Hi List, In the states, census information is available to the public after 72 years, in the UK after 100 years. When is it available to the public in Switzerland? Can I request a census lookup on this list, and if so, what info is required to do a lookup? Which census years are indexed? Thanks for any info. robert rothenbuhler new braunfels, texas piepint@nbtx.com

Richard : In Swiss surnames I did not find the name ROUCH, but did find this: ROUECHE: in Canton Jura - Lugnez (a) from before 1800. There is also ROCHE: IN Canton Fribourg: chatel-Saint-Denis (a) In Canton Geneva - Geneve (a) In Canton Vaud - Corsier-sur-Vevey (a) I hope this will be of help to you in your research. Have you checked Somerset House for her marriage? That usually gives parents names and place of birth. Also the 1881 census of England has an every name Index. Joe Wolfe On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 11:58:08 +0000 Richard Brown <richardbrown@mcmail.com> writes: > I am trying to trace Gerrard Rouch and family who were Swiss. His > daughter Cecile Marie Rouch came to England to work as a > maid/governess, married and > stayed here for the rest of her life. Cecile was born around 1858 in > Berne and was in England by 1881. Gerrard was a clock maker > according to Cecile's > wedding certificate. She married James Wilson Wright a Scott who > became minciple of All Souls College, Oxford. > > I'd be grateful for specific information about the Rouch family or > suggestions about where I should look for information. I am based in > London. > > Richard Brown > > > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >

We have grandparents, named Margreth Hosli birth Aug. 9, 1691 in Glarus, she died Apr. 3, 1751, who married our grandfather David Tschudi on Oct. 9, 1711, he was born in Schwanden, Glarus, on May 5, 1689, lived in Bern for 68 years. They had 12 children from 1712 to 1732. Margreth Hosli (in German spelled with a line above the o) parents were Jost and Anna Muller (line above the u) Hosli. They must have moved back to Schwanden as the next generation of our grandparents were from Schwanden. Carolyn Tschudi -----Original Message----- From: rhnaylor <rhnaylor@email.msn.com> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Aargau/Glarus Surnames of Zehnder and Hoessli/Hasly, etc. >The name was usually spelled Hoësly or Hoësli, although after several >generations it the U.S. it has become Hoesly [my aunt married a Hoesly from >Glarus, Wisconsin]. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Cindy Mann-Kanny <c.mk@worldnet.att.net> >To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:59 AM >Subject: [SWITZ] Aargau/Glarus Surnames of Zehnder and Hoessli/Hasly, etc. > > >> Hello, Swiss List Members! >> >> I am new to the list and to genealogical research (just over 4 months) in >> general. Two of my ancestral surnames are Zehnder and Hoessli (have not >yet >> nailed down the spelling for "Hoessli" --- could also be Hasly or any >other >> variation). >> >> Frederick Zehnder is my g-g-grandfather and was born in September of ~1829 >> in Aargau. His wife, my g-g-grandmother, was Margaretha Hoessli of >Glarus, >> Switzerland. Her birth year is estimated to be somewhere in neighborhood >of >> 1830-1833. Each of these surnames quite possibly had "von" before it in >> Switzerland; I have been told this but do not know for sure. >> >> Both immigrated to the United States eventually settling in Allegheny City >> (now Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. I have not been able to >> find immigration information on either. Conflicting information in the >> family has Fredick Zehnder, on the one hand, arriving here at age of 18 >and >> on the other hand, is that he came here "to fight in the Civil War on the >> side of the Union." I have not been able to verify/disprove either >account. >> >> Frederick's first name is believed to be "Johann", but again I am not sure >> of this. He did fight in the Civil War, enlisting twice, once for 3 >months, >> then for 3 years, first as a private and then as a corporal. I believe he >> met Margaretha here, married, and they had their first child @1866 and had >> six altogether. >> >> Any information regarding these families would be greatly appreciated! >> >> Cindy >> Pittsburgh, Pa. >>

I am trying to trace Gerrard Rouch and family who were Swiss. His daughter Cecile Marie Rouch came to England to work as a maid/governess, married and stayed here for the rest of her life. Cecile was born around 1858 in Berne and was in England by 1881. Gerrard was a clock maker according to Cecile's wedding certificate. She married James Wilson Wright a Scott who became minciple of All Souls College, Oxford. I'd be grateful for specific information about the Rouch family or suggestions about where I should look for information. I am based in London. Richard Brown

