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Hermann, Herman from Biel-Benken on the outskirts of Basil

SandraGahlesMonza — 2013-04-13 22:29:55Z

I have just found that my Hermann family that settled in Pittsburgh about 1850 originally came from Biel-Benken. Is anyone researching this area? Anyone researching Hermanns? I am new to Swiss research. What is the difference between Basil Land and Basil Stadt?

Re: Basel Langenbruck Switzerland

MaryJ1942 — 2012-12-27 22:13:47Z

Thank you for this information. I will try to locate a male Bader for the DNA test. I will also check the Border Y DNA page. This is the first time that I have run across the Border name in my research. Up until you mentioned this, I only knew of Bader and Bauder. Again thanks for the help!

Jeanette

Re: Basel Langenbruck Switzerland

Borders42 — 2012-12-09 05:07:46Z

then they moved to Oeschingen,ger and from there some went to the american british colonies. I am in Kentuckiy, usa and decended frome the same man. it goes something like this HANS/Apolonia,then Adam/Barbara Schneider then Matthaus/Salome then Johann Georg, and bros. Then Georg son John then Peter SR/Esther who wAS revolutionary wAr soldier, born 1756, Bucks co. PA,then Peter Jr/ then Albert Lee, then Riley Jube, then Ed Wayne then me, NAOMI, THEN MY SON,Jordan 23yo. Go and look at the Familytree Dna page and join the Borders(anglisized Bader) project on the Y DNA. there are several of them there.I just put my dad's on there. And there is many,many in Great Britain. So, somewhere we are cousins. You would get Y dna from a male relative if it is on your fathers side and mitochrondrialDNA if on your mom's side, but the website explains really well. and you can call them if you want to. Later, Naomi nborders123@gmail.com we got in KY because Peter /sr was a soldier in the revolutionary war/paid in a land grant and got a pension too. My dads haplogroup is I1 M253

Re: Carnal from Basel Switzerland

g_carnal — 2012-09-08 20:07:54Z

I am a direct descendant of Florian Amede Carnal from Basel Switzerland I have complete family records. He is my Great Great Great Great ? Grandfather.

louis shade

fredshade49 — 2012-06-17 16:51:43Z

looking for info on louis shade(schatten) born in nov.16,1892. parents are August shade(schatten) & Eva Catherina (Pfeil) Shade. also looking for city of underliend, Germany. louis shade also mentions Pitet Boll as a place of birth.Louis immigrated to Canada about 1905 via germany to Australia to Canada steamships (SS. Niagara)

Vogt and Häner of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, District of Waldenburg

LaurelGorman — 2012-04-06 04:03:44Z

Looking for ancestors of Romey (Remigius)Vogt of Reigoldswil. He was buried 30 Apr 1616 in Reigoldswil. He was the husband of Ottillia Haner.

Looking for information on ancestors Ottillia Häner. She was the wife of Romey Remigius Vogt. She was buried in Reigoldswil 18 Sept 1621.

Entschuldigen Sie bitte die Übersetzungsfehler.
Helfen Sie mir bitte in Dokumentieren von Eltern dessen Romey (Remigius) Vogt und Ottillia Häner von Reigoldswil. Romey (Remigius) VOGT war der Ehemann von Ottillia Haner. Romey (Remigius) VOGT Sterbeurkunde 30. Apr 1616 in Reigoldswil. Ottillia Häner Sterbeurkunde 18. September 1621 in Reigoldswil.

Shannon Gorman
245 Riverbend Road
Columbia, Mississippi, USA 39429
Email Shannon AT MsMarion.com

Vogt and Häner of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, District of Waldenburg

LaurelGorman — 2012-04-06 04:03:43Z

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

patmontero25 — 2012-02-23 17:20:22Z

I am trying to tie this branch in with mine. Bertha Meier was born 17 Jun 1864 in Basel Land and settled in New Jersey, USA. Please feel free to contact me directly at patmontero25@hotmail.com.

