Katharina Sprunger Reusser
1833 – 1904
Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 63 · generation 6
Evidence: identity compiled lead
Family
- Spouse: Jakob Reusser (1840–1916)
- Family notes: Jakob Reusser + Katherine Sprunger (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Rosina Reusser (1862–1950)
Life and evidence
(Habegger, Swiss of Adams and Wells, M81.10, M76)
Born 10 Nov 1833 at La Tanne, Dachsfelden (Tavannes), Moutier, tenth child of Johann Sprunger and Barbara Lehman. Came with her parents to Sonnenberg, Ohio in May 1852 and to Adams County 5 Apr 1861; married Jacob Reusser 7 Nov 1861; died at Berne 27 Aug 1904. Her brother Abraham J. Sprunger married a Marianna Ramseier in 1870.
Rosina Reusser’s mother — so Bessie had Sprunger ancestry on both sides. Relationship to the other Sprungers not yet worked out.
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
Narratives and research
- Stories: Double ancestors
- 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
- Sources: Find a Grave, Habegger - The Swiss of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana
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.