Link: https://tcghs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Amish-Mennonites-05.pdf
What it is and what it says
Staker’s Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County, Part 5, pp. 122–142 (Ramseyer chapter). Cites French civil registers (Mancenans-Lizerne, Maîche), the 1835 Richmond passenger list, and the 1840/1850 censuses for the top three generations (Johannes, Peter, children). The earlier chain (Christian 1700 → … → Peter c.1534) is uncited and contradictory in places — compiled lead only. Names Barbara Reich’s parents (Jacob Rich/Reich and Louise Eckinger) without a record.
Cited on
- Anna Augsbourg (fl. 1780)
- Anna Haldimann (16th c.)
- Barbara Kaufmann (1779–1844)
- Barbara Klopfenstein (fl. 1779)
- Barbara Reich (1826–1894)
- Barbara Stauffer (17th c.)
- Christian Ramseyer (bapt. 1672)
- Christian Ramseyer (bapt. 1700)
- Christina Gosteli
- Christina Trachsel (16th c.)
- Edith Balsiger
- Hans Ramseyer (bapt. 1594)
- Isaac Ramseyer (c.1747–after 1817)
- Jacob Reich (c.1795–1873)
- Johannes Ramseyer (1780–1853)
- Louise Eckinger (c.1797–1873)
- Ludwig Ramseyer (16th c.)
- Madlen Huser (16th c.)
- Peter Kaufmann (d. 1803)
- Peter Ramseyer (1822–1880)
- Peter Ramseyer (c.1534)
- Rebecca Smiley (1856–1932)
- Ulrich Ramseyer (17th c.)
Reliability
Default evidence level for facts taken from this source: compiled lead. 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.