Hello Cindy, Welcome to the list. I will try to help you in your request for info. I have ancestors named Hoesli from Glarus Canton. They spell it with an umlaut over the "o." The Swiss add an "e" when there is an umlaut over a letter, i.e., Hoesli for Hösli. But it can be spelled any number of ways. My Hoeslis seem to come from around the towns of Glarus or Ennenda in Glarus canton and are farther back in time, than the one you are searching. There are two Hoesli lines in Glarus Canton: a Catholic one from the town of Netstal; and a Reformed Church line from the towns of Glarus, Ennenda, Schwanden, Haslen, Riedern, and Diesbach. I would suggest you write to the canton archive office in the town of Glarus (address below) with the info you have and see what they find. There is a search fee for this. My Swiss ancestors, the JENNY's, came to Allegheny City, today the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the 1840's and settle around South Canal Street. Many are buried in Voeghty (spelling?) cemetery on Troy Hill where I think I saw a tombstone with the name Hoesli on it. Since you live in Pittsburgh, you can check for more info about the Hoesli surname and other Swiss surnames by going to Pitt library, 3rd floor, and reading the multi-volume set of books called "Dictionnaire Historique et Biographique de la Suisse," (in French) R q DQ515D554, volume 4, pages 132-3 and supplement, pages 89-90. While there, also look at "Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon Der Schweiz" (in German) DQ51. H5. This is the history of the towns or place names in Switzerland. Both sets could be at the binders, since the covers were well worn when I last saw them. While in Oakland, the Soldiers and Sailors Hall could have information on your Civil War ancestor. I haven't been there, but my sister said it's very interesting to visit and do research. The address for the Glarus Canton Archive Office is: Landesarchiv des Kantons Glarus 29 Postgasse CH-8750 Glarus Switzerland Hope this info helps, Jerry

Ed: According to Swiss Surnames in the time you are checking the family of EGLOF would have been only in Canton Zurich. Here are the towns tehey would appear in. Egg - (a) before 1800 Hinwil (a) before 1800 I believe that all of the church records of CAnton Zurich have been filmed by the Family History Center and that is where you would need to start to see if you can connect Hans Egolf. Hope this wil be of help to you. Joe Wolfe On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 21:08:21 -0500 epfen@juno.com writes: > Swiss Greetings to Everyone,("gruezi"): > > I wrote earlier in the week , but I believe it was sent to > the wrong address. About two years ago we were able > to trace my wifes' Egolf ancesters back 10 generations > to Hans Egolf, who was born in Switzerland in1645. > He married Eva ( ? ), and died in Unterschefflenz, in > Germany,in 1712. A son, Hans Heinrich,born 1681, > had a son George Adam who immigrated to Phila. > from Germany in 1738. > We need your help to learn more about the Swiss > Hans Egolf. > > Thank you, > > Ed > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >

Hi, I'm new to this list. My Great Grandfather came to America around 1872 as best I can tell. His name is listed as Jacob Rei in the 1880 Census for Hamilton, OH. His wife was Anna Hermann. They came from the city of Lucerne. Their oldest child was named Anna. She was born in Switzerland. My Grandfather, Joseph Matthew Rei (my name sake), was born in Hamilton, OH in 1876. The two younger daughters were Frances and Elizabeth. I've always been told that my Great-Aunt Anna had the name changed from "REY" to "REI" in the late 1890's to get the pronunciation and spelling to sound like "RYE." But when I went to Hamilton, OH in July of 1999 and saw the 1880 Census showing Jacob's name as "Rei" in 1880, I didn't know when the name was changed if it was at all. Can anyone tell me if "Rei" is a common surname in Switzerland, or would it be "Rey?" Also, if anyone has any info on my line I'd really appreciate it. Thanks, Joseph Thomas Rei

