In a message dated 98-07-14 03:13:05 EDT, you write: > I think it is very likely that my g-grandmother Emily Geiger (b. JUL 1880) > was another one of the children of this family. Per the census info, > Emily's father was born in Ohio, and her mother was born in Indiana. So > both her date of birth and her parents' birthplaces are a fit. Emily by > 1900 was married to Edward Lentz, living close by in Milford. There is a > William Geiger (b. SEP 1875) living with them, likely another son. Steve, as I recall you were going to get Emily's death record? What is the statue of that? I think your case is pretty conclusive even with the census records--it all adds up. One possibility about the location of marriage--I know it is quite a ways from Kosciusko County, IN, but you might want to consider Cincinnati, Ohio as it was a "no questions asked" marriage location and many Indiana couple married there--especially those who married young as this couple did. The only problem is that the records are far from complete but they still might be worth a shot. After you get a death certificate or other proof to connect Emily to Henry--then we need to look at the Geigers in Ohio--I can probably help give you a list of potential Geigers he could be. From the census records it looks as if his parents were born in Germany--so once we reach that point you may be able to get Naturalization papers which would hopefully lead you back to Germany and the village of origin--but we must walk before we can run on this one. Joan