The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Ernest James Giesler^1,2

M, #14551, b. 20 November 1886, d. 8 December 1950

Parents

Father	William Reeves Geisler (b. 31 January 1847, d. 30 November 1930)
Mother	Edna J. King (b. 25 January 1851, d. 15 January 1929)

Pedigree Link

Family: Etta Vasta Hall (b. 25 October 1885, d. 29 May 1981)

Daughter	Child Giesler (b. 4 June 1914, d. 1914)
Son	G. B. Giesler+ (b. 9 December 1916, d. 27 February 2011)
Daughter	Thelma Sue Giesler+ (b. 3 April 1921, d. 12 August 1997)
Daughter	Erma Lee Giesler+ (b. 17 May 1924, d. 28 September 2006)
Daughter	Mildred Imogene Giesler (b. 8 May 1926, d. 9 September 2003)
Daughter	Verna Lucille "Lucille" Giesler+ (b. 19 April 1928, d. 24 January 2009)
Son	Ernest James Geisler, Jr. (b. 7 May 1930, d. 14 September 2006)

BASIC FACTS

Ernest James Giesler was born on 20 November 1886 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He and Etta Vasta Hall were married on 24 November 1907 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He died on 8 December 1950, at age 64, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He was buried in Edgefield Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.³

Ernest James Giesler was also known as Earnest James Giesler.⁴ He had reference number 14819. He resided in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1930.)⁴

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S12175] Obituary - William Reeves Geisler

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Etta Vasta Hall^1,2,3

F, #14552, b. 25 October 1885, d. 29 May 1981

Parents

Father	James Nathaniel "Nathaniel" Hall
Mother	Susan Elizabeth Berry

Pedigree Link

Family: Ernest James Giesler (b. 20 November 1886, d. 8 December 1950)

Daughter	Child Giesler (b. 4 June 1914, d. 1914)
Son	G. B. Giesler+ (b. 9 December 1916, d. 27 February 2011)
Daughter	Thelma Sue Giesler+ (b. 3 April 1921, d. 12 August 1997)
Daughter	Erma Lee Giesler+ (b. 17 May 1924, d. 28 September 2006)
Daughter	Mildred Imogene Giesler (b. 8 May 1926, d. 9 September 2003)
Daughter	Verna Lucille "Lucille" Giesler+ (b. 19 April 1928, d. 24 January 2009)
Son	Ernest James Geisler, Jr. (b. 7 May 1930, d. 14 September 2006)

BASIC FACTS

Etta Vasta Hall was born on 25 October 1885 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,4,5 She was born on 26 October 1891.⁶ She and Ernest James Giesler were married on 24 November 1907 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 29 May 1981, at age 95, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁴ She was buried in Edgefield Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁵

Etta Vasta Hall was also known as Etta Vashti Hall.⁵ She was also known as Etta Vesta Hall.⁷ She had reference number 14820. She resided in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1976.)⁸

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S8707] Letter from Verlin Geisler dated May 25, 1988
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S6981] Genealogy prepared by Perh3876_1 (Ancestry.com)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11966] Obituary - Thelma Sue (Giesler) Martin
[S11908] Obituary - Shirley Jean (Martin) Smith

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Mary Kate Giesler^1,2,3

F, #14553, b. 25 January 1890, d. 7 December 1969

Parents

Father	William Reeves Geisler (b. 31 January 1847, d. 30 November 1930)
Mother	Edna J. King (b. 25 January 1851, d. 15 January 1929)

Pedigree Link

Family: Augustus Herman "Mage" Hale (b. 28 August 1878, d. 28 August 1966)

Son	Boy #1 Hale (d. DECEASED)
Son	Boy #2 Hale (d. DECEASED)
Daughter	Girl #1 Hale (d. DECEASED)
Son	William Lloyd Hale (b. 20 January 1912, d. 31 December 1930)
Son	James Howard "Howard" Hale+ (b. 20 January 1912, d. 11 March 2004)
Daughter	Irene Frances Hale+ (b. 13 March 1918, d. 10 March 2002)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Kate Giesler was born on 25 January 1890 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ She and Augustus Herman "Mage" Hale were married on 4 July 1909 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 7 December 1969, at age 79, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ She was buried in Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁴

