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Anna Lina (Bircher) Wessler (1863 - 1950)

Anna Lina (Lina) Wessler formerly Bircher aka Blaich
Born in Switzerlandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 6 Jul 1898 in Pasadena, California, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 86 in Anaheim, Orange, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Anna was born in 1863. She was a daughter of John Gottlieb Bircher Sr. and Anna Lautenschlager. Upon arriving to the United States, the family lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]By 1880, they moved to Highland, Lincoln, Kansas.[2] She married William Blaich on April 1881 in Wilson County, Kansas. Their children were:

Ann Blaich 1883-
William Fredrich Blaich 1884- 1969
Edward Blaich 1887 -1910

In 1895, the family lived in Topeka, Kansas. [3] Anna and William divorced. He died in 1916. [4]

Anna married Ferdinand Henry Wessler in 1898. [5] They had 1 son together:

Lloyd Wessler 1901-

Ferdinand and Lena made their home in Anaheim, Orange, California. [6] In 1900, Anna's son Edward Blaich lived with them. and from 1910 onward, her son Lloyd lived with her. Ferdinand died in 1932./ Anna passed away in 1950[7] and is buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California. [8]

Sources

  1. Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 14 Dist 40 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1426; Page: 466B. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  2. Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Lincoln, Kansas; Roll: 386; Page: 420D; Enumeration District: 137. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
  3. Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_79; Line: 17. Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  4. Ellsworth Messenger, Ellsworth, Kansas; Issue Date: Thursday, July 27, 1916; Page:1.
  5. Ancestry.com. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
    Name: Anna Lena Blaich
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Age: 36
    Event Type: Marriage
    Birth Date: abt 1862
    Birth Place: Switzerland
    Marriage Date: 6 Jul 1898
    Marriage Place: Pasadena, California, USA
    Spouse: F H Wessler
  6. Year: 1900; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: 95; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1240095. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
    • Year: 1910; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374103. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    • Year: 1920; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 50. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    • Year: 1930; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2339915. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
    • Year: 1940; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: m-t0627-00271; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 30-12C.United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  7. Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
    Name: Anna Lina Wessler
    [Anna Lina Bircher]
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 2 Jul 1863
    Birth Place: Other Country
    Death Date: 2 May 1950
    Death Place: Orange
    Mother's Maiden Name: Wehrli
    Father's Surname: Bircher
  8. Find A Grave: Memorial #99776713




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