MAY 1994 NEWSLETTER
Report on Swedish Research of Amelia MOWER line Please remember that Ms. PERSSON's English is not the best, but it makes a fun letter to read:
Gothenburg, Sweden February 10, 1994 "Dearest Jerry; I wish you and your family all the best for the new year. In spite of a hard financial year for Sweden as for most of Europe, I find myself surprised to find more beginner on my class lists than ever before. Genealogy is truly popular.
"I am pleased to hear about your Salt Lake City trip, it brings back good memories from my own trip there. It is incredible how beautiful their premises are. However, I found that there is quite a lack of information on the Scandinavian sector. You can only get so far in their archives. The whole library is an outstanding acknowledgment to my field, and I am pleased you are so closed to Salt Lake.
"If I understand your letter right, you would like me to extend your family tree by adding siblings, cousins and their spouses. You would like me to broaden your family tree from your ancestor who left to America and back. This is a 'horse's job' of course, I would love to help you, Jerry.
"You need to kindly to give me some time, during this spring to get started. I need to inform you however, that the rental fees of the fisches have been substantially raised, from $1 to $5 to rent, per fische, per time. I guess it is to prevent people who are not dedicated, or those who fail to return their loans, these are valuable sources for all of us genealogist.
"I included the family tree/history, now you can pinpoint from the map I already sent you, where your ancestors lived and what churches they attended. Kindly read this new information which I hope you will enjoy as much as I did and when I wrote a 'horse's job' please know I referre to the endless but fun task of broaden your family tree further.
Jerry, I hope that you recognize that research is my far stronger field. Much stronger than my will to ask for payment. I have spent an ample amount of time finding your family, my trip to your families' villages and churches, and to get it all written out. I see it necessary to ask you for about $25 per hour, including the fischer rentals, promising to spend your hours wisely. If you would like me to go on, kindly send me a check of $250 and I will be on my way to extend your family further.
"We are all longing for spring, this is a very dark and cold season. We have had times of great amount of snow, which lighten up our country, but right now it is dark, barren and about 29 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Enjoy your hours on horseback, horses are long gone in my life. All my best wishes to your whole family. Best Regards, Ingegard"
Those who descend from Amelia (Anderson) MOWER are invited to contribute to this research. Please designate this on your check and it will be used for this purpose. The MC ARTHURS and RASMUSSENS are generally funding this at the present, but could use the help of others related to this MOWER line. All other funds received go to the Austrian GEISSINGER research extraction, to which all of us are related, (being done by Trudy SCHENK).
BRILL UPDATE Joanne BAKER, of Hagerstown, Maryland called me recently to say thanks for the mention in our NL about her book, The Brill Families of America. She reported that seven of you have purchased this book which is a very good history of the BRILLS. I have about completed placing the entire book on computer and I have found that her information has been invaluable! She has literally given us hundreds of individuals, families and marriages on the BRILL line.
Added to the many hundreds of names and families I had already researched of which she has virtually none included in her book--- these of the Christopher BRILL line, we now have combined the largest, most complete history of the BRILL family in existence! It is absolutely incredible the amount of information we have compiled between her records and mine. I will make a submission of the entire BRILL file to the Ancestral File of the Church so that this genealogy will be preserved forever. It will of course be distributed in branch family history libraries all around the world for any BRILL relative to view, correct, or contribute additional information. I am certain many corrections are needed, but it is a start!
If you are a descendant of Mary AMICK this is your direct ancestral line. If you are not a descendant of the AMICK line, you are never-the-less related to the BRILL line. All of the people in our BRILL file are descendants of Martin BRILL, father of Christopher BRILL--- who married Anna Margaret MAURER, daughter of our Michael MAURER.
REPORT ON THE HALL RESEARCH Mary Jane HALL of Mayodan, North Carolina recently answered an querie I placed in a North Carolina Historical Society publication regarding the Harrison HALL line. She has and sent evidence to prove that the father of Harrison HALL was John HALL. She also has research material on about 40 different John HALLs--- this will be great news for that branch of the family researching the HALL line. Some of her evidence indicates the HALLs may have come from Glouchester Co., Virginia and attended the Episcopal Church, Abbingdon Parish. The records for this parish are in the county courthouse in Glouchester Co. They are microfilmed and at Salt Lake. These are great clues for extending that pedigree. Faye HALL, our relative who lives in Winston/Salem, N.C. will meet with Mary Jane HALL. How fortunate to have a relative so close to such an important source of information.
TRUDY SCHENK UPDATE I recently spent some time at the FHL in Salt Lake and visited extensively with Trudy regarding the research. She is up to the 1890 records extracting GISINGER names of Vorarlberg, Austria. She will likely finish this spring. She wants to follow some of the references made in the Goetzis records of GISINGERs who lived in nearby towns. More records of Vorarlberg, Austria have been microfilmed and are available at the library.