Mary Kate Giesler had reference number 14821. She resided in Johnson City, Washington Co. Tennessee (1930, 1954, 1957.)^5,6,7 She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1910.) OBITUARY - Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, December 8, 1969

Mrs. A. H. Hale
Mrs. A. H. Hale, mother of a kingsport resident, J. Howard Hale of 4516 Preston Drive, died Sunday in the Johnson City Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be in Johnson City. Appalachian Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Note: Daughter Irene Frances (Hale) Story. step-daughter Lola Mae (Hale) Shipley, and step-son, Clarence C. Hale, although still alive at the time of Mary Kate's death, were not mentioned in the above obituary.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S12175] Obituary - William Reeves Geisler
[S10426] Obituary - Henry David Geisler
[S12047] Obituary - Virginia Bell "Vergie" (Geisler) Gray

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Dorothy Pearl Kitzmiller¹

F, #14554, b. 9 May 1934, d. 9 May 1934

Parents

Father	Edward Eugene "Eugene or EG" Kitzmiller (b. 19 June 1897, d. 29 April 1974)
Mother	Lillie Mae Jenkins (b. 1 June 1895, d. 1 June 1978)

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BASIC FACTS

Dorothy Pearl Kitzmiller was born on 9 May 1934.¹ She died on 9 May 1934, at age 0.² She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.²

Dorothy Pearl Kitzmiller had reference number 14822.

Citations

[S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
[S3044] Cemetery Records, Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee

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William Preston "Willie" Geisler¹

M, #14555, b. 24 November 1892, d. 19 May 1959

Parents

Father	William Reeves Geisler (b. 31 January 1847, d. 30 November 1930)
Mother	Edna J. King (b. 25 January 1851, d. 15 January 1929)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Ellen Gertrude "Gertrude" Almarode (b. 15 January 1896, d. 22 February 1928)

Daughter	Vasta Ogretta Giesler+ (b. 26 February 1917, d. 28 November 1996)
Son	Dalton Albert Giesler+ (b. 25 September 1919, d. 18 May 2000)
Son	Carl Lee Geisler+ (b. 12 June 1921, d. 7 November 2000)
Son	Howard P. Giesler (b. 1923, d. 23 September 1944)
Son	Verlin Graves Geisler+ (b. 25 November 1925, d. 17 July 2014)

Family 2: Lena M. Jeffers (b. 8 December 1904, d. 9 March 1965)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Geisler+
Daughter	Evelyn Pauline "Pauline" Geisler+ (b. 28 December 1933, d. 22 October 1984)
Son	William Franklin "Billy" Geisler+ (b. 29 February 1936, d. 7 July 2017)

BASIC FACTS

William Preston "Willie" Geisler was born on 24 November 1892 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² He and Ellen Gertrude "Gertrude" Almarode were married in 1916.³ He and Lena M. Jeffers were married before 1932 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. He died on 19 May 1959, at age 66, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² He was buried in New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^4,5

William Preston "Willie" Geisler was also known as Willie. He was also known as William Preston "Willie" Giesler.^2,4 He had reference number 14823. He was a Farmer and ran a small grocery store; County Commissioner for District #20, Sullivan County, Tennessee (1950.)³ He resided in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1930, 1954, 1957.)^6,7,8 William Geisler was instrumental in seeing the DeVault Bridge on the Holston River was built to cross Boone Lake whereas the T.V.A. wanted to route area traffic across Rainbow Bridge.

OBITUARY

PINEY FLATS -- Willie P. Geisler, 66, Route 2, Piney Flats, died at the Johnson City Memorial Hospital at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County and was the son of the late W. R. and Edna King Geisler. He was a member of the new Bethel Presbyterian Church, and was magistrate of the 20th Civil District of Sullivan County.
Survivors include his widow, Lena Morrison Geisler of Piney Flats; four sons, Carl Geisler of Baltimore, Md., Dalton of Indian Springs, Tenn., Verlin Geisler of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Billy Geisler of Piney Flats; three daughters, Mrs. Denver Johnson and Mrs. J. R. Milhorn, both of Piney Flats, and Mrs Howard Bowman of Johnson City; one stepson, James Morrison of Piney Flats; one sister, Mrs. A. H. Hale of Johnson City, and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the New Bethel Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Leo Hall, the Rev. Carl Wilson and the Rev. L. O. Hunt will be in charge of services. Burial will be in the New Bethel Cemetery.
Pallbearers include, Glen Martin, Bill Lawson, Dee Shipley, Arden King, Jimmy Gray, Logan Isley, Flower bearers will be friends and neices.
The body was returned to the residence at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Applachian Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour before the time of services.