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

pandrroberston1 — 2012-02-23 14:02:55Z

Hope you recieve this. I am the great grand daughter of wilhelm like you i am reseaching. please contact me as i have some addresses and imformation. RR

Lange/Hobi or Obie

6woods — 2012-02-16 04:42:15Z

I am looking for any information on the Lange/Hobi Family. August F. Lange was born in Austria on 12 May 1857. We were told he crossed the border and married Marie/Maria Hobi, born 08 Feb. 1852 in Switzerland. They had two children there, Ida, born May of 1881 and August F. Lang, Jr., born 27 Sept. 1882 to the best of our knowledge. They then immigrated to the USA, where the rest of the family was born. We were told that they lived toward the Austria/Italian border. I have this address from an address book from 1908, which is not complete:Miss Mary Hobi, Sils i Doml., Graubunden, Switzerland. This is the best I can read from the writing. We also have the information that the grandparents were buried in an avalanche while on a sleigh ride. I have a picture of August and Maria if this would help. If anyone knows of this family, could you please contact me. Thank you. Deborah Woodward

Re: Basel Birth Record Information

mdwinters67 — 2011-07-12 18:06:46Z

Hi John,

Thanks so much for all of the info. I knew it would not be an easy process to find the information and the info you gave me will help me very much. Thank you for your time and take care! I will continue on with my quest!

Mike

Re: Basel Birth Record Information

RealMac — 2011-07-11 20:17:29Z

The first problem is to determine if your ancestor comes from the city of Basel, or from the Canton called Basel-Stadt, or, conceivably, from the Canton called Basel-Landschaft. The old Canton of Basel was divided in 1833 to form Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. Basel-Stadt contains the city of Basel plus the municipalities of Bettingen and Riehen.

In the event that your ancestor was in fact born in the Canton of Basel-Stadt, the church records you need should be on the FamilySearch.org web site, confusingly and, in my opinion, incorrectly labeled as "Basel City Church Books". If you browse this collection, the first frame is a menu of the parishes included in the collection. You will find Bettingen and Riehen on the menu, so this is a collection of the church books of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, not only those of the city of Basel. Digging deeper into the background information associated with this collection, I eventually found the German title of the collection, which removes the ambituity: Basel-Stadt Kirchenbücher. I can't imagine any Swiss would confuse "Basel-Stadt", the Canton, with the city of Basel!

The next problem is the name of your ancestor. If you find her listed both as Fischer and as Bohringer (probably this should be Böhringer), it might be that her parents were not married when she was born. Sometimes we find notations in the church or civil registration records that show a child originally under her mother's name, and then a later notation citing a legal decision of paternity, such that the child would henceforth be known under the paternal surname. There are other possible explanations. In addition to the surname, you show the given name as either Elisabeth (this is the German spelling of Elizabeth) or Maria Elizabeth. The longer name is likely to be the "real" one; children were often given several names at baptism, but may have used only one of them during adult life.

Next, if you fail to locate the birth in the images on the FamilySearch.org web site, and you decide to try the civil registration offices for either Basel-Stadt or Basel-Landschaft, you will have to decide which date of birth is the real one! You probably won't get much help from the civil registration offices in trying to guess which date to look for, though with the names of the parents, they might be more lenient.

It is always a good idea to do a very thorough search in the places where your Swiss ancestor lived as an adult, before attempting to make the jump into the Swiss records. Sources such as immigration and naturalization records, death certificates, obituaries, and family correspondence should all be checked. Check any sources you may have overlooked, in hopes of removing some of the ambiguity.

The civil registration office (Zivilstandsamt) for the Canton of Basel-Stadt is at www.zivilstandsamt.bs.ch . In the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, there are 6 regional offices at Arlesheim, Binningen, Laufen, Liestal, Sissach and Waldenburg. When looking for the civil registration offices in the German-speaking cantons, the most reliable method is to find the official web site of the canton or city, then look for an "A-Z" tab or a site map. Then you look for Zivilstandsamt (singular) or Zivilstandsämter (plural) under the letter Z. Each canton manages its own civil registration, so the process used by any particular office may vary.

Good luck with your search!

John McCoy
(RealMac@aol.com)

Basel Birth Record Information

mdwinters67 — 2011-07-10 23:15:17Z

Greetings! I am hoping that someone can help to steer me in the right direction to help me find the birth record for my great, great, grandmother who, according to records I found, was born in Basel, Switzerland. According to my records, she was born on 22 Oct 1865 (but it could be 1864.) I figure there are civil registration records for Basel but I have no idea where to look for them.

If anyone out there can help me, it would be most appreciated. Her name was:

Elisabeth (or Maria Elizabeth) Fischer (or maybe Bohringer, bepending on what records you look at!) Her father's name was Charles and her mother's name was Barbara Bohringer.

Thank you again and take care!

