From the Goering Gazette, March 1992, Pre-reunion issue #2
1. Our earliest ancestry can be traced to the Canton Bern in Switzerland. That year was approximately ___________.
2. We laughingly say we are descended from Moses. The truth is our oldest known ancestor was Mossi Gerig who was baptized, according to church records, in 1766. The city and country was ____________________,_________________.
3. Eventually the family migrated to Russia, approximately 1790, to Edwardsdorf and Kotosufka. The area in Russia was _______________. (John B. Goering’s grandfather was a minister here in 1834.)
4. In 1871-1874 our ancestors experienced unrest and worry. Their goal was to preserve their faith and their identity. The also felt a great need to protect their young sons from military service. Their religious preference was ________________.
5. Most records prior to the turn of this century spell the Goering name this way: __________________, or _______________, and occasionally ____________________.
6. The year was 1874. what was the name of the sailing vessel which arrived in the New York harbor with our ancestors aboard? ________________________________________
7. Aboard that ship were Johann and Freni. The age of this couple, according to ship records, were
(a) 15-20
(b) 20-25
(c) 25-30
(d) 30-35
8. Johann and Freni settled in Turkey Creek Township, McPherson Co., Kansas. They had ______ children of which John B. Goering was the ______________________.
9. By 1882 Johann and Freni were helping to construct the first church community which was called ______________________.
And later, 1895, they helped to establish another church called _____________________. Both were located near ___________________, Kansas.
10. This year we celebrate being Goering. We have behind us 550 years of Swiss Mennonite history, 118 years of American Goering history. If John B. Goering were alive today, he would thank God for _______________ children, _________________grandchildren, __________________great grandchildren, ____________________great great grandchildren.
Suggested sites for answers:
A brief history….
More of a brief history…
Goering family history…
Johann Goering & Freni Krehbiel Goering