MESSAGE: DAVIS, Everett L.
eMail address: everett@onramp.net
I am at a crossroads in researching from
Switzerland to the United States that I have
little information regarding. I have 15
generations of descendants yet no Swiss linkage
beforehand. All I have been able to discern is
that Ulrich BUHLER came to the United States, was
born about 1710 in Switzerland and died after
1778 in the U.S. Apparently surnname spellings
changed as all descendants are named BEELER not
BUHLER. His wife was Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
Their children were: 1) Unknown BEELER; 2) Martha
BEELER; 3) George BEELER; 4) Ulrich BEELER; 5)
John Valentine BEELER and 6) Joseph BEELER. I am
the son of Waldean BEELER. I realize it is very
little to begin with, but just perhaps there is
someone researching a lost Ulrich BUHLER that
would like a connection. Thank you in advance for
your assistance.
Webmaster Note: Your posting gives no
indication if your research for family genealogy
you has included the submittal of your collection
to the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake
City (No listing for you in the FHLC) or if you
have availed yourself of its resources using your
nearest Family History Center (FHC). Your surname
search should also include the Buehler and Bühler
surname spellings and perhaps others. The latest
(August 1996) edition of the FHL Calalog (FHLC)
shows 20 citations for BUHLER genealogy with
Zurich, St. Gallen and Tschappina connections.
There are also 30 BUEHLER listings with a few
lines that go back to 1586 in Rietheim (Canton
Aargau), 1570 in Schwellbrunn (Canton Canton
Appenzell and elsewher in Canton Sankt Gallen)
and 1605 in Sigriswil (Canton Bern).
While not giving up on U.S. sources, perhaps it
is time to start reviewing Swiss genealogies of
the principal possible spellings of your surname
in Switzerland, looking for the given name Ulrich
in general and your Ulrich in particular. You
might also check the 3 volume "Familiennamenbuch
der Schweiz" for locations in Switzerland
where you family name appeared prior to 1710.
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