Mike

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

stormfieldstud — 2011-06-22 16:28:07Z

This was my Great-Great Grandfather. His son Ernest Jacob Wilhelm Meyer settled in Lancefield, Victoria, and many of their descendants are still here. Many are still doing woodchopping as a sport. Regards Gordon.

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

stormfieldstud — 2011-06-22 16:24:38Z

This was my Great-Great Grandfather. His son Ernest Jacob Meyer settled in Lancefield, Victoria, and many of their descendants are still here. Many are still doing woodchopping as a sport. Regards Gordon.

Re: Weibel in Muttenz

RealMac — 2011-05-03 18:55:39Z

If they were really married or baptised in Muttenz, you should be able to find them in the church records of Muttenz, which are available for a small processing fee through your local LDS Family History Center. The records go all the way back to 1624. They appear to have been microfilmed twice, once in 1948 and again in 1966. The more recent filming is likely to be of better quality, otherwise they would not have bothered!

John McCoy
(RealMac@aol.com)

Weibel in Muttenz

strutzj — 2011-05-03 17:11:58Z

Johannes Weibel and his wife Ana Maria Brodbeck had the following children: Elizabeth b.1728 m. Leonard Heyd, Barbara b.1731, Anna maria b.1733, Arbogast b.1736, Catharina b.1739, and Anna b.1741. Johannes died and Anna Maria married Stefan Wurrslin (sp?) and had a daughter Ursula b.1744. The family emigrated to America (PA?) in 1749. Arbogast may also be aliased as August who settled in Lancaster county, PA. Looking for information on this family, including how to research them in Switzerland. Thanks for any help...

Families of Kanton Basel-Landshaft, Circa 1500

ArmentGen — 2011-04-03 16:46:37Z

I come from the following families of Katon Basel-Landshaft, specifically the town of Rothenfluh/nearby villages:

Billinger
Eng
Erb
Erni
Fausli
Gass
Gräf
Handschi
Heffelfinger
Hummel
Märkli
Keller
Richenbach
Schaub
Schmid
Schreyber
Soland

Can anyone tell me the earliest known ancestors of these families or just the heads of families that lived about 1500? I also come from two lines of Gass, earliest ancestor I could find of each was a Michael born about 1510 & a Stephan who died about 1541.

Re: George William Young

bNelson30 — 2011-02-28 00:10:04Z

Since posting above message, have you learned any more about the Young family? If so did any of them immigrate to the US(ME and or MA inparticularly)

I'd be interested in learning this, as I have a Young family too, whose father seems to have come from England, if memory serves.

Good Luck
Barb

John Meyer from Reinach Switzerland

suemeyer54 — 2011-01-28 22:53:03Z

I am looking for family history information about my great grandfather's family. His name was John Meyer and according to his US naturalization record he was born in Reinach in 1854 and his father's name was Phillip.

Re: Churches of Rothenfluh

jangoss1 — 2010-10-30 05:55:53Z

Micro film of the church records are available through the LDS Family History Centers. However, they are hard to read due to deterioraton and because German hand written gothic script is challenging.

Arnold Meyer 1878/Emilie Freda Wagnor/Maria Senn1887/Maria1875

cassie390 — 2010-07-16 06:38:05Z

Arnold married and divorced Emilie Freda Wagnor (remarried Johann Mastling in Germany and had a son named Gerhardt) in Switzerland/Germany and had two children with her, Emma and Rose. He immigrated to the states, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey in 1909 and Emma was sent a year later. He married Elizabeth Maria Senn aka Mary and had two children,Maria Elizabeth MEYER 1912 – 1991 and Rose Elizabeth MEYER 1917 – 1984. She divorced him *at this point I believe it is safe to say they all divorced him except the last one because he died while they were still married* and married Henry Altofer, a last name the girls chose to use instead. In the 1920 census, Elizabeth Senn (Lizzie Moyer) is living with a woman named Rose Mayer as well as her too girls so the divorce took place after 1920. Arnold is listed as a lodger. He then married a woman named Elizabeth and is listed in the 1930 census. We believe he died in 1938.

I am looking for those who have any connection with my Meyer side of the tree in any form. I would love to share pictures and information with you and would greatly appreciate the same.
I have photos taken by Emma of individuals she was friends with specifically Ed Ullmer, Elizabeth possibly Ullmer, Bridget Comphrey and a few others who lived in Paterson, New Jersey in 1919's and 20's.

Hope to hear from one, some, or many.

