I have a Zacharis Geiger that served in the Prussian army at Ulm about 1700 where he had a daughter Anna Catharina Geiger b: 18 Mar 1704 in Ulm. There are several Zacharis Geigers listed in the LDS IGI from the village of Wiernsheim in Würtemberg around that period. Is anyone researching a Zacharis Geiger in the area near Stuttgart in the period of 1700 +/- 20 years? -- Please use this address until further notice mailto:[email protected] _____NetZero Free Internet Access and Email______ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger/238 Surname: Geiger ------------------------- I have a Sarah Geiger born in 1834?), one of 9 children born to George Wendel Geiger (Jr) and Mary (Polly) Eckles Geiger. They lived in Pleasant Unity township, Westmoreland Co, PA. Any chance this is who you're looking for? I'm also looking for more info aboutGeorge Wendel (Sr.) (1750-17810 & his wife Anna Marie Weimer (1754-1814)

Dear Gerald, the trip to Effingham Co. sounded wonderful! I have been researching Geiger and Willis and Edwards families from that area and hope to someday get back there for a visit. Do I understand that the old site of Ebenezer is now on a military post? Is the old Baptist Church nearby still standing? Has anyone finally decided if Mercy Martin is the correct ancestor? Where is the book you mentioned, records of Effingham Co., located? Do we know where in Switzerland the Geigers came from? I also live in Texas. Thanks for your help. B. Tippets [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 10:49 AM Subject: [GEIGER] Ebenezer Salzburger ival > Hello everyone: > > I am sitting at a Library computer, and wanted to tell you how much fun we > had meeting each other at the Festival...It was great, even though it rained > both days, a lot...We did not get to see all the 200 + cemeteries on Ft. > Stewart, but we did get to Nancy's ggrandfather's grave site...I am staying > a few more days to get in a little more research, and take advantage of > Margie's familiarity with this area...I am so excited at this new material, > and last night I read thru the entire book "Records of Effingham County, GA" > I have several clues that I am going to follow up on... > > One thing: Remember Mary Hoffman, daughter of Ulric and Appolonia (yes, > that is the correct spelling) mentioned in the Deed to his property...and we > suspected she was a Widow...well I found her husband to be Jacob > Hoffman...appears he was the second one...and died about 1803-4...In case > anyone wants this info...Their daughter was Hannah E. Dolwich...from "Annals > of Georgia" Vol II pg 63 compiled by Caroline Wilson 1976/1983. So. > Historical Press... > > As soon as I get back to Texas, I will post Photos of Jesse and Tobitha's > graves along with that of Martha Dikes(Dykes) and notify you where to find > them... > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list send an e-mail to: [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode) and put only one word--either SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject and the body of the message. > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger/237 Surname: Geiger, Weimer ------------------------- The earliest member of my family tree from family records is George Wendel Geiger 1750 Germany - 1831 Lancaster Co, PA, m. Anna Marie Weimer of Holland at New Amsterdam 1772. He was a farmer, & served as a private in 3rd company, 3rd batallion, Lancaster Co. Militia in 1781. Commanding Officer = Capt. Henry Custin. Does this tie in with anything you are working on? I have been unable to find any references to George Wendel Geiger on anyone elses research. He must have been an emmigrant (born in Germany), but so far I've found nothing. Please let me know if this is of any help to you, or if you have any info that might help me. Thanks, Tad Geiger (P.S. I am currently using my wife's E-mail address because my computer is being repaired. My address is [email protected] )

My great-grandfather, Sylvester Geiger, was born in Westmoreland County, PA. He married Kathryn Madigan and they migrated to Green Bay, WI. Both died in Wisconsin. Does this sound familiar to you? Dorothy Ferrington -----Original Message----- From: Dave & Annette <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 04, 2000 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Geiger > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lorraine Adkins" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 12:42 AM >Subject: [GEIGER] Geiger > > >> Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Biographies >> Reply Here: >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios/41 >> >> Surname: Geigers >> ------------------------- >> >> Where are your Geigers from? >> >my Geigers are from Germany. They moved to Wisconsin. I have not been able >to find alot out about them yet. >annette > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