GRAVE STONE

WILLIE P. GEISLER
NOV. 24, 1892
MAY 19, 1959.

Citations

[S8415] Grave Marker - Willie P. Giesler, New Bethel Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee
[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Article 851 Geisler Family, Page 423, by Verlin Geisler
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S12175] Obituary - William Reeves Geisler
[S10426] Obituary - Henry David Geisler
[S12047] Obituary - Virginia Bell "Vergie" (Geisler) Gray

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Ellen Gertrude "Gertrude" Almarode^1,2,3

F, #14556, b. 15 January 1896, d. 22 February 1928

Parents

Father	Floyd Almarode
Mother	Betty Hicks

Pedigree Link

Family: William Preston "Willie" Geisler (b. 24 November 1892, d. 19 May 1959)

Daughter	Vasta Ogretta Giesler+ (b. 26 February 1917, d. 28 November 1996)
Son	Dalton Albert Giesler+ (b. 25 September 1919, d. 18 May 2000)
Son	Carl Lee Geisler+ (b. 12 June 1921, d. 7 November 2000)
Son	Howard P. Giesler (b. 1923, d. 23 September 1944)
Son	Verlin Graves Geisler+ (b. 25 November 1925, d. 17 July 2014)

BASIC FACTS

Ellen Gertrude "Gertrude" Almarode was born on 15 January 1896.¹ She and William Preston "Willie" Geisler were married in 1916.⁴ She died on 22 February 1928, at age 32.¹ She was buried in New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^5,6

Ellen Gertrude "Gertrude" Almarode was also known as Gertrude Almorode. She had reference number 14824.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5783] Genealogy prepared by Diann Wilson (email address)
[S2806] Book: Families and History of Sullivan County, Tennessee - 1993 (Reprinted 1999 ), Article 851 Geisler Family, Page 423, by Verlin Geisler
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S2963] Cemetery Records - New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Lena M. Jeffers^1,2

F, #14557, b. 8 December 1904, d. 9 March 1965

Pedigree Link

Family: William Preston "Willie" Geisler (b. 24 November 1892, d. 19 May 1959)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Geisler+
Daughter	Evelyn Pauline "Pauline" Geisler+ (b. 28 December 1933, d. 22 October 1984)
Son	William Franklin "Billy" Geisler+ (b. 29 February 1936, d. 7 July 2017)

BASIC FACTS

Lena M. Jeffers was born on 8 December 1904 in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She and William Preston "Willie" Geisler were married before 1932 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. She died on 9 March 1965, at age 60, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,3 She was buried in New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^4,2 She was buried in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁵

Lena M. Jeffers had reference number 14825. Lena's parents are unknown, she was orphaned in early childhood. She was married to Unknown Morrison before her marriage to Willie Geisler.

GRAVE STONE

LENA M. GEISLER
DEC. 8, 1904
MAR. 9, 1965.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2963] Cemetery Records - New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book
[S4024] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book

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Lucy C. Payne¹

F, #14558, d. 26 February 1870

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Lucy C. Payne was born in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.¹ She and David Alexander Giesler, M.D., were married on 21 July 1869 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland. She died on 26 February 1870 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.¹

Lucy C. Payne had reference number 14826.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book

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Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards¹

F, #14559, b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927

Parents

Father	Thomas Edwards (b. 13 January 1792, d. 23 October 1857)
Mother	Louisa A. Lane

Pedigree Link

Family: David Alexander Giesler, M.D., (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)

Daughter	Annie Rousie Giesler+ (b. 23 June 1877, d. 6 January 1971)
Daughter	Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler+ (b. 12 February 1879, d. 23 July 1959)
Daughter	Katie Louise Giesler (b. 7 December 1880, d. 24 November 1967)
Son	David Garnett "Valentine" Giesler (b. 14 February 1883, d. 27 July 1894)
Daughter	Nancy Adaline "Lina" Giesler (b. 23 June 1887, d. 21 May 1963)
Son	Robert Edwards Giesler (b. 25 February 1888, d. 27 July 1894)
Son	Garnett Edwards Giesler+ (b. 24 June 1896, d. 30 September 1965)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards was born on 9 November 1849 in Matthews Co., Virginia.¹ She and David Alexander Giesler, M.D., were married on 8 November 1876 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.¹ She died on 19 July 1927, at age 77, in Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.¹ She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Texas.¹

Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards was also known as Kate. She had reference number 14827. Mary Catherine Edwards was a very small person (under five feet tall). She was very vivacious and had a strong, positive personality. Before her marriage to David Alexander Giesler she tutored children. Even after living most of her life in Texas, she never lost her strong Virginian accent.

