In a message dated 98-06-12 22:19:59 EDT, you write: > Son is Franz (Francis, Frank) Geiger 6 Jun 1806-10 Oct 1894. He shows up > variously as born Wierbach, Baden; Germany; and Luxembourg Georgianne, I have a book listing the German Parish records that are available for rent on microfilm from the LDS Family History Centers for Baden, Wuerttemberg, and Bavaria. I am not sure I have the right town because there is no listing for Wierbach, Baden, but there is a Werbach, Baden which I am assuming may be the same town. If so then they have Catholic baptismal records for: 1597-1656, and 1673-1900. There are also marriage records for 1597-1656, and 1673-1900; and death and burial records for the same periods of time. These records could prove helpful in determining whether your Geigers did indeed come from this town--assuming they were Catholic. The Catholic records will no doubt be in Latin and I have had some experience in translating and interpreting these Latin records. They can be difficult to decipher but usually the names are underlined by the Priests and that plus a few other words can give you the meanings. It might be worth a try for you. Joan