Dear List, As this is my first posting to this list, I hope I do it correctly. I signed on to the list about a week ago and have been reading LOTS of info on Ziegler's of the world. I am relatively new to genealogy, so am baffled about just how to jump in. My maiden name is Ziegler and it was because of this that I decided to begin genealogy. My mother gave me some information (unverified by me) that a distant relative, Urban Ziegler from Wisconsin, had provided to her in the 70's sometime. It begins with: 1 Christopher ZIEGLER, m. Margaretta GREUL 30 January 1792 2 John George, b. 16 February 1793 in Bavaria, d. 30 December 1858 in Norwalk, WI, m. Anna Mary SCHRAUD, 18 February 1819, b. 1794 and d. 1840 in Bavaria 3 Michael, b. 1825 in Germany, d. 1890, m. Anna Mary ZIEGLER(?) 20 April 1849, b. 1819, d. 1891 4 John, b. 1847, d. 1912, m. Lillybelle ?, b. 1857, d. 1933 5 Gertie, b. 1878, m. George BAUMBACK 5 Josie, b. 1880, m. Louis FRANCES 5 Millie, b. 1884, m. Howard TRIPS 5 Clara, b. 18 November 1886, d. October 1973, m. Roy WOODLIFF, b. 8 October 1885, d. January 1976