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Paulus
Altmann (1855-1945) from Engi emigrated 1881
together with his mother Barbara Margaretha Altmann née Kläsi (1821-1898) and
his siblings Jost Altmann (1846-1906), Dietrich (1849-1924), Johann Thomas
(1858-1936), Leonhard (1860-1890), Barbara (1862-1910) and Jakob (1863-1952) to
America and settled near Vernon, where he was united in marriage 1890 to Ursula
Baumgartner (1862-1950) who also immigrated 1890 from Engi to Humboldt county.
The couple had 5 sons, John (1892-1892), Paul
(1893-1981), Henry (1895-1979),
Jacob Wilhelm (1900-1981) and
William Joachim (1904-1976) and 4
daughters, Ursula (1891-1989), Elizabeth Anne (1896-1974), Dorothy (1898-1967)
and Magdalene Margaret (1907-).
Martin Baumgartner
(1871-1931) from Engi emigrated 1891 to America and settled near Monticello,
Wisconsin, where he was united in marriage 1892 to Fannie Hammerly (1867-1950).
In 1894 they came to Renwick where they settled on their farm northwest of
Renwick. The couple had one son, John
(1893-1966) and two daughters, Euphemia / Famie (1896-1985) and Barbara
(1900-1995). Famie married Paul Altmann (1893-1981), whose parents immigrated
from Engi to Humboldt county in 1881. Barbara married James Herbert Kelling and
were childless.
Mathias Baumgartner
(1845-1914) emigrated 1867 together with his wife Euphemia Baumgartner née Weiss
(1843-1870) and their children Conrad
(1866-1947) and Katie (1866-1959) from Engi to Green, Wisconsin. Euphemia died
about 1870 in Wisconsin and Mathias married shortly thereafter Cleophea (Cloe)
Zimmermann (1853-1936) who was born in New Glarus to Fred Zimmermann (1823-1899)
and Fannie Zimmermann née Rhyner (1821-1860). Mathias and Cloe settled later in
Humboldt county and had two sons, Mathias
(1885-1954) and Fred (1896-1971) and 6
daughters, Verena (1873-1927) who married Samuel Oswald Zentner (1872-1951),
Cora (1876-1935), Nellie (1881-1903), Eva (1883-1955), Libbie (1888-1965) and
Minnie (1891-1980).
Gabriel Blesi
(1850-1921) immigrated 1870 to America and settled in Ohio. In 1878 he was
united in marriage with Anna Freitag (1856-1928) whose parents Johann Jakob
Freitag (1809-1887) and Maria Anna Freitag née Schiesser (1812-1893) immigrated
1845 to Wisconsin. The first four years the couple resided in Wisconsin, then
they moved to Renwick, where they lived until 1918 when they went to reside with
their daughter at Kasson, Minnesota. The couple had 5 sons, Jacob (1879-1964),
Rudolph Ruben (1883-1969), Edward
(1884-1914), William(1887-1958) and Henry
Gabriel (1895-1946) and one daughter Mamie (1889-1988).
Dietrich Elmer
(1829-1910) from Matt emigrated with his wife Barbara Elmer née Stauffacher
(1846-1930) and his son Konrad
(1866-1949) to America in 1867 and settled first near Monroe, Wisconsin. In 1869
he moved to Renwick and farmed there until 1886 when he moved to Hebron, North
Dakota. Besides Konrad, the couple had 3 more sons, John
(1867-1960), Henry (1880-1962) and Joseph
(1881-1958) and 3 daughters. Barbara (1870-1960), the first-born child in
Renwick, married Dietrich Elmer (1867-1948), Magdalena (1872-1911) married Jacob
Fred Elmer (1870-1951) and Regula / Rachel (1876-1926) married Heinrich Hefti
(1871-1930).
Jacob Fred Elmer
(1870-1951) immigrated from Matt with his parents in April 1881 and lived on a
farm near Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, until his mother’s death in 1889. He then
accompanied together with his brother Dietrich
Elmer (1867-1948) his uncle Christopher
Elmer (1835-1913) to Nebraska. In the spring of 1890, he and his uncle
bought a farm three miles west of Renwick. In 1891 he married Magdalena Elmer
(1872-1911). In 1899 the couple moved to Hebron, North Dakota, where they
purchased land on which they lived the rest of their lives.
Christopher Elmer
(1835-1913) was married 1861 to Barbara Stauffacher (1836-1901) which union was
blessed with 2 sons and 1 daughter. 1872 the marriage was divorced and
Christoper emigrated to America, living in Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakota before he
came with his nephews Jacob Fred and Dietrich Elmer to Renwick.
Peter C. Figi
(1845-1918) immigrated 1865 with his wife Anna
Magdalena Figi née Hefti (1842-1881) from Haslen to America and settled in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny where Sibilla (1865-1944), Agatha (1870-1917) and Regula
(1871-1874) were born. About 1873 the family moved to Humboldt county and
settled in Lu Verne, where Regula Anna (1877-1974),
Peter Sebastian (1878-1902) and
Sebastian John (1878-1879) were born.
Anna Magdalena died 1881 in Vernon and Peter remarried Lydia Bäbler (1858-1936)
whose parents Heinrich Bäbler (1829-1903) and Barbara Bäbler née Baumgartner
(1829-1895) immigrated 1854 from Engi to Wisconsin. Lydia and Peter had a
daughter Lydia Magdalena (1886-1967). The couple moved about 1904 from Lu Verne
to Waterloo, Black Hawk county where they lived until both passed away.
Sebastian Paulus (Paul) Figi
(1880-1925) was born in New Glarus to Paulus Figi (1838-1911) and Anna Katharina
Figi née Hefti (1840-1914) who emigrated 1868 from Haslen to New Glarus. Paul
moved about 1905 to Renwick and married there Anna Maria Luchsinger (1887-1955)
who was born in Nebraska to Fred Luchsinger (1843-1896) and Rosina Hefti
(2849-1893) who emigrated in the 1870ies to Nebraska. Paul and Anna Marie had
one daughter Ruth Ann McCurry née Figi (1919-2019).
Johann Heinrich (Henry)
Freitag (1858-1942) emigrated 1866 with his
parents Johann Jakob Freitag (1832-1910) and Anna Freitag née Kubli (1834-1890)
from Elm first to Wisconsin and then further to Humboldt county. Henry married
1882 in Renwick Anna Dorothea Freitag (1864-1958) who was born in New Glarus to
Jakob Freitag (1833-1914) and Sara Freitag née Blumer (1841-1925). Henry and
Anna had one son, Wendell (1886-1940) and
3 daughters, Anna Sarah (1883-1964), Mamie Dorothea (1893-1976) and Pearl Alma
(1896-1998). Anna Sarah married 1902 in
Humboldt Peter S. Luchsinger (1882-1935)
who was born in Nebraska to Fred Luchsinger (1843-1896) and Rosina Luchsinger
née Hefti (1849-1893) who emigrated in the mid 1870ies to Amerika. Fred and
Rosina married 1877 in New Glarus and moved later to Platte, Nebraska. Peter and
Anna Sarah had one son, George Peter (1909-1909) and two daughters, Dorothy
Rosella (1903-) and Pearl Anna (1905-1997).
Heinrich (Henry) Hefti
(1871-1930) immigrated 1891 together with his younger brother John
Hefti (1874-1960) from Haslen to America and settled near Renwick and in
1901 moved on his farm northwest of Renwick, where he resided until his death.
Henry married 1901 Regula (Rachel) Elmer (1876-1926). The couple had 4 sons, Henry
Charles (1902-1993), Dietrich Sebastian
(1904-1972), John Joseph
(1907-1992) and Peter Elmer (1909-2003)
and one daughter Rachel (1912-1989).
John Hefti
(1874-1960) immigrated 1891 together with his elder brother Henry Hefti
(1871-1930) from Leuggelbach to America and settled near Renwick. He married
1898 Bertha Maurer (1880-1942). The couple farmed near Renwick and had 5 sons, Albert
John (1901-1987), William Edward (1904-1988), Walter
Lawrence (1906-1989), Gilbert Clarence (1909-1989)
and Edwin Wilson (1911-1994) and 3
daughters, Marie Elizabeth (1900-1994) who married 1920 John Conrad Zimmermann
(1893-1969) whose grandmother Maria Zimmermann née Jenny immigrated 1847 with
her parents to New Glarus, Wilma Madelyn (1906-1997) and Helen (1914-1982) who
married Dudley Rudolf Blesie (1914-1992) a grandchild of immigrant Gabriel Blesi
(1850-1921).
