I don't know what you've been sent offline but I just wanted to point out all the different spellings and how it can change the nationality. Spyker, The Netherlands Spieker, Prussia Spicker, Germany Spikar, Finland Joan

Thank you. I did not find an origin of the name. I assumed that they were illiterate. -Cyndi Sweet -----Original Message----- From: JOARDITH@aol.com [mailto:JOARDITH@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:43 PM To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILROOTS] Re: Jesse C Spikre b 15 Oct 1887 Illinois d 1945 in Calif m Edn... I don't know what you've been sent offline but I just wanted to point out all the different spellings and how it can change the nationality. Spyker, The Netherlands Spieker, Prussia Spicker, Germany Spikar, Finland Joan ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== IMPORTANT - Occasionally "off topic" messages and/or "spam" is posted on the Illinois Message Board which is gatewayed to this list. When this happens, Please just hit your delete key. Thank you for your cooperation. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx