letter from Walther E. Wyss Nov. 21, 1974 Maurice is living in Yerres,
Paris, France.
letter by Walther E. Wyss Nov. 21, 1974. May have been born in Ohio.
Notes from personal interview with Walther E. Wyss, son of Hans Wyss.
May 28, 1989. Walther said Henry changed name to Weiss because of so
many people miss pronouncing it. Went to Ohio State.email dated 1 Aug 2003. I am Paul Merritt Bassett (28/5/1935), grandson of Henry W. Wiess (he changed the spelling and added the W for business reasons) (1/2/1887-2/12/1954). Henry W Wiess was born in or near Winesburg or Wilmot in Holmes County, and d. in Columbus, Ohio. He was a CPA with an office in the Atlas Bldg., 8 E. Long St., Columbus. (One sibling, Frank, also b. in or near Winesburg or Wilmot. Confusion in the records about year: was 1887 or 1889. Some have Henry b. in 1889; Frank in 1887. 1/2 date is correct for Henry). Henry m. Mary Ethel Abbott (b. 10/3/1889 in Tedrow, Dover Twp.,Fulton County, Ohio; d. 18/12/1944, Columbus, Ohio), 11/4/1911, probably in Fostoria, Ohio. Henry and Mary Ethel had 5 children: Ruth Abbott (her middle name, for which, in her teen years, she often used Anne) [b. 14/2/1915 in Briggsdale {Columbus}, Ohio; d. Troy, Ohio, 29/12/1994]: Henry True, b. c. 1917, Briggsdale; d. 2002, Valley Springs (?), CA: Wynn Wilmot (b. 1919, Columbus; d. 1998, Columbus: Bruce Christian, b. 1922 (?), Columbus; d. Seattle, WA, 1996 (?): Paul Franklin, b. April, 1925, Columbus, still living in Columbus). After Mary Ethel died, Henry W. married again, 1947, Bessie Stephenson. Of her whereabouts, I know nothing past the burial of my grandfather, Henry.
I am the oldest grandchild of Henry and Mary Ethel Wiess and the oldest child of Ruth Abbott Wiess, who married (Rev.) Paul Gardner Bassett (b. 27/11/1910 in Grand Rapids, Mich.; d. 1/8/2001, Plainview, Minn.), 7/8/1934, in Columbus, Ohio. I have three siblings, two living.
another bd - 1 Feb 1889, Holmes County, Ohio on IGI
letter by Walther E. Wyss Nov. 21, 1974. May have been born in Ohio.
Notes from personal interview with Walther E. Wyss, son of Hans Wyss.
May 28, 1989. Walther said Henry changed name to Weiss because of so
many people miss pronouncing it. Went to Ohio State.email dated 1 Aug 2003. I am Paul Merritt Bassett (28/5/1935), grandson of Henry W. Wiess (he changed the spelling and added the W for business reasons) (1/2/1887-2/12/1954). Henry W Wiess was born in or near Winesburg or Wilmot in Holmes County, and d. in Columbus, Ohio. He was a CPA with an office in the Atlas Bldg., 8 E. Long St., Columbus. (One sibling, Frank, also b. in or near Winesburg or Wilmot. Confusion in the records about year: was 1887 or 1889. Some have Henry b. in 1889; Frank in 1887. 1/2 date is correct for Henry). Henry m. Mary Ethel Abbott (b. 10/3/1889 in Tedrow, Dover Twp.,Fulton County, Ohio; d. 18/12/1944, Columbus, Ohio), 11/4/1911, probably in Fostoria, Ohio. Henry and Mary Ethel had 5 children: Ruth Abbott (her middle name, for which, in her teen years, she often used Anne) [b. 14/2/1915 in Briggsdale {Columbus}, Ohio; d. Troy, Ohio, 29/12/1994]: Henry True, b. c. 1917, Briggsdale; d. 2002, Valley Springs (?), CA: Wynn Wilmot (b. 1919, Columbus; d. 1998, Columbus: Bruce Christian, b. 1922 (?), Columbus; d. Seattle, WA, 1996 (?): Paul Franklin, b. April, 1925, Columbus, still living in Columbus). After Mary Ethel died, Henry W. married again, 1947, Bessie Stephenson. Of her whereabouts, I know nothing past the burial of my grandfather, Henry.
