Questions tagged [switzerland]
For questions about ancestors or records in the country of Switzerland.
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Seeking death record for Jacob Schulthess who died in Wangen an der Aare prison in Switzerland?
Looking for the death record for Jacob Schulthess who died in Wangen an der Aare prison sometime between 1894 - Oct 1899
I am told he was sent to prison for accidentally shooting his mother in law ...
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How to Trace Ancestors to Switzerland
Some of my Zimmerman ancestors emigrated from Switzerland to the United States (Tuscarawas, Ohio) in the mid 1800s. When I find them on U.S. Census records, there are a bunch of other Zimmerman ...
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Seeking birth record for Jacob Schulthess from Wangen an der Aare in Switzerland?
I'm just getting started researching my husband's family who came from Wangen an der Aare, Bern Canton, Switzerland.
I'm looking for Jacob Schulthess birth record who was born 29 Jan 1892 in Wangen ...