The Zollinger Ancestry

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ITS HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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This history was written primarily that
th-= descer~dants of Johannes ,and Elisabetha :;.r',~
Usteri Zollinger, might know something of ,\" ....
their ancestry. It is with a sincere hope '~..'-i-..~~; ~;"'., :: ~,,
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a~~laltwihot wreialdl iint.spire faith in the hearts of f~. .~ ,_, ,...........-..:>-........~ ,. -','"..\'~"~"~'.'~"t-&J=I':.~ ,..-.--.;,,~
The final compilation of this history, r' ", ...--..---- I."1
oisf JlaersgseelyJ.aZccorlelidnitgeedr, RtoivtehreHepiegrhstesv,eUratnache, r~.' .i_-''\,.,:~-~..jd~,':1_:,:-..._-:- r.·~".,~~.-.Jt\'1:lt .'-.~. '.....;..." ....~....'~1~ ~~...;. ::"......\:.
and to menbers of the family who assisted. ;:... . .....~::? ~<:~. . ..~".}'
~e acknowledge the contribution to this
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work by Dr.Gustave Zollinger of Switterland,
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Sadie Jun,:; Zollinger Flanagan, of Jackson ~7-''-:;:~-
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ville, F~orida, Lawrence D Zollinge4 Bethea
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i.~ ,'.'~ Vol. 71, p. 74. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language i ;!~l
!. ~~!) \~1l to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) :'l" :;' .
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Atranslation of the Crest de~cription is:
( :--- ~ "The body and he-3d of a man, clothing as the shield, with a gold r: ~"<~:1
~:l r,'/,i cap turned up black."
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r:~-~l report is designed to give you more information to further your understanding '.
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of the origin of names. Different >~el1ings of the same original surname
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"<\" are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicated probable spelling t~?=:-
~.' .~ variations. The most prominent variations of Zollinger are Zolliker and
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f The United States Census Bure~u in 1970 estimated that there were 3.1 persons r-!-: "'-1"
per household, which means that fewer than 1085 people in the United States
:'• ~ .1•;I bear the Zollinger name. In comparison, some of the most common family names Ii'
(.I·'. "'.I Zollinger are shared by over tWO million people. \''JJ
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This report does not represent individual lineage or your family tree and
I.' no genealogical representation is intended or implied. : j!1,
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T LRF: How \'/e came in possession of this vol ~~7~~~~~~r~~·-'''··~~7'~
L-j u.... ume of tistory is as unusual as the history r: . '";'I,
itself. To my grandfather, Jacob Zollinger, rt '""'
ninety was not considered the·retirernentage. f"' '•.-.' .•.. -...~
ZOLL~t~GER r~ A fiJq E He was still active wi~) his genealogical 't~": H. ~....''"""- ~.<~.,.~.. ~~. ..- .--..-.. .1'.~ '~ .
and temple work, As the writing O'..1t of the ,tt1,:-''",'.".; ,;','...•..;-.....,~I .. ""."..Il."..1~.n.iJf -"(",,~..'..•,;:., "' 11
family group sheets and the recording of the .1. ;, f I .
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completed ordinance dates demanded more and I . '--... l~''i ""'-- -.: - : I
Zollo, was an old Teutonic name appear more of his time, members of the family came 1t~,';'.A11}d .I,.-,,,. '.1 - .... , "-'
ing in d0~uments of the 9th century. The in to assist him. During this time, between {- -f".".'.:.'.;"" . •
~tory goes that the Zollingers opperated a 1934 and 1940, he re-lives the many rich ex h · II .~i\.t'"" -, --
ferry across the Rhine River near the Lake periences of his long and eventful life as t~ ~ ~;:--:.·~:f'~.?~1
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only ones engaged in this profession, for daughter, Geneva Zollinger Worley .
the Romans, priorto this time, had officials
appointed to supervise river traffi.c and ~'I,...__ ow' f'':f·
collect tolls. . --,'
To Bethea, this experience gen8rated in
her a great interest in genealogical re tP'O" It 'c",':"....::.......... '.
Farmers by trade, the Zollingers called search. She enjoyed writing to many distant !
