THANK YOU to our cousin Jan Shaftel, and her husband, Bob Shaftel, of Peachtree Corners, GA, for their extremely generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Jan and Bob and make history. Janet is the daughter of Earl Anliker, granddaughter of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, great granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat […]
THANK YOU to our relative Louise Schafer of Ridgeville, SC for her very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Louise and make history. Louise is the widow of our late cousin Kenneth Schafer, daughter-in-law of Robert Schafer, granddaughter-in-law of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great-granddaughter-in-law of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt […]
Congratulations to our cousin, Robert Schafer, and his wife Michelle of Port Jefferson Station, New York, on the announcement of an upcoming addition to their family! Robert and Michelle will be having their second child in May of this year! Robert is the son of Kenneth Schafer, grandson of Robert Schafer, great grandson of Lizzie […]
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 […]