Edward Franklin "Pop"
GEERS
(b.
25 January 1851
,
Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
d.
3 September 1924
,
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
)
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Edward Franklin "Pop" GEERS was born 25 January 1851 in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Edward Franklin "Pop" GEERS was the child of William Gideon GEERS and Emily WOODWARD (WOOLARD)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edward Franklin "Pop" married Mamie SMITH abt. 1883 . Mamie SMITH was born abt. 1854 Mamie died abt. 1915
Edward Franklin "Pop" GEERS died 3 September 1924 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
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Edward Franklin "Pop" GEERS was a an American harness racer and author of 'Ed Geers' experience with the Trotters and the Pacers.
Edward Franklin "Pop" GEERS was a an American harness racer and author of 'Ed Geers' experience with the Trotters and the Pacers.
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1851 Birth 25 January 1851
Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
Obituary and Funeral
Source: Obituary - Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Virginia
Date: 4 September 1924; Pg 6:
'POP' GEERS IS PASSED BY GRIM REAPER
Famous Race Driver Dies From Injuries in Accident
Wheeling, W.Va., Sept 4 --
The body of Edward 'Pop' Geers, 73, veterean race driver, was shipped to his home in Memphis, Tenn.,
today. Burial will be in the family plot at Columbia, Tenn.
Geers died last night, from injuries sustained when his horse Miladi Guy, stumbled throwing the driver from his sulky at the West Virginia State fairgrounds. He did not regain conscousness and died three hours after the accident. Twenty thousand persons witnessed the accident.
Geers probably was the best known harness race driver in the world and in 50 years of harness racing is said to have made more than $2,000,000.
Source: New York Times
Date: 5 September 1924; Pg 12:
50,000 PAY TRIBUTE TO GEER'S MEMORY
Activities at West Virginia Fair Are Suspended Out Of Respect to Dead Driver
Wheeling, W.Va., Sept. 4 ...Read MORE...
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Source: Obituary - Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Virginia
Date: 4 September 1924; Pg 6:
'POP' GEERS IS PASSED BY GRIM REAPER
Famous Race Driver Dies From Injuries in Accident
Wheeling, W.Va., Sept 4 --
The body of Edward 'Pop' Geers, 73, veterean race driver, was shipped to his home in Memphis, Tenn.,
today. Burial will be in the family plot at Columbia, Tenn.
Geers died last night, from injuries sustained when his horse Miladi Guy, stumbled throwing the driver from his sulky at the West Virginia State fairgrounds. He did not regain conscousness and died three hours after the accident. Twenty thousand persons witnessed the accident.
Geers probably was the best known harness race driver in the world and in 50 years of harness racing is said to have made more than $2,000,000.
Source: New York Times
Date: 5 September 1924; Pg 12:
50,000 PAY TRIBUTE TO GEER'S MEMORY
Activities at West Virginia Fair Are Suspended Out Of Respect to Dead Driver
Wheeling, W.Va., Sept. 4 ...Read MORE...
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1924 Death 3 September 1924
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 73.
1924 - Hinds Killed in Race After Tribute to Geers; He Is Thrown From His Sulky at Syracuse Fair
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 8 — In full view of several thousand persons who but an hour before had bared their heads and paid silent tribute to Edward F. (Pop) Geers, the veteran driver who was killed last week on a Southern track. Tommy Hinds, himself a veteran of Grand Circuit racing, was thrown to his death in a collision between sulkies on the race track at the New York State Fair grounds here late today.
Hat in hand, with his head bowed, Hinds had been one of the Grand Circuit, drivers here for the opening day who stood in front of the grandstand to observe a moment of silence in memory of one who most of them had known as a close friend and companion. The brief tribute over, he had remained with the others to hear Lieut. Gov. George R. Lunn recall some of the outstanding events in Geers' career. Then, as Hinds swung around the one-eighth mile turn on the track, guiding Bonnie Del to a leading position, his sulky collided with Tommy Murphy's Clyde the Great and he was thrown...Read MORE...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
September 9, 1924
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 8 — In full view of several thousand persons who but an hour before had bared their heads and paid silent tribute to Edward F. (Pop) Geers, the veteran driver who was killed last week on a Southern track. Tommy Hinds, himself a veteran of Grand Circuit racing, was thrown to his death in a collision between sulkies on the race track at the New York State Fair grounds here late today.
Hat in hand, with his head bowed, Hinds had been one of the Grand Circuit, drivers here for the opening day who stood in front of the grandstand to observe a moment of silence in memory of one who most of them had known as a close friend and companion. The brief tribute over, he had remained with the others to hear Lieut. Gov. George R. Lunn recall some of the outstanding events in Geers' career. Then, as Hinds swung around the one-eighth mile turn on the track, guiding Bonnie Del to a leading position, his sulky collided with Tommy Murphy's Clyde the Great and he was thrown...Read MORE...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
September 9, 1924
Edward is buried at: Rose Hill Cemetery Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Added: 10/29/2022 3:16:03 PM
- Updated: 11/5/2022 10:48:45 AM
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