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Zollinc-hovun was the name of two different spondence, was a woman living in Springhill, 1
places, Zollikon and Zollikofen. The present Kansas. It was from this woman and ~rornher. :~':,:':::,'-,. I L,... ..-.. --
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cities, Zollikon near Zurich and Zollikofen cousin, Sadie June Zollinger Flanagan from
Dr. Gustav Zollinger
near Bern are ample evidence of the settle Jacksonville, Florida, that our family was
ments and estates once occupied by the given the information aboutGustav Zollinger etc. I have made resea~ches abc~t tte
Zollingers centuries ago. and his "Voluminous" history as he referred' different branches, finding out tl.e first.
to it on one occasion. ancester of everycne and from, 'olhere 1:e
has ceme. The result is, all Zcllir.;ers
In a manuscript appearing in the peri converge towards ene ~~ion, t~at is, all
odical oftheSwiss Genealogical Society "Der In seurch of some Zollinger history, branches have many centuries ago the sa.=e
Schweizer Se.mrnler und Familienforscher" in Mrs. Flanagan wrote a letter to Mister Von origin...
1935, page 57-58 and'84-85,is an essay with Stieger in charge ofllie Swiss Archives, Her
the title "Uber Namensforschung: Der name letter was f6~/arded by him to Mr. Gustav Mrs. Flanagan then sent a cupy of t.~is
Zollinger". It's author, Gustav Zollinger, Zollinger, who answered her letterby giving letter to her cousin in Springhill, Kai.sas,
Dr. Dentist a,d ma~er of the Swiss Geneal her a brief summary of his work. A part of who in turn sent it on to my Uncle La'Nrence
ogical Society, brings to light in a very his letter, addressed to Mrs., Flanagan and D. Zollinger
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comprehensive way,the history and movements dated March 19th, 1949, follows:
of our people in their many places and oc Soon after receiving this letter, ~y
cupations, from which has evolved the name I Those who bear the Zollinger name to Uncle Lawrence D. Zollinger, related to me
Zollinger in it's many variable spellings. day, are widely scattered in the county, a dream he had in which his fati:er, Jaccb
His work is well documented with sources of Zurich. They are citizens of Zurich, Zollinger, came to h~ ar.d poi~ti~g his
from court, land, census, death, parish and urdorf., Lutikon, Z07likon, .H.OmbreChtikOn, finger to this letter said, "Sc::eti:ingwill
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tithing records. Mannedorf, Wadensw11, Stafa, Gruningen, come of this.·~
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HISToJRY IN STriTE &~CHIVES
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.in 1=-56, i::ennis, the son of Lal.;rence D.
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:::li~;e=, received his gall to the Swiss
,::'.'~~rian :·:ission. His fat.~.er asked him to '.chaw),.
=~:l upcn G~sta. Zollinger in hopes of ob ~,.VO",
~~~~i~g this history. During the course of
lm'~
~~s cissionary work, Dennis called ~0 se~ ()
res E
:;·..:::':a·..• Zolli;.g-er, I,'ho info::::med him that he
:-.:=.=- I='2.aceC: -::-.e history in the state archives <
y. Me
~~~h the stipulation that no one could gain
a::ess to it until after his death. Dennis ~
~:-.en handed. hi.-n a letter which he had Pc
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~r~tten~ his fat.~er, Lawrence, a few years ? .
~re\"icus and realizing men who Dennis was,
;ra~ted h~~ F~rwission to microfilm the ,'y1.
:-.':'5tory. .U!~o
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ri letter \\'ritten to the State Archives
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:::-e:'easing his ;..'ork fOr microfilming follows: ..
::erzo.:;e;.~uchsee, Bern S;,'itzerland ....
February 28, 1957 ~
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";'. story ·.·..ritten by me about the Zollikers
~ ~ollin:ers (f~o:n zoll~kon) r~
-:0. i.s deposited
::.~ 1:••e st:a~e arch~vcs, ,,'r~tten ~n type on'/.'
-=.-"-:ick 3~tten Daoer and bound in leather. ~">;
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Zollinger· f'rom Providence, Utah, U.S.&
·...·;::·..:10 like to .-:lake a few microfilms of it. 1i'"8\
: ha\"e nothing against it under the stip- t-
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~:'ation ~~at t.~e original is treated with ~
~,e g:::-eatest of care and does not suffer ~ h
.t ~y d~age by.spots from sweaty hands or Q~~
s'.:.:::h th.ings." Signed G. Zollinger ("cd',
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The history, now on film, which cost my Zollingun, and zulling were place n~~es in
Uncle Lawrence $66.00, was the means of us .south Germany in 748 -1030. nc~o~ding to
bringing two family organizations together professor A. Bachmann, most of ~~e s'JIn~~es
in a close 'dorking agreement - the vlillard ending in "inger", ta1<en from the cO'':''1ty of
Zollinger fami:y of Salt Lake City, family Zurich; originated fro~ place na=.es. For
Common Ancestor
representive of the Albert Zollinger family example: Zollinger from Zollikon, is near
organization of Rexberg,Idaho and Lawrence Zurich. Dollinger and Tollinger is fro~
D.Zollinger of Providence, Utah,the family Dollikon, which was a place by Meilen on fue
shared by two representive of the Jacob Zollinger family Zurichsee and Uetinger from Ueti.i<on. Von
organization. Both pledged to pay half the Zollikon, Zollikon, Zolliker and Zollinger
cost of extracting the genealogical infor were family surnames which were recorded in
great families mation for temple work, This was done by the monastery records of Rueti in ile county
competent researcher who understood the of Zu!:"ich.
