Brief Life History of Hulda Von
When Hulda Von Schmidt was born in 1819, in Germany, her father, Henry von Schmidt, was 27 and her mother, Henry- Mrs Von Schmidt, was 23. She had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Frederick William Reusche. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 6 April 1893, at the age of 74.
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- Huldah Reusch in household of Fredwick Reusch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hilda Schmidt in entry for Selma Reusche Rogers, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Helda Reusch in household of John Reusch, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Cook and DuPage counties]
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Manfred, Wolfgang, Ewald, Gunter.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine, also Nord), the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland. It is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see below). In part, Schmidt is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Germanized form of Czech Šmíd and Šmít, Slovenian, Croatian, and Slovak Šmid or Šmit, surnames of German origin (see above and Smid 2 and Smit 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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