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