Yes, but the more I started researching those lines, the more I wasn't so convinced. I can't remember why right now. I could go crazy speculating the different spellings, so I just decided that until I can get to the original document, my time would be better spent on my other lines. -----Original Message----- From: R. and A. Connell <rconn@magicnet.net> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] geiger spellings >Bev, you wrote: >>>I have found instances where well-meaning people have made transcription >errors in >>abstracts that were never challenged and have caused many >subsequent errors >>when other researchers base their work on these things. > >I agree! That's my point, re the one "Mary Martin" signature that seems to >say "Mary Marg." Maybe she is "Mary Margaret", but to my eyes, she wrote a >very firm "Mary" in the middle of that prepared space. > >You wrote: >>>For instance, it has been proven that many entries for Keiffer were >>>actually Reisers. Even without seeing the original handwriting, this is >easy to >>>understand since the letters "ff" back then was really the letter "s". >And >>>a faded "R" would bear a striking resemblance to a "K". > > >Re the name "KEIFFER": awhile back, you mentioned having found evidence in >the Jerusalem Church Records that after the death of Hs. Ulrich GEIGER of >Eff./Bulloch Co., GA (12 Jun 1777), Apollonia GEIGER might have remarried to >a BIDDENBACH. In my copy of "Ebenezer Record Book, 1754 - 1781", by Jones & >Exley, on p. 104, it says: "Matthaeus BIDDENBACH and Apelonia (sic) KIEFER >were both united in Christian marriage July 28, 1778. Text: Ephesians >5:25-33." This is not listed in the Index under GEIGER, but is >cross-indexed under BIDDENBACH and KIEFER, which are both quite large >families. Is this the reference you were referring to? > >Anne C. > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >To contact the list moderator--Joan M. Young: send a message to JYoung6180@aol.com Check out our Webpage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >