KIEFER is a fairly common German name, and I came across it quite often while researching the Rammersweier/Zell/Weierbach/Fessenbach area just east of Offenburg. The primary records were the church records of the Weingarten Catholic Church thru my LDS Family History Center.. Although the KEIFERS were not in my direct line, some did marry into my OTT and BASLER families there. Jack Ott "Pathways to the Past" at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jackott/index.htm Researching OTT ECKENFELS BASLER and others in Offenburg area