Descendants of Hans Jacob Dietiker
Research Done and Submittet by Ellen Taylor
(c) Copyrighted August 9, 2005 (If you would like more info on this family, contact Ellen)

Generation No. 1

1. Hans Jacob1 Dietiker was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Anna Suter. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Hans Dietiker and Anna Suter is:
+ 2 i. Hans Jacob2 Dietiker, born 05 May 1650 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 2

2. Hans Jacob2 Dietiker (Hans Jacob1) was born 05 May 1650 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Verena Dietiker. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Hans Dietiker and Verena Dietiker is:
+ 3 i. Rudolph3 Dietiker, born 26 Nov 1673 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 3

3. Rudolph3 Dietiker (Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 26 Nov 1673 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Maria Wernli. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Rudolph Dietiker and Maria Wernli is:
+ 4 i. Ulrich4 Dietiker, born 21 Mar 1706 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 4

4. Ulrich4 Dietiker (Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 21 Mar 1706 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Sara Hunn. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Ulrich Dietiker and Sara Hunn is:
+ 5 i. Jacob5 Dietiker, born 31 Jul 1729 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 5

5. Jacob5 Dietiker (Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 31 Jul 1729 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Anna Maria Dietiker. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Jacob Dietiker and Anna Dietiker is:
+ 6 i. Samuel6 Dietiker, born 07 Jul 1754 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 6

6. Samuel6 Dietiker (Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 07 Jul 1754 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Anna Maria Wernli. She was born in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Child of Samuel Dietiker and Anna Wernli is:
+ 7 i. Jacob7 Dietiker, born 03 Aug 1777 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland; died 20 Mar 1853 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 7

7. Jacob7 Dietiker (Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 03 Aug 1777 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland, and died 20 Mar 1853 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. He married Maria Friker 26 Apr 1799 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. She was born 15 Dec 1782 in Altenburg (Brugg), Aargau, Switzerland, and died 05 Feb 1848 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Children of Jacob Dietiker and Maria Friker are:
8 i. Maria8 Dietiker, born 11 Apr 1802 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland. She married Frederich Schafer 11 Oct 1837; born in Lupsingen, Basel, Switzerland.
9 ii. Magdalena Dietiker, born 05 May 1805 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland. She married Lorenz Senn 1832; born in Isenbergschwil, Aargau, Switzerland.

Notes for Lorenz Senn:
He was a sub doctor in Konigsfelden, Aargau, Switzerland.

10 iii. Susanna Dietiker, born 15 Oct 1809 in Thalheim , Argau, Switzerland; died 05 Aug 1843 in Thalheim , Argau, Switzerland.
11 iv. Verena Dietiker, born 10 Jul 1812 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland; died 28 Jun 1891 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland. She married Samuel Wernli 17 Jun 1853 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland; born 17 Sep 1810 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland; died 18 Apr 1867 in Thalheim, Aargau, Switzerland.

Notes for Samuel Wernli:
He was a widower.

12 v. Anna Dietiker, born 27 Nov 1815 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland. She married Heinrich Fas May 1845; born in Schoftland, Aargau, Switzerland.
13 vi. Elizabeth Dietiker, born 12 Sep 1818 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland; died 13 Apr 1829 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland.
+ 14 vii. Jacob Dietiker, born 28 Oct 1820 in Thalheim , Argau, Switzerland; died 10 Jul 1888 in Nashville, Tn.
15 viii. Heinrich Dietiker, born 07 Sep 1823 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland; died 13 Jun 1872 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland.
16 ix. Anna Maria Dietiker, born 29 Sep 1826 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland; died 18 Apr 1829 in Thalheim , Aargau, Switzerland.

Generation No. 8

14. Jacob8 Dietiker (Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 28 Oct 1820 in Thalheim , Argau, Switzerland, and died 10 Jul 1888 in Nashville, Tn. He married Mary Elizabeth Hamilton 12 Feb 1852 in Lawrence Co, Alabama, daughter of Andrew Hamilton and Elizabeth Wade. She was born 07 Oct 1833 in Lawrence Co, Alabama, and died 13 Dec 1917 in Nashville, Tn.

