Who is Hans Heinrich Schmidt?

June 11, 2015September 19, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History baptism, barbara, birth, blankenbach, böttcher, böttner, burial, confirmation, cooper, death, elisabeth, family, gericht, hans, heinrich, hesse, hessen, hessian, history, iowa, kassel, kersten, machtlos, marriage, mayor, reunion, reunite, rimbach, ronshausen, schmidt, schmidts, schulzen, shepherd, spencer, thirty years war, west bend Leave a comment

When we hold our record-breaking Schmidt Family Reunion in Spencer, Iowa next summer, from July 30-31, 2016, all of the invitees will be descendants of Hans Heinrich Schmidt and Barbara (Rimbach) Schmidt. But just who is this ancestor of ours named Hans Heinrich Schmidt? Hans Heinrich Schmidt baptism record, 8 December 1656, Blankenbach Hans Heinrich Schmidt was […]

The 3 Henry John Schmidts of West Bend, Iowa

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History, Family Photos apostolic, belva, bochum, brownton, celina, conrad, dysart, emigration, essen, family, farming, germany, hector, henry, huchinson, immigration, iowa, john, lindemann, machtlos, mallard, martha, mary, methodist, military, minnesota, moser, names, perkins, pocahontas, presbyterian, reunion, reunite, rodman, rolfe, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, uemmingen, west bend, winthrop, wirtz, world war 1, zeeland Leave a comment

If you want to have a conversation about Henry John Schmidt of West Bend, Iowa, you had better be careful. There were, in fact, 3 Henry Johns in the Schmidt family of that town, who all lived at the same time, and were all related to one another. All 3 even used the nickname “Heiney,” […]

Mary Jane (Jergens) Hanselman (1935-2015)

May 20, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Cousin Updates, Family History, Family Photos condolences, death, family, funeral, hanselman, iowa, jane, jergens, mary, memorial, obituary, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, west bend Leave a comment

With sadness we report that our cousin, Mary Jane (Jergens) Hanselman (1935-2015), has passed away. Jane was born on April 9th, 1935, the daughter of Howard and Emaline (Walsh) Jergens. She married Richard Harvey Hanselman on October 24th, 1959. He preceded her in death earlier this year. Jane and Richard had four children: Patricia (Mrs. […]

Henry and Celina (Wirtz) Schmidt family

May 17, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History, Family Photos 2016, abbell, alsleben, arline, arnold, bernadine, bethesda, brownton, bucklin, california, celina, dorothy, eldwin, family, gaylord, gladys, gruendemann, henry, hutchinson, illinois, iowa, joyce, jr, junior, lindstrand, lyle, marjorie, mary ann, maryland, messner, millie, minnesota, peoria, reunion, san marcos, schmidt, schmidts, silver lake, simonton, spencer, thiem, viola, west bend, willmar, winthrop, wirtz Leave a comment

Henry Jr. and Celina (Wirtz) Schmidt and their children: (From left to right) Back row: Arnold Schmidt (farmer — Gaylord, MN); Joyce Abbell (interior designer — Bethesda, MD); Gladys Gruendemann (3M/antique furniture restorer — Hutchinson, MN); Lyle Schmidt (farmer — Hutchinson, MN); Marjorie Bucklin (3M worker — Hutchinson, MN and Orlando, FL); Eldwin Schmidt (trucker […]

Charles and Kathryn (Krug) Schmidt in 1979

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History, Family Photos 1979, 60th, anniversary, celebration, charles, charlie, elizabeth, emmetsburg, family, kathryn, katie, krug, photo, photograph, picture, reunion, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, wedding, west bend Leave a comment

(Left to right) Back row: Edna Anna (Schmidt) Storesund (1920-2005); Harvey Leroy Schmidt (1928-1998); Everett Charles Schmidt (1925-2005). Front row: Kathryn “Katie” Elizabeth (Krug) Schmidt (1900-1991); Charles George Schmidt (1893-1982); Rosabelle Margaret (Schmidt) Johnson (1927-Present); Lillian Marie (Schmidt) Longseth (1922-2011). Photo taken at Charles and Katie’s 60th wedding anniversary in Emmetsburg, Iowa in 1979. Charlie […]