Hello everyone: I am sitting at a Library computer, and wanted to tell you how much fun we had meeting each other at the Festival...It was great, even though it rained both days, a lot...We did not get to see all the 200 + cemeteries on Ft. Stewart, but we did get to Nancy's ggrandfather's grave site...I am staying a few more days to get in a little more research, and take advantage of Margie's familiarity with this area...I am so excited at this new material, and last night I read thru the entire book "Records of Effingham County, GA" I have several clues that I am going to follow up on... One thing: Remember Mary Hoffman, daughter of Ulric and Appolonia (yes, that is the correct spelling) mentioned in the Deed to his property...and we suspected she was a Widow...well I found her husband to be Jacob Hoffman...appears he was the second one...and died about 1803-4...In case anyone wants this info...Their daughter was Hannah E. Dolwich...from "Annals of Georgia" Vol II pg 63 compiled by Caroline Wilson 1976/1983. So. Historical Press... As soon as I get back to Texas, I will post Photos of Jesse and Tobitha's graves along with that of Martha Dikes(Dykes) and notify you where to find them... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

My Geigers are from BADEN they arr. in USA abt 1846 My g-grandfather was HERRMAN GEIGER B. abt 1830 LORRI [email protected] searching GEIGER-SMITH -GUERIN an more. -----Original Message----- From: Dave & Annette <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 04, 2000 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Geiger > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lorraine Adkins" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 12:42 AM >Subject: [GEIGER] Geiger > > >> Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Biographies >> Reply Here: >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios/41 >> >> Surname: Geigers >> ------------------------- >> >> Where are your Geigers from? >> >my Geigers are from Germany. They moved to Wisconsin. I have not been able >to find alot out about them yet. >annette > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorraine Adkins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 12:42 AM Subject: [GEIGER] Geiger > Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Biographies > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios/41 > > Surname: Geigers > ------------------------- > > Where are your Geigers from? > my Geigers are from Germany. They moved to Wisconsin. I have not been able to find alot out about them yet. annette

Gerry, that's just super! Wish we could have been there, too! Looking forward to seeing the pictures. See you tomorrow. Anne C. -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Gieger <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 01, 2000 2:49 PM Subject: [GEIGER] Cemetery >Am I excited??? You be the Judge. > >Right now, I am sitting at the Rincon Public Library at Rincon GA, waiting >for the rest of our group to arrive for the Salzburger Festival at >Ebenezer...However, I just came from Wal-Mart where I had my film developed >and printed...Wowwww! > >This past Tuesday, I arrived at Collins, MS at about 7:50AM, before the >Courthouse had opened...I left Texas about 7:30PM on Monday Night...I went >to see the 911 Coordinator and she gave me directions to several places and >some maps. Then I went to check in at the local motel...And called Cousin >Jessie Gieger, the only Gieger still living in Collins... He is a g-grandson >of Lorenzo Dow Gieger, son of gg-Uncle Zachariah...Jessie was not there, so >I called a Mr. R.C. Sanford and he said come on down here and I will take >you to the site of Jessie and Tobitha's graves (our ggg-grandparents)...Now >several people have been there and unable to find the graves because they >are in the woods on a creek bank with no upright markers...slabs of concrete >cover the graves. > >I followed Mr. Sanford in his pickup as he drove to a fence-row and said >they are over there...He gave me a couple of other pointers, but said I >haven't seen them in about 40 years... > >I climbed the six-foot barbed and net-wire fence and started >walking...remember this is "woods" I mean, "real woods" with heavy >undergrowth of briars and every vine you can imagine...I took a pair of >cutters and a little spade like you plant flowers with in your garden...and >started making my way into the under-growth. Soon I was out of sight of Mr. >Sanford, so he went back to his house and left me to hunt...He didn't tell >me to look out for the 'feral' Emus that might be in there, or the >alligators. Anyway, I walked about 50 yards straight from the fence and it >started to slope off down into the creek bed...I remembered that Cousin >Edna's book said it had a little fence around it...but I saw no fence...in >fact I saw nothing but briars and vines and limbs...I turned back to the >right and started walking in that direction...I say walking, but it was >really weaving in and out between trees and cutting my way along...even >though it was shaded, it was HOT, about 102 deg...When I got to a clearing >which was the power-line right of way, he had said I would be too far so I >decided to head back to the fence-row. Still no graves...Now I had made a >semi-circle and so I thought "well, go back to where you climbed >over...Stupid" I started walking, and looking for my vehicle, thru the >underbrush...and I thought "Lord, Help me find those graves!" Now mind you, >the soil is the color of new concrete and the armadillos have burrowed >everywhere. About ten more paces and on my right, I noticed something that >looked like broken concrete, so I walked over and picked it up, hoping >against hope that the slabs had not completely deteriorated. When I picked >it up, I noticed another piece of concrete sticking out of the ground. I >quickly started scraping with my hands and there it was, "Tobitha Martin, >wife of Jessie Gieger..." I then started scraping furiously, and trying to >find the others...there was about two inches of dirt and roots and leaves on >top of them, but I found two...I was so exuberant, but knew that it was >getting late and that I could not get them cleared without some more tools. >I looked around, and there as Cousin Edna had said, was that barbed wire >fence, on the ground and the 't' posts all bent and leaning over...I got >down on my hands and knees looking for the fence and my car...and there I >saw it, about 60 yards away at about 30 degrees from the fence...almost a >straight line. > >I walked back to the fence, climbed over and drove to Mr. Sanford's house, >telling him that I had to go buy a shovel and a broom and some chalk so I >could make photos the next morning...after a little chat, Mrs. Sanford said >the third grave was in a different line, and not side beside as we had >thought...I told them I would be back in the morning... > >When I got to the Motel, Cousin Jessie called and said he would be over at >8:00AM with the shovel and broom, and everything we needed...I was so >excited that I could hardly get to sleep...After breakfast, we stopped by >the Auto supply and bought some florescent Orange paint, then went back over >to the Sanford's...they were not there, so we let ourselves in to the >pasture and drove down to where I had crawled over, the day before...We >started looking and after about ten minutes, we spotted the site... > >Well, to end this story, Jessie and I cleaned off the grave covers and we >even found the third one...I chalked and photographed them and now I have >the proof...we painted the trees with the orange paint all the way out so >that anyone else who is looking can find them, at least for a few years... > >Gerry > >P.S. Some of you will want these pictures, so I will try to post them in a >few weeks... >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Visit the GEIGER mailing list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEIGER-L/ > >============================== >Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

