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Fredrick George Schmidt (1806-1877) was born at Dresden, Germany. He immigrated to America ca. 1838. He married Caroline Matilda Beadle (1838-1915), a native of Abbeville, Louisiana, ca. 1842. They had fourteen childre, 1843-1867. He died at Johnsons Bayou, Louisiana. Matilda Smith died at Pt. Neches, Texas, and was buried at Smith Ridge Cemetery, Johnsons Bayou with here husband. Descendants lived in Texas and elsewhere.
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Steve Goodman wrote “Good mornin’ America, how are ya” into the nation’s consciousness, becoming one of the most respected singer/songwriters of the 1970s and early 80s. With warmth and wit, he charmed better-known peers, top critics, and countless fans. Yet this 5-foot-2 troubadour nearly lost his chance at adult life. Diagnosed with leukemia at age 20, Goodman kept it a secret for 16 years as he sang for a generation that assumed it would live forever. This biography scrutinizes a theme that Goodman knew all too well: when death is imminent, we grasp that life is about connecting with others. Goodman’s childhood, the untold full story of “City of New Orleans,” his launchin...
Christian Wenger (1698-1772) was born in Bern, Switzerland. He fled to the Palatinate in 1705, immigrated to America in 1727 and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he married Eve Graybill/Krabill/ Kraybill. Descendants and relatives scattered throughout the United States and into Canada.
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