I am in the process of attempting to trace the roots of the Greene County, Pennsylvania Kiger family. The progenitor is Charles Kiger. >From all the records I have thus far put together I know that he first appears in western PA in Fayette County about 1798. He was born between 1770 and 1774 if I can believe the census records I have for him. His wife was named Susanna possibly Hockstetler. What I need to learn is WHERE this Charles came from. He would appear to have been sufficiently "Americanized" that he was most likely born in America. Given migration patterns of that time period I feel he most likely migrated west from eastern PA, or northwest from Maryland. I have checked census records for Maryland and found a few Geiger and Kiger entries that I am interested in knowing more about. They are as follows: the 1790 census for Maryland lists: John Kiger Dorchester County with 2 free white males 16 and over and 3 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females; and Leonard Kiger in the same county with 1 free white male 16 and over and 3 free white females. Another Leonard Kiger is shown in Frederick County and in his household we have 2 free white males 16 and over and 5 free white females. Other souces list a Leonard Geiger in Frederick who is most likely the same Leonard listed as Kiger above. Does anyone know anything about any of the above listed Kiger/Geigers? Also, in Old Frederick County, MD at an early date we have John and George Kyger/Kiger, sons of John Georg Geiger and his wife Maria Catharina Henckel. These children were born prior to 1740. They in turn married and had children. From later census records we know that they had more children than we are presently able to account for. Both settled in areas of Virginia which are now part of West Virginia. Does anyone know of a Charles Geiger or Kiger/Kyger in either of these households? Both George and John would have been about the right age to have had a son Charles at the time Charles Kiger of Greene County was born. Also, Benjamin Geiger born 1748 (son of Valentine Geiger) in what is now Montgomery County, PA who married and lived in Rockland Township, Berks County, PA. Does anyone have a date of death for Benjamin? He does NOT appear on any census record 1790 or later in Pennsylvania and I am assuming he must have died prior to 1790. He had two sons: Benjamin born 1777 and Charles born 1772. A Charles Geiger appears on the 1790 census in Rockland Township with one free white male 16 and over and 4 free white males under 16 and one free white female. It is doubtful that this is the above Charles though--it is more likely his uncle Charles (son of Valentine Geiger) who is known to have lived in Rockland Township. It is highly possible that Benjamin, Jr. was living with his uncle Charles in 1790. There is one unaccounted for male child under 16 listed on that record. If so--where is the older child--Charles? It would appear that Benjamin, Jr. born in 1777 married a Catharine (maiden name unknown) and settled for a time in what is now Lebanon County (North Annville) and had a child Johannes baptized at Quitopahilla Church there in 1798. He and his family then moved to Westmoreland County, PA. It is entirely possible that his older brother Charles also moved west as he can't be accounted for on any later census record in eastern PA. He is also the right age to be a candidate for the Greene County Charles Kiger. Jacob Geiger born about 1755 in Douglassville, Berks County, PA served in the Rev. He is listed in his step-mother's (Mary Robeson Geiger) will of 1808 as living in Fayette County. The will also indicates that he is married and has at least one child--a daughter Sarah. We find a Jacob Kiger living in Fayette County but no Jacob Geiger--could this Jacob be the father of the Charles Kiger later of Greene County? Any thoughts, or evidence would be greatly appreciated. It should be noted that all of the above Geigers and Kigers are in one way or another associated with the descendants of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel through his two daughters who married two Geiger brothers from Ittlingen, Germany--Valentine and John Georg who arrived in Philadelphia in 1717, with the possible (or probable) exception of Leonard and John living in Maryland whose origins I have not yet found. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Joan