Rehetobel Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Locations within Rehetobel
Ausserkaien Bärstang Blatten Büchschwendi Ettenberg Gigeren Habset Ob dem Holz Kaien Lobenschwendi Michlenberg Midegg Nasen Neuschwendi Ochsenbühl Rehetobel Robach Sägholz Städeli

Surrounding Parishes
Eggersriet (St. Gallen) Grub Heiden Speicher Trogen Wald

Church Records
The parish of Rehetobel began in xxx. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) 1669-1875; confirmations (Konfirmanden) 1770-1859; and divorces (Scheidungen) 1758-1787.

A family book (Familienbuch) was created in 1806, and contains entries into the 1700s.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Speicher families:

Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007) Graf family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Films 193,472 and 193,473) Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973; see also FHL Film 193,478) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,009; see also FHL Film 193,483) Signer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,484) Sturzenegger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,485)

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

Egger Eugster Fässler Graf Kast Kellenberger Kern Lanker Locher Lutz Meier Messner (1812 from Germany) Oertle Rechsteiner Rohner Schläpfer Schmid Signer (1866) Sonderegger Sturzenegger Tobler Walser

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