I am the oldest grandchild of Henry and Mary Ethel Wiess and the oldest child of Ruth Abbott Wiess, who married (Rev.) Paul Gardner Bassett (b. 27/11/1910 in Grand Rapids, Mich.; d. 1/8/2001, Plainview, Minn.), 7/8/1934, in Columbus, Ohio. I have three siblings, two living.
another bd - 1 Feb 1889, Holmes County, Ohio on IGI
aka: Wyss, Weiss.
letter from Walther E. Wyss Nov. 21, 1974. maybe born in Ohio, came to
Medford 1920's, living in Bagley, Wisconsin 1974.
Death: Personal Memory of Walther Erwin Wyss, I called his wife Caroline B. Wyss when I learned of his death and offered my condolences having visited with them previously in their home, see other notes. The call was in September of 1990.
Biography: letter from Walther E. Wyss Nov. 21, 1974, lives in Chicago, lawyer for
Mason, Kolehmainen, Rathburn & Wyss, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3200, Chicago, IL 60606, 312-346-1677
Letter from Walther E. Wyss, Oct. 31, 1981 first cousin to my grandmother, Lydia Edna Baehler.Walter is a major genealogist, has traced mothers line in Switzerland Walther, back
to 1300, **********MUST GET THIS INFO********phone conversation, James Clemans to Walter Erwin Wyss, 2/6/89 living at :
500 Park Drive, Kenilworth, IL 60043, (312) 251-2545, referred to him by Hilda Baehler Hess. (20 miles north of Chicago, he is partner in law firm. retired last year, just turned 80, is going to put all his genealogy together now. Said Martin Suter and his wife and 3 kids visited recently and had dinner. Wyss pronounced per him Vyss or We -s (snake sound on s)and Baehler as Ba - ler. English translation is White.
Michael or Mihael or Mihal.
Geography:
Zwaihel is the German town name pronounced "Swell" or Swehl or Swel. It is also known by Polish, German and Russian Names of Zvyagel, Zvydgel, Zwiahl, Novograd Volynsk, Novograd Volynskij, Novograd Volhynski, Novograd Voynskiy, and Nowograd Wolynsk.Per Lavon Doberstein George, Michael sponsored by Mr. Meier(Meyer?) and Mr. Dobbermans from Russia when they came to USA.
Pending Research -
West Prussian Land Register 1772/73 - C (R. Drefs) . . . . .Published by the Odessa Digital Library - 21 Jun 1999
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in any form without permission of the copyright owner.Copyright 1999, Reuben R. Drefs - 2053 Woonsocket, Toledo,
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Herder-Institut, Marburg, and edited by Marty McMahon, June 1999,
revised 3 Aug, 1999.LAST NAME, FIRST TOWN Govern. Off. COUNTY SECTION NO Film Pge REG# REMARKS
Dobberstehn, Christn. Doderlach Amt Krone 18113032 6038 555 ?
Dobberstehn, Christn. Doderlach Crone Dt.Krone 18113032 6040 670 13
Dobberstehn, Joh. Doderlach Amt Krone 18113032 6038 555 ?
Dobberstehn, Joh. Doderlach Crone Dt.Krone 18113032 6040 670 13
Dobberstein, ? Kl. Katz Oliva 18011044 6036 319 440
Dobberstein, ? Klein Kats Oliva Kreis Neustadt 18011044 6037 692 440 including Bukowitz u. Kruekwald
Dobberstein, ? Lebehnke Neuhoff 18113087 6041 471 7
Dobberstein, Christian Lanken Crojanke 18113050 6039 382
Dobberstein, L. Rose Neuhoff 18113087 6041 453 15
Dobberstein, Peter Fehlenz Tuchel 18,113,126 6042 776Doberstein, Adam Cappe Crojanke 18113050 6039 364 10
Doberstein, Adam Gr. Mangelmuehl Tuchel 18,113,126 6042 777
Doberstein, Adam Gr. Mendromiers Tuchel 181,13128#110 6042 2519 757
Doberstein, J. Schrots Neuhoff 18113087 6041 437 21
Doberstein, Mich. Krengel Muehle Schwetz 18113109#185-87 6042 1862 226
Doberstein, Peter Jelintz Tuchel 181,13126#107 6042 2516 789
Dobersztein, Martinus Crone Crone Dt.Krone 18113032 6040 663 11
Doberztein, Martinus Krone Amt Krone 18113032 6038 545 11
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On page 188 of Walther Maas' book, "Zur Siedlungskunde Westpreussens 1466-1772,"
Georg Dabinnus was mentioned as one of the first researchers who had viewed and
published general reports of the 1772 land registry of Frederick the Great.
