Joshua C. Geiger

Joshua Cornelius Geiger, son of Joshua Geiger and Mary Ann Lewis, was born 09 Jun 1871, Baxley, Applings CO, GA, died 31 Jan 1928, Daytona Beach, Volusia CO, FL, married Cora Lee Croft, daughter of George Washington Croft and Martha Jane Brady, born 23 Aug 1885, FL, died 09 Apr 1944, Largo, Pinellas CO, FL. Both buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL.

The family is listed on page 4 of the 1920 census of Flagler County with his occupation given as "Clerk Circuit Court." He came to Flagler County from Appling County, Georgia about 1918, where he had been clerk of court for his home county for a number of years.

He was a mail carrier for the rural route at one time and served as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Flagler County from 1919 until his death Jan 1928 in an automobile accident. His name is inscribed on the cornerstone of the Flagler County Courthouse as being clerk when the building was erected in 1926.

In Feb 1925, Joshua reopened the Bonita Café in Bunnell and also purchased Uncle Dan Deen's vegetable and grocery store. The café fronted on the Dixie Highway and the grocery fronted on Moody Blvd., however the rooms connect in the rear of each making it very convenient to handle under one management.

He held large property interest in Flagler County, farming being among them. After his death the family moved to Daytona. Mrs. Geiger had a daughter, Jessie Knox, by a previous marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Geiger were the parents of five children;

1. Cora Mae Geiger, born 27 May 1911, FL, died 15 Jul 1986, Lee CO, FL, married 1928, Volusia CO, FL, Jack Heyward Black, born 27 Oct 1900, FL, died 19 Nov 1966, Immokalee, Collier CO, FL. Issue;

(1) Bernadette Black

2. Carrie Geiger, born about 1913, FL

3. Gertrude Lilla Geiger, born 06 Dec 1913, St Johns now Flagler CO, FL, died 29 Aug 1938, Volusia CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL She married Karl H. Howe on 13 Dec 1937 in Breard CO, FL.

4. John Calhoun Geiger, born 24 Mar 1915, St. Johns now Flagler CO, FL, died 28 Oct 1981, Daytona Beach, Volusia CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL

5. William Franklin Geiger, born 04 Oct 1916, St. Johns now Flagler CO, FL, died 10 Mar 1988, Mims, Brevard CO, FL, married Gertrude Leopoldina Ring, daughter of Frankand Antonia Ring, born 12 Feb 1922, Vienna, Austria, died 03 Apr 1984, Mims, Brevard CO, FL. Both buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL. He served in the U.S. Army in WW II.

Cora Lee Croft married 1st Jesse CKnox. They had one dau, Jessie, born about 1908, FL

 

Source: The First Families of Flagler by Mary Ketus Deen Holland who cites as her sources, Census and Published Articles.

Additional sources used by the compiler were: 1920 United States Federal Census, Bunnell, Flagler, Florida; 1930 United States Federal Census, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida; U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Social Security Death Index and Florida Death Index, 1936-1998 Record.

Please send questions, corrections or additions to Sisco Deen, P.O. Box 637, Flagler Beach, FL 32136 or email him at Sisco_Deen@hotmail.com