We regret to announce that, this past fall, we lost the following members of our family tree:
- Elizabeth May (Waudby) Matthews (1939-2025)
- Marjorie Ann (Jergens) Schmidt (1930-2025)
- James Lowell Spears (1936-2025)
- Wayne Harold Zinnel (1938-2025)
See below for further details:
Elizabeth May (Waudby) Matthews (1939-2025)
Elizabeth was a daughter of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Waudby, granddaughter of Harry Christian Ludwig Schmidt Sr., great granddaughter of George Ernest Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Johann George Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughter of Ludwig Schmidt, 4xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt, 5xgreat granddaughter of Martin Schmidt, 6xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.
Marjorie Ann (Jergens) Schmidt (1930-2025)
Marge was a daughter of Howard Jergens, granddaughter of Anna (Schmidt) Jergens, great granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat granddaughter of Friedrich Schmidt, 4xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 6xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.
James Lowell Spears (1936-2025)
James was the husband of our cousin of Suzanna Spears, son-in-law of Rowland Schwenker, grandson-in-law of Herman Schwenker, great-grandson-in-law of Mary (Schmidt) Schwenker, 2xgreat-grandson-in-law of Heinrich Schmidt, 3xgreat-grandson-in-law of Lorenz Schmidt, 4xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt III, 5xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt II, 6xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt I, 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.
Wayne Harold Zinnel (1938-2025)
Wayne was a son of Harold Zinnel, grandson of Minnie (Eisler) Zinnel, great grandson of Balthasar “Henry” Eisler, 2xgreat grandson of Anna (Lindemann) Eisler, 3xgreat grandson of Anna (Bomm) Lindemann, 4xgreat grandson of Anna (Sänger) Bomm, 5xgreat grandson of Johann George Sänger, 6xgreat grandson of Elisabeth Schmidt, 7xgreat grandson of Johann George Schmidt, 8xgreat grandson of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat grandson of Hans Schmidt.