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	The Geisler Cousins Descendants of August Geisler

	Generation No. 1 1. AUGUST1 GEISLER He married ANNA ROSINA BADER. Child of AUGUST GEISLER and ANNA BADER is: 2. i. CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2 GEISLER, SR., b. 23 December 1858, Striegau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany; d. 23 December 1931, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.

Generation No. 2 2. CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2 GEISLER, SR. (AUGUST1) was born 23 December 1858 in Striegau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany, and died 23 December 1931 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark. He married (1) MARIE HANSEN Bef. 1880, daughter of HANS HANSEN and CHRISTINE HOLMER. She died 25 November 1890. He married (2) HELENE ELISABETH DÆHNFELDT 12 June 1891 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, daughter of LORENS DÆHNFELDT and METTE MØRCK. She was born 28 June 1863 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 12 June 1919 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Notes for CARL HEINRICH WILHELM GEISLER, SR.: Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Geisler was born in Striegau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (now part of Poland) where he was apprenticed to a tanner. As a young man Carl Heinrich walked up to Northern Germany (now Southern Denmark), where he settled in Aabenraa. Carl Heinrich moved to Christiansfeld, Denmark for a while to open his own business, but eventually returned to Aabenraa. In 1920 Carl Heinrich became a Danish Citizen, but he always remained very German at heart. Children of CARL GEISLER and MARIE HANSEN are:  i. WILHELMINE3 GEISLER, b. Abt. 1882.  ii. SOPHIE GEISLER, b. Abt. 1886.  iii. CHRISTIAN GEISLER, b. Abt. 1880. Notes for CHRISTIAN GEISLER: Christian disappared while serving in World War I, and was never heard from again. Years later, in the late 1940's, a picture of him hanging on the wall at the home of his halfbrother August fell of the wall in the middle of the night without breaking, and for no apparent reason. August's wife, Christine, who woke up hearing the picture fall, went into the living room and saw it laying face down on a couch underneath where it had hung. She returned to bed and told August "now I know Christian has died." Children of CARL GEISLER and HELENE DÆHNFELDT are:  iv. CARL HEINRICH WILHELM3 GEISLER, JR., b. 26 May 1892, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 6 June 1954; m. ANNA KAROLINE WILHELMINE WILLER, Abt. 1925; d. 15 January 1955. Notes for CARL HEINRICH WILHELM GEISLER, JR.: 26 May 1892 Heinrich Geisler was born. From 1914 to 1918 Heinrich volunteered for military service during WWI. He was captured by the Russians in 1917, and was in a Prison Camp in Sibiria. Swedish Red Cross later had him and other POW's from Southern Jylland exchanged for Russian POW's held in Southern Jylland, but the experience marked Heinrich for life. 6 June 1954 Heinrich died. Marriage Notes for CARL GEISLER and ANNA WILLER:  During the war Anni and Heine had to flee. They buried their silver ware in the back yard and left with only their dog and the clothes on their back, losing everything they owned. 3. v. HELENE ELISABETH GEISLER, b. 17 October 1894; d. 1951. 4. vi. ANNA AUGUSTE GEISLER, b. 17 November 1896; d. 16 December 1949. 5. vii. METHA HENRIETTE GEISLER, b. 6 April 1898; d. 2 March 1980. 6. viii. AUGUST WILHELM GEISLER, b. 5 August 1902, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 7 July 1974, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark.