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: epfen@juno.com To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 21:08:21 -0500 Subject: [SWITZ] (SWITZ)-EGOLF Message-ID: <20000311.210824.-154615.0.epfen@juno.com> Swiss Greetings to Everyone,("gruezi"): I wrote earlier in the week , but I believe it was sent to the wrong address. About two years ago we were able to trace my wifes' Egolf ancesters back 10 generations to Hans Egolf, who was born in Switzerland in1645. He married Eva ( ? ), and died in Unterschefflenz, in Germany,in 1712. A son, Hans Heinrich,born 1681, had a son George Adam who immigrated to Phila. from Germany in 1738. We need your help to learn more about the Swiss Hans Egolf. Thank you, Ed ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Resource Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Swiss Greetings to Everyone,("gruezi"): I wrote earlier in the week , but I believe it was sent to the wrong address. About two years ago we were able to trace my wifes' Egolf ancesters back 10 generations to Hans Egolf, who was born in Switzerland in1645. He married Eva ( ? ), and died in Unterschefflenz, in Germany,in 1712. A son, Hans Heinrich,born 1681, had a son George Adam who immigrated to Phila. from Germany in 1738. We need your help to learn more about the Swiss Hans Egolf. Thank you, Ed ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Wagemann and Oswald familys of Switzerland, I would like to contact any family member researching the family John Philip Wagemann came to America in 1736, and John Oswald came in 1875. Any help would be appricated. Bill

We have grandparents, named Margreth Hosli birth Aug. 9, 1691 in Glarus, she died Apr. 3, 1751, who married our grandfather David Tschudi on Oct. 9, 1711, he was born in Schwanden, Glarus, on May 5, 1689, lived in Bern for 68 years. They had 12 children from 1712 to 1732. Margreth Hosli (in German spelled with a line above the o) parents were Jost and Anna Muller (line above the u) Hosli. They must have moved back to Schwanden as the next generation of our grandparents were from Schwanden. Carolyn Tschudi -----Original Message----- From: rhnaylor <rhnaylor@email.msn.com> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Aargau/Glarus Surnames of Zehnder and Hoessli/Hasly, etc. >The name was usually spelled Hoësly or Hoësli, although after several >generations it the U.S. it has become Hoesly [my aunt married a Hoesly from >Glarus, Wisconsin]. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Cindy Mann-Kanny <c.mk@worldnet.att.net> >To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:59 AM >Subject: [SWITZ] Aargau/Glarus Surnames of Zehnder and Hoessli/Hasly, etc. > > >> Hello, Swiss List Members! >> >> I am new to the list and to genealogical research (just over 4 months) in >> general. Two of my ancestral surnames are Zehnder and Hoessli (have not >yet >> nailed down the spelling for "Hoessli" --- could also be Hasly or any >other >> variation). >> >> Frederick Zehnder is my g-g-grandfather and was born in September of ~1829 >> in Aargau. His wife, my g-g-grandmother, was Margaretha Hoessli of >Glarus, >> Switzerland. Her birth year is estimated to be somewhere in neighborhood >of >> 1830-1833. Each of these surnames quite possibly had "von" before it in >> Switzerland; I have been told this but do not know for sure. >> >> Both immigrated to the United States eventually settling in Allegheny City >> (now Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. I have not been able to >> find immigration information on either. Conflicting information in the >> family has Fredick Zehnder, on the one hand, arriving here at age of 18 >and >> on the other hand, is that he came here "to fight in the Civil War on the >> side of the Union." I have not been able to verify/disprove either >account. >> >> Frederick's first name is believed to be "Johann", but again I am not sure >> of this. He did fight in the Civil War, enlisting twice, once for 3 >months, >> then for 3 years, first as a private and then as a corporal. I believe he >> met Margaretha here, married, and they had their first child @1866 and had >> six altogether. >> >> Any information regarding these families would be greatly appreciated! >> >> Cindy >> Pittsburgh, Pa. >> >> >> ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >> Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> > > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? >mail to Switzerland-L-request@rootsweb.com >subject line: unsubscribe >nothing in message >Do not add anything else but the one word.... unsubscribe >

Hello listers, looking for information on the above family names, in switzerland. Gossliwil area originally. Time period 1700's to 1900's. If you recognize these families, please contact Gerrie in NJ at: CHICKADEE2@AOL.COM researching: BEGLEY, BUHOFER,BALL,BLAUTH, BRASSINGTON, BLOOD,CHRIST,CHRISTEN, CLAY,COXON, COATES,CARTLIDGE,CARTWRIGHT,DUNCAN,ELDER,FINK,FOSKETT,HUBLER,HOUSELMANN,HENZI, LIEM, MOLLET,MARTI,MULLER,MAGLIN,MILLS,RUFER,STUBER,SCHUMACHER,SPAHR,SANER,SCHMIDT,S MITH,SCHINDLER,STERCHI,WILLIAMSON,YOUNG,ZURCHER.