old high-german. Willard Zollinger ex
pressed the feeling that t~elion's share SOME EARLY NAMES
of this information would favor iheir branch
of the family but .whenthe final tabulation Zoll - in the index of a brotherhood
came it was just the reverse. We had 75 of club, church of Reichenay in 826.
the 85 group sheets available. We not only Zollo - a benefactor of the monastery
extended our Zollinger surname line 2 more of St. Gallen.
generations, to my 11th great grandfather, Zollin and Zolin :... are witnesses in a
but the relationship between the two bran St. Gallen record in 801.
ches of Zollingers was finally establishe~ Zollin, Zoellig, Zollch, Zuelli and
Our common ancestors are Jacob and Heinrich Zuelly - from a 1936 Zurich address.
Zollinger, (brothers) and sons of my great Zollin, Zol, Zoll-ing and Zull-ing
grandfather who married Elsi Tobler. Our were 8th century names.
branch is from the younger brother Jacob, Zullini and Zullin in 778.
and their's from Heinrich. . Several bound
volums in german have been printed fromthis There is a definite correlation be~Neen
film without cost, by Willard Zollinger's a bit of early history and the names Zullini
son who lives in Washington. and Zullin which I think is very interesting
and has SO~ merit.
THE OLD HIGH-GERMAN NAME
The years 400 B.C. to 400 A.D. SaN the
From his research, Gustav Zollinger construction of the great military roads,
makes the assumption with some degree- of .two of which were the Alpine passes con.'1e-::t
assurance, that the name Zollinger had it's ing Italy with southern and western Eurcpe.
beginning about 500 A.D. and was derived The Simplon pass was a paved Roman road and
from the name Talum, the name of an army the Septimer pass formed part of the ro~te
/ officer of Theodore the Great. Recorded in through Switzerland to the Rhine Valley and
". death records on the st Gallen area in 861, into southern Germany. Upon it's conpletion
... " were the names Tallo, TulIa and Toli. Geo the workers returned to their homeland in
- --.----~ graphically, the names Zoll,' Zollo, and Italy. A few remained and became citizens.
A
Zolli, which are abbreviations of the names 'The question arises, did the n~e Z~llini
Zollinc, Zolling, and Zulling, came from and Zullin originate with these people the
Thuerinaen. Germany and the names Zollinqen, road builders?
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Over the period of 431 years, the Von The several pre:::eeding i;;ci'::~::ts0: .::.:-::
ZO LLI~(Oi\! Zollikon mmed many large estates ·,.;hich were perty bei:-.g given to a:wt::e.:- ~ :-.0:'C. :':-. t::-.:.s::
the hOI:"les of t'!any'families. The names of the or on a yea.:-ly basis, ~s ::-.ade ::-.:-':-6 ::-.:.=:.i::::
first ~'ners of these estates, then known ful by the follo~ing expl~,a~ie:: fro=: ~.:
and it's nobiliY as Zollinc-hovun in 837 (Zollikcn teday) , Encjclopec.ia h~ericfu,a:
was Ni~~ard and his mother, Engilsind, who Rudolf Von Zollikon ~as given recc~::i­
later gave this whole estate to the church tion as a freeman of knig~tly r~~ in 19~ .
by Gustav loll inger of St Gallen on a yearly rental basis. by t.i-}e Heraldic 300k "Zdli::",::::'".
In May 1956, Heinric~ Va:: Zclli~c:: ~a~
In the lOth centurythe present district
"Frorr, the freemen of Regensberg comes a piece of land, \·.'hich he haC. in s:::-=.~.:-t:'e::..
of Hinwil was in the hands of the Counts of
the ministerial name Von lollikon, meaning tome monastery for the ~elfare of his sc~:
Rapperswil. It was sold to the church of St
of the house of loll ikon, They were farmers on conditien that they keep it fer life c::
Gallen in 1300. Later it was given to the
by trade and highly respected and had the a yearly interest basis.
free~en'of Regensbergto hold in trust. This
rank of noblemen or lords. From lollikon
transfer of property included a castle and
came the farmers of the middle ages;"
the small town of Gruningen from which came Feudal system
To understand what is meant by the term
many of the Zollingers later found in the
"freemen'l the Encyclopedia Americana gives
localities throughout the county of Zurich.
us a poss ib'le ansl'Jer.
