DESCENDANTS OF CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, SR.  of Alsace-Lorraine, France

The following history of the Christian Schlatter family was give to the Huntertown Historical Society by Linda Schlatter.   We thank her for all her dedication to accuracy and hope that in transcribing it for the web site we did not make too many errors.   If you do find errors let us know.  

            CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, SR. AND HIS CHILDREN

                        GENERATION 1                                 

Christian Schlatter lived at Richwiller Castle.  He farmed the grounds and looked after the stable.   He had 5 children by his first wife, Barbara, and 4 children by his second wife, Christina.   Christian, Sr. was 55 years old when he married his third wife, Anna Maria.   They were married only 5 years.   Chistian Sr. outlived 3 wives and died at Richwiller Castle in 1829.

CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, Sr.   born June 15, 1973  and died, February 6, 1829

            Married  BARBARA JUNCKER in 1767 and they had 5 children

                        Barbara was the daughter of HEINRICH JUNCKER & KATARINA UMLER

            Married CHRISTINA FREY  in 1788 and they had 4 children

                        Christina was the daughter of JACOB FREY & MAGDALENA RUBI

                        Christina died giving birth to the last child at the castle in Richwiller

            Married ANNA MARIA STUCKY ROTH, Jan. 28, 1798 and the had no children

                        Anna Maria is the daughter of BENEDICT STUCKY & ANNA MARIA

                        NEUHAUSER.   (Anna’s first husband was Johannes Roth.  She was mother

                        Of the wife who married the oldest son, Christian, Jr.)

(Starred children will be carried on to further generations)

1.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, SR.  b: June 15, 1743  d: Feb 6, 1829 

            +  BARBARA JUNCKER  d:  1787

                        2.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, Jr.   b: July 23, 1767   

                        2.  JOHANNES SCHLATTER   b:  1768  d: 1832

                                    +  Katharina Ramseyer  b: 1779  d: 1856

                        2.  PETER SCHLATTER   b: Dec 20, 1776  d: Oct 15, 1857  

                                    +  Anna Maria Huffler  b: May 21, 1778  d: Jan 21, 1832

                        2.  HEINRICH SCHLATTER   b: Aug 19, 1782  d: Aug 19, 1782

                        2.  HEINRICH SCHLATTER  b: between 1782-1787

                                    +  Marianna Richard  b: Oct 18, 1786  d: Sept 17, 1853   

            +  CHRISTINA FREY  b: 1758 d: 1832

                        2.  NICHOLAS SCHLATTER   b: 1788  d:  May 19, 1832

                                    +  Barbara Stuckey  b: Nov 26, 1800  d: 1860    

                        2.  KATHARINA SCHLATTER  b: Feb 21, 1791  d: Sept 4, 1878

                                    +  Jacob Goldschmidt  b: 1792  d: 1840  

                        2.  CHRISTINA SCHLATTER  b: 1792  d: July 14, 1795 in Richwiller Castle

                                    at age of 3 years  

                        2.  JOSEPH SCHLATTER  b: March 16, 1797

            +ANNA MARIA STUCKY ROTH,  b: July 20, 1746 in Bennwhihr, Haut-Rhine

                 d: Dec 27, 1803  married Jan 28, 1798 in Pulversheim, Haute-Rhine  

   CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, JR. AND HIS CHILDREN

                        GENERATION 2

CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, JR.,  ( Christian, Sr., 1.)  married in Pulversheim, France, Anna Maria Roth and they had 12 children.   Anna Maria’s mother was Christian, Sr’s third wife.   Four children died young, six of the children immigrated to the United States.   Most of Christian Jr’s grandchildren eventually crossed the Atlantic.   He was a farmer.

