Dr. James D. Geyer
George Geyer came with his family from Germany to the United States in 1833. The family consisted of himself, wife, and three sons. Their first permanent location was in Auglaize County, Ohio, where he died in 1868.
Christian, the youngest of the three sons, was born in 1823. When a young man he came to Shelby County to attend school; here he formed the acquaintance of Mary A., a. daughter of John Barkalow, whom he married in 1847. They located in Orange Township. Mr. Geyer died in 1848, leaving one son. James D. was born in 1848. His father dying when he was but three months old, he was kept by his mother until ten years of age, when he went to live with his grandfather, John Barkalow, with whom he lived until manhood, receiving his education in the schools of Sidney. After arriving at manhood he learned the drug trade, then engaged in the trade for himself for a number of years. In 1870 he married Estelle M. Moore, a daughter of Nathan Moore, of Sidney. In 1879 be commenced the study of medicine with Dr. B. M. Sharp, of Sidney, and graduated at the Medical College of Indiana. In the summer of 1883 he established himself in Sidney for the practice of his profession.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883