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From: "Roger and Bonnie Miller" <>
Subject: Fw: Welcome
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:37:10 -0800

Subject: Welcome


> Welcome to the SHRAUNER surname list. I am Bonnie Miller, your hostess.
I
> am a SHRAUNER on my mother's side, and have been researching the family
for
> about 5 years. I hope that if you are related in any way, that you will
> sign up for the list and add what ever information that you have on your
> branch of the tree. There are several alternate spellings as you will see
> below.
>
> WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE SHRAUNER FAMILY:
>
> We are SWISS. Johanne Sebastian SCHRANER was born in 1809 in Butz, Sulz,
> Switzerland. He married Mary Magdalena MEYER in 1837. They had at least
> two children. Jacob (possibly John) and Franz Sales. They applied to
leave
> Switzerland in 1854, and according to a family Bible, arrived in the US
> August 15, 1854.
>
> Now here is the first question--The Swiss archives says that they
emmigrated
> in 1859. I'm wondering if the 4 in 1854 might not look like a 9.
According
> to Swiss information, Franz was born in 1852, and was supposed to have
been
> about age 4 when they arrived, which doesn't fit either date, but is
closer
> to 1854.
>
> The next date that I find is for the 1860 federal census for Adams Twp.,
> Seneca Co., Ohio. Sebastian and family are living and working on the farm
of
> Melchoir Vrath. Franz is age 10 and going by the name Francis. This
would
> also make a case for the immigration date of 1854, since his age at
> immigration was 4 years old. Jacob is not found with them. Family tree
> maker states that he went off to fight in the Civil War and never
returned.
>
> Next is the the marriage of 'Frank SHRANER' to Mary Catherine BRUNER, 2
Dec
> 1875 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio. and the birth of William Henry on 13
July
> 1876. Then according to the family Bible the entire family left Ohio and
> went to Kansas in 1877. I don't know if the 'entire family' included
> Sebastian and Mary. I have not found any further information on them.
>
> According to Family Tree Maker, Frank walked from Wichita, to Stafford
> County to claim a homestead about 8 1/2 miles SE of the present town of
> Stafford. They also state that he was known for his stubbornness and he
> refused to pay taxes, therefore loosing his land.
>
> In the 1880 census the name is spelled SHRANNER. By this time Myrtle and
> Edward have been born. Later would come Harry , James, Robert, Sarah,
> Samuel, Daniel and Susan. I have pretty complete information on all of
the
> children's lines except Myrtle. She married a man named Jim SIMS, they
were
> once in Ponca City, OK and that is all that I have been able to learn
about
> her.
>
> My mother is Gladys Irene, the daughter of Edward and his wife Daisy Vera
> TITUS. She married my father Verne PEARSALL. They moved to Washington
> State during the depression and they are both still living in the
Wenatchee
> Valley.
>
> So---now it's your turn. Please contact the list if your are related in
any
> way to the SHRAUNER Family. If you need information on any of the
children
> named above and their families, or if you have things to add, PLEASE get
in
> touch.
>
> Good Hunting! Bonnie Miller
>

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