Thank You.

If you live in these areas and could do a look up for me on Arnold or Wagnor or Mastling, I would be grateful.

Maurerverena

ArmentGen — 2010-06-09 12:51:06Z

I'm having trouble responding to your post. So I wanted to thank you here for your info. I never knew the name of the church. I had read that there was a St Georg & a St Stephen church. With your help, I now know the name of it. Thank you so much. That info is going to become very handy. Thank again!

AW: Churches of Rothenfluh

maurerverena — 2010-06-08 13:53:56Z

The name of the church of Rothenfluh ist St. Stephan.
Look at the Homepage "Gemeinde Rothenfluh"

Churches of Rothenfluh

ArmentGen — 2010-04-26 22:44:20Z

Can someone please tell me the names of the churches in Rothenfluh? I have ancestors that were born and buried there, but I don't know any of the churches there. I know there's at least one Reformed church, but I don't know the name of it. Just looking for names and types of churches there.

Bidert/Beidert

immisty038 — 2010-02-09 22:36:44Z

Looking for the family of Johann Jacob Bidert, born in either Zurich or Basel. I believe he was baptised in Basel.
He came to PA ca 1740's to LANCASTER CO. Around 1750 he
moved to AUGUSTA CO. VA. He had 4 children in Switzerland,
Jacob, Ursula, ? , and Sarah, and 4 more in PENN.
Petersburg WV is named after him, as for some reason his surname became PETERS/PETERSON in this country. It makes
little sense to be as I believe his fathers name was
Jorgie or Jurgen. Somewhere I do have more on his line
in Switzerland. Sound familiar to anyone?
GINNY at vmartinez5946@aol.com
He is my
gr gr gr gr gr grandfather, though his daughter Sarah and
Henry CARR.

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

mjt01 — 2009-11-22 01:28:21Z

Hi Ian,

I have an interest in, and some info about, Wilhelm and the family of Ernestine Beer.
I have been unable to find Wilhelm on the "Ida" but can find J.J., Sabine and family. I'd be very interested in any light you may be able to throw on all this and happy to exchange info (off post?)

Regards... Malcolm T.

George William Young

karenlumb1 — 2009-07-06 16:10:11Z

I am trying to trace the decendants of the above named, George William YOUNG. It is believed that he was born circa 1832 in Hoyingston, Switzerland as a British Subject. This information is from the 1871 Census records of England as at this time he was residing in Attercliffe in Sheffield married to Phylliss Talbot (to make things more complicated she was born at sea). At this time they had several children sopme of which were born spain, Germany and France prior to 1871

George is described through the 1871 cesus records and throughout the following as a coal minor/Hewer

Q. What would he have been doing travelling to all these countries as a minor or could he have been involved in the military and if surely his family would not have travelled with him. Could he have been involved in the convict ships?

His father must also have been a BS in Switzerland at his time of birth what would he have been doing there. Will there be any records of his birth in Switzerland or census records? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Looking for date of death for Mrs. Gertud (Baehler) Moser of Oberwil in 1920s/1930s

bbahler — 2009-03-20 14:43:20Z

Looking for the date of death for Mrs. Gertrud (Baehler) Moser, who is said to have died between 1920 and 1940 after being struck by a vehicle while walking along a road between Therwil and Oberwil.

She was the wife of Christian Moser, and the mother of two sons: Hans (or Johannes) and Willi (or Wilhelm).

Any additional information on the two sons would also be greatly appreciated.

Borer, Borrer, Bohrer

SuzanneF63 — 2009-03-16 15:24:44Z

Looking for information on Remigius Borer b. 1833 Switz.
Brother, Henry Borer b. 1828 and sister Rosa Borer b. 1841.
Desperately need parent information. Came to USA around 1848. Lived in OHIO by 1853. NEED parent INFO! Can someone check Switz records for me, if any of you have access.

