SCHINDLER - SCHMIDT FAMILY
FAMILY HISTORY
compiled by Martha Schindler Neff (Mrs. Chas G.)
100 14th Ave S.E.,
Minot, N.Dak. 58701
January 1973
[Typed by sister Aneta, electronically retyped by grandson Robert J. Neff, rob@neff.net, http://www.neff.family.name/ in December 2006 with no edits other than this paragraph, and removal of hyphens for word breaks as line ends and page breaks are slightly different. Note that these families spoke German, and since these stories were written down in English, several names have probably been anglicized (John for Johann or Johannes). Note also the end of the second paragraph of the Recollections, where the name Caroline is misspelled. As a side note, the town of Temvik was named for the Temple (Tempel) brothers (Susanna's great-uncles?) and Ed Larvik, early settlers.]

MOTHER SUSANNA SCHMIDT'S FAMILY


Parents: Philip and Elizabeth Temple Schmidt
Their Children:
1. Elizabeth Schmidt – married David Keller
2. Peter Schmidt – married Caroline Heuther
3. Martin Schmidt – married Margaret ?
4. Susanna Schmidt – married Jacob Schindler
5. Mary Schmidt – married Adolph Reich
6. Christine Schmidt – married George Kramer
(After Philip Schmidt was killed defending the village against the Cossacks in Russia, Elizabeth married a Gellner._
Their Children: (Mother's half-sisters)
7. Caroline Gellner – married Fred Herboldt
8. Minnie Gellner – married John Schafer
9. Pauline Gellner – married Harry Tallada

FATHER JACOB SCHINDLER'S FAMILY

Parents: Johann and Juliana Weisz Schindler
Their Children:
1. Michael Schindler – married Regina Heitzmann
2. Elizabeth Schindler – married Fredrich Wagner
3. Jacob Schindler – married Susanna Schmidt
4. Rosina Schindler – married Daniel Kliever
5. Christina Schindler – married William Unruh
6. Dora Schindler – married Alexander Singer (later: Reinke)
7. Lydia Schindler – married Bernard Fast
8. John Schindler – married Christine Singer

FAMILY RECORD

Susanna Schmidt's Parents: Philip Schmidt and Elizabeth Temple
Her Maternal Grandparents: Balzar Temple and Barbara Schlamm
Her Paternal Grandparents: Johann Schmidt and Katherine Walter
Jacob Schindler's Parents: Johann Schindler and Julianna Weisz
His Maternal Grandparents: Andreas Weisz and Jacobina Wetzler
His Paternal Grandparents: Andreas Schindler and ?


Recollections From The Homestead At Sand Creek

Contributed by Rob Neff.
rob@neff.net
http://www.neff.family.name/