Edward Geers
Edward Franklin Geers (January 25, 1851 – September 3, 1924), nicknamed "Pop", was an American harness racer and author of 'Ed Geers' experience with the Trotters and the Pacers.'[1][2]
He was born on January 25, 1851, in Tennessee to William Gideon Geers and Emily Woolard. He died on September 3, 1924, in Wheeling, West Virginia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "50,000 Pay Tribute To Geers's Memory. Activities at West Virginia Fair Are Suspended Out of Respect to Dead Driver". The New York Times. September 5, 1924. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ McCormick, Mike (August 16, 2014). "Historical perspective: Edward 'Pop' Geers and the 'Four-Cornered Track'". Terre Haute Tribune Star. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ McCormick, Mike (August 16, 2014). "Historical perspective: Edward 'Pop' Geers and the 'Four-Cornered Track'". Terre Haute Tribune Star. Retrieved December 10, 2017.