In the year 1303-10, mention is made of "Roman society has a syste::'. ef Fatrcr.a:"
"Follm.;ring the invasion of the Alimanni, a Lutold Von Zollikon, who was a freeman of whereby the weak or poor in se",r:::h of SE
Switzerland remained for many hundreds of knightly rank. As a government officer, he curity vo~ed to serve faithfully the g.:-ea::
years, merely a number of separate towns, with others directed the affairs of the or ,the ...,ealthy to ebtain r:-.:-at~::1:i::r.' f::. :::-.
villuges, castles and fortresses, all Freiherron Von Regensberg. They were the c·ppression or attacts. This \·;as %::0',;:1' as =.-::
supposedly loyal tothe Holy Roman Emperor. founders of a castle and the little town of feudal system. It was a political c:.d ~i:'i­
From 1100to early 1200the Hapsburg family Gruningen where they became citizens. (This tary system that prevailed c.~ri::g ~::e lC~.,
became' rulers of much of Switzerland. The castle was sti~l sxan4ing in 1935). 11th and 12th centuries._ Th~s _fe'.J.c:;l sys':::':'.
freeraen of the counties of Sc-hwyz andUri, was responsible for the rise of castles,
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two small forest areas in central switzer Under this system charters ~e.:-e :=~.ted ':~
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land, fearing the Hapsburg rule, sided with Bishops, monasteries ana secular lc.:-c.s, ex
the Roman Emperor, Fredrick the 2nd, and empting their estates f.:-on taxation, fr::::
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against the Pope and the Hapsburgs. In visitatiens of state officials anc. even =::::
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return; Fredrick gave ~chwyz ' and Uri a tt,::,: )~..,..~._-:,1!'-." '. 'lt. judicial jurisdiction. The ir.~~,ist be=a=.:
special position inthe Roman Empire. tvnen ~ ... ~ ."~'-,,"'Ie '0'<; I t• sort of an adlninistrative effic~r of che %::-.=
;.,;:: ~{.,~.••~..,~. on':-:": I':t.~·:.
Rudolf the first of Hapsburg be.;ame Holy ~ :~ :IA. on his estates. A proprietor on a fa~ or '"
Ro~an Emperor in 1273, he tried to force If....~o'1...~''\ .•.;•, --"\..........) " ~~~~'::' ~• h small estate needing the protecticn cf ~
Schwyz and Uri back to their old positions E''.j.·.·'" :,;.'."...---:.r.•......-.~t' I 't .....'-:'"....,-I-.•.•,..~.":'1'..(!{ :~. great landowner, eften requested t~e lat~== ;
t;":C~i}:"::Y;P::,;","<-"~ ~<t;,:
but ~as not successful sothe bolO counties .",? to take over his lands a::d gra:.t ~in t:.-::
considered e1emselves free. They were centinued use of t1em, thus avoiding c.=-r:res
free from then on.II f,~. -:-.: '.. ,., ;". t. "~ ~.. ~, sionattacts and taxation."
The freemen of Regensberg owned the t.~:.",~.t~.":.:,..,."";,~..:•",."..'..,...~....•.'I.,0.'.."..;.'.".. ,.."..'.,.f.,.1J")\•.-,"'.f....~:."''-~~'":.""~.~,~~....,•...:.;.''*"i,.:;'.,~~'~S..(...-.-:~.~....".P.:I.....y...•;""". "t~.•~\-."f ;.~..,.....~ ,"On me Zollinger estate in :~etenin 127~
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-:~::~..:-t:J:'~')''''''':'''~ ~"•.,;~... .., ~: :..~:...'~ any entries by that sr-elling. ;~out 13::
Mbeunrg~ebsydoMrfe,ilDeneronntontheanZduraichcsaesetl.e in Fried ~,., ...~'.•'...4.:~:.':.:"i,;"s'.:'-.L.",''~!:le:%.~..l.:r:·-.-·-_.._.A..:~,.•r•.•):)-!.~-::~:,~0·4·4<·}~'.·;~..:......,rrf.o;.o~.;..~·'.~-.~.~~"..,."f;'.::":':';~._...:.'.~~.~.~:...':.:.;'.o.4\:<o,'"t.~'.~.~.'.:',.....I.J,...,.·''"~~."'..~,!.: one Von Zollikon was feudal ten~~t of ~.e
Count of Toggenburg•
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In 1408, the town of Gruningen became, Ny progenitors,fro::I ~y llt..'! great g:-a:.~­
-0 ri gin .0 f the by purchase, a part of Zurich, the people father, '"ho was born in L'..ltiken, Z'':':-':':::~,
became ordinary citizens and there were no Switzerland, down to my great gr~~c;a:-~~~s,
more Von Zollikon .in Gruningen after that. Johannes and Elisabetha Usteri Zollin~er,
Zollinger name That is to say, nobility passes andthe name are a matter of record on proven F€dig:-ees
cha~ged. The noble (Von de), meaning the and on fa~ily group recerds. Jo;-.~-.;-.es a:-.::.
a
.noblemen of the house Zollikon, disappear~ Elisabetha were me parents of seven c;-.ilcrE:.~.
