This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YaW.2ACIB/437.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: There are more fischers then you know. My base tree is 600+. Most of my fischers dropped the "C" some did not. I lived in jacobus for several years and was told that there were relatives in PA near Jacobus. There could be a connection but Appel's married into my side. I have casper fischer marring Catherine Noe (Bavaria) appox. 1835 in canton SHJ starting my branch. we need to explore this further.