Rothenfluh Kellers & Area Churches

ArmentGen — 2009-01-28 18:38:47Z

Seeking info on Matthias Keller of Rothenfluh, born 1546, made his home there. And names of Kellers born in the same area around the same time. Hoping to go back further on the family tree. Also seeking info on the oldest churches in Rothenfluh and nearby towns. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Suche Vorfahren von Familie Voit und Höfler und Brunner

Nicole_Voit — 2008-10-23 21:37:03Z

Hallo

Es wäre schön wenn mir jemand weiterhelfen kann.
Für meinen Stammbau suche ich die Eltern oder Verwante von:

Emil Voit Geb.1909
und Ehefrau
Adelheid Höfler ca.1909 gestorben ca.1944

Kinder
Annemarie Voit
Hans Peter Voit

Ich danke euch für jede Info

Info über Waldemar Brunner wären mir auch sehr hilfreich

Gruß
Nicole Voit aus Köln

Greider, Pfeiffer in Basil

billcrider — 2008-09-15 15:35:02Z

Is anyone else researching these families?
has anyone bought the microfilms of the Basil-land church records who could do a lookup for me?

Re: Mutz, Herbstritt in Arlesheim; Specht in Neibsheim

davlg1 — 2008-03-28 18:09:33Z

Thank you for your reply to my inquiry. You have the
right Johann Caspar Specht. I also had his parents,
Georg Heinrich Specht and Maria Susanna Zoller. i have
ths Specht line back to Joannes Thomas Specht (1711-1759)
in Neibsheim.

Theresia Herbstritt was Johann Caspar's 3rd wife.
2 of their children, Johann Caspar (1837) and
Hermann (1838) were born in Arlesheim, Switzerland. I don't
know why they were there for a few years, since
all of the Spechts were from Neibsheim, Baden, Germany.

I can't find any Herbstritt connections in Switzerland.

Re: Mutz, Herbstritt in Arlesheim; Specht in Neibsheim

inselpfarrer — 2008-03-28 13:15:51Z

Johann Caspar Specht of Neibsheim:
was he born 21. Nov. 1787 or is it another Johann Caspar??
Marriage date known? More about Theresia Herbstritt??

The OSB Online Neibsheim has only these informations:

Johann Kaspar SPECHT
* 21.11.1787 in Neibsheim

Bemerkungen:(notes)

Ehegatten (spouses) Kinder (children)
Kein Ehegatte gefunden!
(No spouse found!) Keine Kinder gefunden!
(No children found!)
Eltern (parents) Geschwister (siblings)
Vater:
(father) Georg Heinrich SPECHT
* 26.04.1759 in Neibsheim
+ 29.11.1815 in Neibsheim
Johann Theobold SPECHT * 1785 in Neibsheim, + 1859 in Denzlingen
Matthaus SPECHT * 1786 in Neibsheim, + 1787 in Neibsheim

Mutter:
(mother) Maria Susanna ZÖLLER
* 27.04.1755 in Neibsheim
+ 23.01.1789 in Neibsheim

Another SPECHT, Josef SPECHT
* 27.12.1812 in Neibsheim + Amerika
and
SPECHT, Josef * 24.05.1884 in Neibsheim, + in Amerika
and
SPECHT, Josefina * 08.10.1841 in Neibsheim, + 1900 in Amerika
and
SPECHT, Maria Magdalena * 01.02.1832 in Neibsheim, + in Amerika
SPECHT, Rosina * 05.03.1831 in Neibsheim, + in Amerika (update)

SPECHT, Susanna * 29.11.1832 in Neibsheim, + 1850 in Amerika

Re: Basel Langenbruck Switzerland

cadegee — 2007-10-17 03:36:00Z

Not much, but ~
Langenbruck is a municipality in the District of Waldenburg, in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Gysi/Geesey genetic genealogy project

Mark_Geesey — 2007-10-01 19:03:04Z

A group of us Geesey (etc.) researchers have begun a genetic Y-DNA analysis of the Geesey family tree. Our lineage originated in Canton Basel, Switzerland. To date we have identified over a dozen immigrants from Switzerland to America in the 18th and 19th Centuries. While we have not been able to establish conclusive genealogical relationships for many of them, we hope to ascertain whether we are indeed cousins through genetic analysis. We are seeking men with any of the related surnames to join the project by contributing a sample for analysis.

For more information about this project please go to the Gysi Project website at FamilyTree DNA:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Gysi/

For more information about our origins in Canton Basel Switzerland go to my website:
http://people.musc.edu/~geesey/GysiLineage.htm

You may also contact me directly via e-mail.