Gerry, I'm sure you were excited about finding the graves! I'm excited for you. I hope y'all have a great time this weekend! Faye

Am I excited??? You be the Judge. Right now, I am sitting at the Rincon Public Library at Rincon GA, waiting for the rest of our group to arrive for the Salzburger Festival at Ebenezer...However, I just came from Wal-Mart where I had my film developed and printed...Wowwww! This past Tuesday, I arrived at Collins, MS at about 7:50AM, before the Courthouse had opened...I left Texas about 7:30PM on Monday Night...I went to see the 911 Coordinator and she gave me directions to several places and some maps. Then I went to check in at the local motel...And called Cousin Jessie Gieger, the only Gieger still living in Collins... He is a g-grandson of Lorenzo Dow Gieger, son of gg-Uncle Zachariah...Jessie was not there, so I called a Mr. R.C. Sanford and he said come on down here and I will take you to the site of Jessie and Tobitha's graves (our ggg-grandparents)...Now several people have been there and unable to find the graves because they are in the woods on a creek bank with no upright markers...slabs of concrete cover the graves. I followed Mr. Sanford in his pickup as he drove to a fence-row and said they are over there...He gave me a couple of other pointers, but said I haven't seen them in about 40 years... I climbed the six-foot barbed and net-wire fence and started walking...remember this is "woods" I mean, "real woods" with heavy undergrowth of briars and every vine you can imagine...I took a pair of cutters and a little spade like you plant flowers with in your garden...and started making my way into the under-growth. Soon I was out of sight of Mr. Sanford, so he went back to his house and left me to hunt...He didn't tell me to look out for the 'feral' Emus that might be in there, or the alligators. Anyway, I walked about 50 yards straight from the fence and it started to slope off down into the creek bed...I remembered that Cousin Edna's book said it had a little fence around it...but I saw no fence...in fact I saw nothing but briars and vines and limbs...I turned back to the right and started walking in that direction...I say walking, but it was really weaving in and out between trees and cutting my way along...even though it was shaded, it was HOT, about 102 deg...When I got to a clearing which was the power-line right of way, he had said I would be too far so I decided to head back to the fence-row. Still no graves...Now I had made a semi-circle and so I thought "well, go back to where you climbed over...Stupid" I started walking, and looking for my vehicle, thru the underbrush...and I thought "Lord, Help me find those graves!" Now mind you, the soil is the color of new concrete and the armadillos have burrowed everywhere. About ten more paces and on my right, I noticed something that looked like broken concrete, so I walked over and picked it up, hoping against hope that the slabs had not completely deteriorated. When I picked it up, I noticed another piece of concrete sticking out of the ground. I quickly started scraping with my hands and there it was, "Tobitha Martin, wife of Jessie Gieger..." I then started scraping furiously, and trying to find the others...there was about two inches of dirt and roots and leaves on top of them, but I found two...I was so exuberant, but knew that it was getting late and that I could not get them cleared without some more tools. I looked around, and there as Cousin Edna had said, was that barbed wire fence, on the ground and the 't' posts all bent and leaning over...I got down on my hands and knees looking for the fence and my car...and there I saw it, about 60 yards away at about 30 degrees from the fence...almost a straight line. I walked back to the fence, climbed over and drove to Mr. Sanford's house, telling him that I had to go buy a shovel and a broom and some chalk so I could make photos the next morning...after a little chat, Mrs. Sanford said the third grave was in a different line, and not side beside as we had thought...I told them I would be back in the morning... When I got to the Motel, Cousin Jessie called and said he would be over at 8:00AM with the shovel and broom, and everything we needed...I was so excited that I could hardly get to sleep...After breakfast, we stopped by the Auto supply and bought some florescent Orange paint, then went back over to the Sanford's...they were not there, so we let ourselves in to the pasture and drove down to where I had crawled over, the day before...We started looking and after about ten minutes, we spotted the site... Well, to end this story, Jessie and I cleaned off the grave covers and we even found the third one...I chalked and photographed them and now I have the proof...we painted the trees with the orange paint all the way out so that anyone else who is looking can find them, at least for a few years... Gerry P.S. Some of you will want these pictures, so I will try to post them in a few weeks... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios/42 Surname: ------------------------- To: Lorrain Adkins My family came to Levy County in the early 1900's from Clarke County, Alabama. My g-great-grandfather was John Henry Geiger. I live in Chiefland, Fl.

