Greene, GA 1850 Federal Census, Microfilm # M432-71
transcribed by Doris Reel
@http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ga/greene/1850/Pg00116.txt, Nov. 16, 2004

CENSUS YR: 1850
STATE or TERRITORY: GA
County: Greene PAGE NO: 124
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
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13 781 781 GEER JAMES F 25 M GA
14 781 781 GEER MARY 24 F GAA
15 781 781 GEER SARAH 5 F GA
16 781 781 GEER MARY 3 F GA
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GA Confederate Soldier - Company "C," 3rd GA Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Wright's Brigade, Anderson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, known as "The Dawson Grays;" enlisted April 24, 1861 at Greene Co., GA; elected 2nd Lieutenant April 24, 1861, Fought briefly on the North Carolina coast in October 1861 before moving to Virginia and fighting at Malvern Hill, 2nd Manasses and Antietam. Elected Captain April 28, 1862. Resigned July 22, 1862 due to disability.
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Mr. J. F. Geer Dead
from: The Herald-Journal, Greensboro, GA, Vol. 40, #5 - Friday, March 3, 1905, p. 5

After an illness extending over a year, Mr. J. F. Geer passed to his reward at the home of his son Mr. E. C. Geer at Penfield, Wednesday night. Mr. Geer spent quite a while in Greensboro last year with his son Mr. J. J. Geer, but during the fall he returned to Penfield where his health gradually declined to the end. His remains were interred at Penfield yesterday afternoon Rev. J. C. Callaway officiating at the funeral exercises.
He leaves two daughters and two sons to mourn his loss: Mrs. J. English of Penfield, Mrs. W. H. Weatherly of Athens, Mr. E. C. Geer of Penfield and Mr. J. J. Geer of Greensboro. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Marshall Bryant, Messrs. Len, Percy, R. L., J. H., and Claude McCommons of Greshamville. The Herald-Journal joins the many friends of the bereaved ones in deepest sympathy.
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Last Will and Testament of James F. Geer
from: Greene Co., GA Will Book 6 1877 - 1921, Microfilm Drawer 33, Box 37, Negative RHS 43, pp. 317-318:

State of Georgia
Greene County

In the name of God amen I, James F. Geer of said State and County knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it right and proper both as it respects my family and myself that I should make disposition of the property with which a kind Providence has blessed me do therefore make this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others theretofore made by me.

1st I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid.

2nd I give and bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Mary B. Geer with whom I have lived in peace and happiness for 57 years, all my land containing 312 acres more or less with all the rights members and appurtenances to said lot of land in any wise belonging free from all charge or limitations whatever, to her own proper use benefit and behalf forever with power to dispose of the same at any time previous or by will or deed at her death as she may think proper.

I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife the farming utensils used on and belonging to said plantation of any description whatever, my two horses, two cows, and two calves, corn, fodder and all produce belonging to me, two hogs and all my household and kitchen furniture, my buggy and wagons. All without reserve and limitations.

I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary B. Geer Executrix of my Last Will and Testament.

Signed June 14, 1901 James F. Geer
Probated March 22, 1905

• Married: 18 JAN 1844 in Wilkes Co., GA ^{22 23 24}

1. Sarah Martha GEER b: 25 DEC 1844 in Greene Co., GA
2. Mary Helen GEER b: 10 OCT 1846 in Greene Co., GA
3. David Paul GEER b: 1 OCT 1848 in Greene Co., GA
4. Ann Elizabeth GEER b: 30 SEP 1850 in Greene Co., GA
5. Lydia LaBelle GEER b: 22 JUL 1852 in Greene Co., GA
6. Ella Caroline GEER b: 22 AUG 1854 in Greene Co., GA
7. James Frederick GEER b: 22 JUN 1856 in Greene Co., GA
8. Julia Alline GEER b: 16 JUL 1858 in Greene Co., GA
9. Enoch Callaway GEER b: 24 APR 1860 in Greene Co., GA
10. Joseph Jefferson GEER b: 30 JUL 1863 in Greene Co., GA
11. William Brantley GEER b: 30 JUN 1865 in Greene Co., GA
12. Alice Angela GEER b: 10 MAY 1867 in Greene Co., GA

