Hi Weezie,
I just counted 3471 Abeles profiles already on Geni. Quite a large number for one family name.
Some Abeles went to St. Louis, Missouri, early on, say 1840-1875. The book Zion In The Valley by Walter Ehrlich, Volume 1, covers them pretty well. I have tried to add those mentioned in the book to Geni's database.
Dan
ex St. Louis, now Chicago