Posted on: Geiger/Kiger/Kyger Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios/41 Surname: Geigers ------------------------- Where are your Geigers from?

I think you've got something there, Gerry. In fact in the Ebenezer Record Book, Rieser and Kiefer names were mixed up a couple of times. I always found this curious because of Ulrich Geiger having his name spelled Kyser in that first deed. (As you all know an "s" was spelled as an "f" back then.) Unfortunately, we may have more questions. Michael Rieser (Balthazar's brother) had a wife named Appolonia. She could not have been our ancestor because she was busy having her own children when Abraham and Felix were born. There was, however, an Appolinia Kiefer who married Matthew Biddenbach in 1778 -- the year after Ulrich died. Appolonia Kiefer is mentioned in 1757, 1759 and 1760 as a sponsor at baptisms, but no other mention by her first name until her marriage to Biddenbach. Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:32 PM Subject: [GEIGER] Apollonia - maiden name > Hey Cousins: > > Am I Excited???? > > I was perusing the listing of Original Georgia Salzburger Settlers > <http://www.crosswinds.net/~djmabry/salzburger/salzsett.html> which was > taken from George Fenwick Jones, ed. Detailed Reports on the Salzburger > Emigrants Who Settled in America, Vol. X, (Athens, GA: The University of > Georgia Press, 1988), pg 134-135. > > Under the 2nd Salzburg Transport which arrived on 28 Dec 1734 aboard the > Prince of Wales of Capt. George Dunbar, there is a Thomas Bacher(d1748) and > his wife, Maria Schweiger, with two daughters, Apollonia (b1729) and > Maria(b1727) who married Balthasar Rieser in 1752... > > Am I Excited???? > > Page 48 of The Ebenezer Record Book lists a Rester (nee, Rieser??) couple as > sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's daughter, Rachel in 1769, and Page 64 > lists a Rister (nee, Rieser??) couple as sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's > son, Cornelius in 1774... > > How logical can it be that the brother-in-law or nephew of our Grandmother > Apollonia would sponsor her children's Baptism...So her maiden name would be > Bacher, and it was right before our noses all the time...moreover, this same > couple is listed on several other pages with the name spelled "Rester." > > A birth year of 1729 would be a compatible age to marry Ulric. > > Comments anyone??? > See you at Ebenezer next weekend. > > Gerry > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list send an e-mail to: [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode) and put only one word--either SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject and the body of the message. > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