Trudy reports she is going to Germany in late April 1994 and I told her we could not fund her trip to Vorarlberg. We wanted to spend the money getting names extracted. She said that she was going to go to Goetzis whether we paid her or not because she is so involved in these names she wants to see the place and at least take pictures of the area. She understands we don't want to fund that, but she wants to do that for us. What a wonderful lady. I really appreciate her kindness. I will make available to anyone the pictures she takes of Goetzis, so you can add pictures to your family history records of the birthplace and area of Charles GEISSINGER's birth.
As I wrap up the BRILL submissions and plunge into the Goetzis records to make submissions the only thing I wish I had were a few more hours per day. This has been a great experience for me. I receive several genealogy letters each day from around the country and from you folks. It is unbelievable how many people around the country are tying into our line since I made a submission to the Ancestral File of our work.
I am turning Trudy loose (after the Austrian records are searched) to look for the origins of Michael MAURER. I would not be surprised to find that the BRILL family is located in the general area of the MAURER family in Germany. My guess is that they originate from the Palatinate area of Germany. This research should start by the fall.
More Goetzis Extractions by Trudy SCHENCK
Marriages:
3 Feb 1806 Altach #60 Joseph Ender, to Anna Maria Walser, 19 Wit: Jakob
Ender, father
17 Nov 1806 Goetzis #46 Anton Ritter, 22, to Agatha Walser, fr. Hohenems, 27.
5 Oct 1808 Altach #3 Joseph Zipper, 28, to Anna Maria Walser, 32. Wit:
Johannes Walser, bro. and Anton Zipper, father.
25 Jan 1810 Altach #71 Andreas Fend, 24 to Anna Maria Walser, 27 Wit:
Johann Kaspar Walser, neighbor.
19 Aug 1811 Goetzis #4 Jakob Lampert, weaver, 24 1/2, to Anna Maria Walser
von Meiningen, 19.
7 Sep 1812 Altach #26 Johann Ulrich Ender, 25, to Anna Maria Walser, 27, Wit: Anton Ender, father, Joseph Walser, bro.
14 Jun 1813 Altach #7 Anton Brendle 26, Anna Maria Walser, 27.
17 Apr 1815 Joseph Schmid fr. Goetzis, carpenter, 22, to Magdalena Gisinger
fr. Maeder 19.
19 Jun 1815 Komingen #6 Joh. Georg Heinzle 51, to Franziska Walser, 36.
28 Sep 1818 Altach #46 Joh. Georg Egle 26, to Katharina Walser, 30.
5 Mar 1821 Altach #19 Johann Michael Lampert, 29 to Katharina Walser, 28.
29 Apr 1833 Goetzis, Gebhard Koch, 28 to Anna Maria Giesinger, 23.
9 Feb 1835 U. Tobel #154 Joseph Anton Fleisch, 25 to Maria Franziska
Giesinger, 24. Wit: Jakob Giesinger.
14 Nov 1836 O. Tober #303 Johann Georg Marte, 33 to Katharina Walser fr.
Klaus 29.
5 Feb 1838 O. Tobel Joseph Anton Michler, 24, to Maria Barbara Giesinger, 26.
14 May 1849 Benedikt Joeker, son of Michael J. and Anna Maria Forbach, from
Hoerbrenz, 45 years. with M. Barbara Walser, dau. of Anton Walser and
Magdalena Benzer, 28.
9 Jan 1854 Johann Oberhauser, son of Joseph Oberhauser, and Josepha
Sonderegger in Moeschach, 22 yrs. with M. Katharina Walser, dau. of Joh.
Martin Walser, and Anna Maria Ludescher fr. Altach, 31 yrs.
28 Feb 1859 Joh. Ulrich Duenser, a baker s. of Joh. Ulrich Duenser and of
Barbara Heinzle, 37 1/4 years, with Rosa Walser, dau. of Joh. Michael
Walser and of Theresia Morscher from Weiler, 35 yrs.
22 Nov 1869 Steig #179 Franz Josef Giesinger, son of Johann Giesinger and
Kath. Ellensohn, b. 16 Sep 1810 with Josefa Ritter, dau. of Anton Ritter
and Maria Agatha Walser, b. 26 Nov 1820.
12 Jan 1874 Franz Josef Thoeni, s. of Josef Anton Thoeni and Rosina Koch,
b. 4 Mar 1843, with Maria Magdalena Geiger, dau. of Martin Geiger and Maria
Elisabetha Doeltsch von Frostanz, b. 30 Nov 1848.
