I am concerned because I think there may have been two Benjamin's in Westmoreland Co., at the same time. A Benjamin Giger and a Benjamin Geiger and his wife Caterina. One Benjamin sold land without a signature or stating he had a wife and the other deeds clearly state Benjamin and wife Caterina. I know about the travel pattern of three of his sons. Benjamin went to Kansas and then came back to Westmoreland Co., PA. Thomas went to Oregon and John (my ancestor) went to Somerset Co., PA at least the latter part of his life. I have never found him with a wife in Westmoreland Co. but then I have never found his marriage record either. Of all my grandparents--this family seems to have traveled more than any other so nothing would surprise me. I wondered about Armstrong County and farther West. Frankly they could be in another state but somehow I don't think so. This is about as frustrating as trying to find John's wife, Margaret McAdams Geiger. Eleanor > -----Original Message----- > From: JYoung6180@aol.com [SMTP:JYoung6180@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 10:34 AM > To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Geiger/Keiger a first! > > In a message dated 98-07-21 10:25:03 EDT, you write: > > > For the same reason I wondered if we should expand the search for > > Benjamin Geiger. I know there is a key somewhere in my new data I > just > > haven't had the time to sit down with it and think about it. I plan to > send > > you the material I have tomorrow. It is all copied but the Post Office > at > > Battelle is closed today for some unknown reason. > > Eleanor, I agree--it never hurts to look at the big picture--MD and even > WV > need to be considered--we are doing that on a larger scale starting right > now > in working on the second part of the newsletter article on the Greene > County, > PA Kiger family who most assuredly has its roots in the many Geigers in > these > surrounding counties and states. > > Over the coming month or so on this list I plan to discuss my findings as > they > progress into these Geigers of Eastern and Western PA, Old Frederick > County, > MD and the northern border areas of what is now West Virginia--most > notably > Wetzel and Monongalia counties. > > Joan