Hi, Jeanette: My grandmother was a GEIGER. Her 3rd great-grandfather was Abraham GYGER, born 1687 Haslach, SG, SWT (wife: Cathrina SCHELLIG). Abraham, his brother - former Cantonal Gov. Hans Jacob GYGER, and the latter's son Herman GYGER brought their families to Charleston, SC, in 1737. All went to the Orangeburg area and changed the spelling of name to GEIGER, but some years later, Abraham's son, Hans Ulrich GEIGER, now grown and married, removed his family to Effingham Co., GA. Ulrich's son was Felix; his son was John Martin, who removed to FL about 1833; his son was Anson, his daughter was Victoria, my grandmother. You might want to check the IGI database at LDS Family History Center. I found a lot of GEIGERs listed throughout the German part of SWT - probably all related in some way. Anne Connell -----Original Message----- From: Jinny & Bob Remole <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 10, 2000 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Greetings from Florida >To Anne Connell: > Thanks for the holiday greetings. > How are you a Geiger? My grandmother's maiden name was Geiger. Her >father came from Switzerland about 1846. His name was George Geiger and he >was born February 27, 1824 in Ermatingen, Canton Thurgau. > Jeanette Remole