Written by Carmel Lina King

GRAVE MARKER

KATE EDWARDS
WIFE OF D. A. GIESLER
NOV. 9, 1849
JULY 19, 1927.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Garnett Edwards Giesler^1,2

M, #14560, b. 24 June 1896, d. 30 September 1965

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

Family: Grace Evelyn Leonard (b. 3 October 1896, d. 21 November 1937)

Daughter	Anna Catherine Giesler (b. 20 March 1917, d. 11 October 1993)
Son	Leonard David Giesler (b. 13 November 1918, d. 9 December 2002)
Daughter	Virginia Grace "Jenna" Giesler+ (b. 26 February 1926, d. 10 December 2000)
Daughter	Lina Jean Giesler+ (b. 12 December 1928, d. 22 December 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Garnett Edwards Giesler was born in Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.¹ He was born on 24 June 1896 in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.³ He and Grace Evelyn Leonard were married on 19 October 1915 in Waco, Texas. He and Mina Mae Woodrome were married on 7 September 1940 in Yoakum, Texas.¹ He died on 30 September 1965, at age 69, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.^1,4 He was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹

Garnett Edwards Giesler had reference number 14828. He was a Clerk - steam railroad (1940); employed by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad (several years); then Gulf, Colorado and Sante Fe Railroad in the superintendent's office and in the division engineer's office in Temple, Texas.^3,5 He was enumerated on the census in Bell County, Texas (1940.) GRAVE MARKER

GARNETT E. GIESLER
JUNE 24, 1896
SEPT. 30, 1895.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S2785] Birth/Death Records, Texas (Ancestry.com)
[S2325] 1940 Census, Texas, Bell County

Family Explorer

Grace Evelyn Leonard^1,2

F, #14561, b. 3 October 1896, d. 21 November 1937

Parents

Father	Arthur Edward Leonard (b. 8 October 1874, d. 20 January 1939)
Mother	Susie Anna Fudge (b. 5 December 1871, d. 13 July 1923)

Pedigree Link

Family: Garnett Edwards Giesler (b. 24 June 1896, d. 30 September 1965)

Daughter	Anna Catherine Giesler (b. 20 March 1917, d. 11 October 1993)
Son	Leonard David Giesler (b. 13 November 1918, d. 9 December 2002)
Daughter	Virginia Grace "Jenna" Giesler+ (b. 26 February 1926, d. 10 December 2000)
Daughter	Lina Jean Giesler+ (b. 12 December 1928, d. 22 December 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Grace Evelyn Leonard was born on 3 October 1896 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.¹ She and Garnett Edwards Giesler were married on 19 October 1915 in Waco, Texas. She died on 21 November 1937, at age 41, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹ She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹

Grace Evelyn Leonard had reference number 14829. GRAVE MARKER

GRACE LEONARD
Wife of
GARNETT E. GIESLER
OCT. 3, 1896
NOV. 21, 1937.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Mina Mae Woodrome¹

F, #14562, b. 17 May 1908, d. 27 May 1997

Parents

Father	George Houston Woodrome
Mother	Margaret Mahala Green Braud

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mina Mae Woodrome was born on 17 May 1908 in Yoakum, Texas.² She and Garnett Edwards Giesler were married on 7 September 1940 in Yoakum, Texas.² She died on 27 May 1997, at age 89, in Bell Co., Texas.³

Mina Mae Woodrome had reference number 14830.

