Dear All, let me just explain (again ;-)) the importance of "Familiennamenbuch" http://swiss.genealogy.net/famnam-m.htm using this as example (no offense intended !!). When you check a gazetter (or list of zip codes or ...) you will not find a location "Reinac" - so we have to look for alternative spellings : there are Reinach AG, Reinach BL, Rheineck SG, possibly Rheinau ZH, or a few more rather far fetched names. So as next step you check whether any of these "candidates" ist listed for Gautschi - yes - it is : Reinach AG (AG stands for canton Aargau). It's that easy - and you know for sure ;-) ! You haven't got easy access to Familiennamenbuch ? No problem : try the "Swiss Surname Directory" http://swiss.genealogy.net/surnam-m.htm (read the description, and then follow the link to the query page), and you not only find information from Familiennamenbuch, but also from several other sources - plus a list of 16 researchers (with e-mail addresses) interested in Gautschi. I wish you success with your further research, and send my best regards - Wolf Seelentag ---------------------- Wolf W. Seelentag, PhD, e-mail : wolf@seelentags.de Reherstr. 19, CH - 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland Tel (home) : +41-71-2885121 Fax : +49-89-2443-91987 Tel (work) : +41-71-4942233 > ---------- > Von: epfen@juno.com[SMTP:epfen@juno.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. März 2000 02:23 > An: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Betreff: Re: [SWITZ] GAUTSCHI SURNAME > > Jennie, > I don't know about Gautschi, but I believe that the town > in Switzerland is Rheineck, in the Canton of StGallen. > Ed > > On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:37:48 -0500 jen@cmh.net writes: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > Is there any one on the list that is familiar with this name? My > > grandfather Jacob Gautschi, came to America from Reinac, > > Switzerland. > > Born 1848 and died 1939 in Ohio. I have no information on him or his > > ancestors. > > > > Can anyone help me out? > > > > Thankyou, > > Jennie >