c.1797 – 1873
Christopher’s 4th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 99 · generation 7
Evidence: identity family compilation
Family
- Spouse: Jacob Reich (c.1795–1873)
- Family notes: Jacob Reich + Louise Eckinger (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Barbara Reich (1826–1894)
Life and evidence
Barbara Reich’s mother, per Staker and the 1986 family sources. If she was a daughter of Gotleib Eckinger (Indian Run Cemetery, not Amish), she may have come from outside the Amish community — unproven.
In their lifetime
- 1798 — 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom
- 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
Narratives and research
- History: 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom, 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
- Research: Ramseyer side - short lines
- Sources: Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986), Staker - Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County Part 5
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Cemetery inscriptions, Stark County, Ohio (DAR/LDS, vols. 1-6, archive.org): Eckingers in Stark County are later (John, GAR 1839-1910; William Henry 1868-1946; Mary F, Robert E); no Louise or Gottlieb; archive.org full text ‘Louise Eckinger’, ‘Gottlieb Eckinger’: nothing relevant
- 2026-11-01: Herald of Truth (English) for the death year searched by name, date and place (Stark/Wayne): no obituary found. Stark County Amish Mennonite deaths were probably reported in the German Herold der Wahrheit (not yet searched)
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.