Citations

[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2785] Birth/Death Records, Texas (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Annie Rousie Giesler^1,2,3

F, #14563, b. 23 June 1877, d. 6 January 1971

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Marion Whitten (b. 24 January 1873, d. 20 November 1941)

Son	Robert Edwards Whitten+ (b. 23 August 1903, d. 20 August 1979)
Daughter	Catherine Virginia Whitten+ (b. 22 September 1905)
Son	Marion Eugene B. Whitten+ (b. 18 January 1908, d. 26 August 1999)
Daughter	Ann Louise "Annie" Whitten+ (b. 17 August 1915, d. 24 February 2005)

BASIC FACTS

Annie Rousie Giesler was born on 23 June 1877 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.¹ She and Robert Marion Whitten were married on 22 May 1902 in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹ She died on 6 January 1971, at age 93, in Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.¹ She died on 7 January 1971, at age 93, in Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.⁴ She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.⁵

Annie Rousie Giesler was also known as Annie Rouzie Giesler.⁴ She had reference number 14831. She was a Matron - IOOF Widows and Orphans Home, Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas (1910.)³ She was enumerated on the census in Navarro County, Texas (1910.)

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S1035] 1910 Census, Texas, Navarro County
[S5867] Genealogy prepared by E. D. Byler (email address)
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Robert Frank Donathan¹

M, #14564

Pedigree Link

Family: Carol Jean Wynne

Son	Robert Frank Donathan, Jr

BASIC FACTS

Robert Frank Donathan and Carol Jean Wynne were married on 24 August 1973 in Dallas Co., Texas.¹

Citations

[S2785] Birth/Death Records, Texas (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Robert Marion Whitten^1,2,3

M, #14565, b. 24 January 1873, d. 20 November 1941

Parents

Father	Jasper Marion Whitten
Mother	Mary Virginia "Virginia" Rutledge

Pedigree Link

Family: Annie Rousie Giesler (b. 23 June 1877, d. 6 January 1971)

Son	Robert Edwards Whitten+ (b. 23 August 1903, d. 20 August 1979)
Daughter	Catherine Virginia Whitten+ (b. 22 September 1905)
Son	Marion Eugene B. Whitten+ (b. 18 January 1908, d. 26 August 1999)
Daughter	Ann Louise "Annie" Whitten+ (b. 17 August 1915, d. 24 February 2005)

BASIC FACTS

Robert Marion Whitten was born on 24 January 1873 in Troy, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi.¹ He and Annie Rousie Giesler were married on 22 May 1902 in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹ He died on 20 November 1941, at age 68, in Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.¹ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.¹

Robert Marion Whitten was also known as Robert Edwards Whitten.⁴ He had reference number 14833. He was a Hotel manager in Temple, Texas; Superintendent of the IOOF Widows and Orphans Home in Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas (1910.)^5,3 He was enumerated on the census in Navarro County, Texas (1910.)

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S1035] 1910 Census, Texas, Navarro County
[S6912] Genealogy prepared by Pam (Geisler) Smith (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler^1,2

F, #14566, b. 12 February 1879, d. 23 July 1959

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Montgomery Wynne (b. 24 July 1853, d. 31 January 1934)

Son	David Giesler Wynne+ (b. 3 December 1903, d. November 1977)
Son	Robert Edwards Wynne+ (b. 29 October 1905)
Daughter	Virginia Wynne (b. 1 September 1908, d. 9 March 1909)
Son	Milton Moore Wynne (b. 2 September 1910)

BASIC FACTS

Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler was born on 12 February 1879 in Kimball, Hansford Co., Texas.¹ She and Robert Montgomery Wynne were married on 24 July 1902 in Temple, Texas.¹ She died on 23 July 1959, at age 80, in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co., Texas.¹ She was buried in Bay City, Matagorda Co., Texas.¹

Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler was also known as Vergie. She had reference number 14834. Virginia Page Giesler (called Virgie), daughter of David Alexander Giesler and Mary Catherine (Kate) Edwards, was born in Kimball, Texas where her father was a physician. In the early 1890's the Giesler family moved to Temple, Texas where Virginia attended the Sam Houston Normal Institute (Now Sam Houston College) and then returned to Temple to teach school. She soon met a local merchant, Robert Montgomery Wynne, son of Robert Wynne and Elizabeth Wynne who were first cousins. Robert Montgomery Wynne was 26 years older than Virginia. When the railroad from Houston to Brownsville opened up much new territory to settlers, Robert decided to follow the advice of a friend and move to Bay City, Texas where he opened a wholesale grocery store. He then returned to Temple, married Virginia and took his new bride to his new home in Bay City where their three sons and a daughter (who died in childbirth) were born and reared.

Virginia Giesler was a small person, about five feet, four inches tall, always maintained her slight figure. Although she was beautiful, she felt that vanity was not good and, therefore, did not play upon her beauty, but she always maintained a very neat appearance. Like her mother, Virginia was very active and had a very strong personality. She was fiercely loyal and devoted to her family and always maintained a close relationship to her brothers and sisters, writing each of them a letter every Sunday. She was also devoted to duty and although she did not play. but rather spent her time calling upon her friends and neighbors, working with young people, doing beautiful handwork, and teaching school and Bible classes, she sometimes played checkers with her grandsons because she loved children so. She loved church and seldom missed going. She was well respected by both young and old. She was sympathetic towards those less fortunate than she and was always available to lend a hand when needed. Robert Montgomery Wynne died in 1934 and his widow died in 1959. Following is the script of a radio program broadcast November 28, 1954 in Bay City, Texas in tribute of Virginia Page Giesler Wynne:

"This woman has lived a beautiful and unselfish life -- in devoting herself toward the uplift of the youth of her community -- our community of Bay City. She has taken a very active part in the development of the religious and educational growth in Bay City -- and has given generously and unselfishly of her talents and time for the betterment of all with whom she has worked. An orchid to you Virginia Giesler Wynne -- for your more than active participation in the growth and development of Bay City -- for your leadership in helping make Bay City a better and happier place in which to live. Mrs Virginia Giesler Wynne is the second of seven children born to Dr. and Mrs. David Alexander Giesler more than seventy years ago in the small community of Kimball, Texas. The family moved to Temple, Texas where Virginia completed elementary and high school -- after which she attended what was then known as Sam Houston Normal Institute. After graduation in 1897 from this renowned school, which today all know as Sam Houston State, she accepted her first teaching job in the small settlement of Bell Falls. During her stay in that community, she lived in the home of W. D. Boney -- and by coincidence, three of the small children in that home the year she lived there are now prominent Bay City citizens; Mrs. Fred Fields, Mrs. Percy Hamil, and Mrs. Alvin Williams.

Following Mrs. Wynne's teaching in Bell Falls, she taught in the Temple school system till 1902, and it was at this time that she moved to Bay City as the bride of Mr. Robert Montgomery Wynne. In that year, there were only four permanent buildings in Bay City. All the other structures were either tents or shacks. After her arrival in Bay City Virginia took time out from teaching for sufficient time to bring up three children: David G. Wynne who now resides in Houston. Robert E. Wynne who lives in Dallas, and Milton M. Wynne, who makes his home in Port Arthur. All are presently successful business men.

Mrs. Virginia Giesler Wynne began her teaching here in Bay City in 1920 as a 6th grade teacher, and later taught mathematics. She has taught for a total of 36 years in Texas Public Schools, and in that time she has never been tardy, and has missed only three days. For two days one of her children was sick, and the third day missed was for the funeral of her husband. Because of this devotion to duty there is today in the Bay City school, a plaque in honor of Mrs. Wynne commemorating her long and outstanding teaching career.

Now in addition to this remarkable teaching record, Mrs Virginia Giesler Wynne, for many years, taught the women's Bible class in the First Presbyterian Church of which she is a member -- and she has also been a Sunday school teacher for many years. She is a lifetime member of the Texas Teacher's Association and receives enjoyment from helping the poor and seeing her students go on to completion of school and successful careers. Perhaps she is happiest in knowing that one of her students, after completing school here in Bay City, went on to become Valedictorian at Texan A & M College in the graduation class of more than a thousand students.

If a favorite food for Mrs. Wynne were named, it would probably be barbecue. Her favorite colors are Lavender and pink and her favorite pastime is crocheting and she has made some very lovely tablecloths and bedspreads and spread additional joy by presenting them as gifts. Mrs Wynne is also a lover of religious music. She sometimes helps engineers for the various oil companies in the solution of mathematical problems which arise from time to time.

