Love - The Odessa Record "By Your Relative"

Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up).

Dream 2. Continuation.

Schmidt, Jacob J., (b. 8/17/1877, Neu Messer, Russia. d. 4/20/1950). Son of John Peter Schmidt and Maria Christina Oestreich Schmidt. He married Elizabeth Green on 1/13/1913, likely at the Schmidt homestead near Batum, Adams Co., Washington.

Schnell, John, (b. 12/20/1860, Russia. d. 7/29/1936). Father: Conrad Schnell, born Russia. Wife: Katherine. John came to the United States as a young man.

Smith, F...