Hi Nancy, My adoptive father descended from a line of SPRINGs that originated in Germany. I can put you in touch with a Spring researcher, if you're interested. Best, SueB -----Original Message----- From: Stan & Nancy <NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:07 AM Subject: [SWITZ] The Spring Name Dear List: Can anyone tell me if the surname SPRING originates in England, Germany or Switzerland? Thanks for any responses. Nancy ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? mail to Switzerland-L-request@rootsweb.com subject line: unsubscribe nothing in message Do not add anything else but the one word.... unsubscribe

The name was usually spelled Hoësly or Hoësli, although after several generations it the U.S. it has become Hoesly [my aunt married a Hoesly from Glarus, Wisconsin]. ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Mann-Kanny <c.mk@worldnet.att.net> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:59 AM Subject: [SWITZ] Aargau/Glarus Surnames of Zehnder and Hoessli/Hasly, etc. > Hello, Swiss List Members! > > I am new to the list and to genealogical research (just over 4 months) in > general. Two of my ancestral surnames are Zehnder and Hoessli (have not yet > nailed down the spelling for "Hoessli" --- could also be Hasly or any other > variation). > > Frederick Zehnder is my g-g-grandfather and was born in September of ~1829 > in Aargau. His wife, my g-g-grandmother, was Margaretha Hoessli of Glarus, > Switzerland. Her birth year is estimated to be somewhere in neighborhood of > 1830-1833. Each of these surnames quite possibly had "von" before it in > Switzerland; I have been told this but do not know for sure. > > Both immigrated to the United States eventually settling in Allegheny City > (now Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. I have not been able to > find immigration information on either. Conflicting information in the > family has Fredick Zehnder, on the one hand, arriving here at age of 18 and > on the other hand, is that he came here "to fight in the Civil War on the > side of the Union." I have not been able to verify/disprove either account. > > Frederick's first name is believed to be "Johann", but again I am not sure > of this. He did fight in the Civil War, enlisting twice, once for 3 months, > then for 3 years, first as a private and then as a corporal. I believe he > met Margaretha here, married, and they had their first child @1866 and had > six altogether. > > Any information regarding these families would be greatly appreciated! > > Cindy > Pittsburgh, Pa. > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

The National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org Library has the complete set of Germans to America and does lookups for members (not sure about non-members) for a small fee. For snail mail: 4527 Seventeenth Street North, Arlington, VA 22207, 1-800-473-0060, Ext. 331. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin & Barbara Hanville <hanville@vivid.net> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN > Pete and the list, > > I don't have "Men of Bern" - it's "Germans to America". There are two CDs > available: > > Passenger and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1850-1874 (#355) - > $59.99 > Passenger and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1875-1888 (#356) - > $59.99 > > These CDs contain the information found in "Germans to America" edited by > Ira A. Glazier and P. > William Filby. It is an indexed source of German surname immigrants > complied from the original ship manifest schedules for the years 1850-1874 > (Volumes 1-31) and 1875-1888 (volumes 32-56). Many of the immigrants listed > are from Switzerland. > > Since they are a little costly, I purchased the later one first, as that is > the time period that most of my family came to America. I do have some > family that came over earlier, so I suppose I will eventually purchase the > first CD. > > They can be purchased from Family Tree Maker: > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/immigran.html > > Barbara Hanville > hanville@vivid.net > Swissgen Volunteer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Outriggger@aol.com> > To: <hanville@vivid.net> > Cc: <dschmutz@es.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:45 PM > Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN > > > > Barbara, > > Where did you purchase this wonderful CD-ROM, why did you elect not to get > > the CD-ROM covering Volumes 1-31 of "Men of Bern." What is the cost of > CD-ROM > > (Vol. 1-31), CD-ROM (Vol.32-56), and "Men of Bern" from Picton? > > Why did you elect to buy both the CD-ROM (32-56) and the book "Men of > Bern?" > > Does the book have something that the CD-ROM's don't? > > Pete > > > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

