KREUZFELD, WUERTTEMBERG, GERMANY

Zeisset Families

Margaretha and Jakob Friedrich Zeisset about 1876

Hofgut Kreuzfeld 1989

Jakob Friedrich Zeisset and his wife Margaretha Müller: Kreuzfeld 1864-1884

            Moved to Kreuzfeld upon marriage in 1864 at Adelsheim

            Brother Isaak Zeisset and wife Bertha Hettinger lived here 1864-1867

                        Moved to Rosshof by Bödigheim 1867-1879

                        Moved to Eichenau 1879-abt. 1890

                        1890’s Darstadt, Bayern, Germany

All of Jakob Friedrich and Margaretha’s children were born here:

            Louise: 1866-1946 Married John Swart

            Bertha: 1868-1924     Married Juergen Nanninga 

            Elizabeth: 1870-1938 Married George Weller

            Jacob: 1873-1952      Married Christina Bohnenblust

            Barbara: 1875-1970  Married Ludwig Hoerman

            Henry: 1878-1961     Married Perseda Schreiber

Jakob Friedrich Zeisset: Managed estate of 520 acres, employing up to 72 men

Attended evangelical church at Krailshausen

            Louise and Bertha were confirmed here 

            All six babies who didn’t survive were buried here

            Margaretha was buried here in February 1881