Joachim Kläsi/Klaessy
(1848-1920) immigrated 1864 from Luchsingen to America and located at New Glarus
at which place in 1871 he was united in marriage to Anna Katharina Luchsinger
(1851-1929) who emigrated with her parents already 1856 to New Glarus. She was
born in Oslo, Norway from where her parents moved to America. In 1891 Joachim
moved with his family to Iowa and located on a farm north of Renwick, moving to
town in 1914, where he resided the time of his death. The couple had 3 sons,
Fridolin (1882-1894), Samuel (1888-1949)
and Fridolin (1895-1941) and 4 daughters,
Ida (1877-1951), who married John L. Stauffacher (1869-1926), Emma (1879-1958)
who married Henry E. Blum (1873-1948), Verena (1885-1959) and Ottellia
(1890-1986).
Joachim Klaessy’s older brother Johannes (John)
Kläsi / Klasse (1838-1915) emigrated after his divorce from Rosina Kläsi
(1838-1893) 1876 from Luchsingen to America and married 1882 in Humboldt county
Barbara Bräm (1852-1921) with whom he had one son Fred
J. (1885-1958).
Fridolin Kläsi/Klasse (1838-1914)
immigrated 1856 from Luchsingen to America and located at Wisconsin where he was
united in marriage to Barbara Freitag (1849-1908), daughter of immigrant Johann
Jakob Freitag (1809-1887) and Mary Freitag née Schieser (1812-1893) who
immigrated already 1845. The couple settled at New Glarus until they moved about
1874 to Renwick. They had in total 15 children. 7 sons, Samuel (1865-1941),
Johann Jakob (1866-1886), Frederick William (1873-1955), George
Henry (1878-1956), Peter (1884-1884), Peter (1887-1887) and Henry
K. (1894-1981) and 8 daughters, Mary (1868-1953) who married Henry
Norder, Kathrina (1869-1917), Barbara Marjorie (1871-1958) who married Jakob E.
Stauffacher, Anna (1875-1962), Emma (1876-1970), Christina (1879-1957), Rosina
(1885-1926) and Elizabeth (1890-1970).
Mathäus (Matthew)
Luchsinger (1814-1878) immigrated 1873 from
Engi to Humboldt county together with his wife and the younger children Jacob (1855-1916), Henry (1859-1947)
and Paul (1862-1903). The first-born Maria
Stauffacher née Luchsinger (1838-1871) emigrated already 1864 with her
husband Niklaus Stauffacher (1823-1883) to Humboldt county and son Mathäus (1842-1920)
emigrated already 1865 to America and married 1875 Louse Mary Meier (1856-1918)
in Humboldt county.
Dietrich Marti
(1847-1922) immigrated with his parents Johannes Marti
(1818-19119 and Anna Maria Marti née Stauffacher (1815-1890) in 1864 from Engi
to New Glarus, Wisconsin. Dietrich married 1877 in New Glarus Anna Katharina
(Amy) Steussy (1858-1939). The young couple moved about 1880 from Wisconsin to
Humboldt county and settled in Lu Verne. They had 9 sons, John
Dietrich (1877-1964) who went back to New Glarus and married Barbara
Hoesly (1877-1928), Jacob Otto (1881-1962), Mathias
Sylvester (1883-1962), Adam Emil (1884-1962), Edward
Conrad (1888-1957) who married Anna M. Elmer (1891-1979), William
Albert (1890-1970) who married Maria B. Elmer (1893-1983), George
Samuel (1891-1975), Henry Andrew (1892-1983)
and Fritz Alfred (1898-1982) and 4
daughters, Mary Kathryn (1879-1922), Emma E. (1886-1967), Anna Magdalena
(1895-1926) and Ella Elisabeth (1896-1918).
