Congratulations to our cousins, the descendants of Henry John Schmidt Jr. (1896-1974) and Celina Pearl (Wirtz) Schmidt (1902-1996), on a successful family reunion at the Denny & JoAnn Schmidt farm in Gaylord, Minnesota this week!
Front row:
Eldwin Schmidt; Viola (Schmidt) Messner; Arline (Schmidt) Lindstrand; Bernadine (Schmidt) Messner.
Back row:
Gladys (Schmidt) Gruendemann; Dorothy (Schmidt) Alsleben; Marjorie (Schmidt) Bucklin; Mary Ann (Schmidt) Thiem; Lyle Schmidt.
The reunion was attended by all 9 living children of Henry Jr. and Celina Schmidt, who range in age from 73 to 89.
Henry Schmidt Jr. was a son of Henry Schmidt Sr., grandson of Conrad Schmidt, great grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat grandson of Friedrich Schmidt, 3xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 4xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 5xgreat grandson of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 6xgreat grandson of Hans Schmidt.