The 2012 Zeisset Reunion was held July 27-29, 2012, in Clay Center and Leonardville, KS. The family of Juergen and Bertha Zeisset Nanninga was featured. Program information is here. Slide shows and photos will be posted here soon.
We have learned a lot at recent reunions. You may review summaries of our get togethers, informative handouts, and slide shows from the 2010 Zeisset Reunion, the 2008 Zeisset reunion, and our 2006 tour of ancestral sites in Germany.
The Zeisset Family in Germany is Loretta Hoerman's summary of what we know about our ancestors. There are other informativie items on our reading list. Some of our reunions have included a bus tour of the farms of our ancestors around Leonardville. (See map).
We are going to try to add stories of our ancestors to this site. For starters, here are stories about Henry Zeisset, Merton Zeisset, and Bettie Zeisset Hoerman. We hope to build some of those stories around the immigrant's farm homes, starting with information from agriculture censuses that Loretta presented on the 2004 bus tour. Other contributions are encouraged.
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Zeisset Families in America |
| Ancestor | Immigration | Spouse | Children | Settled | Source |
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Jakob Freidrich Zeisset b. May 30, 1837 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. Oct. 6, 1884 at Schwaebisch Hall, Germany (See map) | 6 children immigrated 1883-1893 | Margarethe Mueller b. Nov 8, 1842 at Semd, Hessen d. Feb 20, 1881 at Kreuzfeld, Wurttemberg | Louise,
Bertha,
Elizabeth,
Jacob,
Barbara (Bettie),
Henry
[decendants] |
Leonardville, Kansas |
The Zeisset Family in Germany by Loretta Hoerman
"Our First Century in America..." by Merton S. Zeisset |
| Johann Zeisset b. Jan 16, 1833 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. Feb 16, 1878 in Okawville, IL | ship Carlus Magnus to NY from La Havre, Aug 9, 1854 | Jacobina Carolina Frederika Behr b. Oct 2, 1833 at Beilstein, Wurttemburg, Germany | William John (b. 1857), Philip (b. 1858) | St. Claire Co. IL | Richard Zeisset 2250 Cleveland Granite City, IL 26040 |
| Jacob Zeisert (Seizert) b. Apr 9, 1825 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. Apr 2, 1882 in Riga, Michigan |
probably between 1860 - 1862 | Elizabeth Stock b. Jul 15, 1841 in Wuerttemberg, Germany d. Aug 15, 1928 in Blissfield, Michigan |
Catherine, John, Lena, Caroline, Samuel, Peter, Jacob, Elizabeth Seizert or Zeizert | Lenawee County, Michigan | Dean Seizert 1777 Augusta Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33907 |
| George Baer Zeiset b. Jun 23, 1828 at Hochstadt Hof, Wurttemburg, Germany d. Mar 13, 1907 in PA | 1845, with brother Peter | Martha Martin b. Dec 1, 1826, Pequea, PA d. Dec 2, 1900 | Anna, Elizabeth, Catherine, Fannie, Martin | Near Lancaster, PA | Brian C.Page 1593 N.Reading Rd Stevens, PA 17578 |
| Samuel Zeiset b. May 21, 1829 at Giebelstadt, Germany d. Jan 21, 1891 | Susan Bally b. Jun 12, 1833 m. 1856 d. Jul 13, 1899 in Illinois |
Elizabeth, John, Samuel, Henry | Oklahoma and Kansas | Nina Zeiset Koehn Moundridge Manor Moundridge, KS 67107 |
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| Jacob Zeissett b. Apr 10, 1856, Aschhausen, Wuertemburg, Germany d. between 1930-1949 in Connecticut | 1870 | Anna Louisa b. 1861, Connecticut |
New York |
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Zeisset Families in Germany |
| Ancestor | Spouse | Children | Settled | Source |
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Matthaeus Zeisset b. December 20, 1830 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. 19 Nov 1896, at Hohenlindenhof, Germany |
Friederica Margaretha Ribstein b. Feb 22, 1831 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. May 15, 1869 at Menzingen |
Matthaeus, b. Jan 6, 1868 | Southwestern Germany | Raphael Zeisset Weisweil, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany |
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Isaak Zeisset b. March 10, 1839 at Menzingen, Baden, Germany d. 1897 in Darstadt, Bayern, Germany |
Bertha Augusta Hettinger b. Nov 10, 1843 at Eberstadt, Germany d. date unknown |
Elise, Heinrich, Jakob Friedrich, Ludwig, Daniel, Karl, William | Berlin, Germany | Tim Zeisset Berlin, Germany |
Most of these families, both in America and in Germany, are related (see chart), descendants of Abraham Zeisset (@1718-1787). All of the families come from the same general area in southwestern Germany. Spelling variations among Zeisset, Zeiset, Zeisert, and Zeissett should not be considered significant. For the latest information we have, or to provide more of your own, contact Paul Zeisset.
Revised 3-4-2013
