sharon: I found the name RO(e)THILSBERGER in Canton Bern before 1800 and here are the towns that it has appeared in: Bowil (a) before 1800 Eggiwil (a) Hilterfingen (a) Langnau im Emmental (a) Laukperswil (a) Trub (a) Trubschachen (a) In Mario Van Moos "Bibliography of Swiss Genealogies" are the following listings for the name: von Lerber,Theodor: Stammbaum der Familie ROETHLISBERGER von Langnau (im Emmental) 4: Zweig des Niklaus, geb. 1789. Bern 1960 - 1 blatt (in der Schweizeris;chen Landesbiblothek). Thompson,Dale E: The American Descentants of the ROTHLISBERGERS Switzerland. (Kanton Bern) South Charlston,WV 1985 - 383 p. Stammlisten (in der Schweizer- ischen Landesbibliothek) Julius Billeter in his Notes Microfilm Number 0193482 has information on a Ro(e)thlisberger family. Many of the church records of Canton Bern have been filmed and a trip to your local Family History Center would be of great help to you. Also in the last few days someone (Rick ?) has been checking on the name of Segesmann. Hope this will be of help to you. Joe Wolfe On Tue, 7 Mar 2000 13:28:12 EST GRAPEPEOPL@aol.com writes: > Researching my husbands family. His grandfather came to the US in > the early > 1900s. His name was Hans, as was his father and grandfather. His > great-grandfathers name was Simon. They came from the Canton Bern. > > His mothers name was Elise Segesseman. > > Thank you. > > Sharon > California > USA > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >