The Swiss family Rusterholtz in America
Subtitle: a history and genealogy of Jacob and Catherine Kaufman Rusterholtz of Erie County, Pennsylvania, and their descendants.
By: Edited and mostly written by Wallace P. Rusterholtz.
Edition: [1st ed.
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Erie, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Rusterholtz family.
Description: Jacob Rusterholtz (1785-1864) was born in or near Wädenswil, District Horgen, Canton Zürich, Switzerland. He was the son of Hans Kaspar Rusterholtz and Elizabeth Wolfensberger. He came to America in 1817 and settled in Lancaster County and later in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He married 1) Katherine Lüffinger and 2) Catherine Kaufmann. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, and elsewhere.