This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wdB.2ACE/289.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Mary, I live about fifty miles from Coal Springs in Perkins County and while I am not familiar with the Gigear name I suggest you query the Perkins County Historical website at rootsweb.com/~sdperkin/ Happy Hunting