Geiszler Genealogy

Robert Victor Zumstein was born on 26 Dec 1896 in Gainsborough, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. He was the oldest of four children born to Robert Walter Zumstein and Adeline Snyder. He was born two years after the couple married on the birth day of his grandpa Henry Zumstine. Carson, Robert and Muriel Zumstein His birth certificate is actually a called a "Delayed Statement of Birth". Victor presented himself and certified his own information on July 19, 1967 in Columbus, Ohio. Incidentally, Robert Victor preferred the name Victor throughout his life. Delayed Birth Statement for Robert Victor Zumstein Victor was an excellent student. He started school at the age of four. The teacher boarded at their home and she took it upon herself to start him early. On August 9, 1907, Victor received a certificate that acknowledge his passing entrance examinations required for admittance into Collegiate Institutes or High Schools in Ontario. The certificate was signed by Mr. Ireland who was Inspe...

Evaline Townley Peak by the family pump, several photos of the Peak children appears near this pump.  c 1910s Evaline Townley Peak was born on 13 Apr 1893 in Bellevue, Campbell, Kentucky.  Evaline was the oldest child of of William Talbot Peak and Evaline Townley. Three more children were added to the family in the span of 8 years. All but one child was born in Kentucky, with the last being born in Ohio. In 1900, Evaline and her family were living in a rented home on North Sandusky in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. William and Evaline Peak had been married 8 years and had three children: Evaline 7, Willie 4, and Harry, 3. William was a prison guard. In 1901, Edith Marie Peak joined the in Columbus, Ohio. The Peak family was living at 545 Walnut Street in Columbus, Ohio in 1910. William continued to work as a policeman for the city of Columbus. Evaline was 17 at the time. Bud and Harry Peak. c. 1910s Edith and Evaline Peak c. 1910s Harry Peak c 1910s William 'Bud' Peak beside the fa...