This section of the Hatzenbühler History Project web site provides a brief overview of the Hatzenbühler families that immigrated to the United States. It is not intended to be in-depth, but rather to briefly describe some of the families who will be published in the Hatzenbuhler Book when it is completed. These are some of the photos you will see in the book when published. Please feel free to submit your Hatzenbuhler family photos. Contact me and we can discuss some of the formats for submission.
In 1867 another Hatzenbuhler family migrated from Germany to the United States. They came from Ottersheim in the Palatinate. This family settled in Illinois and Michigan. A small number moved east settling in New York. Jakob Hatzenbuhler (1833-1890) and his descendants settled in the Mount Clemens, Michigan region. His cousin David Hatzenbuhler of Ottersheim is below. Also Valentin Hatzenbuhler (1826-1906) who was a cousin to Jakob and David migrated from Ottersheim settling in Lincoln, Nebraska. Valentin's descendants spell their name as "Hatzenbuehler." All of the Michigan Hatzenbuhler's have maintained the spelling of the surname as "Hatzenbuhler."
Photo: Jakob Hatzenbuhler (1833-1890) & Eleanora Rivard (1837-1923) with their daughter Stella circa 1883. Courtesy George Hatzenbuhler.
Illinois - Nebraska -Texas Hatzenbühlers
In 1853 a Hatzenbuhler family arrived from Hassloch in the Palatinate of Germany. They settled in the Mascoutah, Illinois area. A brother John Michael joined them in 1854. While a major number of these Hatzenbuhler descendants are still in Illinois and Nebraska, a sizeable number of them are today in Texas, after they settled in Dallas in late 1800s. All of them spell their names as Hatzenbuehler. Incidentally this is the correct spelling of the surname when the "u" does not have an umlaut above it.
Photo: Peter Hatzenbuehler (1833-1907)
& Elizabeth Lutz (1836-1912) taken at
Dallas circa 1914. Courtesy George Hatzenbuhler.
In the late 1890s several waves of Hatzenbuhlers came to the United States settling in North Dakota primarily with one family, the Hatzenbellers settling in South Dakota. These families were from Russia near Odessa. They all in fact descended from Johann-Martin Hatzenbuhler who migrated from Ottersheim, Germany to Russia in 1809. This family is found today populating the North Dakota, Wyoming, and west coast states of Oregon and Washington. Today the surnames commonly seen for this segment the family are Hatzenbuhler, Hatzenbuehler, Hatzenbiler, Hatzenbihler, Hatzenbehler, Hatzenbeler Hutzenbiler and Hatzenbeller.
Nebraska - Illinois - Michigan - New York Hatzenbühlers
David Hatzenbuehler also came from Ottersheim. He was a cousin to Jakob Hatzenbuehler (pictured above). His family settled in the Loda, Illinois area.
All of Davids descendants have maintained the spelling of the surname as Hatzenbuehler.
Photo: Jakob Hatzenbuhler (1846-1924) & Margaret Troendley (1851-1923) with their children.
Front Row L to R: David, Emma, Edward & Margaret
Back Row L to R: William, Minnie, Katheryn, Lucy & George. Courtesy George Hatzenbuhler.
The first Hatzenbühler family recorded to have come to the United States was Stephen Hatzenbühler (Hotsinpiller). Stephen emigrated to the American Colonies, which were still part of England at that time. He landed at the Virginia colony in 1728 arriving on the S.S. Mortonhouse. Stephen married Elizabeth Brumback of Germantown. Together they had 12 children. Stephen and his children all settled in the Germantown, Germanna and Shenandoah Valley region. The family names today that descend from Stephen Hotsinpiller are Hotsinpeller, Hotsenpeller, Hotsenpiller, Hotsenpillar, Hotsinpillar and Hudsonpillar. Today the family still resides heavily in the West Virginia area but you will find them spread across most of the United States from east to west. This is the most recent family I've begun researching and adding genealogical information.
Photo: Clarence Hudsonpillar U.S. Army, 35th Division, 137th infantry. Circa 1917. Courtesy Leta Paque.
Top Photo: John Hatzenbuhler (1860-1946) and his wife Magdalena Weitenheimer (1862-1935) with children. Children Back Row: Anton Hatzenbuhler, Magdalena Hatzenbuhler, Nickolaus Hatzenbuhler. Children Front Row: Rose Hatzenbuhler, John Hatzenbuhler Jr., and Pauline Hatzenbuhler taken circa 1912 near Saint Anthony, North Dakota. Courtesy Betty Flynn and JoAnn Flynn.
Photo Left: Frank Hatzenbeler (1895-1965) and Barbara Kilwein (1896-1988) at their wedding in Dickinson, North Dakota 1915. Courtesy Kay Herzig.
