Wald Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Wald has an area of 6.8 square kilometers (2.6 square miles). This area is used thusly:

66% agriculture 28.4% forest 5.4% settlement .1% non-productive

History
The parish of Wald was established in 1685 from the parishes of Trogen and Heiden.

Locations within Wald
Birli Ebne Fahrenschwendi Falkenhorst Grund Grunholz Nageldach Neuret Obergaden Rechberg Säge Tanne Wald

Surrounding Parishes
Heiden Oberegg (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Rehetobel Trogen

Church Records
Wald was established as an independent Reformed parish in 1687 from the parishes of Trogen and Heiden. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) from 1687-1875. Family book records were established in 1740 and contain entries from the 1600s through the 1800s.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wald families:

Altherr family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,467)Bruderer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,011; see also FHL Film 193,469) Eisenhut family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,470)Eugster family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,028; see also FHL Film 193,471) Künzler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714) 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) Rechsteiner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,559; see also FHL Film 193,481)

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

Zivilstandsamt Vorderland Appenzell Ausserrhoden St. Gallerstrasse 9 Postfach 13 CH - 9038 Rehetobel

Tel: +41 71 878 70 20

email: [mailto:jeannette.eisenhut@rehetobel.ar.ch jeannette.eisenhut@rehetobel.ar.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Wald prior to 1875: Ahorn Altherr Bänziger Bodmer Bruderer Buff Buss Eisenhut Engler Eugster Frischknecht Lendenmann Locher Nänni Niederer Rechsteiner Schefer Schläpfer Sonderegger Spiess Stäheli Tanner Walser Würzer Zürcher

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