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.