I have been working on my gggrandfather Abraham Harroll Geiger for a long time it seems like years. The information I found from different sources always used his birthday as 1801. I have never found anything with his date or year of birth until I visited a library in Georgia. And from the book "Chatham Census Records" I found a Andrew H Gegger age 45 years of age. When I saw his family listed I knew this would have to be Abaham Harroll. They just mispelled the first name. Wife Avey J age 24 Son John C 7 Daughter Georgia A 3 Son Abraham P 1 Now this would make Abraham Harroll born in 1815 or 1816 and not 1801. Has anyone ever found a year of birth on Abraham Harroll besides this? Would like input on this. Thanks so much Dot M

Yes, the DENMARKS and GEIGERS were intermarried. I think Deb Callicott, for one, is researching that. This is the point we all get to - where we need to start all over in an area, with a new bunch of names! Frustrating, but very exciting! Anne C. -----Original Message----- From: susan wilson <[email protected]> >Gerry and Anne... >Just another thought. Those Riesers came on the same boat to the US as the >Bacher family. Also, the "Rester" family married in with the >Denmarks--Stephens daughter Elizabeth married a Rester as well as Frederick >Rester marrying a Denmark. Now Stephen is mentioned as the J.P. whose >signed one of those land documents the included Felix Geiger. So the >Denmarks and Resters were close and both known by the Geigers. In addition, >Frederick Rester moved to Perry Co., MS. Believe he was granted some land >or something. Ann Stafford, the daughter of Mary Geiger Stafford Huffman >also ends up in the same place...married to a Travis, I think. > >Not only did these people live near one another, it appears that the >families were interconnected in business, maybe marriage, ect. Looks like >you may both be really be on to something! Susan

Gerry and Anne... Just another thought. Those Riesers came on the same boat to the US as the Bacher family. Also, the "Rester" family married in with the Denmarks--Stephens daughter Elizabeth married a Rester as well as Frederick Rester marrying a Denmark. Now Stephen is mentioned as the J.P. whose signed one of those land documents the included Felix Geiger. So the Denmarks and Resters were close and both known by the Geigers. In addition, Frederick Rester moved to Perry Co., MS. Believe he was granted some land or something. Ann Stafford, the daughter of Mary Geiger Stafford Huffman also ends up in the same place...married to a Travis, I think. Not only did these people live near one another, it appears that the families were interconnected in business, maybe marriage, ect. Looks like you may both be really be on to something! Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 12:32 AM Subject: [GEIGER] Apollonia - maiden name > Hey Cousins: > > Am I Excited???? > > I was perusing the listing of Original Georgia Salzburger Settlers > <http://www.crosswinds.net/~djmabry/salzburger/salzsett.html> which was > taken from George Fenwick Jones, ed. Detailed Reports on the Salzburger > Emigrants Who Settled in America, Vol. X, (Athens, GA: The University of > Georgia Press, 1988), pg 134-135. > > Under the 2nd Salzburg Transport which arrived on 28 Dec 1734 aboard the > Prince of Wales of Capt. George Dunbar, there is a Thomas Bacher(d1748) and > his wife, Maria Schweiger, with two daughters, Apollonia (b1729) and > Maria(b1727) who married Balthasar Rieser in 1752... > > Am I Excited???? > > Page 48 of The Ebenezer Record Book lists a Rester (nee, Rieser??) couple as > sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's daughter, Rachel in 1769, and Page 64 > lists a Rister (nee, Rieser??) couple as sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's > son, Cornelius in 1774... > > How logical can it be that the brother-in-law or nephew of our Grandmother > Apollonia would sponsor her children's Baptism...So her maiden name would be > Bacher, and it was right before our noses all the time...moreover, this same > couple is listed on several other pages with the name spelled "Rester." > > A birth year of 1729 would be a compatible age to marry Ulric. > > Comments anyone??? > See you at Ebenezer next weekend. > > Gerry > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > ______________________________

