Elizabeth Goldschmidt (fl. 1800)

fl. 1800 – ?

Christopher’s 5th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 213 · generation 8
Evidence: identity family compilation

Family

• Spouse: Christian Gerig (fl. 1800)
• Family notes: Christian Gerig + Elizabeth Goldschmidt (m. unknown)
• Children in this vault: Joseph Gerig (fl. 1841)

Life and evidence

( Joseph Goldsmith, 1796–1876, and his descendants, quoting the Mennonite Encyclopedia)

“The great grandmother of J. S. Gerig, Smithville, Ohio, was Mrs. Christian Gerig, née Elizabeth Goldschmidt, of Markirch, and therefore the Ohio Gerig families are descendants of the Markirch Goldschmidts.” The Goldschmidts were a Swiss Mennonite family: several brothers came from Richterswil (Canton Zurich) to Markirch (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines), Alsace, in the early 1700s. Markirch is where Jacob Hochstetler (c.1666–c.1722) lived with Jakob Ammann.
A genealogist’s chart of the Markirch Goldschmidts (Jules Rebert-Goldschmidt, 1930s) is in the Mennonite Church Archives at Goshen.

Joseph Gerig’s mother (1986 history).

In their lifetime

• 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
• 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
• 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
• 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt

Sources

• The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Narratives and research

• History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
• Sources: The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Research log

• 2026-10-31: archive.org full text (‘Christian Gerig’ Goldschmidt): Meyer genealogy and Mennonite Encyclopedia (already used); The Family of Joseph and Fannie (Roth) Gerig is a different line (Johannes Gerig b. 1782 of Rosheim, son of Johannes Gerig and Barbara Goldschmidt), showing repeated Gerig-Goldschmidt marriages but not this couple’s parents. The Jacob and Josephine Gerig Family Record (mentions an earlier Christian Gerig of Ste-Marie-aux-Mines) would not download (server error)

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.