The Von Zollikon of Lutikon ow~ed many Jacob Zollinger, my grandfather, beinq ~~e
large possessions which in 1488, fell into youngest.
~~e hands of an old woman. She made a dona~ In his book, "A Guide To Genealogical
tion of goods to the church of Hombrechtikon . Research, Archibald F. Bennett indicates
II
for the salvation of her soul. The many that the surnames now in use were derived In the history which follo~s, g':'ven by
who had bee~ living on these estates then from five different sources: 1. Patronymics my grandfather, Jacob Zollinger, the:., in his
bec~e rentors and not owners as before, or Sire na~es, 2. Place or locality names, ninetieth year, I have made some inse:-ticns
having to pay fees to the church. In 1432, 3. Occupation, trade or professional na~es, such as dates, na~es of individ~als and
~ohns de zollikon de Gruningen, had many 4.. Descriptive or nick names, 5. Names of places not before mentiened. ! have also,
possessions in Itzikon near Gruningen and a animals and natural objects. when I thought necessary, altered his ~crc­
co~sin, Joh~~nes de zollikon de Lutikin, in ing to give better connotaticn. !n d~i~; so
1467, lived on the farms in Lutikon. I have exercised me greatest of care t=. cc::
In our history we have an ex~~ple of a vey the meaning inte~ded.. Ot:::er fa::'::; a:.'::
locality name. The name Usteri was taken
experiences r~~e~~ered by his sen, ~a~:-e::ce
from the town of Uster. The oldest ancestor
D. Zollinger, are also added. Eve:-y effe:-t
of Elizabetha Usteri, my great grandmother,
has been made to present exact historical
was Hans Von Usteri, born in Uster about
information and wherever possible the words
Later the name changed and the 1460. After he had movedm Zurich~e people of grandfather, Jacob Zollinger, are ~..:.oted
noble (Von de) disappeared. The following called him Hans of Uster. He took the name as they came frcm him. They will be found
surnames then came into use in the 15th cen of Usteri from the town of Uster where the· set apart in quotation marks.
tury: Zollicon, Zollingcon, Zolliker, Zo11 family originally came from.
yker, Zolligker, Zolliger and Zollinger. MY GRANDFATHER NOW TELLS HIS C;,'N STCRY
Here in Lutikon, my 11th great grandfather
was born in 1486 and in 1500 the surname The following are surnames of people of My parents, Johannes and Elisa:::e~:-:a
Zollinger was found in Hombrechtikon, the Swiss descent, living today, whose surnames Usteri, were a very religious pecFle. Xy
birth place of my 9th great grandfather, were derived from one or another source that mother carne through a line cf very r:rc.::-.ine::t
Jacob Zollinger, in 1540. is mentioned above: people who lived in the town of Z~rich fer
Fuhriman - teamster Schmidt - blacksmith 400 years. Three of her ar.cestcrs ~srn
Kaufman - salesman Kuhfuss - cow foot ministers of the gospel,fcur were Fr~fes5~rs
Hauptman - headman Spuhler - Singer of theology and five were university ~ro­
No mention is made of nobility, knight Schies~ - sharp-shooter 'Ech - corner fessors. Other relatives were ~erc~a~ts,
hoed or. noblemen· after 1268. "However, the Rinderknecht - cow servant Voga~ - bird members ofthe city council, millers, doctors
record states that a Herman Von Zollikon, Stauffer - a steep place on the mountain captains and a poet•. My gra.,c.::-.ct:-.er
citizen of Gruningen, possessing a large Niederhauser - of the lower houses was a very frayerful
area of the hills of Zollikon then called Hockstrasser - an elevated place woman and every time she .ca.-:le to see ~ s~e
Zollikerberg, sells this forest area to the Theurer - expensive article always told my mother to always attend ~o
monastery of Oetenbachin 1449. Baumgardner - tree gardner her prayers.
