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Peter Neuenschwander, a younger brother of the first Swiss settler in the Bluffton settlement, Michael Neuenschwander, came to America with his wife, Anna  Marie Kammeter, and their children. They first settled in Virginia and later moved to rural Bluffton.

We have information on only two of their children, Catharine and Elizabeth.

Catherine, at 19, married David Stauffer and they had 9 children and lived in rural Berne, Indiana. Several years later they returned to Ohio, settling on what was known as the Stauffer farm four miles south of Bluffton.

Elizabeth married John Ulrich Badertscher at age 23 and they had 10 children and we have information on 5 of them.

Peter Neuenschwander
Born: Jan. 10, 1790, Liestal Canton Basel, Switzerland
Died: Feb. 10, 1846, Riley Township

Peter’s father: Michael N. Neuenschwander (1753-1801)
Peter’s mother: Barbara Steiner (1753-1795)

Anna Marie Kammeter Neuenschwander
Born: 1790 c, Aspach Cone. Dannemarie Dept. Haut Rhin, France
Death: Date not known

Peter and Anna Marie’s Kammeter Neuenschwander's children
(This is the only information available)

Catherine Neuenschwander
Born: Jan. 4, 1826, Virginia
Died: Aug. 27, 1905, Bluffton
Buried: Ebenezer Mennonite Cemetery

Spouse: David Stauffer
Born: March 5, 1814, Normanvillars, Florimont, France
Died: Dec. 23, 1880, rural Bluffton
Buried: Ebenezer Mennonite Cemetery

David’s father: David Stauffer (1769-1853)
David’s mother: Anna Berner Barnes (1778-1853)

David’s other spouse: Elisabeth Neuenschwander

Catherine and David Stauffer’s children

Mary Stauffer
Born: June 1, 1846, Berne, Indiana
Died: Aug. 22, 1930
Spouse: Samuel Shifferly

Elizabeth Stauffer
Born: Nov. 18, 1847
Died: Nov. 29 1937
Spouse: Frederick Gratz
Spouse: James Coon

Verena Stauffer
Born: March 16, 1851
Died: Aug. 31, 1926
Spouse: Emil Schaublin

Barbara Stauffer
Born: Dec. 25, 1852
Died: Jan. 28, 1914
Spouse: David D. Hilty

Katharine Stauffer
Born: May 15, 1855
Died: Jan. 5, 1941
Spouse: David Balmer

Isaac Stauffer
Born: Dec. 9, 1858
Died: Dec. 4, 1943
Spouse: Catherine Herr

Henry Stauffer
Born: March 7, 1861
Died: Feb. 16, 1918
Spouse: Emma Fett

John Stauffer
Born: Jan. 25, 1863
Died: Jan. 10, 1935
Spouse: Lydia Frantz

Lydia Stauffer
Born: Jan. 11, 1866
Died June 25, 1943
Spouse: William Stettler

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Elizabeth Neuenschwander Badertscher
Born: March 19, 1840, Richland Township
Died: March 20, 1913

Spouse: John Ulrich Badertscher
Born: Jun 28, 1832, Emmental, Bern Switzerland
Died: Dec. 3, 1906
Buried: Ebenezer Mennonite Cemetery
Occupation: Carpenter and coffin maker

John’s father: Peter Badertscher (1805-1872)
John’s mother: Anna Aeschlimann (1805-1855)

Elizabeth and John Ulrich Badertscher’s children

Mary Ann Badertscher
Born: April 18, 1864, Riley Township
Died: May 14, 1929
Spouse: Adam Suter

Peter Badertscher
Born: Nov. 12, 1865
Died: May 4, 1946
Spouse: Sarah Herr

Leah Badertscher
Born: March 20 1867, Richland Township
Died: Aug. 30, 1940, Cincinnati
Spouse: David H. Stager

Katharina Badertscher
Born: March 2 1869, Richland Township
Died: March 8, 1941, Los Angeles, California
Spouse: Rev. David D. King

Elizabeth Badertscher
Born: March 23, 1874, Hancock County, Ohio
Spouse: David W. Geiger