Société Suisse de Généalogie Familiale

Ancienne famille suisse originaire du canton de Schaffhouse. Bourgeoise de Büttenhardt, de Schaffhausen, de Schleitheim, de Stein am Rhein, de Horgen, d'Ottenbach, de Thalwil, d'Üster et de Zürich.

JORDAN, Bob
eMail address: raj@BarwonWater.Vic.Gov.au

Hans Martin RUSSENBERGER was born at Schleitheim Switzerland 3 December 1831 and emigrated to Australia arriving at Sydney 18 August 1854. I have a good record of him and his family as there is only one Russenberger family in Australia. A sister, Veronika, was born on 28 August 1838 and "went to America" I have contacted many Russenbergers in the U.S.A. particularly in Minnesota and Arkansa but no link so far to Veronika. Any information would be appreciated.

STEWART, Ann H.
EMail address: Lesleemom@aol.com
(Evangelical & Reformed Church)

Heinrich RUSSENBERGER (born at Schleitheim, Schaffhausen, Switzerland in 1800, died in 1869) married both Elisabeth and Margaretha PLETSCHER. His son Hans (born 1825 at Schleitheim), emigrated to the US in 1850 and landed at New Orleans, where the officials, who couldn't read German script, spelled his name RUHSENBERGER. He kept that spelling, settled at Evansville, Indiana and raised a large family, including my grandfather, Charles Alexander RUHSENBERGER (born 1869, died 1959). I have records from the old kirchenbuchs back to 1468, when the name was not RUSSENBERGER, but PRINZ. His only son, my uncle, John Roger RUHSENBERGER (born 1900, died 1992), graduated Annapolis in 1924, aaand received lots of honors including becoming deputy commander of NATO. When I wrote to the Gemeindhaus in Schleitheim I found out Hans, his sister Amalia and one brother had all been declared dead in 1915. One other brother, who emigrated with them, later returned to Switzerland.