Family trees
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Overview
Clicking links marked with * will open the relevant family tree.

  

 
 
Alemannic Clans
They colonized the highest alpine valleys. 
E.g. Zen Werligen in about the year 800.
:
Werlen 
before the 18th century  also  Werli, Werlin, Werlo, Werlu, Werle, Wernlen.
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|--They lived or came from the valley of Obergoms 
|   |--Walser Werlen,  documented  1313 in Austria 
|   |
|   |--Obergommer Werlen family  tree, since 1340*
|       Parental links partial hypothetical
|       :
|       All parental links documented
|       |--The Geschinen line 
|       |   starting with  Christian,  marriage 1631
|       |--The  Ulrichen line  (since 1869 in Argentina)
|       |   starting with Christian, born 1686
|       |--The Muenster line 1
|       |   starting with John, marriage 1694
|       |--The Muenster line 2 (since about 1850 in french Valais)
|       |   starting with Jacob, marriage 1685
|      
|--They lived in the Eastern Raron and Brig counties, 
|   documented since 1399.
|   :
|   Johann Werlen from Brig, documented 1673. His
|   descendants  lived in Betten, Greich, Moerel und Bister. 
|   :
|   Probably rom this line:  Alexander Werlen "from Betten", born 1856
|   in Grengiols. His descendants live today in Switzerland and in USA.
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|--They lived in Visp city, documented in 1358    
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|--They lived or came from the Western Raron county
|   documentated since 1357
|   :
|   |--The Loetschentaler  Werlen, documented since 1374
|   |   :
|   |   |--Family tree
|   |       all parental links documented
|   |       |--Line I,  starting with  Johann Josef ,  born about 1660.
|   |       |--Line II,  starting with  Johann Josef,  born about. 1710.
|   |       |--Line III,  starting with  Anton,  born about 1740.
|   |  
|   |--The Schattenberger Werlen, documented  since 1433
|       :
|       |--Family Tree*
|          all parental links documented  
|           |-- The Unterbaech line
|           |    starting with Christian,  born about 1620
|           |-- The Buerchen line
|           |    starting with Christian,  born about 1660.
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|--Obwalden  and  Nidwalden Werlen, documented 1587-1665

Index surnames
- Schattenberger Werlen
- Obergommer Werlen
For Lötschentaler Werlen visit Descendants-List.
Additional information about the Briger Werlen soon available. Many thanks to Maria
Werlen McIntosh. April 2005 she informed us about the up to now "lost line".

Index individuals
- Schattenberger Werlen
- Obergommer Werlen
For Lötschentaler Werlen visit Descendants-List.

PDF-Version
- Obergommer Werlen
- Schattenberger Werlen
- Löstschentaler Werlen
* not yet available

Soon available: Additional information about the ancestors and descendants of Alexander Werlen from Betten. Many thanks to Maria Werlen McIntosh. In April 2005 she provided the decisive infomation about her origin (Alexander Werlen from Betten was her grandfather).
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