Benjamin Philip Geyer (1899 - 1970)

Born 27 Feb 1899 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Oct 1970 at age 71 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Biography

Benjamin was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1930 -1940 -1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Benjamin was born in 1899.^[1] He passed away in 1970.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193188567 (accessed 8 May 2022)
   Name: Benjamin Philip Geyer; Race: White; Age: 42; Birth Date: 27 Feb 1899; Birth Place: Kearney, Nebraska; Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society; Height: 5 7; Weight: 195; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grant Suiter;
   Household Members Age:
   Benjamin Philip Geyer 43.
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP72-SPB : 7 January 2021), Benjamin P Geyer, 15 Oct 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BC-XFM : accessed 8 May 2022), Benjiman Geyar in household of Jacob F Geyar, Cox, Garfield, Table & Whittier Precincts, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLWB-3M8 : accessed 8 May 2022), Benjain Geyr in household of Jacob S Geyr, Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 12A, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 840; FHL microfilm 1,374,853.
• Passenger List: "U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939"
  The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 264
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61174 #8630044 (accessed 8 May 2022)
  Name: Benjamin P Geyer; Departure Date: 8 Mar 1919; Departure Place: St Nazaire, France; Arrival Date: 1918-1919; Residence Place: Valentine Nebraska; Father: Jacob F Geyer; Ship: Princess Matoika; Military Unit: 3rd TMB; Rank: Private; Service Number: 1, 435, 722; Notes: 3rd TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY CAMP FUNSTON DETACHMENT.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q55L-3KPZ : 3 September 2021), Benjamin Philip Geyer, 29 Mar 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLR-8T8P : 3 September 2021), Benjamin Philip Geyer, 29 Mar 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X765-444 : accessed 8 May 2022), Benjamin P Geyer, Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 905, sheet 4A, line 16, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1491; FHL microfilm 2,341,226.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-MVY : 7 January 2021), B P Geyer, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 84B, line 52, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2547.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 24-1355
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833180 (accessed 8 May 2022)
  Benjamin P Geyer (51), nev lodger, in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Nebraska.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 May 2022, 20:11), entry for Benjamin Philip Geyer (FamilySearch Person: LKX1-6C8 ); contributed by various users.