Generation No. 3 3. HELENE3 GEISLER (CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 17 October 1894, and died 1951. She married KLAUS BOLDT. Child of HELENE GEISLER and KLAUS BOLDT is:  i. KATE4 BOLDT, Stepchild. 4. ANNI3 GEISLER (CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 17 November 1896, and died 16 December 1949. She married FREDERIK JENSEN in København, Sokkelund Herred, København County, Sjælland, Denmark. Notes for ANNI GEISLER: Had no natural children, but adopted her husband's two sons. Notes for FREDERIK JENSEN: Worked in Greenland and was married once before marrying Anni. Brought two sons into the marriage. Child of ANNI GEISLER and FREDERIK JENSEN is:  i. FREDDY4 JENSEN, Adopted child. 5. METHA HENRIETTE3 GEISLER (CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 6 April 1898, and died 2 March 1980. She married CLAUDI JØRGENSEN 9 October 1926 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark. Child of METHA GEISLER and CLAUDI JØRGENSEN is:  i. RUTH4 JØRGENSEN, Adopted child. 6. AUGUST WILHELM3 GEISLER (CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 5 August 1902 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 7 July 1974 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. He married CHRISTINE CLAUSEN 4 October 1925 in Nørre Nærå Kirke, Nørre Nærå, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, daughter of RASMUS CLAUSEN and MARIE HEDE. She was born 8 November 1905 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 24 June 1996 in Middelfart Sygehus, Middelfart, Vends Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Notes for AUGUST WILHELM GEISLER: August Wilhelm Geisler was born 5 August 1902 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 10 March 1918 he was confirmed. Shortly after, 1 April 1918, August was apprenticed to a Blacksmith and Machinist, and he finished his apprenticeship 1 April 1921. Throughout his apprenticeship, as well as after, August lived with his father, and after completing his education he worked odd jobs in his field, among them he was part of building cranes in Aabenraa Harbor. Notes for CHRISTINE CLAUSEN: 8 November 1905 Christine "Dinne" Clausen was born in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. One of her earliest memories was going to the woods on Sundays with her father, Rasmus, so the children could secretly sing Danish patriotic songs, something which was forbidden because of Toftlund being German at the time, and the relationship between Denmark and Germany always being very strained. In 1914 with the start of WWI the economy got very bad, and Dinne's parents moved to Hamburg, Germany, with all the children. In 1917 Rasmus and Marie were still living in Hamburg, Germany, and Rasmus had been drafted into the German Military, which was difficult for him, as he was very Danish by heart. He was, however, never sent into battle. Rasmus was stationed in Altona, Hamburg, Germany, and Sundays were his days off. Those days Dinne and Misse would take turns walking the two hours down to Altona to pick up Rasmus' dinner to take home, and the two hours back. It was worth the walk, because in stead of being wasted that one dinner would be split between all the children, and it was usually their biggest meal of the week. During these years the family was very poor. Dinne and her sister Misse, who at the time were 11 or 12 years old, took turns standing in line for food whenever a store was having a special. Dinne remembers standing in line in front of the Horsebutcher Shop from 3 o'clock in the afternoon til about 3 o'clock in the morning, then Misse would come and take over and stand there til 9 am. when the store would open. Other times Misse would stand in line the first shift, and Dinne the second. They would have to walk about five miles to get there, and it was scary having to walk the distance in the middle of the night. For heat in the winter the girls would walk down to Alstern Wharf with an old baby buggy and wait for hours in the snow and slush for the people unloading the ships to drop lumps of coal, which they would then collect to bring home. At other times Dinne and her little brother Hans would walk miles and miles to the Gas Company to pick up a sack of coke fuel. In the summer Dinne would go on a large Steam Cruiser down the Elb River to the country, to see if she could buy cheap carrots and potatos. It was a long trip, and it wasn't every time she was lucky enough to get anything. The conditions under which Dinne's family was living were typical for the time, and the poverty made people volatile. In 1917 a food factory in the neighborhood was discovered to have been making meat products out of dogs and cats. People raided the factory and those responsible were captured, tied up, and placed on wagons in front of everybody. There they were beaten, then force-fed their own meat products raw. They tore the ears of the general manager, took him up in front of City Hall, and threw him into the Alstern River. But matters got even worse. 8 November 1918 was not only the start of the Revolution, it was also Dinne's 13th birthday. Her mother had gotten hold of an army blanket, and for her birthday present had sewed Dinne a nice, warm coat out of it. That day Dinne was excited to wear her coat to school for the first time, but she never made it there. When she got down the street the Communists were there, and had blocked the entire width of the street with barbed wire. She soon found out that the schools were closed, and shops were being looted. There was no food for anybody, unless they were prepared to break in somewhere and steal it, and even that was soon gone. Dinne and the rest of the children soon got used to going to bed hungry, having had nothing but a drink of water. In September of 1919 Dinne was sent to a farm, Forsøgsgården, in Årslev, Fyn, Denmark, as a foster child, in order to get her out of Germany and away from the war. Here she had lots of food, and was warm and cozy, and she enjoyed herself very much. 11 April 1920 Dinne was confirmed in Årslev. The foster family had a great party in Dinne's honor, and her father came to the party, although her mother had to stay back with the rest of the children. 