Person:Benjamin Geer (2)

Name^[1]	Benjamin H. Geer
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]^[3]	12 May 1830	Franklin County?, Alabama
Occupation^[3]	Abt 1850	Red River County, Texas
Census^[1]	1860	Red River County, Texas
Marriage	16 Jan 1861	Red River County, Texasto Mary Flintham
Census^[4]	1870	Red River County, Texas
Death^[2]	22 Jan 1879	Red River County, Texas
Burial^[2]		Geer Cemetery, Kiomatia, Red River County, Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:^[1]

Geer, B. H. 30 yrs Merchant (real estate = $5,000; personal estate = $3,700) b. Alabama

Pamelia 59 yrs b. Tennessee

Anthony 18 yrs Clerk b. Texas

Missellany [f] 16 yrs b. Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:^[4]

Geer, Benj. H. 42 yrs Farmer (real estate = $5,000; personal estate = $3,000) b. Alabama

Mary 32 yrs Keeping house b. Tennessee

Cora 9 yrs b. Texas

Ida 7 yrs b. Texas

Garland 5 yrs b. Texas

Patterson, B. F. [WHITE] 54 yrs Physician b. Missouri

Amey [BLACK] 13 yrs Domestic Svt. b. Missouri

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 57, dwelling/family 7/7.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Find A Grave.

Find a Grave
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
p. 142-43, abt 1850.

"After his father's death he ran a gin, mill, and tanyard, and made saddletrees, and Mr. Tom Prentiss used to go every year and trim the saddles."
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 134A, dwelling/family 1720/1720.