Geer, Alma Louise, 1910-1985

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William L. Geer was a commercial railroad agent in Texas. After serving as traveling freight agent for the St. Louis Southwestern at Dallas, he was appointed commercial agent with the St. Louis Southwestern at Waco in 1904. In 1912, the Stephenville, North & South Texas also appointed Geer a commercial agent at Waco. Geer’s daughter, Alma Louise Geer (1910-1985), attended Waco’s Baylor University in 1929 and later married Andrew Grant Ilseng (1907-1987).

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“Personal Mention.” The Railway Age, Vol. 38 (December 9, 1904): 838.

“Railway Officers.” Railway Age Gazette, Vol. 53 (September 20, 1912): 555.

From the guide to the Geer, William L. Papers 73-81., 1904-1941, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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Waco (Tex.)
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Birth 1910

Death 1985

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