Edward Franklin Geers (January 25, 1851 – September 3, 1924), nicknamed "Pop", was an American

harness racer Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a Trot (horse gait), trot or a Horse gait#Pace, pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Euro ...

and author of 'Ed Geers' experience with the Trotters and the Pacers.' He was born on January 25, 1851, in

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...

to William Gideon Geers and Emily Woolard. He died on September 3, 1924, in

Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located almost entirely in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and also contains a tiny portion extendin ...

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Harness Racing Museum, Hall of Fame, Edward F. Geers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Geers, Edward F. 1851 births 1924 deaths American harness racers