Francis Marion Giesler

1855 - 1942  (87 years)

• Name	Francis Marion Giesler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	3 Aug 1855	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Age: 15; Son of Sarah and Noah Geisler
  Census	1900	Sharp County, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Margaret; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1930	Mountain, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Armstrong
  Census	1940	Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Head
  FSID	9H78-SS3
  Death	25 Sep 1942	Polk County, Arkansas, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I29866	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah Giesler,   b. 1818, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA d. 1872, Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth 'Eliza' Harrison,   b. Abt 1817, Virginia, USA d. 1882, Maries County, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Oct 1839	Crawford County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F13336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline Hester Sims,   b. 10 Dec 1872, Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA d. 11 Jan 1936, Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1922	Arkansas, USA   [9]
  Marriage End	1 Jun 1932	Polk County, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  	Divorce for Desertion
  Family ID	F13337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Ann Hays,   b. 11 Dec 1857, Missouri, USA d. 1 Jul 1952, McCurtain, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1879	Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. George McClellan Giesler,   b. 17 Jun 1883, Phelps County, Missouri, USA d. 18 Mar 1964, Polk County, Arkansas, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Aug 1855 - Missouri, USA Census - Age: 15; Son of Sarah and Noah Geisler - 1870 - Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA Marriage - 9 Mar 1879 - Phelps County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Margaret; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Sharp County, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 1922 - Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Armstrong - 1930 - Mountain, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA Marriage End - Divorce for Desertion - 1 Jun 1932 - Polk County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Cove, Polk, Arkansas, USA Death - 25 Sep 1942 - Polk County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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