1 May 1920 Dinne became a live-in Nanny on a large farm in Vester Skjerninge, and she stayed there till 1 November 1920. By then there had been an election as to where to place the border between Germany and Denmark, this took place 11 February 1920, and things were settling down. Rasmus and Marie were finally able to return to Denmark, and they settled in Fyn, where Dinne visited them for the first time around Christmas of 1920. 1 January 1921 Dinne became a live-in nanny for a barber, Mr. Mikkelsen, in Aabenraa, Denmark, where she met August Wilhelm Geisler. In 1993 Dinne moved from her apartment on Tolderlundsvej in Odense, and went to live with her youngest daughter Ella, and son-in-law Vagn. 24 June 1996 Dinne died in Middelfart Hospital, Fyn, Denmark. She was buried in Strib Church Cemetery. Marriage Notes for AUGUST GEISLER and CHRISTINE CLAUSEN: In 1922 August met Christine "Dinne" Clausen, at the home of one of August's cousins, and they became first friends, then girlfriend and boyfriend. Dinne was a live-in nanny for a barber in Aabenraa, and she stayed in Aabenraa till 1 November 1922, then took a job in Fruens Bøge, Fyn. While she was there August kept writing and asking her to come back to Aabenraa, so in May of 1923 she returned. About 1925 August was injured at work, and had severed an artery, and at the time he lost a considerable amount of blood. 4 October 1925 Dinne and August were married in Nr. Nærå Kirke, and settled in Aabenraa, and soon after, 30 December 1925, their oldest daughter, Marie Helene Johanne "Misse" Geisler, was born in Aabenraa. Soon after the wedding, on 26 January 1926, August became unemployed. The stress of not having a job, combined with the fact that he was still not completely healthy after his accident, caused him to have a nerveous breakdown, and in the summer of 1926 August was admitted to Sønderborg Nervesanatorium (a Psychiatric Hospital) for two months. After being discharged from the hospital August remained unemployed till June of 1927, when Dinne's parents helped him get a job with Odense Steelship Yard. So August and Dinne moved to Kappendrup, Fyn, and every day August rode his bicycle to work and back, about 13 miles each way. This was difficult, especially in the winter. The winter of 1928-1929 was especially hard, and Dinne and August had to get up at three o'clock in the morning in order for August to make it on time. It was during these years, on 8 September 1928, that Dinne and August had their second daughter, Ingrid Anna Sofie "Søster" Geisler was born. Then, in April of 1929, they were fortunate enough to get an apartment in Næsby, Fyn. Between 1930 and 1931 the Steelship Yard closed, and August got a job with Sakskøbing Sugarfactory, where he worked for 5 or 6 months, until the Steelship Yard opened again. On 20 July 1933 Ruth Elisabeth Geisler, Dinne and August's third daughter was born. In 1937 August and Dinne moved again, this time to Tolderlundsvej in Odense, near the harbor. Then in 1939 WWII began, and 9 April 1940 Denmark was invaded for occupation by Germany. By June the Steelship Yard had once again been closed, and August was out of work. Dinne gave birth to hers and August's fourth and youngest daughter, Ella Kristine Geisler, on 11 December 1941. Meanwhile, the Labor Union decided that all the unemployed workers were to go to Germany and work, as the economy there was booming, and August worked there till 1943, when he was sent to Aalborg to work at the German Airport, and finally in 1944 he was sent to Odense Airport, where he worked until the war ended in 4 May 1945. Much of the time Dinne was alone with the girls, and it was a nerve-wrecking time, because of the bombing raids and the sabotage. The end of the war was a huge relief, but it wasn't over yet. Just after the war August was among those who were arrested for treason, because of having worked for the Germans during the war, and he was in prison from 10 May 1945 to about August of 1946. Once again Dinne was alone with the girls. When August returned home in 1946 he was out of work once again, although he tried tirelessly to find work. In the end of 1946 he finally succeeded, when he got a job in Glamsbjerg, which he kept almost 2 1/2 years. In 1947 Dinne also began to work, and this was the beginning for a much more prosperous and carefree time for them. In 1948 August finally got a long-term job in Rauslund, which he kept until he retired in 1969. 7 July 1974 August died in Odense, Denmark. He was buried in Odense. Children of AUGUST GEISLER and CHRISTINE CLAUSEN are: 7. i. MARIE HELENE JOHANNE4 GEISLER, b. 30 December 1925, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 15 November 1993, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 8. ii. INGRID ANNA SOFIE GEISLER, b. 8 September 1928, Kappendrup, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 27 January 1979, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 9. iii. RUTH ELISABETH GEISLER, b. 20 July 1933, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 6 June 1966, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 10. iv. ELLA KRISTINE GEISLER, b. 11 December 1941, Ansgar, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark.

