Maria, Prior to about 1900 the names BEYER and BEIER and a few others like maybe BEJER were all interchangeable. BTW, what does Paul C. BEIER have to do with "Philippe EIDEL; Wissembourg; 1890"? Please change the Subject line to correspond to your query. At 10:25 AM 1/20/2008, you wrote: >From: mariatwoheart@aol.com >Subject: Re: [A-L] Philippe EIDEL; Wissembourg; 1890 >To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com, ebarbarajo@verizon.net > >Hello everyone > >I would like to ask if anyone has information about a Paul C BEIER. He >established himself near Dwight IL. > >Apparently the family split sometime before or in Illinois from the original >family name BEYER. The only information I have up to this point is that a >SCHACK took the name BEYER for their children. This is where I got stumped. > >Ancestry.com had no more information. Rootsweb was limited for me. > >Any information will be very much appreciated. > > >Thanks in advance for helping me fill in the missing pieces to this puzzle. > > >Respectfully >Maria >