Bühler Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Bühler parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Geography
Bühler is located on the north side of the Rotbachtal in the Appenzell Mittelland district. Bühler has an area of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 square miles). The area is used thusly:

26% forests 62.7% agriculture 10.6% settlements .7% non-productive

Click for a geographical map of Appenzell, including Bühler.

History
Bühler was first mentioned in 1479 as Ullrich Büllershoff. The parish of Bühler was established in 1723 from the parish of Teufen. In 1734, the population was at 1,167. By 1850, it had grown to 1,281 and by 1880 to 1,611.

Surrounding Parishes
Click for a map showing Bühler in relation to the rest of Canton Appenzell.

Gais Schlatt-Haslen (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Speicher Teufen Trogen

Church Records
The church records for Bühler are now available online from the Appenzell State Archives. They are organized by volume. Click here to access these records.

The protestant parish of Bühler was established in 1723 from the parish of Teufen. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) 1724-1875, and confirmations (Konfirmanden) 1803-1829. Marriage banns (Eheverkundigung) 1842-1875 are available at the rectory in Bühler. Stillbirths and premature births/deaths (Frühgeburten) 1836-1874 are available at the rectory in Bühler.

The following family books (Familienbuch) are available for Bühler:

Volumes 1-3 (1760) - citizen registers, available at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland. Volume 4 (1803, 1806, 1810, 1814, 1818, 1821) - household visitations, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 5 (1823, 1830) - household visitations, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 6 (1832) - non-citizen resident register, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 7 (1832) - citizen resident register, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 8 (1844) - register, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 9 (1848) - household visitations, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 10 (1852) - register, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 11 (19th century) - non-citizen resident register, available at the rectory in Bühler Volume 12 (19th century) - non-citizen resident register, available at the rectory in Bühler

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bühler families:

Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007; see also FHL Film 193,471) Graf family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,473) Grubenmann family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,473) Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973; see also FHL Film 193,478) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965; see also FHL Film 193,480) Preisig family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,084) Zuberbühler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,036)

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Bühler belongs to the Mittelland Appenzell civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Mittelland A.Rh. Postfach 144 CH - 9055 Bühler AR

Tel: +41 71 791 70 91

email: [mailto:za@buehler.ar.ch za@buehler.ar.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Bühler prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)