Eisenbeiß Family History & Genealogy
History & Genealogy information and links for families with the name Eisenbeiß, Eisenbeisz,
Eisenbeiss, Eisenbeis, Eisenbise, Eisenbies, Icenbice, Isenbice, Eisenbeiser, Eysenbeiß, and
Eysenbeys.
Eisenbeiß translates into "iron bite"
There is a tombstoe in the Johannisfriedhof Cemetery, Nuremberg (Nürnberg),
Germany where two men are biting an iron sword.
General Information
Clyde Eisenbeis began researching the Eisenbeiß name in 1979 by writing letters to various
Eisenbeiß families throughout North Dakota and South Dakota. This quickly expanded to
California and Canada.
The first Eisenbeiß Family Reunion was in Beulah, North Dakota in 1982. There were relatives
from seven states and a Canadian province. We did not know how we were related, but we had the same
last name.
Four Eisenbeiß distant relatives from Germany were at the second International Eisenbeiß
Family Reunion in 1984 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. About 350 distant relatives were there. Since then,
it has included distant relatives from France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.
Over the next decades, the research expanded in an attempt to record all known Eisenbeiß families.
Hundreds of folks have contributed thousands of names / family relationships ... and includes Eisenbeiß family
genealogies from around the world (listing of contributors). The genealogy
has expanded to over 14,000 relatives.
Special acknowledgement is given to Albert Eisenbeiß of Germany, Henri Eisenbeis of France, and Dennis
Eisenbeis of California for their long term commitment to this extensive effort.
History & Genealogy
Eisenbeiß Family History & Genealogy books have contained extensive information about Eisenbeiß
families, letters, histories, maps, coat-of-arms, and genealogy dating back to the 1500's.
There are no plans to publish another history / genealogy book. All of the book contents can be found at these links:
Eisenbeiß Family History
Eisenbeiß Family Genealogy
Because there are many ancestors with the same name, it may be easier to find
your ancestor by searching for the wife's maiden name.
Eisenbeiß Family Genealogy Index
Additions / corrections can be emailed to Clyde Eisenbeis (details on the genealogy
book format)
International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion
An International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion is held every three years.
Eisenbeiß familes have come to the reunion from many US states ... and from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Luxembourg.
The next reunion is scheduled for 21-22 June 2025 in Bismarck, North Dakota.
For questions about the reunion => Shirley Ryberg <Eisenbeisz.Reunion@gmail.com>.
To be added to the reunion mailing list => Ed Eisenbeisz <edwin.eisenbeisz@gmail.com> with your name, address, and email adr.
Usually two mailings occur ... one about a year before the reunion and a second a few months before the reunion.
The 2025 Eisenbeiß Family Reunion Information.
Germans from Russia Recipes
Germans from Russia Recipes
Images
Eisenbeiß translates into "iron bite" ... in the following examples, biting an
iron sword.
J.C. Eisenbeiss Tomb (1894) in the Johannisfriedhof Cemetery, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany
J.C. Eisenbeiss and J.W. Eisenbeiss owned a Lebkuchen store in Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany
Image created by Viktoria Eisenbeis Tsvetkovskaya (Moscow, Russia)
Wood carving by Franz Eisenbeis (Luxembourg)
This image is also engraved on the purchase agreement of the mill of Wellesweiler by Seyfried Eisenbeiss.
Map
The Eisenbeiß name is found in Freudenstadt, Neuenkirchen, Eliasbrunn, and Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany in the 1500's and 1600's.
Book Covers
For information about files with .pdf, .zip, or .txt extensions click here.
Links
Henke Genealogy website
Ricker Genealogy website
Ries Genealogy website
Germans who moved to Russia, from 1763 to 1862
Germans from Russia website
German Dictionary
Greman Language Translator
Old German Script (printed chars and handwritten chars) Example 1,
Example 2
Contact Clyde Eisenbeis