Statistics

Direct ancestors only (156 people), computed on 2026-10-31 from the person notes. Re-ask an AI to recompute after big changes.

• Average lifespan (where both years are known, 88 people): 71.9 years
• Longest lives: D. Paul Miller (1917–2018) (101), Anna Bertha Wiebe (1914–2010) (96), Ruth S. Neuenschwander (1922–2017) (95), Gertrude Toews (1850–1943) (93), Anna Gertrude Claassen (1878–1971) (93)
• Immigrants who crossed the Atlantic: 37
• Earliest dated ancestor: Peter Ramseyer (c.1534) (compiled lead); earliest documented: Johann Fieguth (1707–1780) (Wiebe side) and the Täuferlehrer Jacob Hochstetler (c.1666–c.1722)

Ancestors by side

Ramseyer		68 (42%)
Miller		40 (25%)
Neuenschwander		27 (17%)
Wiebe		27 (17%)

Ancestors by century of birth

1500s		2 (1%)
1600s		3 (2%)
1700s		48 (35%)
1800s		82 (59%)
1900s		4 (3%)

Birth country (where known)

USA		32 (56%)
Prussia (now Poland)		13 (23%)
Switzerland		6 (11%)
France		4 (7%)
Ireland		1 (2%)
Russia		1 (2%)

Faith tradition (where recorded)

Amish		18 (24%)
Amish Mennonite		17 (23%)
Swiss Mennonite		14 (19%)
Low German Mennonite		11 (15%)
Mennonite Church		8 (11%)
General Conference Mennonite		4 (5%)
Swiss Brethren		1 (1%)
Reformed		1 (1%)

Not recorded: 82

Evidence level

compiled lead		79 (51%)
documented		59 (38%)
family compilation		14 (9%)
unresolved		2 (1%)
strong inference		2 (1%)

Record compiled 31 October 2026.

About this research

Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.