Schönengrund Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Schönengrund has an area of 5.2 square kilometers (2.0 square miles). The area is used thusly:

65.5% agriculture 30.1% forest 4.4% settlement

Locations within Schönengrund
Boden Hochhamm Scheibe Schönengrund Stocken Tanne Teufen Wolfentschwendi

Surrounding Parishes
Hemberg (Sankt Gallen) Sankt Peterzell (Sankt Gallen) Schwellbrunn Urnäsch

Church Records
The protestant parish of Schönengrund began keeping records in 1720. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and Tote (deaths) from 1720-1875 and confirmations (Konfirmanden) from 1830-1875.

Family books are held at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Schönengrund:

Alder family, by Gottlieb Büchler (FHL Film 962,790) Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007)Näf/Nef family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,035; see also FHL Film 193,480)Preisig family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,084) Stricker family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,485) Tobler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,005; see also FHL Films 193,485 and 193,486) Tobler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 389,428; see also FHL Films 193,485 and 193,486)Tobler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 962,815; see also FHL Film 193,485 and 193,486) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,008)

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

Zivilstandsamt Hinterland App. A. Rh. Poststrasse 6 CH - 9102 Herisau

Tel: +41 71 354 54 35

Email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@herisau.ar.ch zivilstandsamt@herisau.ar.ch]

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

Alder Fisch Fitzi (1821) Frehner Krüsi Nef Preisig Rohner Steingruber Stricker Tobler

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