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Olive M GEYER

Female 1901 - 1984  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Olive M GEYER was born on 26 Dec 1901 in Indiana (daughter of Arden Wilson GEYER and S Edna NEFF); died on 7 December 1984 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 83

    Family/Spouse: Joe R BUSHONG. Joe was born about 1902 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arden Wilson GEYER was born on 25 Jan 1879 in Milford, Kosciusko County Indiana; died on 1 April 1943; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age at Death: 64

    Arden married S Edna NEFF on 25 Dec 1900 in Elkhart, Indiana. S (daughter of John S NEFF and Mary Margaret "Maggie" WYLAND) was born in Dec 1882 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died in 1952 in Indiana; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  S Edna NEFF was born in Dec 1882 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA (daughter of John S NEFF and Mary Margaret "Maggie" WYLAND); died in 1952 in Indiana; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age at Death: 70

    Children:
    1. 1. Olive M GEYER was born on 26 Dec 1901 in Indiana; died on 7 December 1984 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.
    2. Mary Opal GEYER was born in 1907 in Indiana.
    3. Florence Thelma GEYER was born on 24 Oct 1911 in Indiana; died on 08 Oct 1987 in Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America.
    4. Robert R GEYER was born in 1915 in Kosciusko County, Indiana USA; died on 28 Jul 1916 in Jackson, Elkhart, Indiana. USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John S NEFF was born in Dec 1857 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA (son of Abraham L "Abram" NEFF and Lydia Elizabeth WHITEHEAD); died on 20 Sep 1924 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Had an ice cream factory in Syracuse, IN and owned one of the first cars in the area. It had a steering rod/handle instead of a wheel, a chain drive to the rear axel, no top and just one seat. Harold Neff has a photo of this car (great-grandson of Lewis Neff), according to William Neff
    John S. Neff fg-E14222
    Find A Grave Memorial# 36896560
    res Jackson Twp,Elkhart Co,IN--1900

    text of John Ervin 34561




    Died:
    Age at Death: 67

    John married Mary Margaret "Maggie" WYLAND on 10 Dec 1881 in Elkhart, Indiana. Mary was born in Jun 1861 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 02 Jan 1927; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary Margaret "Maggie" WYLAND was born in Jun 1861 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 02 Jan 1927; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age at Death: 66

    Children:
    1. 3. S Edna NEFF was born in Dec 1882 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died in 1952 in Indiana; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.
    2. Ida Mae NEFF was born on 09 Jul 1883 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Aug 1963 in Madison, Indiana; was buried in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.
    3. Ida Olive NEFF was born on 18 May 1885 in Elkhart, Indiana; died on 26 Feb 1967 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.
    4. Lydia M NEFF was born in Mar 1887 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Abraham L "Abram" NEFF was born on 9 Jan 1830 in Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, United States (son of John R NEFF, Sr and Anna "Nancy" "Kate" PEFLEY); died on 4 Feb 1916 in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States of America.

    Notes:

    Rev. Abraham L. Neff fg-E1422
    Find A Grave Memorial# 36564928
    lived in Elkhart Co IN-1880-1900
    1900 US Census, INDIANA, ELKHART, 5-WD GOSHEN
    NARA Series: T623 Roll: 369 Page: 163
    NEFF ABRAHAM M 70 M W VA IN ELKHART 5-WD GOSHEN
    Married 46 years, 5 children and 5 living in 1900
    Minister Brethren Church
    Obit: Abraham L. Neff died at his home on North Huntingdon Street, Friday February 4, .... at age 86 and 25 days. Born Franklin
    Co., VA Jan 9, 1830. Drove to Indiana with his father in 1852. When he left VA he was given money by a Mr. Galloway to assist
    a Negro colony at Niles, Michigan. The colony was composed of ex-slaves. 1854 married Lydia Whitehead. Family 4 sons and 1
    daughter. Members of the Brethren church in 1862.
    Elected to the ministry in 1871 and an elder in 1888. Moved to Goshen in 1886. Both moved to Syracuse in 1902 where they lived
    until death. Funeral Sunday morning at 10:30 preached by Rev. William Hess.
    Burial in Cyracuse Cem. Obit from Ancestory. Year not given.
    paternal haplogroup R1b1b2a1


    Buried:
    Syracuse Cemetery

    Abraham married Lydia Elizabeth WHITEHEAD on 1 Dec 1854 in Elkhart, Indiana. Lydia (daughter of Samuel WHITEHEAD and Sarah "Sallie" FRANTZ) was born on 18 May 1837 in Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 14 Aug 1912 in Greenfield, LaGrange, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Lydia Elizabeth WHITEHEAD was born on 18 May 1837 in Elkhart County, Indiana (daughter of Samuel WHITEHEAD and Sarah "Sallie" FRANTZ); died on 14 Aug 1912 in Greenfield, LaGrange, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States of America.

    Notes:

    Lydia Whitehead fg
    Find A Grave Memorial# 36564940




    Died:
    Age at Death: 75 Probably was visiting her daughter Sarah when she fell, broke a hip and died of complications, unable to be moved home

    Buried:
    Syracuse Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Lewis Abraham NEFF was born on 09 Aug 1855 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 24 May 1940 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.
    2. 6. John S NEFF was born in Dec 1857 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Sep 1924 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.
    3. Sarah Anna NEFF was born on 5 Jan 1860 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 15 Mar 1946 in Brighton, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Brighton, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA.
    4. Henry Melvin NEFF was born on 30 Sep 1863 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Feb 1938 in Waterford, Indiana, United States; was buried in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.
    5. Daniel Ervin NEFF was born on 28 Feb 1868 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died on 26 Aug 1931 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA; was buried in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States of America.