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) My father bought more land and from his p.J~ OLD FASHIONED ''1EDDING
farm he so:d cattle, g~ain, potatoes, peas, November 30, 1856
prunes and apples. From a grape vineyard
~~v. early life located on a sunny slope, which produced Not everyone could afford a .....ecding ·....:.=:h
5'\:... .,
excellent quality grapes, ...e made and sold all theold fashioned customs.i~:hen my eldest
wine. The produce from the fa--rn, at first, sister, Anna, was married to Hans Ulrich
on the farm had to be transported to market, a distance Haederli, they put in their order to the
of six miles, by father and the older girls, cabinet rr.aker to have tim make t.~el'a a ward
on their heads. robe, bedstead, chairs ~'1d table. They tr.en
r.: w:;;,:):.a: ZURIC:i, SHITZERLAND engaged the miller who had four fine horses
My mother thinking there wasn't enough to go after their furniture. Onfue way back'
~y parents taught us children to work money corning in, began weaving silk for a the wardrobe fell off and was broken. The
a..:c to :::e obedier.t. \':e had to go to school large firm in Zurich. The girls were also cabinet maker who was along went back ~'1d
:iva c:.d one hal: days a week and also had taught to weave and there were also some took his wife's wardrobe to replace the or.e
to t:o..'-'= sor::e lessons from the ninister that men who kept the looms in good repair. As a broken. Anna Barbara, next to the oldest of
dic~'t i~terest ~e atall. In my early youth rule no one outside of the city was allowed my sisters, rode inthe \'lagon with the ne',;ly
; ~ac little tL~em playas I always had to to do this kind of work, but a3 no one ob weds, south to the city limits, the groc~
help at hone. At the age of t',olelve I attended jected, the business became a profitable throwing moneyto the children who followed.
s:::h::01 o~ly otle day a week and spent two one. The woven silk material was sold in 3S The young couple then paraded to the hotel.
hc~rs ·.·..i th t;'1e r.J.nister and the rest of the yard lengths. A suce~sion of parties were given in their
•..;ee:'- ·....2.S spe~t helping my father on the farm honor which began at the hotel and then moved
~iL~i~~ co~s, feeding cattle and other work A LESSON IN OBEDIENCE from house to house for a period of three
t.~at a boy of ny age could do. My father days. Almost a year later, Anna Barbara was
~ept cc~s because they werefue most profit One of the things I liked to do was to married to Konrad Meyer, October 12, 1857..
a.b:e a:.inals..•·:ith them he did all the work go swim:ning on Sundays with my chums. On one She died 7 weeks later, DecemberS, 1857 at
e::t:-:e fa::m as well as selling the milk which particular Sunday, as soon as the preacher the age of twenty two. My brother Johannes
o;r.ey procl..":::ed. said a~en, out the door we went toChe river was one month old when he died.
·near by to swim. This was ofcourse against
Att::.e death of my grandfather, Heinrich the \olishes of my mother. She \'las always
ZeIlinger, ~y father inherited part of his quite strict with me and had told mem stay
fat:.er's fa~., ~hen he purchased two thirds horne that Sunday. Ivhen \ole beys were prepar
0: t.'-:e ::ollinger home which was at this time ing to leave the swirrming hole a group of
~ore t.'-:an one hundred years old. We shared younger boys came ID swim. One of these boys#
~,
o~ large heuse in Urdorf with my sister's a cousin of mine then eleven years old, also 4, .
fa=:ily. The other half was occupied by our had the name of Jacob Zollinger. He got too ,..,1, '.>. ,.:4'" ..c.":"';;~
. '.\ ....
ce"..lsi:' and her faraily. The church and the far dO\oln in a whirlpool Cl..'1d was drowned•• • "ir;-.~.' :.-:.,..1.-.,
ca-:-:etar;r \o,'ere just over the \·..all from our \~henthe news of his death reached the near
hc~se. = re~e~~er there were two large by town of Dietikon bythe river, my parents
jW~~~:~ ~r~es g:o:~ng ~n th~ corner of the who happened to be there on business,think .... ./l.'i \'.~. ',\..
,
.._ ~•. ~a_d. Du_~ed ~n th~s area were all ing it was I, became very much alarmed. As -' .-"-. .... ~ "~.1;.,.' ..;.
hes-.:icides. On the .west side of the wall you may guess they thoughtit was I who was '-'~:,\ -:i .j;; ~;. '" ~:;". 'F}>
1
was a row of pr~ne trees. My chums and I would drowned. However, they were very much re ·1,: .~· "M ;.. ' J1 ; (
pic:'- up the ripe fruit on our side of the leaved upon returning horne to find me safe i in)Jt.r."j . .I...V L;;. .'. ""-J
...·all but ...ere afraid to get the fruit onthe and sound. I got a good slapping from my ks~,-. "J.w
ot.'1er side. mother.
