Let me be specific first about my relationship. I am descended from William Judy through his youngest son Carl Clayton, my grandfather. I did not know about brother Albert or any circumstances regarding their leaving Switzerland though I do recall that my grandparents visited Switzerland when I was a child and the relatives in Sissach. I was too young to think to inquire about family history (though I know that William died when my grandpa was quite young and that his mother was something of a martinet with the four boys he left her with). My grandpa would not likely have shared information with me but grandma would have (we were very close) if only I had known to ask. I did know all of grandpa's brothers fairly well but not their children.
Over the years I heard many things about the family history in Switzerland from my dad, but they were vague and unsubstantiated and I know of no written material, though I have come up with some of my own and I do have boxes and boxes of old photographs which I inherited on his death.
One of my children has assembled quite a bit of material from the internet and I am trying to expand on that and would like to flesh it out with anecdotal info if possible.
I have visited old cemeteries in
Ohio (with my dad when I was young) and seen final resting places but I live in
Oregon and that isn't so convenient.
This is still not specific, I realize, but I'm only beginning and working with broad sketches and internet research. Reference materials would be much appreciated and my five daughters and I are planning a visit to
Ohio in the future to visit those places and people I remember.
Carol (Judy)
Richter