Hi all, I'm new to your list and I'm looking for information on the FILSMOYER (or any spelling variation thereof) and COIL/KILE/KEIL families. I know that each family was in Shenandoah County, Virginia in the late 1700s, but these names keep popping up "over the mountains" in what is now West Virginia. My line of FILSMOYERS was headed by Johannes who married Susanna --. They had thirteen children: Elizabeth, Eva Susanna, Magtalena, Rosina, Catharina, Christina, Adam (I), Johannes B., Abraham, Michael, Adam (II), Heinrich, and my ancestor, Maria Toratha (or Mary as she was known later in Morrow Co., Ohio). Where did they come from prior to 1770? What is Susanna's, the mother, maiden name? The COILs in my family are traced back to Abraham COIL who married Mary (Maria) FILSMOYER 11 June 1810 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia. They moved to Ohio around 1818. I suspect that his parents are John and Betty COIL, but have no proof. Was this line in West Virginia (rather, those counties that later became part of WVA)? I'm interested in any information on either line, especially before the 1818 move to Ohio. Thank you! Maureen