How stupid of me! You may be right about that. I suppose I was looking at things with blinders on. That would explain everything. -----Original Message----- From: JYoung6180@aol.com <JYoung6180@aol.com> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Here is my proof on Mary (Geiger) Hoffman of Georgia >In a message dated 98-07-24 22:22:27 EDT, jhs1964@gte.net writes: > >> In this deed "Mary Stafford, widow" gave cattle and other >> personal property to her mother, Ann Mary Magdeline Geiger. > >John, might she have been a step-mother? I have seen step-parents listed as >parents in some early records. Would that solve your dilemma with Apolonia >and Ann Mary Magdeline? > >Joan >