And now, Mrs. Virginia Giesler Wynne, because you have given our community unselfishly of yourself, because of he inspiring leadership you have given to educational and church groups, and because you have brought intellectual and scholastic light into our lives, because by your efforts and striving you have helped make Bay City a happier and better place for all of us to live in, a representative of the Bay City Floral Company stands outside your door -- waiting to present -- an ORCHID TO YOU from Modern Interiors in Bay City.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

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Robert Montgomery Wynne¹

M, #14567, b. 24 July 1853, d. 31 January 1934

Parents

Father	Robert Wynne, III
Mother	Elizabeth Appling Wynne

Pedigree Link

Family: Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler (b. 12 February 1879, d. 23 July 1959)

Son	David Giesler Wynne+ (b. 3 December 1903, d. November 1977)
Son	Robert Edwards Wynne+ (b. 29 October 1905)
Daughter	Virginia Wynne (b. 1 September 1908, d. 9 March 1909)
Son	Milton Moore Wynne (b. 2 September 1910)

BASIC FACTS

Robert Montgomery Wynne was born on 24 July 1853 in Kimball, Hansford Co., Texas.¹ He and Virginia Page "Vergie" Giesler were married on 24 July 1902 in Temple, Texas.¹ He died on 31 January 1934, at age 80, in Bay City, Matagorda Co., Texas.¹

Robert Montgomery Wynne had reference number 14835.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Katie Louise Giesler¹

F, #14568, b. 7 December 1880, d. 24 November 1967

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Katie Louise Giesler was born on 7 December 1880 in Kimball, Texas.¹ She died on 24 November 1967, at age 86, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.^1,2 She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.³

Katie Louise Giesler had reference number 14836. She and Joseph Thomas Bonner had children in No Children.⁴ She left a will in 1963.⁴

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2785] Birth/Death Records, Texas (Ancestry.com)
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Joseph Thomas Bonner^1,2,3

M, #14569, d. 8 July 1966

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Joseph Thomas Bonner died on 8 July 1966 in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.^1,3 He was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹

Joseph Thomas Bonner had reference number 14837. He and Katie Louise Giesler had children in No Children.⁴

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2785] Birth/Death Records, Texas (Ancestry.com)
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

David Garnett "Valentine" Giesler^1,2

M, #14570, b. 14 February 1883, d. 27 July 1894

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

David Garnett "Valentine" Giesler was born on 14 February 1883 in Kopperl, Texas.¹ He died on 2 July 1894, at age 11, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.³ He died on 27 July 1894, at age 11, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹ He was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.⁴

David Garnett "Valentine" Giesler was also known as Valentine. He had reference number 14838. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Galveston Daily News, July 30, 1894, Page 1

BOTH DROWNED
Temple, Tex., July 29 - Yesterday evening the two little sons of "Doc" Geisler, Express messenger on the San Angela branch were buried in one grave. They had gone to the Leon river to fish the day before, with some other small boys, and while fooling around the race at the Belton electric light company's plant, the younger one, Rob, aged 9 years, fell into the water and the older brother, Dave, age 11 years, sprang in to rescue him. Both were drowned, and the boys who were with them were too scared to report.
It was not until Mr. Geisler hunted up the companions of his boys during the night that he learned of their fate. The bodies were recovered after several hours' search. Mr. Giesler had seven children, but these two were the only boys.

GRAVE MARKER

GIESLER
(large upright stone)

DAVID G. ROBERT E.
DIED JULY 27, 1894 DIED JULY 27, 1894
AGE 11 YRS AGE 9 YRS.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Nancy Adaline "Lina" Giesler^1,2

F, #14571, b. 23 June 1887, d. 21 May 1963

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Nancy Adaline "Lina" Giesler was born on 23 June 1887 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.¹ She died on 21 May 1962, at age 74, in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.¹ She died on 21 May 1963, at age 75, in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.^2,3 She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹

Nancy Adaline "Lina" Giesler was also known as Lina. She had reference number 14839. She left a will in Probated in Jefferson Co., Texas.¹ GRAVE MARKER

LINA GIESLER
WIFE OF
BENTON McMILLIN
JUNE 25, 1887
May 21, 1963. She and Benton McMillin had children in No Children.²

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S8228] Grave Marker - Nancy Adaline "Lina" (Giesler) McMillin, Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas

Family Explorer

Benton McMillin^1,2,3

M, #14572, d. between 1938 and 1948

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Benton McMillin died between 1938 and 1948.³ He was buried in Whitewright, Texas.¹

Benton McMillin had reference number 14840. He and Nancy Adaline "Lina" Giesler had children in No Children.³

