Larsen & Baehler
Baehler & Wyss
Baehler Family
Gottfried Baehler settled in Medford, Taylor county, Wisconsin after arriving in America in 1883.
Wyss Family
Anna Wyss settled in Medford, Taylor county, Wisconsin, after arriving in America in 1894.
Children of Gottfried Baehler & Anna Wyss
Canton Bern, Switzerland
Immigration Information
Medford, Wisconsin
1974 – 1975: Walter Wyss correspondence with Hilda Baehler Hess
In the 1970’s Walter Wyss travelled to Switzerland and gathered family history information. He checked records in Interlaken and Uetendorf, Canton Bern, and spoke personally with Wyss family members. In 1974-75 Walter exchanged letters with his cousin, Hilda Baehler Hess, prior to her own trip to Canton Bern. Hilda Baehler’s mother was Anna Wyss, sister of Walter’s father, Hans (John) Wyss.
Following is information taken from those letters:
Walter traced the Wyss line back to 1692 to the town of Isenfluh. “Everybody in Isenfluh was named “Wyss” 30 years ago. Now, only about 60% are.”
Anna Wyss was born in Thierachern on 8/18/1873. Thierachern is just a few miles from Thun.
Christian Wyss (b 1797) had only one brother and he lived next door. [NOTE: The brother is Friedrich]. Walter Wyss’s father Hans [John] carved his initials, “H.W.” in the door of the house, which is now part of a chicken coop.
Walter enclosed a list showing the 11 children of Christian Wyss and his wife, Anna Maria Wisen. Hilda’s mother was the 7th child. The 3rd child died in childhood and the 6th child was given the same name. Walter’s father was the 9th child.
There was a considerable amount of intermarriage between the Baehler’s and Wyss’s.
Christian Wyss (b 1797) of Thierachern had 10 children who reached adulthood. All male members of the family went to America:
1. Christian, the oldest son, went to Ohio in 1881 and had two sons, Henry and Frank. Frank visited the Medford area sometime in the 1920’s and then lived in Bagley, WI.
2. Friedrich went to America and in the early 1900’s was heard from in California. The family lost contact with Friedrich after that.
3. Alfred lives in Wisconsin, has two children, Helen and William, and is in regular contact with Walter’s family. Helen lives in Chicago, is a secretary to a patent lawyer and never married.
4. Christian Hans (John) lives in Wisconsin and is Walter’s father.
5. Wilhelm (Bill) lives in Wisconsin.
The daughters of Christian Wyss and Anna Maria Waysen remained in Switzerland.
1. Rosina had an adopted daughter, Helene. Helene was actually the daughter of Lissette [3/9/1872-10/20/1891].
2. Lisette died aged 7 [4/11/1864-2/11/1872].
3. Elisabeth married a Frenchman named Valteau and had 2 sons. Maurice, lived in Yerres, a suburb of Paris, was married with 3 daughters. Daughter Yvette, was a school teacher in Yerres and married a man named Pierre Artud.
4. Lisette had died earlier in childbirth or shortly after and her daughter, Helene, was adopted by Rosina. Helene had married a man named Jaccard and their son, Dr. Gaston Jaccard, practiced medicine in Zurich. Walter Wyss visited with Dr. Jaccard and his family.
5.Anna, mother of Helen Baehler, no information given.
6. Lina married Christian Sutter and they had 4 children. The youngest, Hans, lived in Thun and Walter visited him. Hans died of cancer in 1972. Hans’ widow, Vreni, was able to show Walter and Helen both the house where Anna Wyss was born (see photo Canton Bern). Vreni’s stepsister lives in what was called the Uncle’s House.
The information above is a good start but does leave plenty more to be determined. When the Family History Centers re-open, there will be more access to Parish records.
FamilySearch.org: Canton Bern, Switzerland Genealogy
The Baehler and Wyss Family Places
Home places in the Thun administrative district include:
Amsoldingen –
Baehler, Maria: b. 1774
Uebeschi –
Baehler, Peter: m. 1850 (or possibly 1844)
Baehler, Adolph: b. 1875
Baehler, Christian: b. 1857 & Baehler, Christian: d. 1927
Baehler, Elisabeth: b. 1852 & Baehler, Elisabeth: d. 1852
Baehler, Elisabeth: b. 1855 & Baehler, Elisabeth: d. 1925
Baehler, Gottfried: b. 1865
Baehler, Jacob: b. 1870
Baehler, Johannes: b. 1859 & Baehler, Johannes: d. 1929
Baehler, Mary Ann Elisabeth: b. 1853 & Baehler, Mary Ann Elisabeth: d. 1854
Baehler, Rudolph: b. 1867
Baehler, Samuel: b. 1860
Kunze, Marie: m. 1850
Wattenwil –
Wyss, Friedrich: b. 1841
Home places in the Thun administrative district include:
Thierachern –
Garmatter, Magdalena: b. 1811
Wyss, Anna: b. 1872
Wyss, Alfred: b. 1876
Wyss, Christian: b. 1797
Wyss, Christian: d. ?
