Eleanor, I copied you in my private reply to Belinda--I suspect you are all looking for the same GEIGER family here--the use of the name Benjamin is widespread in that family and I believe that alone provides us with clues--I am working to sort through the material you sent and also compare it to the rest of what I already have--it will take a bit longer to get my thoughts together on it. When I get my thoughts together I will post my thoughts to the list. I would not concern myself with minor spelling variations of the surname--spelling of surnames was not standardized to any great degree until well into the 20th Century. Joan