Maas suggested actual names were preserved from this West Prussian land
registry. Through discussions with many genealogical experts in Germany the
filmed documents of the 1772 land registry, called Kontributionskataster (KK),
were discovered at the Marburg State Archive, Marburg, Germany. I have copies
of these eleven KK films and will give these to one of the Germans from Russia
institutions at a later date.The KK was filmed off typed sheets already extracted from the German script in
the 1920's. Additional statistical information is on the film but was not
extracted onto this database. Generally, in addition to the full name of the
head of household there are 7 columns of data:Number of adult males in household
Wife, listed as a statistic (1 or left blank)
Number of boys over/under 12
Number of girls over/under 12
Number of male hired workers
Number of female hired workers
Total number of persons in household.If you find a surname in a particular town which interests you which could be
your ancestor, then you may e-mail me a request to check this name for more
details from the film.Unfortunately, the Netze River District, an area that is especially important to
Germans of Bessarabian descent, is not included in these transcriptions because
we could not obtain written permission to post the Netze counties on the
Internet from the Bromberg State Archive which currently holds these documents.
However, I have the extracted information in my possession from three microfilms
of the Netze River District Counties.In summary I would advise that the importance of this land registry lies in
finding the surname and the town/village of the surname. My hope is that this
document might give some early clue regarding the town in which your ancestor
lived in the year 1772 that will lead you to verify the information through
church records or other sources. Following below is a more formal description
of the history of the KK. - RRDIntroduction:
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After the occupation of West Prussia and the District of the Netze River by
Prussia during the first partition of Poland in the year 1772, the Geheime
Finanzrat Rembert Roden was ordered by Frederick the Great to prepare a land
survey of these territories. The land survey should produce the necessary
foundation for the introduction of the Prussian taxation system in the new
territory. In the years 1772/73 three commissions with about 60 officials and 40
surveyors were occupied with this work. For each town a land register was
established which could contain up to 91 items.HISTORY: Kiev, Ukraine
Ukrainians are deeply affected by the country's long history that predates the independent state by some 1,500 years. The march of successive civilizations from prehistoric times, the Scythians, Greeks, Varaungian, Slavic, and Turkic peoples have all left their mark. The birthplace of the Slavic state was Kyivan-Rus which flourished a thousand years ago.
There is an old legend which tells of three brothers who found Kiev at the end of the fifth century. The brothers Kiy, Khoriv, and Shchek, along with their sister, Lybid, decided to name this newly founded land "Kyiv," after their elder brother.
Kiev bloomed during the end of the ninth century as a political center inhabited by Eastern Slavs. Kiev had an advantageous trade route in the center of Europe which allowed it to maintain political and economic ties with the West.
In 988, Kiev's Prince Volodymyr the Great introduced Christianity to Kiev making it the official religion of Kyivan-Rus. This move played an important role in Kiev's political development and cultural relations with the European and Near Eastern countries.
In 1240, Kiev was invaded by the Tatar-Mongols led by the grandson of Genghis Khan. The city was captured and its glory fell into decline during the period of almost century-long rule by the Tatar-Mongols.
For many centuries thereafter Ukraine was attacked and ruled by Poland and Lithuanian in the Rzecz Polpolita Commonwealth, Russia, Germany and others. During this time Ukrainian Cossack armies were formed which were led by a Hetman (military leader). One of the most famous Hetman is Bohdan Khmelnytsky who inspired one of the greatest Cossack uprisings that led to the liberation of Kiev in 1648. He was considered by some a traitor after he signed the Treaty of Pereyaslav which authorized protection from the Russian Czar. This treaty joined Ukraine and Russia into one and led to a long period of domination by the Russian Empire and ultimately the Soviet Union.
