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     Walter Edgar Gebhart was born on 29 November 1892 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He was the son of Charles Levi Gebhart and Susan Catherine Francis. Walter Edgar Gebhart married Anna Elizabeth Martin, daughter of Lewis C. Martin and Caroline A. Osner, on 22 October 1913. Occupation: Carpenter. Walter Edgar Gebhart died on 11 August 1968 at Orlando, Orange Co., FL, at age 75.

     William Gebhart was the son of Henry J. Gebhart and Margaret Nilles.

     William Gebhart was born in June 1835 at Montgomery or Preble Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of David Gebhart and Margaret Pence.¹ William Gebhart married Isabel (?) circa 1857.² William Gebhart died on 5 March 1903 at age 67. He was buried in March 1903 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt Co., IL, Findagrave #24484105.

     William A. Gebhart was born in December 1868 at Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., OH. He was the son of William V. Gebhart and Magdalena Cotterman. William A. Gebhart married Gertrude (?). William A. Gebhart died on 18 June 1923 at Montgomery Co., OH, at age 54. He was buried in June 1923 at Hillgrove Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #69862099.

     William V. Gebhart was born on 5 November 1833 at Montgomery Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of Valentine Gebhart and Margaret Kercher.¹ William V. Gebhart married Magdalena Cotterman, daughter of Andrew Cotterman and Elizabeth (?), on 11 May 1856 at Montgomery Co., OH. William V. Gebhart died on 11 January 1885 at age 51. He was buried in January 1885 at Hillgrove Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #25255305.

     Barbara Gebo was born. She was the daughter of Henry Gebo and Mildred Marie Shafer.

     Note: Possibly the Robert J. Gebo, born 18 SEP 1944, died 23 JUL 2005, Leon County, FL, last address Tallahassee, as listed in the SSDI. SSN issued New York. Bobby Gebo was born. He was the son of Henry Gebo and Mildred Marie Shafer.

     Henry Gebo was born in June 1881 at New York. He married Mildred Marie Shafer, daughter of James Milton Shafer and Effie M. Everhart. Henry Gebo and Mildred Marie Shafer were divorced; per death certificate. Henry Gebo died at California.

     Uran Lee Gebo was born on 21 October 1928 at Oak Creek, Routt Co., CO. He married Janet Karen Fulrath, daughter of Myron Jacob Fulrath and Agnes H. Watts. Uran Lee Gebo died on 23 May 1993 at San Clemente, Orange Co., CA, at age 64.

     John Gebraad was born on 18 April 1890 at Michigan. He married Virginia May Diehl, daughter of David Alfred Diehl and Amanda Alice Borough. John Gebraad died in March 1977 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 86.

     Ruth Geden was born in 1924 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. She married John Thomas Malloy, son of William Henry Elder Malloy and Edna Mae Wilkin. Ruth Geden died on 3 March 2016 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.

     Nancy Ann Gee was born on 10 October 1837 at Washington Co., IN. She married Charles P. Cauble, son of Adam Cauble and Mary Hubbard, on 28 January 1858 at Washington Co., IN. Nancy Ann Gee died on 12 February 1932 at Washington Co., IN, at age 94.

     Ruth Jane Gee was born on 5 October 1882 at Summerfield, Noble Co., OH.¹ She married Jacob Smith Jr. on 19 August 1900 at Noble Co., OH. Ruth Jane Gee died after April 1930.

     Carl Bernard Geer was born on 30 September 1891 at Clinton Twp., Shelby Co., OH. He was the son of William George Geer and Eliza Ann Saum. Carl Bernard Geer died on 14 July 1979 at Auglaize Co., OH, at age 87.

     Clyde Raymond Geer was born in March 1894 at Shelby Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of William George Geer and Eliza Ann Saum.

     Elsie May Geer was born in December 1889 at Shelby Co. (probably), OH.¹ She was the daughter of William George Geer and Eliza Ann Saum.

     Mary Minerva Geer was born circa 1909 at Perry Twp. (probably), Shelby Co., OH. She was the daughter of William George Geer and Eliza Ann Saum.

