Descendants of Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹ and Maria Theresia Meinrada Petrig

Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹

   b. 26 Dec 1781, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m. Maria Theresia Meinrada Petrig, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 12 Apr 1838, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

Maria Theresia Meinrada Petrig

   b. 22 Jan 1789, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 16 May 1864, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

Children:

1. Johann Georg Oechslin²

        b. 28 Mar 1811, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        m. Anna Maria Catharina Ochsner, 1842, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 13 Nov 1892, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

2. Maria Anna Theresia Oechslin²

        b. 17 Jun 1812, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. 21 Feb 1865, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

3. Johann Martin Oechslin²

        b. 24 Nov 1814, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        m. Josefa Benedikta Schönbächler, 1841, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 30 Aug 1884, Schübelbach, Switzerland

4. Mathias Beda Oechslin²

        b. 11 Jan 1816, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. 24 Jul 1860, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

5. Johann Meinrad Oechslin²

        b. 1822, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. 21 Nov 1825, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

6. Joseph Maria Oechslin²

        b. 1824, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. 19 Jun 1826, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

7. Joseph Maria Plazid Oechslin²

        b. 6 Apr 1826, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

8. Josepha Meinrada Oechslin²

        b. 1 Sep 1827, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        m. Joseph Stephan Eberle, 1851, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 1 Feb 1870, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

9. Joseph Gottfried Oechslin²

        b. 1829, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

        d. 12 Apr 1834, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

10. Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin²

          b. 20 Nov 1831, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

          m. Leonz Zacharias Birchler, 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

          d. 27 May 1904, Louisville, KY

11. Maria Walburga Oechslin²

          b. 24 Feb 1834, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Switzerland

          m. Johann Bitzi, 15 Nov 1873, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

          d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Notes:

Leonz Zacharias Birchler and Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin immigrated to the United States shortly after their marriage in 1852. They embarked at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and arrived at the Port of New York on 28 May 1852. Zacharias Birchler and Catharina Oechslin settled in Louisville, KY.

Descendants of Johann Georg Oechslin² and Anna Maria Catharina Ochsner

Johann Georg Oechslin² (Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹)

   b. 28 Mar 1811, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m. Anna Maria Catharina Ochsner, 1842, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 13 Nov 1892, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Anna Maria Catharina Ochsner

   b. 30 May 1811, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 9 Feb 1876, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Children:

1. Maria Anna Antonia Oechslin³

        b. 17 Jan 1844, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

2. Josefa Catharina Oechslin³

        b. 28 Nov 1844, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 7 May 1845, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

3. Josef Oechslin³

        b. 1 Nov 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 29 Jul 1871, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Descendants of Johann Martin Oechslin² and Josefa Benedikta Schönbächler

Johann Martin Oechslin² (Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹)

   b. 24 Nov 1814, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m. Josefa Benedikta Schönbächler, 1841, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 30 Aug 1884, Schübelbach, Schwyz, Switzerland

Josefa Benedikta Schönbächler

   b. 19 Jan 1821, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 11 Sep 1867, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Children:

1. Catharina Oechslin³

        b. 31 Oct 1841, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 25 Oct 1872, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

2. Meinrad Franz Oechslin³

        b. 25 Jul 1843, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

3. Johann Georg Oechslin³

        b. 16 Feb 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 6 Aug 1848, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

4. Josef Martin Oechslin³

        b. 28 Mar 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

5. Josef Martin Oechslin³

        b. 4 Oct 1848, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 8 Dec 1848, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

6. Josefa Benedikta Oechslin³

        b. 24 Oct 1851, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        m. Burkhard Leuthard, 27 Feb 1906, Merenschwand, Switzerland

        d.

7. Joseph Adelrich Oechslin³

        b. 8 Mar 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

8. Franziska Oechslin³

        b. 10 Mar 1859, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

9. Karolina Oechslin³

        b. 4 May 1860, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 2 Jan 1861, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

10. Josefa Oechslin³

          b. 11 Aug 1862, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

11. Josef Oechslin³

          b. 2 Sep 1867, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

          d. 14 Dec 1872, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Descendants of Josepha Meinrada Oechslin² and Joseph Stephan Eberle

Josepha Meinrada Oechslin² (Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹)

   b. 1 Sep 1827, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m. Joseph Stephan Eberle, 1851, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 1 Feb 1870, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Joseph Stephan Eberle

   b. 23 Jul 1825, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m1 Josepha Meinrada Oechslin

   m2 Maria Anna Holdener, 30 Aug 1872, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 9 Jan 1880, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Maria Anna Holdener

   b. Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m1 Roman Ochsner, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m2 Joseph Stephan Eberle

   d. 9 Sep 1873, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

Children of Joseph Stephan Eberle and Josepha Meinrada Oechslin:

