Barbara Geis (1805-1874) |
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| Barbara GEIS was born in 1805 in
Hessen Darmstadt, Germany and died on Sep 6, 1874 in Nichols, IA. Barbara's first husband
was a man named GEIS(E). Her second husband was a named FUHR who may have been a
brother to Valentine's mother Margaretha. Valentine was Barbara's third husband. On May 10, 1857 Valentine, his wife Barbara, their children and Barbara's brother (or son) Adam sailed to America aboard the Palestine. They sailed via London. He of German Protestant faith. Valentine was a farmer. He witnessed the marriage certificate of his daughter Charlotte and Bernard Kirchner along with George FUHR who was possibly Barbara's son from another marriage. Valentine was buried with his wife Barbara in Lenz Cemetary, Mucsatine County, Iowa. Taken from "History of Muscatine County" page 269. The family came to America in 1856, and settled upon a farm in Muscatine County, which Mr. Lenz cultivated until the death of his wife, which occurred in 1874. He then retired, passing his remaining days with children; and his death occurred July 29, 1898. There were seven children in their family: Adam, deceased; Nicholas; George, deceased; Peter; John, deceased; and Elizabeth, deceased. |
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Descendants
| 1 Barbara UNK/GEIS(E)/ FUHR b: 1805 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: Sep 6, 1874 Nichols, IA Burial: Lenz Cemetery, Muscatine, IA |
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m1: Unknown GEISE ......................2 Adam GEISE b: 1829 d: 1891 |
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m2: Unknown FUHR ......................2 Nicholas FUHR b: 1835 d: 1916 ......................2 George FUHR b: 1840 d: 1902 (*Could be the George Fuhr who witnessed the marriage of Charlotte and Bernard.) |
| .. m3: Valentine LENZ b: Oct 18, 1817 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: June 30, 1898 Nichols, IA Burial: Lenz Cemetery, Muscatine, IA |
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Before 1834 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: Bef. 1910 .. 2 Nicholas LENZ b: 1835 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: Aug 29, 1886 Nichols, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, IA .. 2 George LENZ b: 1841 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: After 1935 .. 2 Peter LENZ b: 1843 Hessen, Darmstad GER .. 2 John LENZ b: 1844 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: Bef. 1910 |
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.. 2 Charlotte
LENZ b: November 27, 1845 in Hessen, Darmstad Germany d: October 27, 1931 in Nichols, IA ..... Burial: Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, IA Grave Stones |
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..... m: Bernard KIRCHNER b: Dec.2, 1833 in Weimar, Saxony Germany d: Nov 27, 1906 in Nichols, IA ..... m: Dec. 23, 1863 in Nichols, IA ..... Burial: Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, IA  |
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............. 3 Fredrick
Henry KIRCHNER b: Dec 2, 1864 Nichols, IA d: March
15, 1935 Nichols, IA ................ Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Lone Tree, IA |
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................ m: Anna May CONSTANT b:
May 14, 1869 Johnson Co,, Nichols, IA d: Feb 19, 1938 Nichols, IA ................ m: Dec 1895 Nichols, IA ................ Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Lone Tree, IA |
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...................... 4 Gildra Bernard KIRCHNER b:
Mar 11, 1898 d: Mar 21, 1956 in Iowa City, IA ...........................Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Lone Tree, IA |
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Laurel HOLDEMAN August 23, 1923 Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Lone Tree, IA ................................. 5 Don Frederick KIRCHNER b: Apr 21, 1928 Lone Tree, IA d: July 7, 2000 IA Burial: Lone Tree <OBIT> .................................... m: Betty Catherine Eden Sept 26, 1954 Lone Tree, IA ................................. 5 Gwendolyn Ruth KIRCHNER b: Apr 21, 1928 Lone Tree, IA d: Mar 1987 in Oxford, OH Burial: Lone Tree .................................... m: Loren Coover STAATS, PH.D. June 16, 1949 |
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............. 3 Elizabeth KIRCHNER b:
Feb 1, 1867 Nichols, IA d: June 15, 1937 Nichols, IA ................ m1: Nov 12, 1901 William BOWEN b: Dec 29, 1867 Nichols, IA d: Oct 20, 1910 Nichols, IA ................ m2: Dec 2, 1913 Charles F KALLING b: Apr 20, 1858 d: Aug 16, 1923 |
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............. 3 Margret KIRCHNER b:
Jan 8, 1869 in Nichols, IA d: August 4, 1940 in Nichols, IA ................ m: Frederick F. CARL II b: Oct 6, 1860 Muscatine Co., IA d: Feb 6, 1938 in Nichols, IA ................ m: Oct 6, 1886 in Nichols, IA Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Lone Tree, IA |
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...................... 4 Evan E. CARL b:
July 14, 1887 in Nichols, IA d: May 29, 1964 Milwaukee, IA ...........................m: Abt. 1912 Elizabeth V. BAIR |
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CARL b: April 7, 1913 d: Jan 24, 1986 Milwaukee, IA .................................... m1: Wynette SNOWDEN .....................................m2: Janet M. |