Notes for Jacob Dietiker:
Jacob changed the spelling of his name when he came to America in 1848 (e's to a's). According to the emigration record in Switzerland, he was bound for St. Louis, but we have no evidence he ever went there. It is believed he came in through Florida and continued up to Lawrence County (Alabama). Jacob is listed in the 1850 census as a house carpenter, age 28 (he was almost 30), living with the Liggon family. He met Mary Elizabeth Hamilton while helping build a girl's school - they married in 1852 (marriage license record - Book A, page 71) against her parents' wishes (he was 31 and she was 18) but her family eventually came to accept the match. Later that same year, he bought 80 acres of undeveloped land outside of Courtland (bisected by the present Hy. 33) - we were told there had been a log cabin there (now torn down - perhaps the five babies they lost are buried nearby - there are no birth or death records). This lovely forested acreage has been in the possession of the Wheeler family since the end of the Civil War, as is most of the land surrounding it. In 1860, Jacob purchased three oversized lots a block from the railroad station in downtown Courtland (nos. 60,61, and 62 - facing Academy between Alabama and College - we visited the site and the houses standing there were all built since the 1940's, but someone in the Lawrence Co. Archives thought that he had been involved in constructing some of the stately antebellum homes in Courtland). According to the 1860 census, Jacob's land value was $1200 and his net worth, $2500. After coming to Nashville in the mid-1860's, Jacob worked for the railroads with another Swiss immigrant named Peter Brunold - both men excelled at carpentry and cabinetmaking and fashioned the interiors of pullman and private passenger cars. A secondary business venture was real estate - whenever they had $100, they would each put in $50 and buy a lot in the downtown area, build a house on it and rent it out. There is a story that Jacob was picked up and thrown in jail for a period of time because the Union soldiers were unsure of his political leaning, during which time, Mary Elizabeth took their children and went back down to her family in Alabama. We know the little girl, Ann E. (Emma, age 1 month, in the 1860 Lawrence Co. census) died at age 6 of smallpox and is buried in City Cemetery. It followed that Jacob's only living son, Henry, and Peter's only living daughter, Barbara, grew up and married in 1879. In the 1886-88 City Directory, Peter and Anna were living with Jacob and Mary Elizabeth. After their deaths, other descendants had to give depositions to prove that Henry was the rightful heir to the downtown properties (they hadn't left any wills). All are buried in the Henry Gottlieb Diatikar plot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

More About Jacob Dietiker:
Burial: 09 Sep 1888, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Cholera
Medical Information: Jacob's body was first placed in the public vault and later moved to his son's plot in Mt. Olivet.
Occupation: Bet. 1886 - 1888, Carpenter - 550 N. College (3rd Ave)

Notes for Mary Elizabeth Hamilton:
In the 1900 Census, it shows Mary E. was the mother of 7 children (the only one who lived to adulthood was Henry Gottlieb) - she was then living on the corner of Deluge and Stevens Streets in Nashville. Known as the "little Grandma", she carried a pistol as she collected rents from the various properties that Jacob had purchased in the downtown area with Peter Brunold. Mary Elizabeth was truly the "blue blood" of the family, having descended from early American settlers who emigrated from the British Isles. A crack shot, she was said to have staved off Union soldiers who wanted to exchange mules for her horses, saying she couldn't kill them all, but she would get as many as she could! Mary E. outlived her husband by 29 years, dying at the age of 84. The story goes that she had been staying with her son's family and had an argument with critically ill Barbara. She went home to her bed, letting the fire go out, and was found dead five days later. Henry was caring for his wife and thought his mother hadn't returned because she was still angry. The women were buried at the same time.

More About Mary Elizabeth Hamilton:
Burial: 23 Dec 1917, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Hypothermia

Children of Jacob Dietiker and Mary Hamilton are:
+ 17 i. Henry Gottlieb9 Diatikar, born 13 Feb 1858 in Courtland, Alabama; died 19 Apr 1928 in Nashville, Tn.
18 ii. Ann E. Diatikar, born 01 May 1859; died 06 Dec 1865 in Nashville, Tn.

