Johanna Barbara Walser

Brief Life History of Johanna Barbara

When Johanna Barbara Walser was born on 14 January 1817, in Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, her father, Johann Jakob Walser, was 27 and her mother, Maria Anna Knus, was 11814. She married Johannes Schefer on 17 April 1837, in Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 27 February 1838, at the age of 21.

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Johannes Schefer
1798–1882
Johanna Barbara Walser
1817–1838
Marriage: 17 April 1837
Hedwig Schefer
1838–1903

Sources (9)

  • Johanna Barb Walser in entry for Hedwig Schefer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • A Barbara Walser in entry for Carl August Köpp, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Johanna Barb Walser, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Siegbert, Wilhelm, Egon, Erwin.

South German: habitational name for someone from Wals near Salzburg.

German: variant of Walliser .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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