Eldwin Richard Schmidt (1928-2016)

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 Schmidt Reunion Cousin Updates, Family History, Family Photos 2016, burial, condolences, death, eldwin, family, funeral, iowa, minnesota, obituary, reunion, reunite, richard, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, west bend, winthrop Leave a comment

We regret to report the passing of our cousin, Eldwin Richard Schmidt (1928-2016), which occurred on 14 February 2016 at his home in Winthrop, MN. Eldwin was 87 years old. He had been born in West Bend, IA on 12 August 1928, the son of Henry John Schmidt Jr. and Celina Pearl (Wirtz) Schmidt. Eldwin […]

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 […]