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,” […]

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, […]

Schmidt Reunion in the Des Moines Register

April 12, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Media Coverage ancestry, des moines register, family, family history, genealogy, german, germany, history, immigrants, immigration, iowa, machtlos, mallard, media, newspaper, press, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, west bend Leave a comment

Well well, what’s this in the Des Moines Register this weekend? Thanks to reporter Kyle Munson for writing this fascinating story on our upcoming 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion!

Cousin Kaylee Long’s Family History School Presentation: A+!

February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Cousin Updates, Family History ancestry, cousin, cousins, educational, essen, europe, family, genealogy, german, germany, history, machtlos, presentation, schmidt, schmidts, school Leave a comment

Hey family! Check out this amazing presentation that our cousin Kaylee Long did for school. It displays our family history. Click image to enlarge Kaylee’s great great great grandpa Conrad Jacob Schmidt was born in Machtlos, Germany. He and his wife, Martha, married and moved to a bigger city called Essen. There, they had a […]