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It \"'as the custom in those days for the inches of snQ\'f on the groune and i~ co1d
','/2S
ful0RMOi\!ISfu' farmers to help each other with the thresh One of the Elders went into the cold water,
ing oT their grain. To keep it dry it was somet.hing 1 had r,ever' seen before. ',,'i-.en
stacked in the barn. Ferdie was asked by a Ferdie carne out of the \oJater he did not ha\'e
neighbor to come and help him. That ev~nins any need fur his crutches. He was healed and
,comes into our lives while coming down a ladder, he sl ipped and and walked as before. As for me, they never
fell injuring his leg. As a result he \"/as gave me any change of clothirig, so I ha~ to
confined to his bed for five or six weeks. \-jalk ho~e in my \-fet clothes, but to r.;y a~aze
Never did an opportunity to study and re ment,instead of freezing and beir.g cele, I
CIRCUMS:~NCES SURROUNDING THE CONVERSION flect on the teachings of Mormonism present \'Jas not only ':farm but hot. So anybocy can
OF THE ZOLLINGER FAMILY itself in a better light than it did then. guess right there·was the power of God ~ade
Ferdie was soon convinced of the truth and manifest, faith was planted iD my heart a~d
Duringthe summerof 1861 my father hired desired to be baptis~d. a real foundation \':as laid, I could not ~et
two carpenters to remodel our house. One of away from it if I \'ianted to. I kno.-J it ,.as
them, \·;ho considered himself abible scholar, My parents, no\", members ofthe Church Of the power of God. The baptisms and confer
tried to persuade my parents to join his Jesus Christ Of latter-Day Saints, had in mat ions were performed by Elders Gerber and
church but they were not to be moved. The mi nd to se11 the farm and. home and emigrate Miller.. The next morning Ferdie loaded the
tmm Minister \'iho lived across the street to America. This would have been impossible wagon with 200 pound sacks of potatoes. The
Trom us had in his employ a young lady by had my brother Ferdie decided against join neighbors were astonish~d and wdndered what
the name of Mary Horlacher. Through her ing the church. The lord had his hand in ~ had taken place, for the day before he w~s
dai ly visits ~ our home for their supply of and directed matters for the good of all. unable to walk without crutches.
~ilk, Mary and our family, especially my
sisters, became very good friends. Then one
day Mary decided to quit her job and return THE DAY OF MY BAPTISM - December 16, 1861 MY BROTHER BECOMES ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED
to her home. Her parents, in her absence,
had accepted the gospel and were baptised. In my early youth I cared littlefor religion. rerdie would have been the 3rd ~erter
The Minister, needing her services again, My uppermost desire then was for enjoyment of the family to be married, but since his
insisted on her coming back to \·iOrk. In her and that was only on Sundays when we boys fiancee ',oJould not join the church the mar
old job'again, Mary made use of every oppor got together. Since by brother Ferdie was riage was called off. Shortl, theredfter,in
tunity to share the knowledge of her new laid up, it fell to my lot to look afterthe a meeting, he met Louisa Meyer and they be
found re1 igion \oJith us. My parents became feeding'of the stock and the milking. I was came engaged to be married. She \'ias the
interested. They began attending the meet in the barn doing the farm chores when the oldest in her fami 1y. ~Jhen her father died
ings of the Elders in Zurich. Mother k~ew Mormon Elders came to our house. My mother and her mother re-married, she left ho:.e to
that this religion was much different than Came out and said that Ferdie and my sister work in the city as a weaver of silk. She
anything she had heard of. Their baptismal Dorothea, were going to be baptised andthat stayed with her Aunt who had been bedfast
date was set for November 20, 1861. Ferdie she \'Janted me to go' along too. I said that for many years with rheumatism. \·Jhen she ·.·:as
and I were finishing the apple harvest that there was plenty of time for me, but I did baptised she had to be carried do,in ir.toH~e
day when we noticed our parents walking as I \",as told. That evening my Olother in water and was healed by the power of the
along the public pathway that led in the vited the town officers and neighbors to a Priesthood and the next day she walked to
direction of the' Limmat River. Ferdie sur meeting. The officers were~e only ones who Zurich a distance of twelve mi les. She e~i­
mising \...hat they \",ere up to and being pre came into ~e house. The other people stayed grated to Utah and married IITroubaeor-i"
judiced against this new religion, began to outside until the meeting was over. After. Stachli, He was nicknamed this tecause of
swear and curse and threatened to stop them the meeting we walked about a mile to the his interest in music both in. Switzerla~d
from going. But the lord blocked his way, mi 11 race onthe limmat River. Ferdie walked ~nd in St.George, Utah. He joined the church
for he met with an accident. with the aid of his crutches. There was four in the fifties.
page 12
Preparing to leave Switzerland
~ ~,e w~s, e, {~..... .~
To ll-to-do farmer .as my father I . '\M
the..geclslon to sell all his property which ... Q) If"
::-~
represented almosta lifetime of accomplish- \...., .l:.:,.:..',-.~" .....•t \;:.
ment and hard work. a~d to go to a stranbgeut~A.I}..~!'~_._ ';;h;~:~'\)'1-~:~:~i~~"'<"
land, \vas a most difficult one to make, f .. tl
my r.:other, being more of a boss, assured my . ·~tJ·:;~\.:= { .....,....:?' ·;\.~J~:..
