1808 – 1889
Christopher’s 4th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 125 · generation 7
Evidence: identity compiled lead
Family
- Spouse: David Reusser (1813–1896)
- Family notes: David Reusser + Katharina Utz (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Jakob Reusser (1840–1916)
Life and evidence
(Habegger, Swiss of Adams and Wells, M75)
Born 29 Feb 1808 (a leap-day birthday) at Le Trondai, Montagne de Moutier; married David Reusser in New York City 7 Jun 1840; baptized at Sonnenberg, Ohio 1843; died at Moundridge, Kansas, 14 Feb 1889.
Linked on Find a Grave as Jakob Reusser’s mother.
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
- 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
Sources
Death notice, Christlicher Bundesbote, February 1889
“Reusser. On 14 February near Christian, Kansas, Katharina Reusser, née Utz, aged 80 years, 11 months and 15 days. She leaves her husband, 5 children, 37 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Buried on the 17th; Valentin Krehbiel preached on Matt. 13:43.” The age fits her leap-day birth (29 Feb 1808).
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, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
- Congregations: Sonnenberg Mennonite Church (Wayne County)
- Sources: Find a Grave, Habegger - The Swiss of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Habegger (M75) re-read: born 29 Feb 1808 at Le Trondai, Montagne de Moutier; parents not given. archive.org full text ‘Katharina Utz’: only Habegger
- 2026-11-01: context: Langnau 36 p. 19 shows an Anabaptist marriage at Trondai (her birthplace) in 1780 performed by minister Peter Ramseyer: Trondai was an Anabaptist settlement on the Montagne de Moutier
- 2026-11-01: Christlicher Bundesbote Feb 1889: ‘Reusser. Am 14. Februar bei Christian, Kan., Katharina Reusser, geb. Utz, im Alter von 80 Jahren, 11 Monaten und 15 Tagen’; left husband, 5 children, 37 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; funeral 17 Feb, sermon Valentin Krehbiel, Matt. 13:43
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.