In a message dated 6/14/2005 7:39:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, cpadon@bellsouth.net writes: My wife is Patricia Cheffer. We are new to the ILSTANNE rootsweb site. But this is her family tree [see message from new lister for a looong list of Cheffers.] ++++++++++++++++++++++++ MANY CHEFFERs, for true! Is Beth Guertin still with us? She had a special interest in CHEFFER, as I recall. Stacey too, I think. I hope we will hear from them (and many others!) about this less-seen surname. BTW - what are the variants for CHEFFER that have been recorded? Many starting with SH, I'll be bound - when Engish-speakers hear that SHHH sound, they just don't think "C" !!! Carol anne and Ginny still hit a SHINIKEY from time to time! Best to all, Ginny Crawford