2.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, JR.  (Christian 1)  b: July 23, 1767 in Haut-Rhin, France

            +  ANNA MARIA ROTH  b: 1775  d: 1832  married Jan 17, 1796 in Pulversheim, FR

                        3.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER  b: Jan 9, 1797 in Pulversheim, France

                                     (Christian 2,  Christian 1)

                               d:  Oct 1, 1868    married Sept 12, 1821    (9 children)   

                                    +  Katharina Goldschmidt  b: Aug 9, 1799  d: Sept 22, 1868

                        3.  BENEDICT SCHLATTER  b: Apr 1, 1798  d: Apr 3, 1800

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)

                        3.  JOHANNES SCHLATTER  b: March 16, 1800  d: 1854

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                married March 19, 1831 in Strasbourg    (9 children)

                                    +  Barbara Eymann  b: June 13, 1805  d: 1864

                        3.  NICHOLAS SCHLATTER  b: Jan 23, 1802 in Richwiller, France

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)

                               d: Feb 12, 1837    married March 17, 1827   (4 children)

                                    +  Elizabeth Cender  b: Feb 22, 1801  d: Feb 10, 1841

                        3.  ANNA MARIA SCHLATTER  b: Sept 8, 1803  d: Oct 27, 1808

                        3.  BARBARA SCHLATTER  b: Aug 20, 1805  d: April 20, 1885

                                    (Chrisian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Peter Rich  b: Apr 26, 1796  married Aug 8, 1826   (12 children)

                        3.  JOSEPH SCHLATTER,  b: June 9, 1807  d: July 13, 1807

                        3.  KATHARINA SCHLATTER  b: June 9, 1807  d: Sept 1, 1807

                        3.  ANNA MARIA SCHLATTER  b: April 11, 1810  d: Aug. 16, 1874

                               married Feb 7, 1839 in Mulhouse      (4 children)

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Jacob Zimmerman  b: Sept 15, 1812

                        3.  JOSEPH R. SCHLATTER  b: May 5, 1812  d: April 14, 1876 

                                married Sept 6, 1840 in Wilmot, Ontario, Canada   (11 children)

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)   

                                    +  Magdalena Christner  b: Oct 2, 1821  d:  March 20, 1898

                        3.  BENEDICK SCHLATTER  b: Feb 23, 1816 in France  d: April 12, 1894

                               married May 14, 1840 in Wittenheim  (Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Elizabeth Gerig  b: June 17, 1820 in France  d: 1854  (5 children)

                                    +  Verena Lugbull  b: Dec 25, 1829  d: Apr 16, 1909    (7 children)

                                           married Aug 8, 1855 in Allen Co. IN

                        3.  SABASTION SCHLATTER  b: Apr 17, 1819 in France  d: March 4, 1872

                               married Jan 20, 1843 in Wayne Co., Ohio     (11 children)

                                    (Christian 2,  Christian 1)     

                                    +  Rebecca Conrad  b: Nov 3, 1822  d: Feb 1, 1898  

            CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER #3 AND HIS CHILDREN  

                        GENERATION 3

 CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER, #3 (Christian Jr.,2 Christian, Sr.,1) born 1797 married KATHARINA GOLDSMITH in Richwiller.  Katharina was the daughter of Joseph Goldschmide and Katharina Gungerich.  Christian and Katharina lived in Dornach, a suburb of Mulhouse.   He was a farmer.   They had 9 children born in France, but only 4 lived.   The family immigrated to the United States arriving in New York on November 10, 1852, on the Ship “Samuel M. Fox”.

3.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER  b: Jan 9, 1797 in Pulversheim, France  d:  Oct 1, 1868

        married September 12, 1821 in Richwiller, France

            (Christian 2,  Christian 1)

            +  KATHARINA GOLDSCHMIDT  b: Aug 9, 1799  d: Sept 22, 1868

                        4.  ANNA MARIA SCHLATTER  b: Aug 10, 1823  d: March 2, 1901

                                    (Christian 3,  Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Joseph P. Gerig   b: Dec 23, 1824   d: Aug 3, 1892

                        4.  CHRISTIAN SCHLATTER  b: Nov 19, 1824  d: Sept 29, 1876

                                    (Christian 3,  Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Barbara Gerig  b: Sept 16, 1822  d: Dec 19, 1880

                        4.  JOSEPH SCHLATTER  b: Sept 1826  d: Sept 1826 ( lived 3 weeks)

                        4.  BENJAMIN SCHLATTER  b: Jan 7, 1828  d: Nov 27, 1894

                                    (Christian 3,  Christian 2,  Christian 1)  

                                    +  Magdalena Schwartz  b: Oct 31, 1829  d: Nov 18, 1893

                        4.  JOSEPH SCHLATTER,  Jan 7, 1828  d: Feb, 21, 1828  (twin with Benj)

4.  SEBASTIAN SCHLATTER,  b:  Dec 1829  d: Dec 1829  (lived 8 days)

4.  JOSEPH SCHLATTER,  b:  Feb 6, 1831  d: Sept 23, 1906

            (Christian 3,  Christian 2,  Christian 1)                        

4.  SEBASTIAN SCHLATTER,  b:  1836  d:  1836  (lived 5 months)

                        4.  SEBASTIAN SCHLATTER,  b:  1839  d:  1839

ANNA MARIA SCHLATTER AND HER CHILDREN

                        GENERATION 4

The Gerig family immigrated to the United States on the same ship with Anna’s parents and her husband’s father.   Joseph P. and his father were both ordained ministers.  They had 3 children born in Whittenheim, France; only three children are traceable in Allen Co., IN.   Joseph’s parents were Joseph Gerig and Elisabeth Tschantz.  

4.  ANNA MARIA SCHLATTER, b: Aug 10, 1823  d: March 2, 1901  m: May 2, 1848 in FR

            (Christian 3, Christian 2, Christian 1)

            +  JOSEPH P. GERIG, b: Dec 23, 1824  d: Aug 3, 1892 

                        5.  JOSEPHINE GERIG  b: Feb 24, 1849  d: Feb 16, 1930  m: Aug 17, 1865  in

                                Allen Co., IN  (Anna Maria, Christian 3, Christian 2, Christian 1)  

                                    +  Jacob Gerig   b: Sept 17, 1844  d: Dec 23, 1887

Jacob Gerig is the son of Johannes Gerig and Magdalena Rugy.  The Gerig’s immigrated to the United States on the ship “Caroline” that arrived in New York, May 31, 1853.   

                                                6.  Leah A. Gerig  1866-1962

                                                            +  Henry Roth

                                                6.  Anna Gerig  1868-1944

                                                            +  Peter Ringenberg

                                                6.  Benjamin P. Gerig  1869-1962

                                                            +  Lydia E. Goldsmith

                                                6.  Samuel Gerig  1871-1895

                                                6.  Ida Barbara Gerig  1873-1953

                                                            +  Samuel C. Witmer

                                                6.  Joseph N. Gerig  1874-1907             

                                                6.  Jonas F. Gerig  1877-1970

                                                            +  Clara M. Miller

                                                6.  Martha Gerig  1879-1950

                                                            +  Amos Amstutz

                                                6.  Simon S. Gerig 1880-1962

                                                            +  Sadie Garman

                                                6.  Emma L. Gerig  1882-1956

                                                6.  Jacob A. Gerig  1884-1951

                                                            +  Alice Carnahan

                                                6.  Menno Gerig  1885-1982

                                                            + _Zula Sponhower

                                                6.  Josephine D. Gerig  1887-1957

                                                            +  Peter C. Strayer

                        5.  BARBARA GERIG  b: Nov 14, 1850  d: Aug 29, 1901  m: Aug 12, 1873 in

                                Allen Co., IN   (married first cousin once removed)

                                    (Anna Maria, Christian 3, Christian 2, Christian 1)

                                    +  Johannes Schlatter  b: Sept 10, 1838 in Strasbourg, France

                                           d: June 2, 1921 

                        5.  CHRISTIAN CHRIST GERIG  b:  May 14, 1852  d: March 9, 1879

                                married Feb 23, 1879 in Allen Co., IN

                                    (Anna Maria, Christian 3, Christian 2, Christian 1) 

                                    +  Margaret Yaggy  b: Nov 30, 1851  d: June 14, 1911

Margaret was the daughter of Johannes Yaggy and Anna Schlunegger.  Christian died two weeks after they were married.  Margaret never remarried. 

                        5.  JOSEPH GERIG  b: 1858 d: 1860

                        5.  BENJAMIN S. GERIG  b: Oct 14, 1860  d: March 31, 1924 

                                married  Jan 9, 1883 in Allen Co., IN

                                    (Anna Maria, Christian 3, Christian 2, Christian 1)

                                    +  Lydia Ann Klopfenstein  b: Dec 22, 1865  d: Sept 19, 1955

Lydia is the daughter of Michael Klopfenstein and Lydia Sauder.  When Lydia Ann was 12 years old her father married Rebecca Conrad, widow of Sebastian Schlatter.   

                                                6.  Noah A. Gerig  1884-1962