Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Geywits, Adam December 18, 1846 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Geywits, Adam, Warren, was born near Van Hornesville, town of Stark, December 
18, 1846, was a son of Isaac and Lana (Springer) Geywits. The 
grandfather,John, was born in Stark. His father came from Germany in colonial 
days, and settled about a mile north of Van Hornesville, where he died. He 
owned 580 acres in Stark. He died in 1813. His wife was Elizabeth Fish, by 
whom he had these children: John, Adam, Isaac, Susan, Irena and Margaret. 
Isaac was born in Stark, December 19. 1813, a carpenter and builder by trade. 
He and C. T. E. Van Horne built the saw-mill at Van Hornesville in 1859.   He 
died there May 27, 1887.   He was a Whig and Republican, and was twice 
married.   His first wife bore him nine children, four of whom survive: Adam, 
George, who died, aged twenty-one; David and Elizabeth Miller.   His wife died 
in 1861.   His second wife was Elizabeth (Chappel) Fort. Subject's mother was 
born in Stark, a daughter of Loadwick Springer, whose wife was a Miss Coon.   
Adam was raised in Van Hornesville, and received a common school education, 
and at eighteen he began for himself, working for O. A. Shipman & Son. At 
twenty-one he engaged in the cheese box business, with D. S. Tilyon, one year. 
He rented the saw-mill of his father for four years; then, in 1875, he engaged 
in furniture manufacture at Van Hornesville. continuing some ten years, the 
first and only factory of its kind in the village.   In 1885 he located on 112 
acres, where he now resides. He is a Republican.   On December 30, 1878, he 
married Angeline, daughter of Cornelius J. and Rachel (Druse) Connine, natives 
of Springfield.   Mr Connine was a son of Cornelius Connine, who early came to 
Springfield, and whose father came from Holland.  Subject has three children : 
George C. Charles W. and Calista E.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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