Son of Philipp Jacob GEIGER and of Maria Apollonia BENTZ Geiger (both probably buried with no extant markers in the cemetery in Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland) and husband of Anna Maria GREIDENWEIS Geiger (burial in Louisiana as yet unknown), with whom he had three children:
– Johann Jacob ("Jake") GEIGER (buried in the old Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, LA),
– Franz (later Francis) Solomon ("Frank") GEIGER Sr. (buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX) and
– infant daughter Franziska GEIGER (burial with no extant marker in St. Laurentius Catholic Church Cemetery in Göcklingen bei Landau, Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland).
His second wife was Ida TEICHMÜLLER Geiger (burial as yet unknown), whom he married in New Orleans in 1872. No children of this marriage.
In 1851, the year of his immigration to Louisiana, the place of his birth (the village of Kuhardt on the left bank of the Rhine River) belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
In Louisiana the English version of his first name (Valentine) was often used rather than the original German form (Valentin).
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Cause of death according to the burial records of St. James Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Louisiana: heart failure.
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Obituary taken from the New Orleans Daily Picayune of 16 January 1898, page 1:
Mortuary notice
Valentine Geiger
(Special to the Picayune)
Alexandria, La., Jan. 15. – Valentine Geiger, aged 77 years, father of Jacob Geiger, a leading druggist of Alexandria, died here this afternoon. The deceased was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and has been a respected citizen of Rapides parish since 1851. He leaves two sons, one of them Frank Geiger, [who] resides in San Antonio, Tex., and two grandsons in Alexandria.
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Obituary from the Alexandria Daily Town Talk of 17 January 1898:
DEATHS:
GEIGER. - At the residence of his son, Jacob Geiger, in Alexandria, La., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 1898, at 4:30 p.m., VALENTINE GEIGER, aged 77 years and 2 months.
The deceased was a native of Goeklingen [sic], Rhenish-Bavaria, Germany, but has resided in this State for many years. He resided at Bunkie, Avoyelles, for a number of years but resided with his son for about ten years before his death.
The remains were interred yesterday, the funeral taking place at 3 p.m., Rev. Dr. Duncan, officiating. The procession left the late residence of the deceased at the above hour and proceeded to Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, for interment. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances attended the funeral.
We extend our condolence to the bereaved ones left to mourn the death of father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle.
– Johann Jacob ("Jake") GEIGER (buried in the old Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, LA),
– Franz (later Francis) Solomon ("Frank") GEIGER Sr. (buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX) and
– infant daughter Franziska GEIGER (burial with no extant marker in St. Laurentius Catholic Church Cemetery in Göcklingen bei Landau, Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland).
His second wife was Ida TEICHMÜLLER Geiger (burial as yet unknown), whom he married in New Orleans in 1872. No children of this marriage.
In 1851, the year of his immigration to Louisiana, the place of his birth (the village of Kuhardt on the left bank of the Rhine River) belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
In Louisiana the English version of his first name (Valentine) was often used rather than the original German form (Valentin).
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Cause of death according to the burial records of St. James Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Louisiana: heart failure.
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Obituary taken from the New Orleans Daily Picayune of 16 January 1898, page 1:
Mortuary notice
Valentine Geiger
(Special to the Picayune)
Alexandria, La., Jan. 15. – Valentine Geiger, aged 77 years, father of Jacob Geiger, a leading druggist of Alexandria, died here this afternoon. The deceased was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and has been a respected citizen of Rapides parish since 1851. He leaves two sons, one of them Frank Geiger, [who] resides in San Antonio, Tex., and two grandsons in Alexandria.
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Obituary from the Alexandria Daily Town Talk of 17 January 1898:
DEATHS:
GEIGER. - At the residence of his son, Jacob Geiger, in Alexandria, La., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 1898, at 4:30 p.m., VALENTINE GEIGER, aged 77 years and 2 months.
The deceased was a native of Goeklingen [sic], Rhenish-Bavaria, Germany, but has resided in this State for many years. He resided at Bunkie, Avoyelles, for a number of years but resided with his son for about ten years before his death.
The remains were interred yesterday, the funeral taking place at 3 p.m., Rev. Dr. Duncan, officiating. The procession left the late residence of the deceased at the above hour and proceeded to Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, for interment. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances attended the funeral.
We extend our condolence to the bereaved ones left to mourn the death of father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle.