More About Ann E. Diatikar:
Burial: Dec 1865, Nashville City Cemetery - unmarked grave behind the Bellsynder plot
Cause of Death: Smallpox

Generation No. 9

17. Henry Gottlieb9 Diatikar (Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 13 Feb 1858 in Courtland, Alabama, and died 19 Apr 1928 in Nashville, Tn. He married Barbara Brunold 15 Apr 1879 in Nashville, Tn, daughter of Peter Brunold and Anna Staub. She was born 17 Feb 1859 in Nashville, Tn, and died 21 Dec 1917 in Nashville, Tn.

Notes for Henry Gottlieb Diatikar:
For 35 years, Henry Gottlieb was a prominent banker with Fourth and First National Bank, where he was manager of the Stockyards branch. He was also active in the Masons and the Second Presbyterian Church. In 1915, Henry purchased farms in Goodlettsville and Bordeaux (the Una farm adjacent to Central State on Hyde's Ferry Rd.) to keep his sons out of World War 1. He borrowed the money to do so and later paid the mortgages by selling his downtown Nashville properties. At one time, the Diatikars had adjacent property with the Gassers, following which, two of Henry's children married two of Edward's children. In 1886-88, they were living at 1229 N. College (3rd Ave) and by 1910, in the lovely old Ratterman house at 1215 Fifth Avenue N. in Germantown. Following the death of Barbara, Henry went to live with his sons at the farm in Goodlettsville on Shackle Island Rd. His will in 1930 distributed the property in this manner: 3/10ths to Henry, 2/10ths to Elroy (Pat), 2/10ths to Mamie, 1/10th to Albert (John), 1/10th to Clara and Evelyn (Pete's wife and daughter), and 1/10th to Clara (Addie). These last three didn't keep their portions and when the farm was sold in 1951 for $10,000, the only owners were Henry, Mamie, and Pat.

More About Henry Gottlieb Diatikar:
Burial: 23 Apr 1928, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Liver cancer
Occupation: Banker

Notes for Barbara Brunold:
The 1900 Census shows Barbara was the mother of 10 children, seven of which were still living. She had worked as a seamstress for Jeck and Jungerman prior to her marriage. She was much loved by her family and her early passing was greatly mourned.

More About Barbara Brunold:
Burial: 23 Dec 1917, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Pellagra - Complications from stomach cancer

Children of Henry Diatikar and Barbara Brunold are:
+ 19 i. Mary Allen (Mamie)10 Diatikar, born 08 May 1880 in Nashville, Tn; died 30 May 1958 in Nashville, Tn.
+ 20 ii. Peter Brunold Diatikar, born 30 Oct 1881 in Nashville, Tn; died 19 Aug 1928 in Nashville, Tn.
21 iii. Jacob Willis Diatikar, born 15 Dec 1883 in Nashville, Tn; died 1908 in Nashville, Tn.

More About Jacob Willis Diatikar:
Burial: 03 Aug 1908, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Syphillis

+ 22 iv. Henry Diatikar, born 15 Dec 1885 in Nashville, Tn; died 13 Mar 1957 in Goodlettsville, Tn.
23 v. Lydia V. Diatikar, born 03 Apr 1888 in Nashville, Tn; died 05 Jul 1888 in Nashville, Tn.

More About Lydia V. Diatikar:
Burial: 09 Jul 1888, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Gastritis

24 vi. Annie Clara Diatikar, born 03 Apr 1888 in Nashville, Tn; died 03 Jan 1892 in Nashville, Tn.

More About Annie Clara Diatikar:
Burial: 04 Jan 1892, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Membranous Croup

25 vii. Charles Hayden Diatikar, born 05 Jun 1891 in Nashville, Tn; died 09 Jun 1891 in Nashville, Tn.

More About Charles Hayden Diatikar:
Burial: 11 Jun 1891, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Tetanus

+ 26 viii. Elroy (Pat) Diatikar, born 04 May 1892 in Nashville, Tn; died 06 Jul 1950 in Old Hickory, Tn.
+ 27 ix. Clara Louise (Addie) Diatikar, born 27 Jun 1894 in Nashville, Tn; died 19 Feb 1945 in Nashville, Tn.
+ 28 x. Albert Sidney (John) Diatikar, born 12 Oct 1897 in Nashville, Tn; died 21 Mar 1976 in Old Hickory, Tn.

