Germany. He came to
the US and lived with an Uncle in PA.changing his name to Geuss. He married
Mercy (Martha) S. Van Horn of Bucks Co. PA. daughter of Samuel Van Horn and
Mercy Lovett Van Horn on September 28, 1856. Christian was a Member of the 42
Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. He went awol for one day, the day his
first child was born. When his last child was born, Mercy died and he left the
eldest daughter to raise the remaing children and went to live with his
brother George's family in Toledo, Lucas co. Ohio. After two years he married
Marian Momentaheir on abt. 1876. He died on April 22, 1889 and is buried in
Pasco, Shelby Co. Ohio. In 1900 Christians family changed the name to Geuy.
One son changed his again to Guoy. So the history of the name is
Geis/Geuss/Geuy and for one Guoy.


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