     Myrtle A. Geer was born on 14 April 1888 at Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL. She married William Henry Kessler, son of Josephine Kessler, on 30 December 1916 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. Myrtle A. Geer died on 10 February 1976 at Centralia, Marion Co., IL, at age 87. She was buried in February 1976 at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, Findagrave #193786539.

     William George Geer was born in November 1861 at Ohio.¹ He was born on 26 November 1861 at Shelby Co., OH. He married Eliza Ann Saum, daughter of Simon Saum and Minerva Butt, on 21 February 1889 at Montgomery Co., OH. William George Geer died on 7 March 1946 at Shelby Co., OH, at age 84.

     J. Edward Geerdes was born on 25 August 1914 at Oklahoma; son of Klaas Sievert and Almarinda Jane (Campbell) Geerdes. He married Eula Louise Holmes, daughter of Earl M. Holmes and Ethel May Glenn, in 1938. J. Edward Geerdes died in June 1976 at Colorado at age 61. He was buried in 1976 at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co., CO, Findagrave #99308281.

     Joseph Ward Geese was born on 28 June 1883 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He married Ada O. Ashley on 13 October 1906 at Guernsey Co., OH. Joseph Ward Geese died on 27 August 1959 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, at age 76. He was buried in 1959 at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #105637838.

     Margaret Gail Geese was born on 30 December 1909 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Ward Geese and Ada O. Ashley.¹ Margaret Gail Geese married Ralph Leroy Wilson, son of John O. Wilson and Nola M. Shepherd, on 2 July 1927 at Brooke Co., WV, Margaret remarried in 1943 at Brooke Co., WV, to Ronald G. Kidd, and was listed living with him on the 1940 census. Margaret Gail Geese and Ralph Leroy Wilson were divorced. Margaret Gail Geese lived in 1974 at 800 Byesville Road, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. She died on 14 November 1984 at Guernsey Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, at age 74

Obituary -- The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio; Friday, 16 NOV 1984, p.2 (Newspapers.com):

MARGARET G. KIDD

CAMBRIDGE -- Margaret G. Kidd, 74, of 800 Byesville Road, Cambridge, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Guernsey Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 30, 1909, in Guernsey County, the daughter of the late Ward and Ada Ashley Geese.

Mrs. Kidd was of the Methodist faith.

Her husband, Ronald G. Kidd, preceded her in death in 1975.

She is survived by one son, Robert L. Wilson of Bunker Hill, Ill; one daughter, Carol M. Campbell of Cambridge; two sisters, Roberta Mae Geese of Cambridge and Anna Faye Wade of Wheeling, W.Va; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Friends may calll from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m; today at the Scott-Atkinson Funeral Home in Cambridge, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Arthur Williams officiating. Burial in Northwood Cemetery.

She was buried in November 1984 at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #105898919.

     Elizabeth Geeting was born on 8 February 1776 at Maryland. She was the daughter of Rev. George Adam Geeting and Barbara Snavely (?) Elizabeth Geeting married Anthony T. Sonner, son of Johann Philip Sonner and Anna Elisabetha Wendel, circa 1796 at Shenandoah Co., VA; Ceremony by Rev. William Otterborn (probably "Otterbein" -- DLB 2005.) Elizabeth Geeting died on 25 July 1848 at Taylorsville, Highland Co., OH, at age 72. She was buried in July 1848 at Sonner Cemetery, Taylorsville, Highland Co., OH, Findagrave #73127331.

     Rev. George Adam Geeting was born on 6 February 1741 at Nassau, Siegerland, Germany. He married Barbara Snavely (?) circa 1765 at Maryland. Rev. George Adam Geeting died on 28 June 1812 at Keedysville, Washington Co., MD, at age 71

The surname "Geeting/Gutting/Guting/Guding" was the original German name. This name became "Keedy" when it was Americanized. Some of the family used the old German, while others used the "new" Keedy. And some would use both at various times. As time went by, most switched to the Keedy, but not all, so you would have family members with any of these surname spellings.

