Teufen Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Teufen is part of the Appenzell Mittelland district. Teufen has an area of 15,3 square kilometers (5.9 square miles). The are is used thusly:

55.4% agriculture 29.8% forest 14% settlement .8% non-productive

History
Teufen (Tiuffen), from 'in the deep', was first mentioned in 1272. By 1300 the area had five farms. In 1525, the parish decided to become protestant.

Locations within Teufen
Battenhaus Bubenrüti Buchen Feld Gählern Grund Gstalden Haag Hätschen Jonenwatt Lortannen Lustmühle Lütiswies Neubrücke Niederteufen Nord Obertobel Rüti Rüti bei Niederteufen Rütiberg Sammelbühl Schatterlehn Scheibe Schönenbühl Schwantlen Sonder bei Teufen Stäheli Steinegg Sternen bei Teufen Stoss Stosswald Unter Wellenrüti Vorderhaus Wies

Surrounding Parishes
Bühler Sankt Gallen (Sankt Gallen) Schlatt-Haslen (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Speicher Stein

Church Records
The protestant parish of Teufen has some of the earliest records available for Appenzell. Records available at the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1597-1875, marriages (Heiraten) 1634-1875, and deaths (Tote) 1653-1875.

Some Catholic records exist for Teufen; these holdings include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) for 1853-1875.

Family registers for Teufen are available at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Teufen families:

Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007; see also FHL Film 193,471) Grubenmann family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,473) Hörler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,474) Iller family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,475) Künzler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714)Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973; see also FHL Film 193,478)Müller family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,042 and 128,043) Näf/Naef/Neff family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,035; see also FHL Film 193,480) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965; see also FHL Film 193,480) Rutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,482) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,986; see also FHL Film 193,483) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,009; see also FHL Film 193,483) Signer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,484) Tobler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Films 193,485 and 193,486) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,008; see also FHL Film 193,488) Zuberbühler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,036)

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Teufen belongs to the Mittelland Appenzell civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Mittelland A.Rh. Postfach 144 CH - 9055 Bühler AR

Tel: +41 71 791 70 91

email: [mailto:za@buehler.ar.ch za@buehler.ar.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Teufen prior to 1875:

Alpiger Altherr Bischofberger Biser Bodenmann Bodmer Bondt Brägger Bruderer Buff Eugster Früh Gähler Gehrer Gmünder Grubenmann Gschwend Hänz Hauser Hochreutener Höhener Hohl Hörler Huber Iller Klarer Knechtle Koller Küng Kürsteiner Loppacher Müller Oertle/Oertli Rohner Roth Ruppeiner Rutz Schefer Schildknecht Signer Spiess Stark Sturzenegger Tanner Tobler Waldburger Walser Weishaupt Weiss Wieser Zellweger Zürcher

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)