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 >