1. Title: McCommons-Geer and Allied Families
   Author: Bessie Lillian Paulk Swain
   Publication: 1971
   Note: Compilation of hand written notes of material gathered by Leila Boswell McCommons, wife of Mrs. W. C. McCommons.
   Repository:
   Note: GA Dept. of Archives and History, Atlanta, GA - Item #8168; Samuel Taylor Geer personal library
   Media: Manuscript
   Page: pp. 39-41
2. Title: Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Vol. 1
   Author: Lillian Henderson
   Publication: Hapeville: Longino & Porter, 1958
   Note: Muster Roll of Company C, 3rd GA Volunteer Infantry
   Repository:
   Note: Augusta-Richmond County Pulbic Library, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
   Media: Book
   Page: p. 457 - Muster Roll of Company C, 3d Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Northern Virginia C.S.A. Greene Co., GA ("Dawson Grays")
   Text: Geer, James F. - 2d Lieutenant Apr. 24, 1861. Elected Captain Apr. 28, 1862. Resigned, disability, July 22, 1862
3. Title: Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Ancestor Roster, Vol. 3 (E-G)
   Author: David A. Lane, editor
   Publication: GA Division United Daughter of the Confederacy, 1992
   Repository:
   Note: Dallas Public Library - Genealogy; Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Book
   Page: p. 120
   Text: Geer, James F. - Capt Co. C 3rd GA Infantry b. 21 Sept 1824 Greene Co., GA d. 01 Mar 1912 / Morgan, Louise Geer, granddaughter / Norman, Reba Geer, granddaughter
4. Title: Crosses and Medals Awarded by the Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, Vol. II (D - H)
   Author: Georgia Divison UDC
   Publication: Atlanta: The Division, 1996
   Repository:
   Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Book
   Page: p. 109
   Text: Geer, James F., co. C 3rd GA Infantry - Southern Cross of Honor bestowed in 1913 by Miles Lewis Chapter No. 130
5. Title: 1850 U. S. Federal Census
   Note: The 1850 census assigns each dwelling a number and each family a number within the town or township in the specified county. The 1850 census also includes the name, age, sex, and color of each member of the household, occupation; value of real estate; birthplace; whether married or attended school within the year; check marks for ones that cannot read or write and whether person is pauper or convict.
   Each persons name, age, sex, color
   Territory or country of birth
   Attended school or was married within the year
   Could read or write if over 20 years old
   Deaf-mute, blind, insane or "idiotic"
   Fugitive from the state
   Real estate value
   Occupation of males over 15 years old
   