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...................... 4 Verna Maleta CARL b: May 10, 1895 Nichols, IA d: Oct 30, 1982 Sac City, IA | |
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A. KIRCHNER b: Sep 16, 1873 Muscatine, IA d: Apr 4,
1929 Nichols, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery ................ m: Nannie Elizabeth BLACK b: May 1, 1879 Nichols, IA d: Mar 26, 1901 Nichols, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery ................ m: June 15, 1898 ...................... 4 Clara Frances KIRCHNER b: Apr 25, 1899 d: Jun 22, 1999 Bettendorf, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery <OBIT> ...........................m: Charles Wesley ELDER b: Jun 24, 1891 Nichols, IA d: Battle Lake, MN ...........................m: Oct 9, 1917 First Methodist Parsonage, Muscatine, IA ................................. 5 Kathryn Claribel ELDER b: May 25, 1918 d: Oct 27, 1982 ................................. 5 Jeanne Anne ELDER b: Jan 4, 1920 Louisa City, IA d: Sep 27, 1996 FLA Burial: Nichols Cemetery .................................... m: George POELTLER b: Nov 29, 1919 Cransford, NJ d: Apr 30, 1997 FLA .....................................m: July 20, 1945 Muscatine, IA ................................. 5 Charles Robert ELDER b: May 17, 1921 Nichols, IA d: Sep 5, 1965 Iowa City, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery ................................. 5 Betty Irene ELDER b: Jan 30, 1923 Nichols, IA d: Mar 5, 2000 Iowa City, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery <OBIT> .................................... m: Roy BIERI b: Jul 8, 1922 Lamar, MO d: Feb 17, 2001 Iowa City Burial: Nichols Cemetery <OBIT> .................................... m: July 20, 1945 Muscatine, IA ...................... 4 Robert Bernard KIRCHNER b: Mar 8, 1901 d: Sep 4, 1902 Burial: Nichols Cemetery |
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............. 3 John KIRCHNER b: May 29, 1879 Nichols, IA d: 1940 Ft Worth, TX | |
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................ m1: Nichols, IA Lucy Elizabeth MAPES b: Aug 1879 Nichols, IA d: Sept 4, 1963 Des Moines, IA | |
| ...................... 4 William KIRCHNER b: 1905 d: Jan 2, 1964 Des Moines, IA m: Mary KIRCHNER m: Des Moines, IA | ||
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...................... 4 Charlotte Alice KIRCHNER b: Mar 15,
1907 Portland, OR d: July 17, 1986 La Plata, MD .......................... Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery, Muscatine, IA |
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.......................... m: Arnold Edward BARTELT b: Apr 4, 1910
Wausau, WI d: Feb 18, 1984 Des Moines, IA .......................... m: Dec 15, 1933 Nichols, IA .......................... Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery, Muscatine, IA |
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| ...................... 4 James KIRCHNER b:
1911 d: August 10, 1978 Nichols, IA .......................... m: Ruth Unknown b: July 13, 1917 d: Sep 1982 Nichols, IA ...................... 4 Genevive KIRCHNER b: 1912 m: Bert BEAN ................................. 5 Dick BLACK m: Delores BLACK .................................... 6 Dickie BLACK ................ m2: Unknown 2nd wife ...................... 4 John KIRCHNER b: Fort Worth, TX |
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| ............. 3 Gertrude KIRCHNER b: Jun 21, 1882 Nichols, IA d: Feb 20, 1949 Nichols, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery | ||
| ............. 3 Henry KIRCHNER b:
Apr 13, 1871 Nichols, IA d: Feb 24, 1948 Nichols, IA Burial:
Nichols Cemetery ................ m: Emma Margaret HACKE b: Feb 21, 1876 Muscatine Co, d: Apr 1, 1961 Iowa City Burial: Nichols Cemetery ................ m: Sept 4, 1895 Nichols, IA ...................... 4 Alvina KIRCHNER b: Jan 9, 1897 d: Feb 1986 Muscatine, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery ...................... 4 Elise Pearl KIRCHNER b: June 10, 1899 d: May 1981 in West Liberty, Muscatine, Ia ...................... 4 Floyd KIRCHNER b: Aug 14, 1902 Nichols, IA d: Feb 26, 1988 Iowa City, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery <OBIT>.......................... m: Edna Josphine PETERSON b: Sep 14, 1903 Victory, CO d: Sep 24 1988 Nichols, IA Burial: Nichols Cemetery ...................... 4 Marguerite Fern KIRCHNER b: June 28, 1908 Nichols, IA d: Oct 9, 1999 Muscatine, IA .......................... Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA <OBIT> .......................... m: Edward H. GRIMM b: Nov 10, 1903 Muscatine, IA d: Jan 17, 1993 Muscatine, IA .......................... m: June 28, 1908 Muscatine, IA ............. 3 Anna KIRCHNER b: May 25, 1877 Nichols, IA d: After 1931 in Oskaloosa, IA ................ m: Louis MAPES b: June 1880 Adams Station, Pike, IA d: Sep 22, 1940 ................ m: March 1, 1905 ...................... 4 Dorothy Charlotte MAPES b: Dec 17, 1905 IA d: Oct 1984 San Clemente, CA .......................... m: Joseph MERRILL b: Apr 28, 1909 IA d: Dec 1982 San Clemente, CA .......................... m: Apr 28, 1930 ...................... 4 Bernard Lewis MAPES b: Sep 10, 1908 d: May 1983 Le Grand, Marshall, IA |
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| .. 2 Johanna LENZ b:
1846 Hessen, Darmstad GER .. 2 Elizabeth LENZ b: 1850 Hessen, Darmstad GER d: Bef. 1910 |
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