Geer, William

Summary

Father: John L. Geer
Mother: Mary Wright

Birth: 1844 Georgia
Birth Source: 1850 Census

Death: before 1870
Death Source: 1870 census (wife listed as a widow)

Spouse1: Mary Jane Ward, 23 Jan 1861, Red River, Texas

Narrative

Child of William Geer and Mary Jane Ward is:

1. Mary Geer, b. 1862

On 19 July 1862 in Clarksville, Texas, William Geer enlisted in Capt. Jim Clark's Company of DeMorse's Regiment 29th Texas Cavalry as a substitute for William Scarborough.

In the records of those killed in service of the 29th Texas Cavalry he is not listed, but by the 1870 census of Red River, Texas, his wife Mary is listed as a widow.