Son of Philipp Jacob GEIGER and of Maria Apollonia BENTZ Geiger (both probably buried with no extant markers in the cemetery in Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland) and husband of Anna Maria GREIDENWEIS Geiger (burial in Louisiana as yet unknown), with whom he had three children:
– Johann Jacob ("Jake") GEIGER (buried in the old Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, LA),
– Franz (later Francis) Solomon ("Frank") GEIGER Sr. (buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX) and
– infant daughter Franziska GEIGER (burial with no extant marker in St. Laurentius Catholic Church Cemetery in Göcklingen bei Landau, Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland).
His second wife was Ida TEICHMÜLLER Geiger (burial as yet unknown), whom he married in New Orleans in 1872. No children of this marriage.
In 1851, the year of his immigration to Louisiana, the place of his birth (the village of Kuhardt on the left bank of the Rhine River) belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
In Louisiana the English version of his first name (Valentine) was often used rather than the original German form (Valentin).
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Cause of death according to the burial records of St. James Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Louisiana: heart failure.
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Obituary taken from the New Orleans Daily Picayune of 16 January 1898, page 1:
Mortuary notice
Valentine Geiger
(Special to the Picayune)
Alexandria, La., Jan. 15. – Valentine Geiger, aged 77 years, father of Jacob Geiger, a leading druggist of Alexandria, died here this afternoon. The deceased was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and has been a respected citizen of Rapides parish since 1851. He leaves two sons, one of them Frank Geiger, [who] resides in San Antonio, Tex., and two grandsons in Alexandria.
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Obituary from the Alexandria Daily Town Talk of 17 January 1898:
DEATHS:
GEIGER. - At the residence of his son, Jacob Geiger, in Alexandria, La., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 1898, at 4:30 p.m., VALENTINE GEIGER, aged 77 years and 2 months.
The deceased was a native of Goeklingen [sic], Rhenish-Bavaria, Germany, but has resided in this State for many years. He resided at Bunkie, Avoyelles, for a number of years but resided with his son for about ten years before his death.
The remains were interred yesterday, the funeral taking place at 3 p.m., Rev. Dr. Duncan, officiating. The procession left the late residence of the deceased at the above hour and proceeded to Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, for interment. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances attended the funeral.
We extend our condolence to the bereaved ones left to mourn the death of father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle.
– Johann Jacob ("Jake") GEIGER (buried in the old Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, LA),
– Franz (later Francis) Solomon ("Frank") GEIGER Sr. (buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX) and
– infant daughter Franziska GEIGER (burial with no extant marker in St. Laurentius Catholic Church Cemetery in Göcklingen bei Landau, Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland).
His second wife was Ida TEICHMÜLLER Geiger (burial as yet unknown), whom he married in New Orleans in 1872. No children of this marriage.
In 1851, the year of his immigration to Louisiana, the place of his birth (the village of Kuhardt on the left bank of the Rhine River) belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
In Louisiana the English version of his first name (Valentine) was often used rather than the original German form (Valentin).
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Cause of death according to the burial records of St. James Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Louisiana: heart failure.
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Obituary taken from the New Orleans Daily Picayune of 16 January 1898, page 1:
Mortuary notice
Valentine Geiger
(Special to the Picayune)
Alexandria, La., Jan. 15. – Valentine Geiger, aged 77 years, father of Jacob Geiger, a leading druggist of Alexandria, died here this afternoon. The deceased was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and has been a respected citizen of Rapides parish since 1851. He leaves two sons, one of them Frank Geiger, [who] resides in San Antonio, Tex., and two grandsons in Alexandria.
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Obituary from the Alexandria Daily Town Talk of 17 January 1898:
DEATHS:
GEIGER. - At the residence of his son, Jacob Geiger, in Alexandria, La., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 1898, at 4:30 p.m., VALENTINE GEIGER, aged 77 years and 2 months.
The deceased was a native of Goeklingen [sic], Rhenish-Bavaria, Germany, but has resided in this State for many years. He resided at Bunkie, Avoyelles, for a number of years but resided with his son for about ten years before his death.
The remains were interred yesterday, the funeral taking place at 3 p.m., Rev. Dr. Duncan, officiating. The procession left the late residence of the deceased at the above hour and proceeded to Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, for interment. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances attended the funeral.
We extend our condolence to the bereaved ones left to mourn the death of father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle.
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