Thanks so much Richard. You know, it's like any theory, people read it and forget it's a theory. I have had more trouble with people telling me that my Anna Maria (Geiger) (Stafford) Hoffman couldn't have been Ulrich's daughter because Mary Geiger was born ca. 1770 and I say that Anna Maria was born ca. 1750!!! It just kills me! Do they not know what "ca." means...sometimes I want to give a lesson of the difference been "about" and "definite"! I have all this overwhelming proof, but if it's in a book I don't think bringing the person back from the dead would prove anything to some people! I have noted what you wrote and will try to get a copy of the book. I think I need as much as possible to work this all out. I think it's going to be fun and a challenge! Thanks again for everything. John -----Original Message----- From: Richard A. Connell <rconn@magicnet.net> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 1:37 AM Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] Apollonia Geiger, GA >John, the only proof of Apollonia's existence that I know of is in the >baptismal record of daughter Rachel, 1769, but there is a reference to her >in the book "The Geiger Family Tree" by Chubb A. Geiger, 1965, for the >Geiger Family Organization. The book and a typed manuscript are in the >Geneal. dept. of the Jacksonville, FL, Public Library. Chubb was an >amateur genealogist in Green Cove Springs, FL, a nice gentleman who sought >out every Geiger lead he could find in SC, GA and FL (I found some of his >correspondence with Judge Folks Huxford in the Huxford Library at >Homersville, GA). His book is well worth reading, although when he >couldn't prove something, he went to "what ifs" that too many of us >accepted as fact! And some descendants have complained of errors. He has >my 2nd gr.grandmother, Emily JOYNER as Emily Johns. She marr. John Martin >GEIGER and the rest of their info is correct. > >Re Ulrich and family, p. 7, he says: "Let's look at what could have been. >Ulrich and his wife, Apolina ________? (sic. it should be Apollonia, say my >Swiss friends). Thinking that he married after finding a means of support, >it was about 1757 when they married. I look with the thought that she was >a Seckinger, of or related to Andrew Seckinger at Ebenezer." This may be >where the Seckinger idea got started - I don't know. Ebenezer, just above >Savannah, was founded in 1734 by the Salzburgers of Austria (I apologize >for my earlier typo in crediting the Swiss). Many of the Swiss joined them >there or nearby. My cursory study of the Seckingers in their records >produced nothing re Apollonia. > >Anne Connell, Winter Park, FL >---------- >> From: John H. Smallwood, Jr. <jhs1964@gte.net> >> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [GEIGER-L] Ulrich Geiger, SC and GA >> Date: Sunday, July 26, 1998 11:40 AM >> >> Does anyone have any information pertaining to the maiden name of >Apollonia, >> wife of Ulrich Geiger? I have heard that she was nee' Seckinger, but >have >> no confirmation of this. >> >> Also, does anyone know of any biographical information on Ulrich. I have >> sketchy information on him. >> >> Thanks for everything. And special thanks to Joan :-)~ >> >> John H. Smallwood, Jr. >> 18949 Marsh Lane >> # 1417 >> Dallas, TX 75287 >> 972-306-9578 >> >> ______________________________ >