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Robert Edwards Giesler^1,2

M, #14573, b. 25 February 1888, d. 27 July 1894

Parents

Father	David Alexander Giesler, M.D. (b. 16 September 1849, d. 3 June 1934)
Mother	Mary Catherine "Kate" Edwards (b. 9 November 1849, d. 19 July 1927)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Robert Edwards Giesler was born on 25 February 1888 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.¹ He died on 27 July 1894, at age 6, in Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹ He was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell Co., Texas.¹

Robert Edwards Giesler had reference number 14841. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Galveston Daily News, July 30, 1894, Page 1

BOTH DROWNED
Temple, Tex., July 29 - Yesterday evening the two little sons of "Doc" Geisler, Express messenger on the San Angela branch were buried in one grave. They had gone to the Leon river to fish the day before, with some other small boys, and while fooling around the race at the Belton electric light company's plant, the younger one, Rob, aged 9 years, fell into the water and the older brother, Dave, age 11 years, sprang in to rescue him. Both were drowned, and the boys who were with them were too scared to report.
It was not until Mr. Geisler hunted up the companions of his boys during the night that he learned of their fate. The bodies were recovered after several hours' search. Mr. Giesler had seven children, but these two were the only boys.

GRAVE MARKER

GIESLER
(large upright stone)

DAVID G. ROBERT E.
DIED JULY 27, 1894 DIED JULY 27, 1894
AGE 11 YRS AGE 9 YRS.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Lafayette King^1,2,3

M, #14574, b. 14 February 1853, d. 12 May 1929

Parents

Father	John A. King (b. 1825, d. 1895)
Mother	Sarah E. Cochran (b. 1827, d. 1871)

Pedigree Link

Family: Nancy Adaline Giesler (b. 30 November 1856, d. 22 June 1926)

Son	James Samuel "Samuel" King+ (b. 13 November 1874, d. 19 February 1964)
Son	David Giesler King (b. 9 January 1877, d. 21 January 1964)
Daughter	Sarah Elizabeth "Bessie" King+ (b. 23 December 1878, d. 28 April 1950)
Daughter	Nancy Berdenia "Bertie" King+ (b. 1 November 1880, d. 13 January 1958)
Son	Milton Charles King (b. 20 January 1884, d. 21 August 1887)
Daughter	Nora Kate King (b. 17 August 1887, d. 13 April 1903)
Son	John William King+ (b. 23 May 1889, d. 24 June 1948)

BASIC FACTS

Lafayette King was born on 14 February 1853 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He and Nancy Adaline Giesler were married on 5 January 1874 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁴ He died on 12 May 1929, at age 76, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ He was buried in New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^1,5

Lafayette King had reference number 14842. He was a Farmer.⁴ GRAVE MARKER

KING
LAFAYETTE KING
FEB 14, 1853
MAY 12, 1929
HIS WIFE
N. ADELINE GIESLER
NOV. 30, 1856
JUNE 22, 1926.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S6013] Genealogy prepared by George Geisler (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
[S5407] Genealogy prepared by Carmel King, Source Medium: Book
[S2963] Cemetery Records - New Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

James Samuel "Samuel" King^1,2

M, #14575, b. 13 November 1874, d. 19 February 1964

Parents

Father	Lafayette King (b. 14 February 1853, d. 12 May 1929)
Mother	Nancy Adaline Giesler (b. 30 November 1856, d. 22 June 1926)

Pedigree Link

Family: Edna Elizabeth Fulmer (b. 20 May 1880, d. 23 November 1962)

Daughter	Carmel Lina King (b. 27 April 1900, d. 4 January 1978)
Daughter	Stella Anna King (b. 17 September 1901, d. 17 January 1905)
Son	Cecil Edward "Pappy" King+ (b. 6 July 1909, d. 16 May 1977)
Daughter	Margaret Ellen King (b. 10 October 1911, d. 19 November 1988)
Daughter	Ruth Ailene King+ (b. 26 March 1919, d. 22 November 2004)

BASIC FACTS

James Samuel "Samuel" King was born on 13 November 1874 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He died on 19 February 1964, at age 89, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ He was buried in Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹

James Samuel "Samuel" King had reference number 14843. His Social Security Number was 408-14-4981, issued Texas.³ He resided in Texas.³ GRAVE MARKER

J. SAMUEL KING
1874 - 1964.

Citations

[S7258] Genealogy prepared by Shari Bennett (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2798] Book: Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book