Hallo List
I am going to try one more time.
I am looking for anyone who moght be related to the Schmidts from Gumbinen area.It was in East
Prussia.I have traced them to 1800s.I can not find them any later yet.
They may have come from some where else to Gumbinen.
Thank You
David P. Manthei
Dear David Manthei,
I don't think that people do not want to answer .... but they can't !
The search for "Schmidt in Gumbinnen" would be the equivalent for
the search "Jones in California" ... or "one needle in a haystack ....of needles !."...
Schmidt is one of the most common German names (also Schmitt, Schmid, Schmied etc.) and Gumbinnen (15877,49 qkm)
made up about 43 % of the whole province of Eastern Prussia (36987,01 qkm).
A constellation like that you call (ironically) "ein genealogischer Kracher !"
"Kracher" (= sensation, top act, non-plus-ultra etc...)
Cheers
Hanno V.J.Kolbe
Hello,
Just wondering what some of the frist names you are seaching for. Iam also looking for Schmitts. Some of the Birth certificates have the Schmidts. on them. But Please don't ever give up.
HI
Here are the names:
Carl B: 12 Mar 1837 married: Rosina Kalwit 1862
Matthes B: 9 Mar 1840
Wilhelm B:28 Jan 1843
They are childern of Christian and Anna Dorothea (Mann) Schmidt.Christian servied in the Prussian
Calavary.He died in 1846.Anna died in 1864.
Two of their kids left for Texas.Their names where August Johann B: 22 Feb 1834 and Christian
born 11 Dec 1846.August married Christine Bredow.Christian married Chartolla Zabkowski
in 1824(?).They left for Texas in 1884.
Thank You
David P. Manthei