John Rhyner (1858-after
1940) was born in Green county, Wisconsin. His parents Johannes Rhyner
(1827-1860) and Anna Rhyner née Schneider (1829-) emigrated in 1852 from Elm to
Green county, moved in 1864 to Iowa and settled in Lake Township, Humboldt. In
1884 John Rhyner jun. bought a farm in Lake Township where he remained for some
time. Then he bought a farm of 160 acres in Vernon Township. He married Ella
Zuberbühler November 14, 1898 and to them five sons have been born, Dewey (1899-1975), Elwin
John (1901-1981), Leonard (1903-),
George H. (1905-1964) and John
Marshall (1907-2007).
Henry Rhyner (1851-1912)
was the eldest son of John (1827-1860) and Anna Rhyner née Schneider (1829-) and
the brother of John Rhyner. He came with his parents to Green County, Wisconsin
in 1852 and remained there until 1864, when he came with his family to Humboldt,
Iowa and settled in Lake township. He walked the entire distance, driving a herd
of cattle and was one month making the journey. In 1878 he went to Dodge Center
where he remained three years. Returning to Hardy, Iowa, he worked for a
railroad company for three years. He was employed by a grain elevator company
for nine years but worked later again for the railroad company. He married
Rosina Blum on September 25, 1876 and five children have been born to them, William
Fred (1878-1932), Samuel (1879-1917)
who died during WWI, Georg (1880-after
1940), Anna (1881-1892) and Ora (1885-1892).
Oswald Schneider (1847-1919)
immigrated 1882 with his wife Anna Schneider née Bäbler (1850-1935) and son
Oswald (1880-1937) from Elm to Renwick.
The couple had 3 in Humboldt born sons, John (1884-1953), Henry (1888-1963)
and Christopher (1891-) and one daughter
Magdalena (1888-).
Fridolin Speich (1837-1902)
immigrated 1864 with his first wife Magdalena Speich née Stauffacher (1836-1873)
and his daughter Elsbeth (1862-1945) and son Johannes (1863-1934)
from Matt first to New Glarus where daughter Barbara (1864-1954) was born and
later in 1865 to Renwick. The couple farmed near Renwick and had two additional
daughters and sons born in Humboldt county, Magdalena (1866-1949), Ursula/Celia
(1868-1890), Jacob (1869-) and Fred (1872-). Magdalena died 1873 and Fridolin
remarried in 1888 Verena Weiss née Marti (1858-1935). The couple had 3
daughters, Fannie (1891-1966), Celia (1895-1971) and Mary (1899-1981) and 2
sons, Antone (1892-1970) and Nicholas
(1897-).
Elisabeth
(Lizzie) Stauffacher (1862-1942)
came to America when she was two years old with her parents Esajas Stauffacher
(1826-1899) and Margaretha Stauffacher née Hämmerli (1832-1910) and other
members of the family and they located near Monroe, Wisconsin, where she
received her early education and grew to womanhood. In the year of 1889 she came
to Renwick, Iowa. She married 1892 Elmer Martin Church (1867-1909) and resided
in Renwick until shortly before she died when she went to Mason City to live
with her daughter Jennie Elvira Witham. Her sister Mary
Stauffacher (1868-1959) went with her to Renwick and married there 1889 Meinrad
Bäbler (1861-1948).In the fall of 1889 they bought a farm near Hardy,
Iowa, on which they made their home for 12 years. Then they sold and bought
nearer Renwick and lived there 8 years. Then sold out and bought a home in
Renwick in 1910. They lived there until Meinrad Babler's death in 1948. Mary
Babler continued to live there until September 19, 1955 when she went to live
with her niece, Lottie May Steven, near Emmetsburg where she remained until her
death.
Johannes (John) Stauffacher (1835-1874)
immigrated from Matt to Wisconsin about 1863 and married 1864 in New Glarus Anna
Katharina Norder (1846-1871), immigrant daughter of Jakob Norder (1815-1891) and
Anna Katharina Norder née Altmann (1817-1880). The couple moved shortly after
the marriage to Renwick and had there 4 sons, Jakob (1866-1866),
Jakob (1868-1947),
Dietrich (1869-1967) and
John G. (1871-1939) and one daughter Anna
Katharina (1865-1936). Anna Katharina died young in 1871 (most probably as a
consequence of the birth of John G.) and John died 3 years later. After the
death of their parents the children were brought to Wisconsin and stayed there.
Jakob and Dietrich are buried in New Glarus and John G. settled in North Dakota.