After the revolution of 1917 Vladimir Illyich Lenin and his Bolshevik Party seized power and expanded their sphere of control into Ukraine.
Ukraine experienced a brief period of independence when on January 22, 1918, the Ukrainian Central Rada (Council) formally issued a proclamation for Ukraine's independence. But shortly thereafter in 1919, the Ukrainian National Republic was defeated in a war against Polish expansionists and overrun once again.
also known as Rosie or Rosalie or Rosalia.
also spelled Mathilde.
Daughter, Lavon Doberstein George worked on Genealogy and lived in Sheybogan, WI.
Birth: Personal Affidavit of Karoline Guenter Doberstein. Wisconsin Vital Records, Madison 2. John Paul Doberstein son of John August Doberstein and Karoline Guenter born 10 July 1906 in town of Holway, Taylor, Wisconsin. by his mother. Her current Address: Withee, Wisconsin. Karoline birth year 25 Aug 1869 per her own affidavit.
also known as Leona.
Per Tana George Laudloff, her grandmother says spelled Milasius. other spellings Molicius, Malicius.Per Lavon Doberstein George, 5/31/99, daughter of Leona Millas, the Dobersteins lived next door to the Millas family off Hwy 64 in Medford just passed the County E that went to the A&E Tavern.
Birth: Leona Millas or Mellas born May 13, 1912 Rockford, Winnebago,Illinois
medford star news Aug. 20, 1936 says living in Seymour Wisconsin.
MARRIAGE: 20 May 1894, Jacob Baehler to Lisetta Mueller, certificate volume C page 420 juneau, dodge county
wisconsin. Parents Peter Baehler and Maria Kunze.BIRTH: Jacob Baehler, Naturalization record, Dodge County , wisconsin 1902 says he is
32 at the time making his birth 1870 or 1871. page 30, film 1312781 us
and canada.Cheesemaker.
Immigration EST. 1890
Horicon, Wisconsin
Name Americanized to BAEHLER.-naturalized in 1902 with brother Gottfried.
Birth: mentioned on birth certificate for Hugo Jacob Baehler. Volume G page 96
dodge county, wisconsin birhts. also mentioned on Edward Franz birth
certificate Volume N page 467 dodge county.Death, Social Security Death Index, Wisconsin, Lilly Baehler SS#398-03-2618,
Born 28 Apr 1898, Died 11 Jan 1992, no locations for residence or last payment given. Issed in Wisconsin.
Birth: Edward Franz Baehler, b. 1 Dec 1903, Calamus, Dodge, WI, Father Jacob Baehler, Mother, Lisette Mueller, birth certificate volume N page 467 dodge county , wisconsin
Rudolph or Rudolf Baehler.
medford star news Aug. 20, 1936 says living in North Lake, Wisconsin
Land records, 37D page 369 shows Gottfried and Rudolf Baehler
purchased on 28 Nov. 1902, The Southwest 1/4 of Section 34 Twp. no. 31
of North Range 2 East containing 160 acres for $5500.00 from Fred and
Augusta Ott. Town of Browning, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin.Immigration EST. 1890
Milwaukee, Milwaukee co., Wisconsin
Name Americanized to BAEHLER.
possible death date 20-Nov-1967. per Gerald Baehler, Baehler researcher.
Birth: Boy Baehler b. 22 Aug 1896 Randolph, Dodge, WI. Father Rudolph Baehler, Mother Emma Winkler, birth certificate volume C page 55 randolph dodge county, wisconsin.
Death: Boy Baehler, d. 27 Aug 1896 Randolph, Dodge, WI Father Rudolph Baehler, Mother Emma Winkler, death certificate volume 1 page 404 randolph dodge county wisconsin.
Birth: Oscar Baehler, b. 21 Jul 1898, Randolph, Dodge, WI, father Rudolph Baehler and mother Emma Winkler. Birth certificate Volume IIE or volume E page 405 randolph dodge county
wisconsin.