Someone sent this to me tonight--it is making the rounds of other lists and I thought I'd copy it here. I have not checked out the validity of any of this but thought I'd leave it up to anyone interested to check this out. Joan >I found this on an antique newsletter and thought it needed a home, as >does the current owner. Please pass this along to any other mailing lists >you choose for it's genealogical significance. > >Birthday Book needs home >This is a little black book with "Whittier's Birthday Book" lettered in >gold on >the cover. The first page reads: To Belle Geiger, Arp, Texas, Sept. 3, 1921. >Birth: Feb 3, 1871 - Eleanor Geiger Kelly- Died Feb 18 - 1945 -12 noon >March 20, 1908 Russel Geiger Married Agnes Louise Merian 5-5-1937 >April 24, 1905 Geiger Welmaker >June 20, 1950 Sara Catherine Rider >June 21,1954 Elizabeth Denny Welch >Some other surnames are: McKay, Welch,Morrison, Lynch, Thornton and >Brace >The back page written in pencil is as follows: >My great great grandparents were kidnapped in Hamburg Germany & put >on a ship for America Parents of Jessie Gieger who married Tabitha Martin >Abaham Geiger born June 11, 1761. His wife Mercy Geiger born >April 24th 1771 Parents of Tabitha Martin: James Martin born Oct 6, 1757 >and Mary Martin his wife born Aug 12th 1764 >This a real treasure especially for anyone interested in family >history/genealogy. The binding is in good condition with gold lettering and >pages edged in gold >I would be happy to send this to anyone with a connection to any of these >people. --- If you have information, please contact Mozelle Tonne at: >mozelle@wcc.net >