1860 Alachua County Census Annotations - Anne Connell
This is the family of Enoch T. GEIGER (b. 12 June 1819, Bryan Co.,
GA-d. 13 Feb 1887, Levy Co., FL) and Julia Ann BLITCH (b. c. 1827). I
don't know which BLITCH family she came from. Enoch was the son of
Samuel GEIGER, of Alachua Co., and his first wife (of four), Sarah
TILLMAN. Both men are found in the records of both Alachua and Levy
Counties.
Samuel (b. 1 June 1796, Bulloch Co., GA, - died 11 Sep 1861, Alachua
Co., FL) was a son of Abraham GEIGER, SR., and Mercy (believed MARTIN)
of Bryan Co., GA. After Abraham's death in 1832, some of her children
(Samuel (m. TILLMAN, OSTEEN, OSTEEN, Mrs. Pearcy GRISSETT), Abraham,
Jr. (m. THOMPSON), and their sister Elizabeth (m. MARTIN) removed to
the Florida Territory. Mercy may have stayed in Georgia with son
David, who in 1840 had a female of her age in his household.
It is believed that Mercy was a sister of Mary MARTIN, wife of Felix
GEIGER (brother of Abraham, Sr.). After Felix's death in 1827 in
Wayne Co., GA, all of their children removed to FL Territory and
according to family lore, Mary came with them, in the family of Felix,
Jr. Her children were Jacob (m. SIMMONS), John Martin (m. JOYNER),
Rachel (m. BOATRIGHT), Allen (m. RIGGS; m. BUFORD), Felix (m. SAPP),
Mary (m. MARTIN), and Margaret (m. JOHNS).
John Martin GEIGER (see as GIEGER at Waldo, Alachua Co.) and Emily
JOYNER were my 2nd great-grandparents.
Thanks,
Anne H. Connell