While the death certificate suggests Joan was born in Germany, all census and passenger lists found to date state he was born in Pennsylvania.
Death notice,
The Oregonian Wednesday Dec. 12, 1934
Geist - 2840 North Watts street, John, aged 69 years, husband of Rachel; father of Mrs. Mollie Frahler, Henry Geist, Mrs. Alice Vincent, Medford, Or.; Mrs. Sarah Henderson, Mrs Bernice Grubler, Marian of Redding, Cal., and Sylvester Taylor of Klamath Falls. Remains at the Peninsula Funeral Home, 3018 North Lombard street. WA 1041.
Funeral notice,
The Oregonian Friday Dec. 14, 1934
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1880 U.S. Census
Haynesville, Pratt Co. Kansas
John A. Geist Born 1866 Pennsylvania
Father Franklin B. Geist
Born 1853 Pennsylvania,
Occupation Farming
Mother Barbara L. Geist
Born 1854 Pennsylvania
1920 U.S. Census
Multnomah County Oregon
John A. Geist
Estimated birth year 1866
Age in years 54
Birth place Pennsylvania
Father & Mother Born "United States"
Head-of-household Self
Wife Rachel Geist
Father Dec. 3 1852 - Nov 11 1896
Mother April 26 1854 - June 21 1928
Both Buried At Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Preston Pratt County Kansas, U.S.A.
While the death certificate suggests Joan was born in Germany, all census and passenger lists found to date state he was born in Pennsylvania.
Death notice,
The Oregonian Wednesday Dec. 12, 1934
Geist - 2840 North Watts street, John, aged 69 years, husband of Rachel; father of Mrs. Mollie Frahler, Henry Geist, Mrs. Alice Vincent, Medford, Or.; Mrs. Sarah Henderson, Mrs Bernice Grubler, Marian of Redding, Cal., and Sylvester Taylor of Klamath Falls. Remains at the Peninsula Funeral Home, 3018 North Lombard street. WA 1041.
Funeral notice,
The Oregonian Friday Dec. 14, 1934
................................................................
1880 U.S. Census
Haynesville, Pratt Co. Kansas
John A. Geist Born 1866 Pennsylvania
Father Franklin B. Geist
Born 1853 Pennsylvania,
Occupation Farming
Mother Barbara L. Geist
Born 1854 Pennsylvania
1920 U.S. Census
Multnomah County Oregon
John A. Geist
Estimated birth year 1866
Age in years 54
Birth place Pennsylvania
Father & Mother Born "United States"
Head-of-household Self
Wife Rachel Geist
Father Dec. 3 1852 - Nov 11 1896
Mother April 26 1854 - June 21 1928
Both Buried At Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Preston Pratt County Kansas, U.S.A.
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