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| Record Last Updated On:
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| Name: JACOB, M D GEIGER |
| Death Date: DEC/8/1934 |
Interment Date:
DEC/11/1934 |
Birth Date: JUL/25/1848 |
| Age at Death: 86Y4M13D |
Cause of Death:
CORONARY OCCLUSION |
| Location at Death:
St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Physical Location at Death:
2501 Frederick Avenue |
| Sex: M |
Nativity: GERMAN |
Ethnicity: CAUCASIAN |
| Occupation:PHYSICIAN (RETIRED) |
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| Child of: Anton Christian Geiger & Marie Cleopha Eberhardt |
| Spouse of: Louise Kollatz |
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| Other Known Relatives: brothers: Stephen Geiger, Clemens Geiger, George Geiger & Florants Geiger |
| Brief Biography: Dr. Jacob Geiger
Biographical Sketch of Dr. Jacob Geiger, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO
>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Jacob Geiger was born in Obernarie Province of Wurtemberg, Germany,
July 25, 1848, and is the son of Anton and Mary Geiger, both natives
of the same place. His father died May 2, 1851, leaving a widow and
five children, of which the subject of our sketch is the youngest.
In 1857, in company with his mother, his sister and her husband and
brother, he emigrated to America, and on the 2nd of May of that year
landed at New York. They first settled in Champaign County, Illinois.
During his stay in Illinois, Jacob attended the country schools, and
soon learned the English language perfectly. In 1858, they removed
to Brown County, Kansas, where they purchased a farm. On the 10th of
November of the same year, Mrs. Geiger died, and the subject of our
sketch, with an older brother, came to St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1860,
his brother and family having returned to Illinois, Jacob followed
them, and during the summer months assisted his brother in order that
he might go to the Homer Seminary in the winter. In 1865, he returned
to St. Joseph, where he took a course in Bryant's Business College.
While pursuing his studies he became acquainted with Dr. Bishop. At
this time Mr. Geiger had a very delicate operation performed on his
foot by Dr. Bishop, requiring much time and the greatest of skill.
This required him to be away from his studies much of the time, and
after a year's continuance at the college he left and entered his
brother's store. He early formed a desire to study medicine, and soon
commenced the study with Dr. Bishop as preceptor, but being unable,
both financially and physically, to devote his entire time to that
study, he entered the drug store of Penick & Loving, where he remained
nine months. During this time he did not cease his study of medicine,
his only opportunity being the latter part of the evening, two o'clock
in the morning often finding him at his books. After leaving the drug
store, he resumed reading with Dr. Bishop, and at the same time getting
considerable practice. He had by this time accumulated sufficient
means to enable him to attend lectures at the Medical University at
Louisville, Kentucky, where he went in 1871. Here he passed a success-
ful examination and received a diploma. He then returned to St. Joseph
and opened an office, and has succeeded in building up a large,
successful and profitable practice. In the fall of 1879, the College
of Physicians and Surgeons was organized, and Dr. Geiger was chosen to
fill the chair of Professor of the Principle and Practice of Surgery
and Clinical Surgery, which he still holds. The Doctor possesses a
talent for surgery, and has turned his attention almost exclusively to
that branch. He has performed nearly all the major operations in
surgery, and the profession and people are a unit in giving to him the
honor of being the leading surgeon in the Northwest. He has figured
prominently in all of the medical organizations of the state; was one
of the founders, and, for five years, the Secretary of the District
Medical Society of Northwest Missouri; was Vice President of the State
Medical Society of Missouri, and Secretary of the St. Joseph Medical
Society, and is a member of the American Medical Association. The
doctor has been very successful, and has accumulated a large amount
of city property, and has an elegant residence and office. Dr. Geiger
has been favored in obtaining everything to make life happy, with the
exception of a wife, he being yet unmarried.
"History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph Missouri" by C.L. Rutt pub 1904, pp 118
Medical Colleges. -- At one time there were three medical colleges in St. Joseph. The St. Joseph Hospital Medical College was founded in 1876. It was located on Second street, north of Francis. Among the faculty were Drs. C.F. Knight, Joseph D. Smith, J. M. D. France, Thomas H. Doyle, J. M. Richmond, C. J. Siemens and A. V. Banes. The College of Physicians and Surgeons was founded in 1879, and was located in the old Christian Church building at Third and Robidoux streets. Among the faculty were Drs. W. I. Heddens, Jacob Geiger, E. A. Donelan, J. W. Heddens adn P.l J. Kirschner. These two colleges were merged and the name was changed to Ensworth Hospital Medical College, in honor of Samuel Ensworth, deceased, who left $100,000 for this purpose. The Ensworth Building at Seventh and Jules Streets, was erected in 1888. The hospital is now in charge of the Order of Deaconesses. The Northwestern Medical College was fpimded om Kamiaru. 1881, by Drs. F.A. Simmons, S. F. Ca!
rpenter, J. P. Chesney and J. T. Berghoff. Until the burning of the Court House, the college was quartered in the second story of that building. Subsequently it was located at Eighth and Sylvanie streets. In 189 5 Dr. T. E. Potter, Dr. O.B. Campbell and others of the faculty withdrew and formed the Central Medical College, which is located at Ninth and Felix streets. The Northwestern continued for a short time and was subsequently converted into a school for the training of nurses, under the direction of Dr. J. A. French, owner of the property. |
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| Other Relatives in Plot: wife Louise Kollatz Geiger |
| Lot Owner: GEIGER VAULT |
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| Block Location: 5 |
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| GPS Coordinates: Lat: 39.774949 Lon: -94.842151 |
| Funeral Home: HEATON-BEGOLE & BOWMAN |
| Funeral Home City/State: St. Joseph, Missouri |
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