   Separate slave schedules:
   Name of each slave owner
   # of slaves owned
   # of slaves manumitted (released from slavery)
   Age, color, sex, deaf-mute, blind, insane or idiotic, or fugitive from the state.
   [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
   Repository:
   Note: Taken: 01 Jun 1850 (Completion by 01 Nov 1850); researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Official Document
   Page: p. 124, 165th District, Greene Co., GA #181/181
   Text: Roll: M432_71, enumerated October 25, 1850
6. Title: Greene County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Vol. I, 1852 - 1873
   Author: Tad Evans
   Publication: Savannah, GA: Tad Evans, 1995
   Repository:
   Note: Dallas Pulblic Library, Dallas, TX; Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Book
   Page: p. 40
   Text: "Woodville Academy, Greene County - Trustess: Williamd Edmondson, James F. Geer, A. J. Watson, James Cocraft, Samuel D. Durham"
7. Title: Restoration of Greene County Plantation
   Author: Judy Hall
   Publication: Georgia Journal, Winter 1987, Vo. 7, No. 2
   Note: Jane Agee, Editor, "Georgia Journal," Athens, GA: Agee Publishers, Inc.
   Repository:
   Media: Magazine
   Page: pp. 24-29
8. Title: Muster Roll of Company C, 3rd Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, Greene Co., GA - Dawson Grays
   Author: Carolyn L. Harper Johnson
   Publication: Wilkes Co., GA Genealogy, GAGenWeb Archives Project: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/greene/military/civilwar/rosters/coc3reg.txt
   Repository:
   Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Internet
   Text: Geer, James F.-2d Lieutenant April 24, 1861. Elected Captain April 28, 1862. Resigned, disability, July 22, 1862
9. Title: Greene County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Vol. I, 1852 - 1873
   Author: Tad Evans
   Publication: Savannah, GA: Tad Evans, 1995
   Repository:
   Note: Dallas Pulblic Library, Dallas, TX; Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
   Media: Book
   Page: p. 336
   Text: The Greensboro Herald, Thursday, February 27, 1873 - Ordinary's Office, Greensboro, Ga., February 14, 1873 appointed Commissioners for the Poor in the 148th District: J.T. Dolvin, W.A. Colclough, J.F. Geer, J.R. Sanders, J.D. Champion.
10. Title: Greene County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Vol. II, 1874 - 1886
    Author: Tad Evans
    Publication: Savannah, GA: Tad Evans, 1995
    Repository:
    Note: Dallas Pulblic Library, Dallas, TX; Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Book
    Page: p. 168: "Locals," The Greensboro Herald, Thursday, March 21, 1881
    Text: "Messrs. J. F. Geer and W. J. Durham, will be ordained Deacons in Baird's Church next Saturday. The Exercises will be interesting and imposing and will no doubt be well attended."
11. Title: 1900 U. S. Federal Census
    Note: The twelfth federal census is available on Soundex as well as in copies of the original records. The 1900 census schedules included dwelling and family numbers, county, town, street and house number, whether the home was owned or rented, whether free of mortgage, and whether the dwelling was a farm or house.
    The name, color, sex, month and year of birth, age, place of birth and relationship to the head of household are listed for each person who lived in the dwelling on June 1, 1900. Also requested are marital status, number of years married, how many children born to the mother, number of these children still living; mother and father's place of birth, year of immigration to the U.S., naturalization; occupation, number of months employed; whether attended school, can read, can write, can speak English.
    Name of each person in household.
    Address
    Relationship to head of household
    Color or race
    Sex
    Month and year of birth
    Age at last birthday
    Marital status
    # of years married
    Total # of children born of the mother
    # of those children living
    Place of birth of each person
    Parent names of each person
    If the person was foreign born
    Year of immigration and # of years in the US
    Citizenship status of foreign born over age 21
    Occupation
    Could person read, write, and speak English
    Whether home is owned or rented
    Whether home is on a farm
    Whether home is mortgaged
    [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
    Repository:
    Note: Taken: 1 June 1900 (Completion within 30 days); researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Official Document
    Page: 148 Militia District, Greene Co., GA
    Text: Series: T623, Microfilm: 201, Book 1, p. 297, enumerated June 12, 1900, ©1996-2005, MyFamily.com, Inc., http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?IN=020743&PN=297&SEC=Georgia&CD=926, accessed August 16, 2005; AND Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Census Place: Malitia District, Greene, Georgia; Roll: T623 201; p. 7A; Enumeration District: 42
12. Title: International Genealogical Index
    Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Publication: Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002
    Repository:
    Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Electronic
    Page: Patron Sheets: Batch #7409205, Sheet: 17, Source Call #0934392
13. Title: 1860 U. S. Federal Census
    Note: The 1860 Census lists a dwelling number and family number and each sheet lists the county as well as town and post office name. Also includes, name, age and sex of each individual; color, occupation, value of real and personal property; birthplace, whether married within the year (m.y.), attended school, read or write and the date of the enumeration.
    Name, age, sex, color
    Occupation if over 15 years old
    Value of real estate
    Value of personal estate
    State, territory or country of birth
    Married during the year
    Deaf-mute, blind, insane or an "idiot", pauper or a convict
    Separate slave schedules:
    Name of each slave owner
    # of slaves owned
    # of slaves manumitted (released from slavery)
    Age, color, sex, deaf-mute, blind, insane or idiotic, or fugitive from the state
