Come to think of it, Gerry ... My notes on Irmadella GEIGER (b. 1868, Bradford Co., FL), dau. of Allen GEIGER and Sarah KNIGHT say: "On the Clay Co., FL, website, the Marriage List shows "GEIGER, Amudulo to MANNING, Joe, registered 6/9/1888 in Marriage Book H, Page 17" -- and repeats as "GEIGER, Annduto?" ...... Also called Armadella, Armadilla and Asmaddilla in father's probate records. ......" Then there's my Grandma GEIGER'S sister that everyone knew as Minnie. I was told that one parent wanted to name her Applis (supposedly an old family name) and the other wanted to name her Minnie, so they compromised ....yep, you got it! I think they dropped it when they realized what they had done! The closest I ever came to finding an Applis was our Apollonia [BACHER?] GEIGER ..... a bit of a stretch, I'd think. Anne C.! ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Gieger <[email protected]> > Could be...like one of Jessie's grandsons has been called Zaracasmins. His > tombstone just says Z.R. Recently I got unsubstantiated claims that his > name is Zurich Rasamus. He could also be Zachariah, like his father... > > > >From: "rconnell" <[email protected]> > > > >In 1749, there was a John Jacob GEIGER recorded in Orangeburg or Saxe Gotha > >area of SC, with wife Arsilla ANISHANSKY and two children. > > > >I have been wondering why we can't find anything more on Arsilla, so I > >started doing searches at various sites on ANISHANSKY, with variations in > >spelling. I even checked my Swiss surnames - nothing! So far, I have come > >up with zilch! > > > >I will keep looking, but am beginning to wonder if someone garbled her name > >when extracting records. I don't have a perfect memory, but can't recall > >seeing any families of that ethnic type (Polish, etc.?) in that area of SC. > > > >Anne C.