Wyss, Christian: b. 1839
Wyss, Christian: c. 1839
Wyss, Christian: d. 1900
Wyss, Christian: b. 1861
Wyss, Christian Hans (John): b. 1878
Wyss, Elisabeth: b. 1868
Wyss, Frederich: b. 1870
Wyss, Friederich: d. 1886 (born 1811; no place specified)
Wyss, Friederich: b. 1841
Wyss, Friederich: c. 1841
Wyss, Lina: b. 1882
Wyss, Lisette: b. 1866
Wyss, Lissette: b. 1872
Wyss, Rosina: b. 1864
Wyss, Wilhelm or William: b. 1880
Thun –
Suter, Hans: b. 1910
Suter, Hans: d. 1972
Wyss, Margaritha: b. 1780
Wyss, Maria: b. 1773
Home places in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district include:
Gsteig –
Ryche, Katherina: b. 1678
Wyss, Adelheid: b. 1642
Wyss, Anna: b. 1750
Wyss, Barbara: b. 1682
Wyss, Barbara: b. 1740
Wyss, Christian: b. 1633
Wyss, Christian: b. 1646
Wyss, Christian: b. 1652
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1629
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1677
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1705
Wyss, Hans: b. 1655
Wyss, Magdalena: b. 1744
Wyss, Margaretha: b. 1630
Wyss, Margrit: b. 1747
Wyss, Peter: b. 1653
Wyss, Peter: b. 1673
Wyss, Peter: b. 1675
Wyss, Peter: b. 1707
Wyss, Stina: b. 1679
Iseltwald –
Brunner, Maria: b. 1712
Brunner, Maria: m. 1758
Wyss, Hans Johanes: m. 1758
Isenfluh –
Ammeter, Elsbeth: b. 1660
Gruber, Christine: b. 1608
Roth, Magdalana: b. 1641
Sterchi, Margaritha: b. 1704
Wyss, Anna: b. 1703
Wyss, Anna: b. 1734
Wyss, Anna: b. 1776
Wyss, Anna: b. 1780
Wyss, Anna: b. 1850
Wyss, Christian: b. 1670
Wyss, Christian: b. 1701
Wyss, Christian: b. 1743
Wyss, Christian: b. 1770 (18 January)
Wyss, Christian: b. 1770 (27 March)
Wyss, Elisabeth: b. 1739
Wyss, Elisabeth: b. 1741
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1683
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1687
Wyss, Elsbeth: b. 1692
Wyss, Hans: b. 1666
Wyss, Hans: b. 1697
Wyss, Hans Johannes: b. 1730
Wyss, Heinrich: b. 1639
Wyss, Heinrich: b. 1695
Wyss, Heinrich: b. 1745
Wyss, Heinrich: b. 1772
Wyss, Jakob: b. 1728
Wyss, Jakob: b. 1783
Wyss, Johannas: b. 1778
Wyss, Johannes: b. 1800
Wyss, Magdalena: b. 1679
Wyss, Magdalena: b. 1708
Wyss, Magdalena: b. 1736
Wyss, Magdalena: b. 1785
Wyss, Magdelena: b. 1767
Wyss, Margaretha: b. 1688
Wyss, Margaritha: b. 1732
Wyss, Margaritha: c. 1732
Wyss, Peter: b. 1604
Wyss, Peter: b. 1674
Wyss, Ulrich: b. 1792
Ringgenberg –
Blatter, Katherina: b. 1760
Unterseen –
Andrist, Elsbeth: b. 1703
Wilderswil –
Müehleman, Anna: b. 1748
Müehleman, Barbara: b. 1712
Home places in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district:
Belpberg –
Waysen, Anna Maria: b. 1840
Oberdiessbach –
Baehler, Elisabetha: b. 1816
Baehler, Elisabetha: m. 1837
Berger, Christian: m. 1810
Habegger, Maria: m. 1810
Wyss, Christian: m. 1837
Zollikofen
Waysen, Anna Maria: d. 1908