Congrats to our cousin, Stacy Wells, and her husband, David Wells, on the birth of the newest member of our family tree: Kai Wells, who was born yesterday! Kai Wells is the son of Stacy Wells, grandson of Keith Schmidt, great grandson of Donald Schmidt, 2xgreat grandson of William Schmidt, 3xgreat grandson of Karl Schmidt, […]
Congrats to our cousin, Jordan Morris, and her boyfriend, Andrew Petersen, on the birth of the newest member of our family tree: Gavin Petersen! Gavin was born this afternoon, just after 1 pm. Gavin Petersen is the son of Jordan Morris, grandson of Darcey Morris, great grandson of Karla Hanson, 2xgreat grandson of Carl Schafer, […]
Congrats to our cousin, Dillion Barber, and his fiancee, Destinee Crayne, on the birth of the newest member of our family tree: Rogue Barber! Rogue was born this very evening. Rogue Barber is the son of Dillion Barber, grandson of Jody Barber, great grandson of Terry Prentice, 2xgreat grandson of Mary Prentice, 3xgreat grandson of […]
Many Schmidts from Machtlos, Germany left behind family, friends, jobs, and everything they knew when they ventured to a foreign land with a different culture and a different language. Driven by a belief in the American Dream, these Schmidts sought and achieved opportunity, freedom, and prosperity. No doubt they would have celebrated the Fourth of […]
The Schmidts of West Bend, Iowa will dominate the record-breaking 2016 Schmidt Reunion in Spencer, Iowa. Yet, of all the places that the Schmidt immigrants from Machtlos, Germany could have settled in, why did they choose West Bend, Iowa? Hessian Troops in British Pay in the US War of Independence, by C. Ziegler, 1799 (Wikimedia commons) The […]