Information Please on Bader Family

MaryJ1942 — 2007-07-15 02:02:39Z

I have information that my g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g grandfather Daniel Bader was born in Basel Langenbruck Switzerland in February 1590 and Christened in 1591. I am not sure if this is Basel-Land or Basel Stadt. He married a lady by the name of Appollonia (last name not given) about 1619. I am trying to learn more about him and his family. I read something in my research that leads me to believe that his father may have been Claus (Klaus)Bader born about 1570 and died 1660. Sometime this family moved to the Baden-Wurttenberg area of Germany. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Jeanette (Bader) Nichols

Meyer-Nebel family

patmontero25 — 2007-06-14 13:47:42Z

Bertha Meyer was born 16 Jun 1864 in Switzerland. Her parents were Joseph Meyer and Frangiska Nebel, both Catholic.
Bertha emigrated to the USA and entered the Castle Garden Immigration Port in New York with her brother, Jakob, on 6 Jan 1887 from Switzerland on the ship La Normandie.
Bertha married John Paul Wolf, of Bavaria, in 1891 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.
She died 23 Dec 1929 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.

Any information on the Meyer-Nebel family would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Patricia Montero
San Jose, Costa Rica
Patmontero25@hotmail.com

Family Gonzenbah

dhorton9113 — 2007-04-30 16:51:09Z

Looking for Paul von Gonzenbach born 20 march 1871, Switzerland, naturalized Brooklyn, New York USA 1894

Re: Niederdorf

cadegee — 2007-03-21 05:42:58Z

Jim,
Niederdorf is southeast of Basel. It's surrounded by Arboldswil (N), Dietisberg (E), Waldenburg (S), and Bretzwil (W).
If you go to mapquest.com (click on maps, then on outside US & Canada, and enter Switzerland & Niederdorf) you'll be able to see where it is.

Niederdorf

Jim_Schira — 2007-01-18 04:43:21Z

Where is/was Niederdorf in 1749? I've got a pretty good map, but don't see it on the map. Thanks in advance.

Re: Wilhelm (John) MEYER b.1820 Itingen Basel-land to Australia

patmontero25 — 2006-11-17 14:31:37Z

My Meyer ancestors emigrated to New Jersey, USA. Any realtion?

Re: Wilhelm MEYER b. Switzerland c.1820 d. Australia 1901

patmontero25 — 2006-11-17 14:31:37Z

My ancestors were also Meyer. Did any of yours settle in New Jersey USA?

frangiska (frances) nebel of aesch

patmontero25 — 2006-11-17 14:31:37Z

Frangiska (Frances) Nebel was born circa 1846 in Aesch. She married Joseph Meyer of Luzern circa 1864. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Tschudin, Straumann

MaryFreel — 2006-09-20 22:52:44Z

I am searching for any information about William Tschudin 1864-1934. He emigrated in the 1880s with brother Albert and had a brother August. His parents were Johannes and Anna Margrith Straumann. I believe they lived in Sissach. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Re: SINGEISEN

2006-08-18 14:42:52Z

I'm sorry, we have no mention of Johannes Singeisen b. abt 1787 in Lausen. Most births in our branch seem to be in Liestal. There probably is a connection of some sort as Lausen and Liestal are both in the canton of Basel as far as I know. There are only five people bearing the surname Singeisen in England - my father in law, my husband, two sons and me so no-one else to ask here I'm afraid. I hope you manage to get the information you are looking for.

Re: SINGEISEN

2006-08-17 17:43:37Z

I only have information on the SINGEISEN family from early 1800s in Bessarabia, Southern Russia, to present day. The Schabo/Chabag church records show Johannes Singeisen, b. abt. 1787, Lausen, Basil, and d. 28 Nov. 1852, Chabag. He married, evidently, in Bessarbia. Do any of your records match?

Re: SINGEISEN

2006-08-17 08:03:19Z

I am married to Nicolas Singeisen. He has part of a family tree. The first entry is Sebald Singeisen marrying Katharina Zeller and a list of their children born between 1542 and 1562. The last entry is Albert Singeisen born 1914 (he is still alive). My German is minimal but there is a note on the bottom which says something about records before 1542 being destroyed. Would this be of any use to you?

John H. Walmer - b. 17 Mar 1887 Bern

david_hndrsn — 2006-06-18 03:29:46Z

Does anyone have any information on the Walmer family, possibly from Bern (or Basel? - I see modern-day Walmers in Basel area).

John H. Walmer immigrated to the US, was in the US Army in World War I, and died in Sitka, Alaska, USA 27 Jan 1981.

Would love to connect with Swiss relatives of John H. Walmer.

Are there birth records for this time and place? Is Walmer in the Swiss family surname book I have read about?

Thanks for any help!
David