NIEDERSTEINACH, WUERTTEMBERG, GERMANY

Baer and Zeisset Families

Magdalena Zeisset Baer Buehler, Johnny Baer, Jakob Buehler

Magdalena Zeisset: 1819-1884, born in Menzingen

            Daughter of Johannes Zeisset and Christina Baer

Sister of Jakob Zeisset (1816-1861), aunt to Jakob Friedrich Zeisset (1837-1884)

            Married Matthäus Baer (1809-1859) in 1839

            Moved from Menzingen to Niedersteinach in 1839

            Children: Magdalena 1842-1889

                             Elisabetha 1845-1899

                             Heinrich 1848-1915

                             Katharina 1850- after 1923

                             Anna Barbara 1853-1882

                             Anna 1857-1937

Married Jakob Bühler in 1861 and continued to live at Niedersteinach until her death

            Buried at Altenberg

Niedersteinach

Children of Matthäus Baer and Magdalena Zeisset

Magdalena (Lena) Baer, married Peter Baer 1864

   Immigrated to Kansas in 1884

Sons: Peter, John, Rudolph, Christian and Henry

Lived at Leonardville

Buried at Methodist Cemetery there

Heinrich (Henry) Baer Immigrated to Kansas in 1880 Lived at Alida Married Anna Fourier in 1882 Had 9 children Buried at Alida

Katharina Baer married Martin Funck and lived at Nesselbach Celebrated 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1923

Barbara Baer married David Funck She died at Waldenburg, Germany One surviving daughter immigrated to Oklahoma with her father in 1893

Anna Baer married David Bletscher in 1882 Immigrated to Kansas with husband and son, Christian in 1884 Lived at Leonardville, Kansas Buried at the Methodist Cemetery there

Zeisset name at Niedersteinach

            Christina Baer Zeisset (1798-1866) mother of Jakob Zeisset (1816-1861),

                        Grandmother of Jakob Friedrich, Johannes, Isaak, Magdalena Zeisset

                        Mother of Magdalena Zeisset Baer Bühler

                        Mother of Mathäus Zeisset, Raphael’s line

                        Mother of John Zeisset, Illinois Zeisset line

                        Moved here from Sindolsheim;

Johannes Zeisset (1841-), married Elisabetha Baer (1845-1899) (Niedersteinach)
            Lived first in Bavaria near Feuchtwangen 1869-1876

                        Moved to Eichenau where brother Isaak was living 1876-1878

                        Moved to Erlach 1878-1882

                        Niedersteinach 1882-1893

                        Three surviving children

                        Unknown where family went after Niedersteinach

            Bettie Zeisset (1875-1970) lived at Niedersteinach for a year prior to her

                        Immigration to Kansas in 1885 with sister Bertha

            Heinrich (Henry) Zeisset: (1878-1961) lived here from 1884-1893

                        Immigration to Kansas 1893

Undated painting from Elaine Baer, granddaughter-in-law of Christian Baer (son of Peter Baer and Lena Baer who was born at Niedersteinach).