20 Nov 1876 Johann Kopf son of Johann Georg Kopf and Anna Maria Laengle b.
10 Nov 1850 with Barbara Walser, dau. of Mathias Walser and Agatha Vogel,
b. 20 Nov 1842.
30 Apr 1877 Johann Ulrich Giesinger, son of Gebhard Giesinger and of
Katharina Lampert now widow, b. 22 Nov 1822 with Maria Viktoria Maerte,
dau. of Franz Josef Maerte and of Maria Anna Amann fr. Hohenmend. b. 1 Sep
1834.
25 Sep 1877 Jakob Giesinger, widower and Katharina Egle, no age, no parents.
12 Apr 1880 Johann Georg Zehner son of Josef Zehner and Krescentia
Schuetterle from Bizenhofen, Wuerttemberg, Germany b. 13 Mar 1851 with
Katharina Walser dau. of Alois Walser and Krescentia Kathan b. 18 Jul 1852.
16 Jan 1882 Michael Geiger, 42, with Maria Agatha Wiederin, 33. No other
information.
26 Nov 1885 Peter Dorner, veterinarian in Goetzis #332 b. 7 Jun 1856 in
Lingenau son of Christine Dorner, deceased with Alosia Walser dau. of
Johann Caspar Walser, deceased and Katharina Herburger fr. Altach inkeeper
of the Sonne Inn b. 21 Jun 1854 in Altach.
31 Jan 1887 In Berg #465 Johann Georg Marte Wid of Josepha Lampert son of
Mathias Marte and Katharina Nachbauer b. 30 Jan 1853 in Goetzis with
Katharina Geiger dau. of Andreas Geiger and Agatha Bereiter fr. Bildstein
b. 26 Aug 1836 in Bildstein.
6 Jan 1888 In Goetzis. Johann August Oberhauser son of Anton Oberhauser
and Ursula Laengle b. 7 Sep 1862 in Goetzis with M. Agatha Walser dau. of
Gebhard Walser and Katharina Sonderegger fr. Buch b. 9 Feb 1858.
Marriage Extractions from the Goetzis Catholic Church Record: L.D.S. Film #1729811 were extracted for all GISINGERS, BUSCHAUERS, GEIGERS, and WALSERs from the earliest records up until 1891. We are stopping at this point.
