Living history: Union County’s pioneer story lives on
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July 4, 2026
The Doellinger-Geer cabin is pictured circa 1898 on the family farm along Weaver Road south of Marysville. Shown, left to right, are Anna Elisabeth Rausch Doellinger (1829-1904), widow of Stephen Doellinger; grandsons Henry Geer, Albert Geer and Walter Geer; daughter Anna Mary Doellinger Geer; and son-in-law John Leonard Geer. Two younger grandchildren, Lawrence Geer and Matilda “Tillie” Geer, who was born in the cabin in 1903 and is believed to have been the last person born there, were not yet born when the photograph was taken. (Photo submitted)

Living history: Union County’s pioneer story lives on

Historic cabin finds new home at St. John’s Lutheran Church

By From JT Staff Reports 

Editor’s note: The following article is supplied by Nina Boerger.

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In the spring of 2024, St. John’s Lutheran Church began the process of preserving a piece of Union County history by relocating a historic log cabin from Weaver Road to the church campus. The cabin, which was in danger of ...

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