Country School in Garfield Township, Kossuth County, Iowa circa 1912

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This photo is from circa 1912, but how many of these Schmidts did you know? Garfield Township country school, Kossuth County, Iowa Back 2 Rows (L-R): Unknown, Michael Schmidt, Unknown, Nathan Banwart, Mary Rabe, Mike Thill, Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, Unknown, Lena Banwart, Silas Banwart, Henry Schmidt Jr., Martin Bonstetter, Unknown, and the teacher Alex Purdell […]

The Schafers of West Bend, Iowa

May 15, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History, Family Photos alderson, betty, carl, don, donald, eleanor, elizabeth, ellison, ernest, ernie, family, iowa, leona, lizzie, louie, louis, maberry, morey, murphy, oney, onie, otto, photo, photograph, picture, reunion, robert, schafer, schafers, schmidt, schmidts, schriber, spencer, west bend, wilma Leave a comment

Elizabeth Marie “Lizzie” (Schmidt) Schafer, with 10 of her children, in West Bend, Iowa. Not pictured are William Schafer (who lived in California), Frances Schafer (who died in infancy), and Benjamin Schafer (who was killed in combat in WW2). Lizzie was the daughter of Karl and Maggie (Lindemann) Schmidt of Machtlos. (Left to right) Donald […]

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the Schmidt Family! Here are 14 mothers in the Schmidt family, at the Carl Lindemann farm in Humboldt, Iowa. A couple of them are still unidentified–perhaps you can help? This photo was taken during Mike and Lizzie (Schmidt) Lindemann’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration in July 1937. (Left to […]