Every one! This is a great site for information on the ships our ancestors came over on. The Ships List Home Page http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/swig/ -----Original Message----- From: Mel Schwartz <schwartz@jps.net> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Eric's Ship Information >Eric, > >I too, as I am sure others on the list, would love to know where and how you got >your information? My immigrating ancestor Benedict Baumgartner & family arrived on >the ship "George" from Harve to NY in 1848, I have been told, but I haven't found >even the ship, let alone the passenger list. Any help would be gratefully >appreciated. > >Regards, >Mel Schwartz <schwartz@jps.net> >Orangevale, CA > >Researching the names of SCHWARTZ, BAUMGARTNER, HENDRICKS, TERRY, >EVANS, and DAGGY. Also researching the Hawaiian names of BELL, TODD, >LEWIS, KALEIMAMAHU, KIHEI, KIPIKANE, and KUMANO. >See our "home page" at http://www.jps.net/schwartz/ > >jowin@ix.netcom.com wrote: > >> I wonder, Eric, if you are able to find information about another >> ship--similar to that you found on the CANADA. This is the ST. BERNHARD, >> which sailed from Antwerp and Bremen to New York and arrived in NY on May >> 16, 1864. My MUSTER family [spelled MUESTER] are listed as passengers in >> Filby's. >> >> Thanks much. >> >> Judy >> >> Eric Kammermann wrote: >> > >> > Here is a little info on the ship your ancestors came over on. I'm >> > currently trying to locate a picture that I heard exists. Eric >> > >> > SS CANADA >> > >> > The "CANADA" was built in 1865-6 by Chantier de Penhoet, St Nazaire >> > as the "Panama" for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). This >> > was a 3,400 gross ton ship, length 355.4 ft x beam 43.8 ft, straight stem, >> > two funnels, two masts, iron construction, side paddle wheel propulsion and >> > a speed of 12 knots. She made her maiden voyage in 1866 between St Nazaire >> > and Vera Cruz and continued on this route until 1875. She was then rebuilt >> > to 4,054 tons and re-engined with single screw propulsion, a third mast >> > added and renamed "CANADA". On 22nd April 1876 she started her first >> > Havre-Plymouth-New York voyage and commenced her last sailing on this >> > service on 15th May 1886. She then transferred to the Havre-Panama route, >> > was re-engined in 1896 and eventually scrapped at St Nazaire in 1908. (North >> > Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.654) >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Kevin & Barbara Hanville <hanville@vivid.net> >> > To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:32 PM >> > Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN >> > >> > >I located this as well in Germans to America. It showed the following: >> > > >> > >Samuel Weber >> > >Age: 44 >> > >Occupation: Shoemaker >> > >Arrived : May 4, 1882 >> > >Ship: Canada >> > >Manifest ID# 80190 >> > >Port of Embarkation: Havre >> > > >> > >It also listed the following: >> > >Madeline - Age 45 >> > >Henri - Age 20 (Engraver) >> > >Rosa - Age 9 >> > >Ida - Age 7 >> > >Marie - Age 4 >> > > >> > >With the Manifest ID# you can obtain a copy of the manifest from the >> > >National Archives - see previous posting for details. >> > > >> > >----- Original Message ----- >> > >From: <Mml45@aol.com> >> > >To: <hanville@vivid.net>; <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >> > >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 9:26 AM >> > >Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN >> > > >> > > >> > >> In a message dated 3/9/00 7:35:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> > >> hanville@vivid.net writes: >> > >> >> > >> << >> > >> Barbara Hanville >> > >> hanville@vivid.net >> > >> Swissgen Volunteer >> > >> >> >> > >> Hi Barbara and others on the Swiss list, >> > >> >> > >> I have been looking but not finding the ship "Canada" that left >> > >Le >> > >> Harve >> > >> April 1882 and sailed to New York. I know that Samuel Weber (of >> > >> Trieten, Switzerland), his wife Magdalina, and 4 children; Henri, >> > >> Rosa, Ida Caroline, & Marie were on this ship as I have the >> > >> original ticket. I would like to look at the list of others >> > that >> > >> were on this ship to see if there might have been other >> > relatives >> > >> traveling at this time. >> > >> Does any one have an idea where I could look for this >> > >information >> > >> on the Internet? >> > >> Thank you >> > >> Margaret >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> > >Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >> > >Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> > > >> > > >> > >> > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> > Resource Site >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >> >> ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb! 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> Von: NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net[SMTP:NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net] > Gesendet: Freitag, 10. März 2000 17:55 > An: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Betreff: [SWITZ] The Spring Name > > Dear List: Can anyone tell me if the surname SPRING originates in > England, Germany or Switzerland? > Thanks for any responses. > Nancy > SPRING families were around in Switzerland before 1800 - which doesn't prove they didn't exist independently in other countries as well, of course. If you want to know whether a name is a Swiss name (i.e. there were Swiss citizens of this name in 1962), check "Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz" : http://swiss.genealogy.net/famnam-m.htm and if you don't have easy access to this source - try the "Swiss Surname Directory" at http://swiss.genealogy.net/surnam-m.htm Good luck with your further research - Wolf ---------------------- Wolf W. Seelentag, PhD, e-mail : wolf@swissmail.com Reherstr. 19, CH - 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland Tel (home) : +41-71-2885121 Fax : +49-89-2443-91987 Tel (work) : +41-71-4942233