Niklaus Stauffacher (1823-1883)
immigrated 1864 with his wife Maria Stauffacher née Luchsinger (1838-1871) and
his 3 children, Eufemia (1860-), Dietrich (1862-1929)
and Mathaeus (1864-1924) from Matt to
Renwick.
Rudolf Stauffacher (1841-1917),
whose grandfather Rudolf Stauffacher (1794-1858) and father (Johann Peter
Stauffacher (1820-1897) belonged to the pioneer settlers in New Glarus, married
1871 in Waukon, Alamakee county, Iowa, Eva George (1849-1931). Eva’s mother was
Barbara Blum (1833-1868) who emigrated 1847 to Wisconsin and married there
Emanuel George (1825-1900). Rudolf and Eva moved after the marriage to Humboldt
county and farmed near Renwick until about 1890 before they then further moved
to Niles, Floyed county in Iowa. The couple had 5 sons, Peter (1873-1876), Emanuel (1874-1925), Samuel (1876-1934), Werner (1882-1969)
and Sydney (1884-1955) and two daughters,
Fannie (1876-1945) and Anna Matilda (1879-1967).
Samuel David Steussy (1854-1924),
born in New Glarus to Melchior Steussy (1823-1897) and Katharina Steussy née
Legler (1833-1889) who emigrated 1845 to Amerika, married 1881 in Missouri
Rosina (Rosa) Pfeiffer (1862-1944) born in Green City, Sullivan, Missouri to
Johann Heinrich Pfeiffer (1823-1892) who emigrated 1855 with his parents from
Mollis to Amerika. Samuel and Rosa had 4 sons, Henry
Melchior (1883-1960), Samuel Edward (1884-1958), Alvin
David (1889-1973) and Aaron Wilhelm (1896-1972)
and one daughter Anna Levina (1886-1982).
Samuels younger brother Fridolin Steussy (1870-1930)
married 1896 in Lu Verne Elsa Amanda Ristau (1878-1956). The couple had 3 sons, Reinhold
Julius Melchior (1896-1989), Evert
Fridolin (1899-1987) and Melbern L. (1910-1944)
and one daughter Martha E. (1903-1976).
Heinrich (Henry) Weiss (1851-1888)
emigrated with his parents Jakob Weiss (1817-1885) and Susanna Weiss née Disch
(1821-1885) from Engi to America in 1871/72. He died in Humboldt county and is
buried in Renwick.
Samuel Oswald Zentner
(1872-1951) emigrated 1881 to Amerika and married 1894
in Lu Verne Verena Baumgartner (1873-1927 – see above). The couple had 4 sons, Samuel
Oswald (1895-1968), William Mathias (1897-1966), Walter
Henry (1903-1969) and John Frederick (1914-1979)
and 3 daughters, Cloe Verena (1900-1984), Martha Mary (1906-2003), Berta Wilma
(1909-1992).
Adam Edward Zweifel
(1858-1923), born in New Glarus to Adam Zweifel (1819-1900) and Verena Zweifel
née Dürst (1826-1865) who emigrated 1853 to New Glarus, married 1886 in Humboldt
county Mary Elzora Foster (1865-1933). They had 3 sons, James
Albert (1891-1990), John Henry (1893-1987)
and Adam Foster (1901-1960) and 4
daughters, Anna Mae (1887-1951), Hattie Elizabeth (1891-1990), Mary Lois
(1897-1971) and Esther Verena (1899-1979).
Adam’s older sister Magdalena Zweifel (1854-1935)
married Heinrich (John Henry) Klasse (1845-1897)
who emigrated 1868. The couple had 3 sons, John
Henry (1874-1932), Adam Edward (1878-1961)
and Leon (1897-1918) and one daughter,
Anna Barbara (1881-1951).
Adam’s older brother Johannes (John) Zweifel (1857-1926)
married 1895 in Humboldt county Augusta Caroline Ruehl (1867-1937). They had 3
sons, John (1897-1897), Fred John (1905-1959)
and Henry Thomas (1908-1986) and one
daughter, Louise A. (1903-1996).
The younger sister Ursula Julia Zweifel (1861-1887)
married 1880 in Vernon Karl William Meier (1851-1938). The couple had 2
daughters and one son.
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