1. Meinrad Stefan Eberle³

        b. 10 Jun 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 16 Jun 1853, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

2. Meinrad Stephan Eberle³

        b. 10 Feb 1854, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        m. Maria Anna Elisa Dettling, 26 Apr 1880, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 21 Dec 1927, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

3. Josefa Eberle³

        b. 26 Dec 1855, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 8 Apr 1861, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

4. Meinrad Dominik Eberle³

        b. 13 Apr 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        m. Anna Maria Schönbächler, 16 Feb 1885, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 21 Jan 1886, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

5. Mathias Alois Eberle³

        b. 7 Oct 1858, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 2 Jan 1860, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

6. Maria Aloisia Eberle³

        b. 6 Dec 1860, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        m. Jacob J. Laetsch, 14 Apr 1885, Louisville, KY

        d. 29 Oct 1939, Louisville, KY

7. Anna Catharina Eberle³

        b. 3 Apr 1862, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        m. Ferdinand Lacher, 1 Jul 1886, Louisville, KY

        d. 8 Feb 1957, Louisville, KY

8. Josef Adelrich Eberle³

        b. 22 Jan 1865, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 13 Apr 1868, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

9. Karl Eberle³

        b. 2 Jun 1867, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 30 Sep 1889, Louisville, KY

10. Meinrada Eberle³

          b. 1 Feb 1870, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

          d. 12 Jun 1870, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Children of Joseph Stephan Eberle and Maria Anna Holdener:

1. Adelrich Eberle

        b. 1 Apr 1873, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

        d. 9 Sep 1873, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Notes:

Anna Catharina Eberle immigrated to the United States in 1886. She traveled aboard the St. Laurent, which embarked at le Havre, France, and arrived at the Port of New York on 27 Apr 1886.

Descendants of Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin² and Leonz Zacharias Birchler

Catharina Elisabetha Oechslinr² (Meinrad Thomas Oechslin¹)

   b. 20 Nov 1831, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   m. Leonz Zacharias Birchler, 1852, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 27 May 1904, Louisville, KY

Leonz Zacharias Birchler

   b. 20 Feb 1829, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland

   d. 8 Oct 1903, Louisville, KY

Children:

1. Josephine Birchler³

        b. 5 Nov 1853, Louisville, KY

        m. Alois F. Schoenbaechler, 18 Feb 1873, Louisville, KY

        d. 13 Jul 1903, Louisville, KY

2. Rosa Birchler³

        b. 15 Jun 1855, Louisville, KY

        m. Fred Kaelin, 17 Oct 1876, Louisville, KY

        d. 27 Jan 1931, Louisville, KY

3. Joseph Birchler³

        b. 1 Jan 1859, Louisville, KY

        m. Mary Lena Vogel, 6 Nov 1879, Belleville, IL

        d. 16 Jun 1922, Coulterville, IL

4. Meinrad Benedict Birchler³

        b. 18 Mar 1861, Louisville, KY

        m. Elizabeth Ball, 3 Dec 1888, Council Bluffs, IA, later divorced

        d. 9 May 1938, Redlands, CA

5. Frank Stephan Birchler³

        b. 6 Jul 1862, Louisville, KY

        m. Rosa Josephine Zehnder, 22 Apr 1890, Louisville, KY

        d. 21 Sep 1932, Louisville, KY

6. Caroline Birchler³

        b. 6 Aug 1864, Louisville, KY

        m. Tobias Bisig, 25 Oct 1887, Louisville, KY

        d. 3 Jan 1948, Louisville, KY

7. Karl Birchler³

        b. 2 Jun 1868, Louisville, KY

        d. 12 Jan 1870, Louisville, KY

8. Emma Elizabeth Birchler³

        b. 17 Jul 1874, Louisville, KY

        d. 8 Sep 1874, Louisville, KY

Notes:

Leonz Zacharias Birchler and Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin immigrated to the United States shortly after their marriage in 1852. They embarked at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and arrived at the Port of New York on 28 May 1852. They lived in Louisville, KY, until about 1855, moved to Fulda, IN, briefly, then returned to Louisville before 1859. Zacharias Birchler bought property on the northeast corner of Jackson and Breckinridge Streets in 1860. He worked as a carpenter and later owned dairy farms in Bonnycastle Place near Cherokee Park and in Gillman's Point (St. Matthews).

Meinrad Benedict Birchler served three enlistments with the 2nd Regiment of the Nebraska Infantry from 1882 to 1898 including the Spanish-American War.