Generation No. 4 7. MARIE HELENE JOHANNE4 GEISLER (AUGUST WILHELM3, CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 30 December 1925 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 15 November 1993 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married PETER HARRIS JENSEN. He was born 9 December 1922, and died 21 May 2007. Children of MARIE GEISLER and PETER JENSEN are:  i. CARSTEN GEISLER5 JENSEN, b. 21 March 1950.  ii. HENNING GEISLER JENSEN, b. 10 November 1951.  iii. DONALD GEISLER JENSEN, b. 23 February 1953.  iv. KENT GEISLER JENSEN, b. 26 May 1962. 8. INGRID ANNA SOFIE4 GEISLER (AUGUST WILHELM3, CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 8 September 1928 in Kappendrup, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 27 January 1979 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married HANS AAGE VALDEMAR FRANDSEN, son of FRANDS FRANDSEN and DAGNY PETERSEN. He was born 11 February 1920 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 9 June 2004 in Odense Universitetshospital, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Children of INGRID GEISLER and HANS FRANDSEN are:  i. STEEN PRÜTZ5 FRANDSEN, b. 23 June 1947.  ii. BRUNO PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 9 September 1949.  iii. TORBEN PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 11 November 1951.  iv. ARNE PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 21 September 1954. 9. RUTH ELISABETH4 GEISLER (AUGUST WILHELM3, CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 20 July 1933 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 6 June 1966 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married ERIK SØRENSEN. Children of RUTH GEISLER and ERIK SØRENSEN are:  i. JANNIE GEISLER5 SØRENSEN, b. 1 January 1957.  ii. KIM GEISLER SØRENSEN, b. 17 February 1960. 10. ELLA KRISTINE4 GEISLER (AUGUST WILHELM3, CARL HEINRICH WILHELM2, AUGUST1) was born 11 December 1941 in Ansgar, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married VAGN AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN 9 May 1964 in Brahetrolleborg Kirke, Brahetrolleborg, Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark, son of JENS CHRISTENSEN and MARY AGERSKOV. He was born 25 December 1935 in Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 4 March 2007 in Odense Hospital, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Notes for ELLA KRISTINE GEISLER: Ella Kristine Geisler was born 11 December 1941 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. From 1948 to 1956 she attended Skt. Hans School in Odense. 15 April 1956 Ella was confirmed. 1 Sep 1956 to 1 May 1957 Ella was a live-in Nanny. 1957 to 1961 Ella was apprenticed to become a taylor, and she attended Københavns Tilskærerakademi from 1 September 1961 to 1 December 1961. From 1961 to 1963 Ella was employed with Holger Blom A/S, Dressmaker, in Copenhagen, where she sewed dresses for the Danish nobility, the Danish royal family, and costumes for the Royal Danish Theatre. During this time, on 26 May 1962, Ella met Vagn Christensen at a party for Højskoleforeningen in Copenhagen. Notes for VAGN AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN: Vagn Agerskov Christensen was born 25 December 1935 at "Solhjem", Gærup, Brahetrolleborg, Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark. As a child he attended Sybillesminde Public Elementary School in Gærup 4 days a week, the rest of time he helped with the farm work. Vagn grew up learning farming. Even during elementary school he would get up at 6 am. and milk two or three cows before school, and once again at 6 pm. He helped tether the cattle together by threes, and then each trio behind the next, so they could be brought to pasture. In the winter he would haul in turnips once or twice a week from the turnip pit to feed the cattle, and once a week they had to thresh. The work varied by the seasons. In the spring they would fertilize the ground as soon as it was