In a message dated 98-06-29 18:23:48 EDT, you write: > I do have 4 > Charlie Kygers in my tree, but all are descendants of Daniel. This does > lead to the fact that someone in the family liked the name Charles. It > could have meaning, of what...I don't know. Kay, all of you near the fire area in Florida do, of course, have our prayers! It is something to think about to be faced with even a remote possibility of losing our research not to mention our homes and other possessions! Hopefully it will not happen to you or any of us. I think we will find some sort of connection between all of the Monongalia, Wetzel, and Greene County Kigers--no matter whether they spell the name with an i or a y. The fun will be in finding out just what the nature of that connection might be. I would welcome anything you might be able to find in your library. I would advise anyone else working on these Geigers/Kygers and Kigers in this area to familiarize themselves with Valentine Geiger of Ittlingen, Germany and his descendants. Joan