Othmar Sidler married Elsbeth Sidler and they
had 10 children. Four of their children married. Othmar was a Seckelmeister and an Adjutant. Othmar died 10 Feb 1746. His death was recorded by Ottenbach Pastor Balthasar Zwingli as follows: Death record translation: Wurd (was) begraben (buried), Seckelmeiester (treasurer) and Adjuntant (military warrant officer). Cause of death: very hot temperature and constipation. Who are Othmar's and Elsbeth's children?
1. Elisabetha Sidler 1714-1713
2. Elisabetha Sidler 1714-1715
3. Elisabetha Sidler 1715-1763 m Hans Jacob Hegetschweiler 10 Nov 1744
4. Verena Sidler 1718-1718
5. Verena Sidler 1719-1778
6. Verena Sidler 1721-1778 m Hans Hegetwchweiler about 1738
7. Kaspar Sidler 1724-1772 m Barbara Baer 5 Dec 1747
8. Veronica Sidler 1727-1781 m Hans Jacob Hegetschweiler 22 Apr 1747
9. Heinrich Sidler 1730-1773
10. Marx Sidler 1734-1735
Seckelmeister
Othmar was a Seckelmeister, and Adjudant in
Ottenbach. (Julius Billeter) A Seckelmeister is a Treasurer or administration of
the confessional financial budgets. Both parties appointed a special Treasurer
for a period of six years.. (Patrick A. Wild)
In Switzerland since the late Middle Ages it
was a designation for "manager or managers of takings of public funds or
goods", be it in the state administration or in an association or a
political party.
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military appointment given to an
officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the
management of human resources in army unit. The term adjudant is used in
French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned officer rank similar to a
staff sergeant or warrant officer but is not equivalent to the role or
appointment of an adjutant. (Wikipedia)
The Swiss Army an aide, often in the rank of a
corporal, (Peter Bertschinger). Adjutant is also an aide-de-camp.
Why did Emma Scholl write Rosina Blake on Othmar's temple record?
The winter of 1936-37 was the hardest winter in
St. George’s history, 13 degrees below zero one night, froze our water pipes.
Rosena Blake gave us buttermilk and canned fruit. Helen Palmer gave us canned
fruit. We sent to Loma Linda for fruit crackers, large boxes of them and other
Loma Linda foods, soy butter etc. I never met so many kind generous people
before in my life as I met in St. George. I went to the temple when I was well.
Elaine encouraged me to go. We went on Saturdays and she did baptisms. One day
she did 106 all at one time. Harold S. Snow, her history teacher, confirmed
her. He later became President of Temple after George Whitehead. Martin Mc
Allister was recorder. I told him about Julius Billeter and he sent for his
Lensi and Herzog records from Switzerland. I met Rosena Blake at the temple,
visited her often and saw her Swiss records. One day I told her my dream. She
said she had a granary on back of her house, had it made into a room and rented
it. I went back to see it and it was the place I saw in my dream. I wondered
why I saw it. I asked her to let me make pedigree charts from her Swiss
records. I soon found out why I saw her room in the dream. She had a Sidler and
Hegetschweiler line from Ottenbach on her father's side and I found her father
and my mother were cousins, which makes her the only relative of mother's we
have ever known on earth. Three nephews went on missions to Switzerland, found
father's relatives, but not mother's. (Emma Scholl History)
Documents related to Othmar Sidler:
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| 1691 Othmar Sidler baptism 13 Sep Jakob Vroneli film 008014328 Ottenbach page 256 |
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| 1708 Bevölkerungsverzeichnis Jacob Sidler and Verena Häberling 1708 Church Census film 7765851 page 656 |
Kent:
These censuses were taken every few years. It was a way for the Parish Pastor to report what he is doing to the higher ups. Some of the censuses have great detail. Not the case with this one. It does include the birth years and their religious educational progress.
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| 1712 Othmar Sidler marriage Elisabeth Sidler 6 Dec Ottenbach film --8014328 page 362 |
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| Othmar Sidler Family 1733 Haushaltungsrodel (household family register) Film 2060954 page 479 |
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| Othmar Sidler Family 1733 Haushaltungsrodel (household family register) Film 2060954 page 479 |
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| Othmar Sidler death 10 Feb 1746 film 8014328 page 622 fourth entry that year |
Kent Translation:
Wurd (was) begraben (buried), Seckelmeiester (treasurer)
and Adjuntant (military warrant officer). Cause of death: very hot temperature and constipation.
and Adjuntant (military warrant officer). Cause of death: very hot temperature and constipation.
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 31 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 165 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter - 166 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter Page 42 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter - 168 |