Deaths in Goetzis, Austria FHL #1729781
6 Jun 1709 Johann Gisinger fr. Goetzis
22 Jun 1709 Catharina Walser, fr. Altach, widow.
24 Aug 1709 Anton Walser, fr. Altach
20 Dec 1709 Johann Walser, fr. Goetzis
20 Dec 1709 Johann Walser, young boy fr. Altach
Apr 1710 Georg Walser, fr. Buch
9 Nov 1710 Barbara Walser, fr. Goetzis
12 Dec 1711 Jacob Gisinger, fr. Buch
5 Sep 1712 Catharina Walser fr. Altach
20 Sep 1712 Anna Walser, fr. Altach
20 Oct 1712 Jacob Walser fr. Bauren, fr. Altach
23 Nov 1712 Catharina Walser, fr. Altach
11 Feb 1713 Thomas Walser, fr. Altach
7 May 1713 Michael Gisinger fr. Altach
13 Aug 1713 Magdalena Walser, fr. Altach
1 Jun 1714 Maria Gechter, wf. of Georg Geisinger, in Altach
7 Jun 1714 Mathias Geisinger, fr. Altach
20 Apr 1715 Eva Geisinger, wd. fr. Komig
12 Nov 1715 Wolffgangus Geisinger, fr. Altach
20 Jul 1717 Magdalena Geisinger, wf. of Thomas Fleisch
24 Sep 1717 Abraham Walser, fr. Goetzis
17 Oct 1717 Sebastian Geisinger fr. Loacker
18 Jun 1718 Fidelis Walser, fr. Altach
16 Nov 1718 Johann Walser, fr. Altach, older person
2 Dec 1718 Maria Geisinger, fr. Altach
14 Aug 1719 Johann Walser, wid., fr. Altach
19 May 1720 Joseph Walser, fr. Goetzis
10 Oct 1720 Catharina Walser, fr. Tobel, young person
15 Jan 1721 Michael Gisinger, fr. Altach, widower
16 Jun 1721 Johann Walser, young person in Goetzis
21 Feb 1722 Maria Gisinger, wf. of Thomas Gechter
10 Mar 1724 Margaretha Gisinger, fr. Goetzis, widow
21 May 1724 Michael Walser, fr. Bauren
22 Sep 1724 Anna Maria Brutscher, wf. of Anton Gisinger
Mar 1725 Caecilia Tscheggi, wf. of Jacob Gisinger, in Goetzis
29 Mar 1725 Johann Gisinger, fr. Altach
26 May 1725 Jacob Gisinger, fr. Goetzis, wid.
30 Mar 1725 Erasmus Gisinger, fr. Tobel
31 Dec 1725 Anna Gisinger, wf. of Georg Walser, fr. Altach
13 Jul 1726 Martha Walser, young, fr. Tobel
27 Jul 1726 Fidelis Walser, md.
19 Nov 1726 M. Carolus Gisinger fr. Goetzis, widower.
1 Dec 1726 Agatha Walser, wf. of Johann Walser, fr. Altach
12 Feb 1727 Anton Gisinger, young, fr. Altach
23 Sep 1727 The honorable, Antonius Walser
26 Apr 1728 Agnesa Walser, young, fr. Bauren
10 Jun 1728 Johann Gisinger md. to Anna Kreutler
17 Jan 1730 Fidelis Walser, md. man
16 Mar 1730 Barbara Gisinger, wf. of Joseph Matheuen
29 Mar 1730 Catharina Soler, wf. of Fidel Walser
20 Apr 1730 Fidel Buschauer, wid.
16 Sep 1730 Maria Haenzler, wf. of Anton Gisinger
25 Dec 1730 Maria Walser, young girl
3 May 1731 Anna Walser, wf. of Andreas Kick
30 May 1731 Maria Gisinger, wid. fr. Altach
29 Jun 1731 The honorable Jacob Gisinger, fr. Altach
13 Aug 1731 Catharina Fiz, wf. of Peter Gisinger
12 May 1732 Anna Fleth, wf. of Jacob Gisinger, fr. Altach
23 Dec 1732 Caspar Gisinger, widower, fr. Altach
18 Jan 1733 Johann Gisinger, fr. Bauern, widower
14 Feb 1733 Caspar Walser, fr. Altach
9 Mar 1733 Udalricus Walser, who is md. to Anna Buschauer
4 Jun 1733 Maria Gisinger, wf. of Lucas Fleisch
9 Oct 1733 Michael Gisinger, fr. Altach
23 Oct 1733 Magdalena Walser, wf. of Anton Bruess
Nov 1733 Jacob Walser, hus. of Catharina Zipper
22 May 1734 Anna Walser, wf. of Anton Ritter
3 Sep 1734 Anna Walser, wf. of Johann Elleson
15 Sep 1734 Johann Buschauer md. man in Bauren.
Additional Deaths Goetzis
30 Oct 1803 Altach 392 Theresia Walser, 60, wid. of water build-up.
25 Jan 1804 Goetzis #69 Thomas Walser, soldier of the Royal Regiment #64,
age 24, died in Innsbruck of a nerve fever.
27 Mar 1804 Goetzis, #49 Michael Buschauer, 69, wid. of weakness
25 Jul 1804 Bauern #1 Joseph Buschauer, 74, batchelor, died in Dornbirn of
old age.
21 Mar 1805 Altach #48, Widower Johannes Gisinger, 60
9 Apr 1805 Loacker #25 Katharina Walser, wf of Joseph Loacker, 64.
1 May 1805 Altach #83, Widower Thomas Walser, 52.
13 Jun 1805 Altach #68 Maria Anna Gisinger, wf. of Johannes Brueggeler, 42.
2 Jul 1805 Bauern #4 Widow Klara Walser, 74.
1 Sep 1805 Altach #52 Johannes Ender, husb. of A.M. Walser, 43.
10 Apr 1806 Goetzis #113, boy, Mathaeus Gisinger, 14.
22 May 1806 Goetzis #115, Magdalena Gisinger, 12, girl.
27 Jan 1807 Bauern #5, Anna Maria Mayer, wf. of Joh. Buschauer, 61.
10 Mar 1807 Altach #90 Katharina Walser, 51
26 Apr 1807 Altach #57, Johannes Walser, wid. 52.
18 May 1807 Goetzis #90 Johannes Gisinger, young man 12.
13 Apr 1808 Altach, spinster, Magdalena Walser, abt 60.
28 Apr 1809 Goetzis #155 Agatha Gisinger, wid. of Naegelin, 64 years.
20 Oct 1809 Altach #72, Anna Walser, wid. 77 years.
11 Mar 1810 Altach #13, wid. Katharina Gisinger, 69 years.
29 Apr 1810 Altach #23 Barbara Gisinger, wf. of Joh. Gaechter.
31 May 1810 Altach #60 Anna Maria Walser, 24.
18 Jun 1810 Goetzis #78 Anna Maria Walser, wf. of Johann Jakob Ellensohn 39.
20 Jul 1810 Altach #89 spinster, Anna Walser, 36.
10 Apr 1812 Altach #69 Thomas Walser, 76.