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Geisler, Joseph Theodore Frederick, 1914-1978

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914 - 1978

Biographical History

Joseph Theodore Frederick Geisler (1914-1978) worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as an engineer and as a fireman for many years and lived in Ogden, Utah.

Joseph Theodore Frederick Geisler was born on February 1, 1914 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to Julius Teodore Geisler and Magdalene Catherine Jensen. He married his first wife, Virginia Kimball on May 15, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He began to work for the Union Pacific Railroad on April 23, 1942 as a fireman, and eventually became an engineer. Joseph and Virginia got a divorce, and he remarried in 1939 to Gladys Pearl Mecham. He also became excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1950. He died on May 31, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, accessed May 14, 2019. (married Gladys Pearl Mecham in 1939)

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history, 2017 (born on February 1, 1914 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to Julius Teodore Geisler and Magdalene Catherine Jensen; married first wife, Virginia Kimball on May 15, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah; began to work for the Union Pacific Railroad on April 23, 1942 as a fireman, and eventually became an engineer; Joseph and Virginia got a divorce; became excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1950; died on May 31, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Geisler family history, approximately 1888-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of the Geisler family line, including materials such as letters written to Geisler family members, photographs of their family/home life, and brief biographies about their backgrounds. These materials were created by Julius Geisler, Maggie Geisler, Joseph Geisler, and their posterity, and collected by Ruth Snarr. Dated approximately 1888 to 1978.

Dates: approximately 1888-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9189, Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

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