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A brief history of the John B. Goering – Jessie Schrag family through 1874, part III

Posted on June 7, 2011 by robertagoering

by Rannie back to part II THE PALATINATE (REINFALZ) AND SUBSEQUENT MIGRATIONS The Palatinate is the district in the Rhine Valley north of Alsace. During the 16th century it changed religious affiliations five times. This made the people somewhat tolerant, … Continue reading →

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A brief history of the John B. Goering -Jessie Schrag family through 1874, part II

Posted on May 29, 2011 by robertagoering

by Rannie back to Part I BERN, SWITZERLAND – CANTON BERN AND THE BERNESE OBERLAND The mountains around Bern, known as the Bernese Oberland were the origins of our traceable ancestors. Although Anabaptism was outlawed in Bern, the mountains seem … Continue reading →

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A brief history of the John B. Goering – Jessie Schrag family through 1874, part I

Posted on May 28, 2011 by robertagoering

by Rannie Goering / republished from the 6th issue of the Goering Gazette, November 1992 OVERVIEW AND PRELIMINARIES The Swiss Anabaptists which were our ancestors originated from the canton of Bern in the Alp Mountains. The group split, taking somewhat … Continue reading →

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Uncle Art’s numbering system

Posted on May 27, 2011 by robertagoering

Uncle Art’s genealogy program assigned each family member a unique number. As an example, 0 is Johann Goering, born April 7, 1850 0.0 is his wife Freni Krehbiel, born February 1851 If Johann had more than one spouse, the first … Continue reading →

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Johann Goering & Freni Krehbiel Goering

Posted on April 30, 2011 by robertagoering

The Goering Gazette website is the story of the John B. Goering family. The story starts way before John B. This post is from the Goering Genealogy book maintained by Art Goering and the following story is told from the … Continue reading →

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Johann G. and Anna Schrag and their descendants

Posted on April 20, 2011 by robertagoering

The Schrag Roots Johann G., son of Jacob and Katherine Wedel Schrag Born: November 21, 1848 Married: 1871? Died: March 30, 1930 Anna Schrag, daughter of Andreas and Barbara Goering Schrag Born: December 25, 1852 Married: 1871? Died: May 28, … Continue reading →

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Good intentions

Posted on April 20, 2011 by robertagoering
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The Schrag Roots Part II

Posted on April 19, 2011 by robertagoering

from The Johann and Anna Schrag Family Record, 1848-1976 / compiled by John B. Goering and Roma Schrag Stucky The Schrag Roots / James A. Goering & Mrs. Art D. Goering start with Part I In 1807 the major portion … Continue reading →

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The Schrag Roots Part I

Posted on April 18, 2011 by robertagoering

from The Johann and Anna Schrag Family Record, 1848-1976 / compiled by John B. Goering and Roma Schrag Stucky The Schrag Roots / James A. Goering & Mrs. Art D. Goering The Schrag family history should be seen in the … Continue reading →

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Documents from 1766, 1768, and 1788 deciphered

Posted on April 9, 2011 by robertagoering

See gerigpictures Uncle Jim and Aunt Ida shared more from their 2004 trip to Montbeliard, France.

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