
Mary Bethany Callaway
(Mrs. James Frederick Geer)

Mary Callaway Geer Tombstone
Geer Family Cemetery, Greene Co.
Mary Bethany Callaway was born February 20, 1825 near Rayle in Wilkes County, Georgia, daughter of Rev. Enoch Callaway (1792-1859) and Martha Reeves (1796-1879). She married in Wilkes Co. December 5, 1811 Capt. James Frederick Geer (1824-1905) of Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, son of David Geer (1791-1855) and Sarah Greer (1805-1826). She died on May 4, 1908 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia and is buried in the Geer Family Cemetery, Greene County, Georgia.
Together they raised a family of twevle children:
1. Sarah Martha Geer (1844-1925) English
2. Mary Helen Geer (1846-1892) McCommons
3. David Paul Geer (1848-1895)
4. Ann Elizabeth Geer (1850-1902) McCommons
5. Lydia LaBelle Geer (1852-1903) Winfrey Williams
6. Ella Caroline Geer (1854-1876) Harlow
7. James Frederick Geer, Jr. (1856-1890)
8. Julia Alline Geer (1858-1884)
9. Enoch Callaway Geer (1860-1926)
10. Joseph Jefferson Geer (1863-1924)
11. William Brantley Geer (1865-1894)
12. Alice Angela Geer (1867-1930) Weatherly.
External Links[]
- Mary Bethay Callaway at RootsWeb.com
Burial[]
- Mary Bethany Callaway Geer at FindAGrave
Ancestry[]
Mary Bethany Callaway |
Rev. Enoch Callaway (1792-1859) |
John Callaway (1746-1821) |
Edward Callaway (1711-1769) |
John Callaway (c1685-1770) |
Mary Gould (1689-1768) | ||||
Elizabeth | Unknown | |||
Unknown | ||||
Bethany Arnold (1749-1844) |
?Peter Arnold? | Unknown Arnold | ||
Unknown | ||||
Unknown | Unknown | |||
Unknown | ||||
Martha Reeves (1796-1879) |
Abner Reeves (c1761-1809) |
Malachi Reeves (1711-1782) |
William Reeves (c1677-1751) | |
Martha Wiley (c1678-?) | ||||
Elizabeth | Unknown | |||
Unknown | ||||
Sarah Wright (c1773-1858) |
William Wright (c1741-1813) |
Richard Wright (?-1773) | ||
Mary | ||||
Unknown | Unknown | |||
Unknown |