    [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
    Repository:
    Note: Taken 01 Jun 1860 (Completion by 01 Dec 1860); researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Official Document
    Text: Ancestry.com [database on-line] (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Census Place: , Greene, Georgia; Roll: M653_125; p. 458; Image: 9
14. Title: 1870 U. S. Federal Census
    Note: Same info as 1860 plus whether father and mother were foreign born, the month of birth for babies born during the census year, the month married during the census year, and whether the individual was eligible to vote.
    Name, age at the last birthday (if under 1 - use fractions, such as 1/12), sex, color
    Profession, occupation, or trade
    Value of real estate
    Value of personal property
    Place of birth (state or territory if usa, or country if foreign-born)
    Father or mother foreign born
    Born or married within the year and the month the event occurred
    Attended school within the year
    Could NOT read or write
    Deaf, dumb, insane or "idiotic"
    Male citizen of the United States age 21 years or older
    Male citizen of the United States age 21 years or older and vote was denied or abridged on grounds other than rebellion or other crime.
    [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
    Repository:
    Note: Taken: 01 Jun 1870 (Completion by 01 Nov 1870); researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Official Document
    Text: Ancestry.com [database on-line] (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Census Place: Militia District 148, Greene, Georgia; Roll: M593_153; p. 404; Image: 430
15. Title: 1880 U. S. Federal Census
    Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Compiler
    Publication: (Salt Lake City: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002)
    Note: All dwellings in each census district were given a number. Each family was also assigned an identification number. Each census sheet listed the county as well as town and the enumeration date. Name, sex, color are listed as well as age prior to June 1st; month of birth in the census year; whether single, married, widowed or divorced; whether married in the census year; occupation, cannot read or write; place of birth AND father's and mother's place of birth.
    The major addition to the 1880 census for reseachers is the listing of each individuals relationship to the head of household.
    Name, whether white, black, mulatto, Indian or Chinese, sex, age
    Month of birth if born within the year
    Relationship to head of household
    Single, married, widowed or divorced
    Married within the year
    Occupation and months unemployed
    Name of state, territory, or country of birth
    Parents place of birth
    Attended school within the year
    Unable to read, if age 10 or older
    Sick or temporarily disabled, and reason, at date of census enumeration
    Blind, deaf-mute, "idiotic", insane, or permanently disabled
    [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
    Repository:
    Note: Taken: 01 Jun 1880 (completion by 01 Jul 1880); @http://www.familysearch.org; researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Internet
    Text: Place: District 148, Greene, Georgia; Roll: 149; Family History Film: 1254149; p. 325A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 0653
16. Title: Greene County, Georgia Heritage 1786-2009
    Author: Greene Co. Heritage Heritage, Inc.
    Publication: Waynesville, NC: Walsworth Publishig Co., 2009
    Repository:
    Media: Book
    Page: pp. 99 - 100
17. Title: The Banner-Watchman
    Publication: Athens, Georgia
    Repository:
    Media: Newspaper
    Text: "Oglethorpe County," Tuesday, May 5, 1885, p. 3; "Mr. Jim Geer's stables and corn crib burned down last week"
18. Title: Southern Confederacy
    Publication: Atlanta, Georgia
    Repository:
    Media: Newspaper
    Text: "Guerillas After The Brigadiers," Saturday, April 11, 1863, p. 1
19. Title: The Herald-Journal
    Publication: Greensboro, Georgia
    Repository:
    Note: [researched by Samuel Taylor Geer]
    Media: Newspaper
    Page: "Mr. J. F. Geer Dead," Vol., 40, #5, Friday, March 3, 1905, p. 5
20. Title: The Cemeteries of Greene County Georgia
    Author: E. H. Armor
    Publication: Athens, GA: Agee Publishers, Inc., 1987
    Repository:
    Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Book
    Page: p. 19
21. Title: Greene County, Georgia Will Book 6 1877 - 1921
    Publication: Georgia State Department of Archives and History: Microfilm Drawer 33, Box 37, Negative RHS 43
    Repository:
    Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Book
    Page: pp. 317-318
22. Title: Wilkes Co., GA Marriages - Court of Ordinary (1806 - 1905)
    Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Publication: Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958
    Note: Some marriage records start as early as 1792 but are not completed. Some marriage records were not recorded until 1930.
    Repository:
    Note: Microfilm of originals in the Wilkes County courthouse at Washington, Georgia; Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Book
    Page: International Genealogical Index: Batch #M713992 dated 1836 - 1871, Source Call #0163533
23. Title: Wilkes Co., GA - Marriages 1792-1925 (Cade - Cofer)
    Author: Larry R. Butler and Janice B. Turner
    Publication: Wilkes Co., GA Genealogy, GAGenWeb Archives Project: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages/marr5.shtml, © 2003-2005 by Keith Giddeon
    Repository:
    Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Internet
    Text: (Callaway Mary B. - Geer James F. 18-Jan-1844), accessed January 15, 2005
24. Title: Wilkes Co., GA - Marriages 1792-1925 (Gabbett - Guyne)
    Author: Larry R. Butler and Janice B. Turner
    Publication: Wilkes Co., GA Genealogy, GAGenWeb Archives Project: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages/marr9.shtml, 2003-2005
    Repository:
    Note: Researched by Samuel Taylor Geer
    Media: Internet
    Text: Geer, James F. - Callaway, Mary B. 18-Jan-1844, accessed June 15, 2005