Generation No. 10

19. Mary Allen (Mamie)10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 08 May 1880 in Nashville, Tn, and died 30 May 1958 in Nashville, Tn. She married William H. Potter 10 Oct 1904 in Nashville, Tn..

Notes for Mary Allen (Mamie) Diatikar:
Supposedly Mamie was named after her grandmother, Mary Elizabeth, and because she really didn't like her, she changed her middle name to Allen, which was her minister's last name. Rev. Allen presided at the double wedding ceremony of Mamie and Bill Potter, and her brother, Pete Diatikar and Clara Borgnes.

More About Mary Allen (Mamie) Diatikar:
Burial: 1958, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Burns from a fire in her house

More About William H. Potter:
Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

Child of Mary Diatikar and William Potter is:
29 i. William H. Potter11 Jr., born 26 Nov 1905; died 01 Sep 1965. He married Ruth Haswell.

20. Peter Brunold10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 30 Oct 1881 in Nashville, Tn, and died 19 Aug 1928 in Nashville, Tn. He married Clara Anna Borgnes 10 Oct 1904 in Nashville Tn, daughter of Rudolph Borgnes and Mary Miller. She was born 07 Oct 1877 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, and died 30 Mar 1945 in Nashville Tn.

Notes for Peter Brunold Diatikar:
Pete followed in his father's footsteps and also went into finance. He was a rising star in the banking business and at his untimely death, was associated with Rogers Caldwell and the Bank of Tennessee. The story goes that he awoke, telling his wife that he wasn't feeling well, and went out to the living room where she found him dead on the couch the next morning. P. B. was 46 years old. His obituary was on the front page of the Tennessean and carrried over to the fifth page!

More About Peter Brunold Diatikar:
Burial: 21 Aug 1928, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

More About Clara Anna Borgnes:
Burial: 02 Apr 1945, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

Child of Peter Diatikar and Clara Borgnes is:
+ 30 i. Evalyn Mae11 Diatikar, born 04 Jul 1906 in Nashville, Tn; died May 1986 in Palm Beach, Fl.

22. Henry10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 15 Dec 1885 in Nashville, Tn, and died 13 Mar 1957 in Goodlettsville, Tn. He married Grace Shreeve 1927 in Goodlettsville, Tn.. She was born 27 Feb 1909 in Nashville, Tn, and died Nov 1985 in Goodlettsville, Tn.

More About Henry Diatikar:
Burial: 15 Mar 1957, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

More About Grace Shreeve:
Burial: 05 Nov 1985, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Children of Henry Diatikar and Grace Shreeve are:
+ 31 i. Charles Hayden11 Diatikar, born 06 Aug 1928.
+ 32 ii. Mary Evelyn Diatikar, born 26 Mar 1930 in Goodlettsville, Tn. (Violet Hill Farm).
+ 33 iii. Betty Barbara Diatikar, born 03 Jun 1932.
+ 34 iv. William Henry Diatikar, born 07 Jun 1934.

26. Elroy (Pat)10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 04 May 1892 in Nashville, Tn, and died 06 Jul 1950 in Old Hickory, Tn. He married Katherine (Katie) Gasser 06 Jun 1916 in Nashville, Tn, daughter of Edward Gasser and Rosa Thalmann. She was born 05 Sep 1893 in Nashville, Tn, and died 23 May 1985 in Oak Ridge, Tn1.

Notes for Elroy (Pat) Diatikar:
Elroy (Pat) and Katherine (Katy) were one of the Diatikar/Gasser combinations, the other was Clara (Addie) and Frank. They started out at Violet Hill Farm with brothers Henry and Albert (John), trying to make a go at farming after their father had gone to so much trouble and expense to save his boys from the trenches. Henry was the only one to enjoy and stay with it - Pat and John went to work at Du Pont in the company town of Old Hickory, near to Andrew Jackson's home place.

