Marianna Moser Sprunger
1829 – 1894
Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 61 · generation 6
Evidence: identity compiled lead
Family
- Spouse: Peter R. Sprunger (1825–1898)
- Family notes: Peter R. Sprunger + Marianna Moser (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Christian C. Sprunger (1860–1940)
Life and evidence
(Habegger, Swiss of Adams and Wells, M42)
Born 21 Apr 1829 on the “Buntenenberg”, Moutier (farm name as printed); married Peter Sprunger 29 Nov 1851 on the Münsterberg; died at Berne 1 Jun 1894. Parents not given.
Wife of Peter R. Sprunger (Find a Grave).
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 — added 2026-10-31 by Claude
Christlicher Bundesbote (June 1894): “Den 1. Juni in Berne, Ind., Marianna Sprunger, geb. Moser und Gattin von Peter Sprunger, im Alter von 65 Jahren, 1 Monat und 10 Tagen. Ihre Ehe war mit 9 Kindern gesegnet, von denen ihr 2 … vorangegangen sind.” Funeral by Peter Neuenschwander, P. S. Lehman and S. F. Sprunger. Parents not named. See Church papers - Christlicher Bundesbote and Mennonitische Rundschau (1880s-1920s).
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
- Sources: Find a Grave, Habegger - The Swiss of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Habegger, Swiss of Adams and Wells: entry gives birth 21 Apr 1829 on the Buntenenberg, Moutier; no parents; no other Moser of the Buntenenberg in the book
- 2026-10-31: Christlicher Bundesbote 1894 death notice found (1 Jun 1894, Berne; 9 children, 7 living); parents not named
- 2026-10-31: archive.org full-text search ‘Marianna Moser’ Sprunger / Moser Buntenenberg: nothing beyond Habegger and the 1979 Adams County history
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.