Gary, a long time ago I had heard the word Cagle meant "waggonmaster." And that was before I knew about the word, Kegel. Until later, Mary Ann Brown maryann@wxs.com -----Original Message----- From: THE CAGLE FAMILY <cagle@toolcity.net> To: CAGLE-L@rootsweb.com <CAGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 7:31 PM Subject: Kegel as Bowlers >Gary wrote, >I was told years ago that Kegel was a name that derived from Keglar, a >german form of bowling from the German Black Forest. Does anyone have >any info to substantiate my hearsay.? > > >Gary, > >I've heard the same thing over the years. I got out my old college German >dictionary and the German word for bowl is Kegeln. Kegel is a masculine >noun meaning cone. Fortunately, I have never been called one of the >original "coneheads" > >I have also heard that a Kegeler was a barrel maker. Has anyone ever heard >that? > >Tom >Saegertown, PA > > > >==== CAGLE Mailing List ==== > >Your help to fellow Cagle researchers, is >very much appreciated. Thank you. > >