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Author: LESLIEJCARVER
Surnames: Zeigler, Geist
Classification: queries
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I'm looking for information on my great grandmother and her mother. My
G-Grandmother's name was Barbara Zeigler. She immigrated to the US in 1891 when she
was about 19 years old. She was born in Heidenfeld, Germany, in about 1872. She had a
younger brother named Christian (born ~1875). When they immigrated, they were ~19 and ~15
years old, and they traveled alone. Christian Zeigler never married, and said it was
because they were illegitimate. His Bible lists their father's name as F. Geist, and
that's the only thing we know about him. When they immigrated, they went to South
Dakota and lived, at least for a while with a John Zeigler and his family. John Zeigler
was born in Elsass, Russia in 1850, and immigrated in 1882. He had an older sister named
Elizabeth. I'm wondering if this older sister was the mother of Barbara and Christian
Zeigler, and if they immigrated after she passed away, in order to live with a relative.
The only catch in this is that they were born in Germ!
any, and the Zeiglers (I think) immigrated from Russia. Any information anyone has would
be very helpful. I can find lots of information on my family, but nothing on this branch.
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