Zeisset Genealogy
The 2026 Zeisset Reunion of the descendants of Jakob Friedrich Zeisset was held August 28-30, 2026, in Clay Center and Leonardville, KS. It featured an interesting program of skits, presentations, story-telling, visiting, recreation, and fun. See the 2026 reunion web page to see who was there, photos, handouts, slide shows, and video recordings.
NEW! Loretta Hoerman's Zeisset Family History tells the story of our ancestors in Germany. Ray Zeisset's MyHeritage report provides charts and a systematic list including even more ancestors. There are other informative items on our reading list. Two of our reunions included a bus tour of the farms of our ancestors around Leonardville (see map).
You can review highlights of 50 years of reunions in Kansas (1969-2019). More recent reunion pages include summaries of our gettogethers, informative handouts, and slide shows from 2026, 2019, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, and 2008, as well as our 2006 tour of ancestral sites in Germany.We have several stories of our ancestors: about Henry Zeisset, Merton Zeisset, and Bettie Zeisset Hoerman. Other contributions are encouraged.
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Almost all of the known Zeisset families, both in America and in Germany, are related (see chart full size), descendants of Abraham Zeisset (@1718-1787). All of the families come from the same general area in southwestern Germany. Spelling variations among Zeisset, Zeiset, Zeisert, and Zeissett should not be considered significant. A listing of each family and, where applicable, year of immigration to America, is shown in a table. For the latest information we have, or to provide more of your own, contact our webmaster. |
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9/7/2026
