Jacob Geil was born in Monzernheim, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, 6 Jun 1804; baptized 10 Jun 1804 in the Evangelische/Reformierte church records. He was the third child of Johann Jacob (known as Jacob I) Geil and his first wife, Susanna Margaretha Höhn from Eppelsheim. His half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, and half-brother, Johann Nicolaus Geil [children of Jacob I and his second wife Apollonia Götter (Roll) Geil] also came to Savannah. Magdalena is buried in Lot 384, with her half-brother, her husband, John Lindenstruth, son Frederick Lindenstruth, and daughter Theckla Magdalene Amalie Lindenstruth Christian. Nicolaus and his family are buried in Lot 1056.
When his half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, suddenly died in 1854, Jacob and his wife Mary cared for two of her children: Frederick (age 3) and Theckla Lindenstruth (an infant), when their father, John Lindenstruth, went to Macon, GA.
Jacob and his wife Mary had a large farm in White Bluff and sold vegetables at the market in Savannah. According to some records, Jacob was an out-spoken critic of the War Between the States. However, the Union army destroyed their buildings and crops during the war.
When his half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, suddenly died in 1854, Jacob and his wife Mary cared for two of her children: Frederick (age 3) and Theckla Lindenstruth (an infant), when their father, John Lindenstruth, went to Macon, GA.
Jacob and his wife Mary had a large farm in White Bluff and sold vegetables at the market in Savannah. According to some records, Jacob was an out-spoken critic of the War Between the States. However, the Union army destroyed their buildings and crops during the war.
Jacob Geil was born in Monzernheim, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, 6 Jun 1804; baptized 10 Jun 1804 in the Evangelische/Reformierte church records. He was the third child of Johann Jacob (known as Jacob I) Geil and his first wife, Susanna Margaretha Höhn from Eppelsheim. His half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, and half-brother, Johann Nicolaus Geil [children of Jacob I and his second wife Apollonia Götter (Roll) Geil] also came to Savannah. Magdalena is buried in Lot 384, with her half-brother, her husband, John Lindenstruth, son Frederick Lindenstruth, and daughter Theckla Magdalene Amalie Lindenstruth Christian. Nicolaus and his family are buried in Lot 1056.
When his half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, suddenly died in 1854, Jacob and his wife Mary cared for two of her children: Frederick (age 3) and Theckla Lindenstruth (an infant), when their father, John Lindenstruth, went to Macon, GA.
Jacob and his wife Mary had a large farm in White Bluff and sold vegetables at the market in Savannah. According to some records, Jacob was an out-spoken critic of the War Between the States. However, the Union army destroyed their buildings and crops during the war.
When his half-sister, Magdalena Geil Lindenstruth, suddenly died in 1854, Jacob and his wife Mary cared for two of her children: Frederick (age 3) and Theckla Lindenstruth (an infant), when their father, John Lindenstruth, went to Macon, GA.
Jacob and his wife Mary had a large farm in White Bluff and sold vegetables at the market in Savannah. According to some records, Jacob was an out-spoken critic of the War Between the States. However, the Union army destroyed their buildings and crops during the war.
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Jacob's grave marker has his birth date as 15 Jun 1804. His birth and baptismal dates in the church records are very clearly written and are different from the marker. Note photos are before and after cleaning. New photo courtesy of Ally, 2013.
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