Hello Anne C. I was reffering to some translation programs on that site, which translate easily words for words, but they never translate whole sentences in such a correct way, the author meant. So in your case, if you want to translate a Swiss book, if I were you, I should take an interpreter, or a student in the English/German language or even Swiss vernacular. You could ask on the same site, without obligations, how much the fee will be of translating a book, I really don't know how much it should be. Hope you are content by my answer. regards Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Languages (http://users.rootsweb.com/~deuhes/Hessen/language.htm) > Thanks, Tom and Roland, for your helpful comments. I feel much better about > it now. > > I wonder if anyone else listened to the voice and did they hear it like I > did? I realize that synthesized voices can sound very odd (just listen to > most telephone answering machines) and my ears are getting old! > > Tom, you said you noticed some excellent translation programs at that site. > Would you have a recommendation for translating a Swiss genealogy book my > husband has given up on (old book, modern print)? > > Anne C.

Gerry, Now we really have a lot of questions for you to ask this weekend!!! It certainly makes sense and seems to fit. It is an amazing deduction...now lets all see if we can prove it. This IS exciting... Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 12:32 AM Subject: [GEIGER] Apollonia - maiden name > Hey Cousins: > > Am I Excited???? > > I was perusing the listing of Original Georgia Salzburger Settlers > <http://www.crosswinds.net/~djmabry/salzburger/salzsett.html> which was > taken from George Fenwick Jones, ed. Detailed Reports on the Salzburger > Emigrants Who Settled in America, Vol. X, (Athens, GA: The University of > Georgia Press, 1988), pg 134-135. > > Under the 2nd Salzburg Transport which arrived on 28 Dec 1734 aboard the > Prince of Wales of Capt. George Dunbar, there is a Thomas Bacher(d1748) and > his wife, Maria Schweiger, with two daughters, Apollonia (b1729) and > Maria(b1727) who married Balthasar Rieser in 1752... > > Am I Excited???? > > Page 48 of The Ebenezer Record Book lists a Rester (nee, Rieser??) couple as > sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's daughter, Rachel in 1769, and Page 64 > lists a Rister (nee, Rieser??) couple as sponsors at the Baptism of Ulric's > son, Cornelius in 1774... > > How logical can it be that the brother-in-law or nephew of our Grandmother > Apollonia would sponsor her children's Baptism...So her maiden name would be > Bacher, and it was right before our noses all the time...moreover, this same > couple is listed on several other pages with the name spelled "Rester." > > A birth year of 1729 would be a compatible age to marry Ulric. > > Comments anyone??? > See you at Ebenezer next weekend. > > Gerry > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > ______________________________

Has anyone ever heard of the nickname of "Tate"? What does it stand for? Thanks, Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: August 26, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: [GEIGER] Nicknames > Forwarded from another List - hope this helps someone... > > > > Allie is usually Alice, Aline, or Aletha > Bell is usually Arabella, Annabelle, Isabel, Rosabel, etc. > Cindy is usually Lucinda or Cynthia > Daisy is usually Margaret > Delia is usually Cordelia or Adelia > Dora is usually Theodora, Eudora, or Dorothy > Effie is usually Euphemia (but sometimes Sarah) > Elsie is usually Elizabeth > Fanny is usually Frances > Greta is usually Margaret > Hal, Hank or Harry is usually Henry > Hallie is usually Harriet or Henrietta > Hettie is usually Hester, but sometimes Esther or Henrietta > Jack is usually John > Jake is usually Jacob > Jenny is usually Jane, Virginia, Janet, or Jennifer > Larry is usually Lawrence > Lena or Lina is usually a name ending in those letters (Eme-, Se-,He-, > Magda-, Pau-, Ange-, etc.) > Lettie is usually Letitia > Libby is usually Elizabeth > Madge, Midge, Meg, Maggie, or Maisie is usually Margaret > Mattie is usually Martha, but sometimes Matilda > May or Maisie is usually Mary > Millie is usually Mildred, but sometimes Amelia or Millicent or even Mary > Minnie is usually Mary > Molly is usually Mary > Nancy is usually Agnes or Ann(e) > Nannie is usually Nancy > Nell is usually Ellen, Helen, or Eleanor > Nora is usually Eleanor, Honora, or Lenore > Patsy is usually Martha or Patricia, but sometimes Matilda or Patience > Peggy is usually Margaret > Polly is usually Mary > Sally or Sadie is usually Sarah > Sukie is usually Susan > Tillie is usually Matilda > Xr is Christopher > Zeke may be Ezekiel, or Hezekiah > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >