In a message dated 98-06-10 11:26:07 EDT, you write: > I also > did not know that "Kiger" is a possible variation of the name. I have 2 > Kigers in my family records in Pennsylvania. An Annie Zeiser, daughter > of Antonia's brother, married a William Kiger in Sunbury PA. I have no > marriage date, but they had a son Edward Kiger born 1905, died 1944. > Edward left no children, but perhaps Annie and William had more. may be > a clue for someone. Sue, that is quite interesting in that it could possibly indicate a tie in some way between your Geigers who arrived in America later on and other Geigers who arrived much earlier (or it could also be just a coincidence). When researching European ancestors you not only need to look at the family itself but also at the families they were allied with. You will almost always find a group of families who intermarry with the others over a period of many years and generations. This can help in your search. I am not certain of the identity of your William Kiger in Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, BUT there was a Geiger family that settled in Sunbury by the 1770s. Joan