dry enough to drive on without the horse and wagon sinking in. Vagn would drive, while his father would sit in the wagon and spread the dung with a coal shovel. When Vagn got older, they traded places. Next they had to harrow, sow, and roll the fields. They would spread nitrogen-based fertilizer by hand out of a bucket. Dung from the stables was spread and plowed into the ground everywhere they would grow turnips. After the sowing was done, they would cut peat, 20,000 pieces of it, for use throughout the year. Next the turnips had to be thinned and weeded, that had to be done two or three times over. When the peat was dry enough it was stacked, and when it was completely dry it was loaded onto the wagon and brought into the fuel house. Then it would be time to whitewash the buildings and trim the hedges. By then it was summer, and Mary would take the kids by train to Ejstrupholm to their grandma and grandpa's house for a week, while Jens Møller stayed back to take care of the animals. By the time they'd get back it would be time to start picking the fruit, plums and cherries first, and soon after the grain was harvested, first by scythe, then by combine, which was shared between the neighbors, and had to be pulled by three horses. The sheafs were stacked, then later brought into the barn. The fields were raked for the last of the grain, and harrowed and plowed again. Next it was time to take up the turnips and potatos for use over the winter. During the winters they went hunting, and they felled trees for use the next winter. In 7th grade Vagn was confirmed, and afterwards he left school. He became a farmhand, working for his father. From May of 1954 to September 1955 he did his military service, first in first regiment, Jægerspris, and later in Høvelte, Sjælland. In 1956 Vagn then took over his fathers farm "Solhjem", which he leased out from 1959 to 1963. In 1959 he enrolled at Ladelund Landbrugsskole, and in 1964 he graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture from the Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University in Copenhagen. Marriage Notes for ELLA GEISLER and VAGN CHRISTENSEN: 26 May 1962, Vagn met Ella Kirstine Geisler at a party for Højskoleforeningen in Copenhagen. 9 May 1964 Ella and Vagn were married in Brahetrolleborg Kirke, Fyn, Denmark, and they settled at "Solhjem", where they had three children, Lisbeth Agerskov Christensen, born 1 December 1964, Henrik Agerskov Christensen, born 21 April 1966, and Thomas Agerskov Christensen, born 20 May 1971. From 1964 to 1971 Vagn was employed as an agronomist with Landbo- & Husmandsforeningens Kemikalieudvalg i Odense. They kept farming at "Solhjem", mostly keeping cattle, rabbits, and chickens. For some time Ella had a Kennel and bred Papillon dogs. For 4 months in 1971 Vagn taught agriculture at Nordic Agricultural School in Odense, and then worked for Shell Denmark, later Cyanamide, as an agronomist until he retired. 19 February 1973 they moved to "Tårnvillaen" in Strib, Middelfart, Denmark. Here their youngest child, Anne-Louise Agerskov Christensen, was born 17 February 1975.Anne-Louise Agerskov Christensen, was born 17 February 1975. Children of ELLA GEISLER and VAGN CHRISTENSEN are:  i. LISBETH AGERSKOV5 CHRISTENSEN, b. 1 December 1964, Svendborg Sygehus, Svendborg, Sunds Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark.  ii. HENRIK AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 21 April 1966, Svendborg Sygehus, Svendborg, Sunds Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 6 September 1985, Jylland, Denmark.  iii. THOMAS AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 20 May 1971, Fåborg Sygehus, Fåborg, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark.  iv. ANNE-LOUISE AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 17 February 1975, Middelfart Sygehus, Middelfart, Vends Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark.

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