Harriet Cordelia Geer
Harriet Cordelia Geer was born around 1847 in Ohio to Alexander and Cordelia Geer. Her father was a carpenter. The family lived in Waynesfield, Ohio.
She married John A. Church on August 13, 1866, and they had at least six children: George, born around 1867; Hattie, born around 1871; Lillie, born around 1877; Lulu, born around 1882; Frederick, born around 1883; and Eva, born around 1886. They lived in Maumee, Ohio, and her husband worked as a farm laborer. Her husband died in 1894, and she applied for a widow’s pension that June.
She remained in Maumee and raised her children. By 1930, she owned a home valued at $7,000. She died in Maumee on February 25, 1936.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3265) | Geer, Harriet Cordelia ~ Church, Harriet Cordelia | 1847 | 1936-02-25 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3832) [recipient] ~ Orlando C. Geer to Harriet C. Geer, 8 March 1864
People - Records: 1
- (3265) Geer, Harriet Cordelia is the [sibling of] (3264) Geer, Orlando Comstock
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1841-2014, available from Ancestry.com.
