Link: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL34529942W
What it is and what it says
The Family Record of Johannes & Barbara (Kaufman) Ramseyer, 1780–2002. Smithville, Ohio: Arden Ramseyer, 2002. lii + 818 pp.; “Old Ramseyer family recipes” pp. xxxv–xlv; bibliography p. 815; index. Contributors: Edna Ramseyer Kaufman (1910–2001), Mae Miller Ramseyer, and one other.
The most important single source for the Ramseyer line. Christopher photographed the front matter, introduction, three documents and a sample page on 2026-10-31: see Ramseyer Family Record 2002 - page index, and Ramseyer Family Record 2002 - cross-reference and wish list for what it changed and what to photograph next.
Credits (from the book): compiled over 50 years by Edna Ramseyer Kaufman; published by Arden and Mae Ramseyer; foreword by Diane Ramseyer Schwendeman; data entry in Family Origins software; Swiss research by Adolph Ramseyer. Unused material: Edna Ramseyer Kaufman files, Bluffton College Library.
Originally: Check it for: Johannes and Barbara’s Swiss/French origins (Eckenweil/Eggiwil vs Neuchâtel and Maîche); Barbara Reich’s parents; the Smiley entries and Nathan Smiley’s Irish birth; David Schrock’s parents; any English-ancestor story; the bibliography on p. 815.
- Photograph the foreword and table of contents (done 2026-10-31)
- Photograph the pages on the wish list in Ramseyer Family Record 2002 - cross-reference and wish list task/human
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Reliability
Default evidence level for facts taken from this source: family compilation. See Evidence levels.
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.