Ruedisueli Family
History of the Ruedisueli family in the United States
Jacob Rudisuhli (born 1752) came to the Netherlands as a volunteer in the Swiss Army, fighting with Netherlands against France. He married a girl from the Netherlands on February 27, 1780 and after the war settled there to raise a family. He died in Breda, Netherlands in 1813. Many Ruedisueli familes are still in the Netherlands. See our Family link page to contact these cousins.
The grandson of this Jacob Rudisuhli named Jacobus Wilhelmus Ruedisueli was born in 1835. He along with hsi wife, Maria (van der Smisfen) and with their four children came to Detroit, Michigan in 1869. A brother,
Geradus Ludovicus had come over to Detroit with his wife, Petronella (Matthee) in 1868, according to emmigration papers.
Their names became Jacob and Lewis/Louis over time. One branch of the family (Willhelmus Jacobus or William J.) changed their last name to Rudisale for unknown reasons around the turn of the century. That variation was also used for Jacobus's death certificate in 1901 as well. However, the rest of the family continued with Ruedisueli as the spelling to date.
Jacob Wilhelmus Ruedisueli came to Detroit with his family of four children by Maria. They were Katherine, William J., John P., and Michael J. Ruedisueli. Maria and Jacob had a fifth child, Petronella, who was born in Detroit about 1872 in Detroit.
Maria died on 28 June 1877 leaving Jacob a widower with five children. A friend or co-worker suggested an arranged marriage between Jacob and his sister who was living in Germany and had a desire to come to the United States. This was agreed to and Theresa Heine, of or near the city of Danzig, Prussia (now Gdansk, Poland) became the second wife of Jacob. Theresa Heine was born in October 1855. In the years she was married to Jacob she had seven children, six of whom survived at the time of her death. They were Charles J., Marian, Louis W., Lillian Johanna, Edmond, and Antoinette.
Jacob died sixteen days prior to Theresa on the 12th of April 1901. They are buried in Mt. Elliot Cemetery in Detroit.
Louis died April 27, 1898 and is also buried at Mt. Elliot Cemetery. His obituary shows him an active member and one of the founders of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at the time of his death. He had veen foreman of Theodor Schuneman's cigar manufacturing up to fourteen years prior to his death when he engaged in the same business for himself and prospered to accumualate a property upwards of $15,000. Apparently a lot of money in 1898 to mention this in obituary!!
Thanks to Don Porter for this research.
Death Certificate of Louis
