10 Schmidts Who Left Everything Behind

July 4, 2015October 21, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History, Family Photos anna, ashton, balthasar, baltimore, benton, bochum, boston, catharina, civil war, conrad, dysart, elisabeth, essen, family, franco prussian war, franz, germany, günther, hans, hazleton, heinrich, herman, iowa, jacob, johannes, karl, kersten, könig, lee, lindemman, lizzie, louis, louisa, ludwig, luzerne, machtlos, maggie, margaretha, martha, maryland, massachusetts, michael, pennsylvania, philadelphia, raub, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, tama, uemmingen, vinton, washington dc, west bend Leave a comment

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 […]

Raubs of Dysart, Iowa are Part Schmidt

May 12, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Cousin Updates, Family History 2016, bohms, dysart, family, frank, franz, germany, hesse, hessen, hessia, hessian, hoard, iowa, kersten, louisa, machtlos, raub, rehmke, reunion, robb, schafer, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, vinton, wetzstein 1 Comment

Franz “Frank” Raub (1849-1920) of Dysart, Iowa Do you trace your ancestry back to Franz “Frank” Raub (1849-1920) and his wife Louisa (Kersten) Raub (1852-1932), who immigrated from Machtlos, Germany to Dysart, Iowa in 1880? If so, you are invited and especially encouraged to attend the Guinness World Record-breaking Schmidt Family Reunion on July 30-31, […]