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Author: MorganCole34
Surnames: Schmitt, Schmidt, Schmitz, Smith, Zimmerman, Zimmermann, Sattler, Saddler, Cole,
Lee
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I just learned that my ggg-grandmother Anna Maria, wife of Theodor SCHMITT was Anna Maria
Zimmerman. According to census' and their childrens death records Anna and her husband
were from Prussia. My g-grandfather' 1920 and 1930 census states Berlin. Anna was born
between 1819-1824. She would have married Theodor before 1840 as their daughter Maria Eva
was born 1840/1841 in Prussia and my gg-grandmother Elizabeth was born either Dec 1842 or
Jan 1843 also in Prussia or Berlin. They left from the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands in
1843 and arrived at Castle Garden (New York) June 21, 1843. I don't know how long they
stayed in New York. The son born to them, John was b. abt 1845 in Wisconsin. Twins Joseph
and Franklin were born in 1851 in Milwaukee, WI. A daughter Julia was b. abt 1849. Sons
George and Henry may have also been born in Milwaukee, but I have yet to find out for
sure. The family moved to La Crosse, WI between 1855-1860. Anna' husband Theodor died
in April of 1860 in!
La Crosse. Daughter Julia also seems to have died before 1860. Anna died sometime in the
1880'. Anna, Theodor and sons Franklin and Joseph are buried in the Catholic Cemetery
in La Crosse. Franklin married Rebecca Lee. Joseph married Bertha Sattler (Saddler). My
gg-grandmother Elizabeth married gg-grandfather John J. Cole. They family seems to have
used the English version of the surname spelling from the 1860 census onward: SMITH. Does
anyone recognize this family.
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