Nancy, I have a mystery SPRING person named as the "widow Mrs. Elise SPRING-ROTHEN, her children and grandchildren in Corgemont" listed as survivors in the Death Notice from Switzerland of my ggrandmother Anna ROTHEN-von KAENEL formerly STRUCHEN, dated 1912 in Fontainemelon. She was the widow of Anton von Känel and remarried to Arnold Friedrich Rothen from Ruschegg, Bern, Switzerland. There are ROTHENs listed in England and other villages in Val de Ruz. I know nothing of SPRING yet. What do you know? Kathy Devlin kldevlin@pacbell.net -----Original Message----- From: Stan & Nancy [mailto:NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:56 AM To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] The Spring Name Dear List: Can anyone tell me if the surname SPRING originates in England, Germany or Switzerland? Thanks for any responses. Nancy ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? mail to Switzerland-L-request@rootsweb.com subject line: unsubscribe nothing in message Do not add anything else but the one word.... unsubscribe

Dear List, I'm new here and was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on where in Switzerland the surnames KUHNI and GUSSMAN come from? I'm looking for JOSHUA KUHNI (b. ?, Switzerland, d. ?, TN) who married MARY GUSSMAN (b. ?, Switzerland, died 1897, Tennessee) They came to US in the mid 1800's and had the following children: Mary Kuhni (married Jacob Schrader); Molly Kuhni (married J. Shockley); Martin L. Kuhni (b. 1864, died 1930 Davidson County, TN, he married Charlotte Bodkin); and Johnnie Kuhni (married M. Walt). Not too much to go on, but I'd appreciate any help at all. I'll gladly share what information I have on their descendants. Thanks, Deborah

Hello, Swiss List Members! I am new to the list and to genealogical research (just over 4 months) in general. Two of my ancestral surnames are Zehnder and Hoessli (have not yet nailed down the spelling for "Hoessli" --- could also be Hasly or any other variation). Frederick Zehnder is my g-g-grandfather and was born in September of ~1829 in Aargau. His wife, my g-g-grandmother, was Margaretha Hoessli of Glarus, Switzerland. Her birth year is estimated to be somewhere in neighborhood of 1830-1833. Each of these surnames quite possibly had "von" before it in Switzerland; I have been told this but do not know for sure. Both immigrated to the United States eventually settling in Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. I have not been able to find immigration information on either. Conflicting information in the family has Fredick Zehnder, on the one hand, arriving here at age of 18 and on the other hand, is that he came here "to fight in the Civil War on the side of the Union." I have not been able to verify/disprove either account. Frederick's first name is believed to be "Johann", but again I am not sure of this. He did fight in the Civil War, enlisting twice, once for 3 months, then for 3 years, first as a private and then as a corporal. I believe he met Margaretha here, married, and they had their first child @1866 and had six altogether. Any information regarding these families would be greatly appreciated! Cindy Pittsburgh, Pa.