George Adam (Keedy) Geeting was born in NASSAU, SIEGERLAND, NEIDERSCHELDA, GERMANY on 6 Feb 1711. He was the son of Johann Ebert Guting and Elizabeth Margareta Giebeler Guting. His parents did not come to America. George Adam married Barbara Snavely Berghman (1748-1806) about 1765. George & Barbara had ten children. They were: Peter (1766), Henry (1768), Barbara (1772), Christina (1774), Elizabeth (1776), George Adam (II)(1781), Jacob (1782), Mary (1785), Rosanna (1786), and Simon (1788).

He was born in Germany, in the town of Niederschelden, ten miles from Dillenburg, William OTTERBEIN's birthplace. When Otterbein was the pastor of the church in Frederick from 1760 to 1765, he preached occasionally at Antietam. George heard him and was greatly influenced. In 1760 he decided to open a school and built a small schoolhouse on his farm. Otterbein conducted a class which met in the schoolhouse. George was pursuaded by his neighbors to be class leader, and to read sermons from a book during the Sunday services. Otterbein heard him and decided George could preach sermons on his own. A later church historian described George as the "most eloquent" among the early United Brethren.

About 1774 George built a chapel beside the schoolhouse as a more proper place for worship. This became known as the Geeting Meeting House. The site of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery and Geeting Meeting House (near Keedysville, Washington Co., Maryland), is designated as Historic Site Number 31 of the United Methodist Church.

"In 1783, William Otterbein and William Hendel 'laid hands upon him' as one set aside for the preaching ministry. Geeting, whose religious background was German Reformed, desired full ordination. In 1788 he applied to the Pennsylvania Coetus for examination and ordination. Although some of the members claimed that Geeting was 'fanatical', the coetus formally ordained him."

The charge of fanaticism was not forgotten, however, and in 1798, the coetus issued a warning to him. In 1804, he was again brought before the synod for "disorderly conduct", the same charge expressed differently. There was no question of his moral character or preaching ability; but the synod voted to dismiss him. [THE HISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH, Behney & Eller]

Meanwhile, he had become an influential leader in the United Brethren (Otterbein's) movement, an off-shoot of the German Reformed Church. He continued to travel and preach for the United Brethren Church and served the early United Brethren conferences as secretary. Another church historian, Drury, states "He was Mr. Otterbein's closest personal friend." George Adam Geeting is listed as the third Bishop of the United Brethren Church.

He was buried in 1812 at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Keedysville, Washington Co., MD, Findagrave #28177752.

     Rebecca Geeting married Simon Wyand.

     Meta Anna Gefaeller was born on 8 June 1926 at Obermiesau, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany. She married Kurt Munzinger, son of Reinhard Munzinger and Blondine Grub, on 22 February 1947 at Homburg, Saarland, Germany.

     August F. Gegenheimer was born on 1 November 1842 at Germany. He married Sarah C. Haley. August F. Gegenheimer died on 17 August 1933 at Portland, Jay Co., IN, at age 90. He was buried in August 1933 at Green Park Cemetery, Portland, Jay Co., IN, Findagrave #62163044.

     Charles Benjamin Harrison Gegenheimer was born on 18 February 1888 at Jay Co., IN. He was the son of August F. Gegenheimer and Sarah C. Haley. Charles Benjamin Harrison Gegenheimer married Phoeba Jesteene Gross, daughter of Charles Franklin Gross and Margaret Ellen Urick, on 29 April 1937 at Jay Co., IN, license date. Charles Benjamin Harrison Gegenheimer died in September 1956 at age 68. He was buried in 1956 at Green Park Cemetery, Portland, Jay Co., IN, Findagrave #65322282.

     Abraham F. Gehman was born on 25 May 1805 at Pennsylvania Date per headstone legend giving his age as of 26 OCT 1865 (in German) -- "60 Jahr 5 Monat und 1 Tag".² He married Maria Rosenberger, daughter of Jacob Rosenberger.¹ Abraham F. Gehman died on 26 October 1865 at Bucks Co., PA, at age 60. He was buried in October 1865 at Line Lexington Mennonite Church Cemetery, Line Lexington, Bucks Co., PA, Find A Grave Memorial# 13591245.

     Alvin O. Gehman married Ida Musselman.¹