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father that it vias the right thing to do. ~. :-, {1~.) '-;'-... - ~~.!.) :';:~"
('~.?J ,/ t:·,- ."', ... ~_~-_"-"'".,~ ,:!J,').~
We choseto.dispos: of our property by.means ,.,#.,.~41:a-~)_.;\ r~.,\;~I.O~~·r i',~,':-"';"~/'=;",.""~'!-:..~c:::~'~i3Y.r:.~~>:~~~i~.;.:.j.i:,;;,.~i~_.
oanftd.-:othepuobtlhiCerauinctJioannusa,ryoneofbe1f8oI0'r2e. NChortiisctemoasf ~..,:''X""'{:-:::.:J'......._.f.., ,._. ....I... • ·~('"_....t.- ~..'.:,i1.' ''1l-...,,:'~(..,,.v. -··rt···.'.~··.j..a.f...'.~.:'....
r,' \ . '0 \. •.• • - -
these had been posted accordingto law prior:: ·\\ -t.i.~·~~.~·:·..\~:·.·. ~_.. '~";:::"'~~.:'.:;"'"~.~:';": t· ~.' :......,.;:, .. ';,~
tothe date of sale. My brother-I.n-law, J. ·F"~"(,~:t:;,,'.-)...:...,i.':.!F·'.:~~.:L}~·.,'r;.-.'y<L'.i:'~::-:~~.~.'<~': -~....~r,r'.~/I~.~~'"4~.",..:...~',.\_<"~..'?;;''1('.0:'It"..f..",'f':';):.'(.,'.'',':''·Cf:~\',:.:"fi-O'":"~~;~
Haederl i, not as yet a member of the church r,., \/'.
'.!
'>1,,; :"',>'f'-'~ .' ~~,'
and not wanting.us to 1eave, persuaded the
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peo~le not to bid, but the lord knew the -:-~,"'":,.,>-. ..' ,.<'~'" ~.;
des I res of my father and mother and took a ~ I""~ ;.'- " . .~)
hand in the mat ter. The peop1e changed thej r f ' ;~ .:--. .<:~
atti•tude and everythi•ng \oIas sold at a good '..~......._.-......._,........_.....~.-.-...•.'.:.:_-_.._._.. ' ......"._.,;;.;""'J"'",":,:",:,l;1*
price. Picture taken April, 1862, in Urdorf, Zurich Switzerland
a month before the family emigrated to America. From
This was the year I was to receive my
left to right, front row. John Ulrich Haderli, Anna
spiritu~l avocation into the Protestant
(Zollinger) Haderli, Elisabeth (Usteri) Zolling~r, Johannes
church. J always attended the luthern church
Zollinger. Second row. Jacob Zollinger, Elisabeth
but on confirmation day I would not go. No
(Zollinger) Neeser, Dorothea (Zollinger) Lau, Louise
one could make me go.The minister sure made
a fuss about it. The Cathol ics and the (Meyer) Zollinger and Ferdinand Zollinger at the right
lutherns met in the same church bui lding in behind his bride. The other two gentlemen are friends
Urdorf because the nearest Catholic town, of the family.
Uetikon, was t'o'JO or three miles a\Vay. Neither
would my mother gom church in Urdorf say
t
ing it was aII "humbug" and stayed homt! and
studied the scriptures. She was a chosen THE LONG ~OURNEY TO AMERICA
woman, firm and true to the lord. 54 days at sea
Looking ahead to the time when they wou1d On the 30th of April, 1862, my parents,
rnaketne long journey across the plains from my brother Ferdie and his fiancee, Louisa
Florence, Nebrask3 or Winter Quarters, to Meyer and I, my two sisters, Elisabeth a~d
the great Salt lake Valley, they ordered Dorothea, bid farewell to cur loved ones and
four yoke of oxen and a wagon through the our fatherland. It was hard to say goodby
church office in Bern. Having made all pre to my sister Anna Haederli and family. I did
parations, including new suits made for them cry, but we left for the gospel's sake and
by a tailor, they were ready to leave. we had faith in the Lord.