More About Elroy (Pat) Diatikar:
Burial: 08 Jul 1950, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Emphysema

Notes for Katherine (Katie) Gasser:
Katy was a tomboy and loved to tease her siblings. She also was the baby sitter/playmate in the family. Katy was a unique individual and everyone's favorite "granny" - her legacy was that she could make any grandchild feel that he or she was more special than the others. Katy outlived her husband by some 35 years, spending the last five at the home of her daughter, June, after suffering a debilitating stroke.

More About Katherine (Katie) Gasser:
Burial: 25 May 1985, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

Children of Elroy Diatikar and Katherine Gasser are:
+ 35 i. Rose Barbara11 Diatikar, born 06 May 1917 in Goodlettsville, Tn (Violet Hill Farm).
+ 36 ii. Elroy (Buzzy) Diatikar, Jr., born 17 Dec 1918 in Nashville, Tn; died 06 Mar 1991 in Nashville, Tn.
+ 37 iii. June Rebecca Diatikar, born 29 Jun 1921 in Nashville, Tn; died 17 Aug 2000 in Oak Ridge, Tn.

27. Clara Louise (Addie)10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 27 Jun 1894 in Nashville, Tn, and died 19 Feb 1945 in Nashville, Tn. She married Frank Gasser 22 Nov 1916 in Nashville, Tn, son of Edward Gasser and Rosa Thalmann. He was born Jan 1892 in Nashville, Tn, and died Jan 1961 in Nashville, Tn.

Notes for Clara Louise (Addie) Diatikar:
"Addie" was brought up in a refined manner and her parents disapproved of her marriage. Frank had to promise them that she wouldn't have to work like a fieldhand on the farm and he hired workers to do most of the outside chores. Both had high blood pressure and died rather early from heart attacks.

More About Clara Louise (Addie) Diatikar:
Burial: 22 Feb 1945, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Notes for Frank Gasser:
Frank was the wild one in the family, but Addie loved her "blue-eyed darlin" in spite of all his carousing. He leased land on the Luke Lea plantation for his dairy farm and probably operated a roadhouse there with bootleg whiskey, entertainment, and cockfighting. His kids had the run of the property and loved their daddy because he was so adventurous and fun.

More About Frank Gasser:
Burial: 24 Jan 1961, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Diabetes

Children of Clara Diatikar and Frank Gasser are:
+ 38 i. William Frank11 Gasser, born 10 Feb 1918 in Nashville, Tn; died 07 Sep 1975 in Camden, SC.
+ 39 ii. Mary Ruth Gasser, born 27 Jul 1920 in Luke Lea Farm, Nashville, Tn; died 15 Nov 1984 in East Alabama Medical Center, Opalika, Al.
+ 40 iii. Dorothy Elizabeth Gasser, born 04 Jun 1922 in Nashville, Tn; died 10 Jan 2004 in Nashville Tn.
41 iv. Joseph Warren Gasser, born 17 Oct 1924; died 25 Feb 1985. He married Mary Jane Brake 1950 in Rossville, Georgia; born 05 Apr 1929.

More About Joseph Warren Gasser:
Burial: 27 Feb 1985, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Electrolytic Imbalance

42 v. James Edward Gasser, born 26 Nov 1928 in Nashville, Tn; died 21 Oct 1931 in Nashville, Tn.

More About James Edward Gasser:
Burial: 22 Oct 1931, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

28. Albert Sidney (John)10 Diatikar (Henry Gottlieb9, Jacob8 Dietiker, Jacob7, Samuel6, Jacob5, Ulrich4, Rudolph3, Hans Jacob2, Hans Jacob1) was born 12 Oct 1897 in Nashville, Tn, and died 21 Mar 1976 in Old Hickory, Tn. He married Ellen Sharpe Johnson 1923. She was born 13 Oct 1902 in Nashville, Tn, and died 29 Nov 1993 in Madison, Tn.

More About Albert Sidney (John) Diatikar:
Burial: 22 Mar 1976, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

More About Ellen Sharpe Johnson:
Burial: 30 Nov 1993, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn

Child of Albert Diatikar and Ellen Johnson is:
43 i. Margaret Ann11 Diatikar, born 07 Dec 1924; died 13 Sep 1927.

More About Margaret Ann Diatikar:
Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tn
Cause of Death: Polio or Spinal Menengitis