Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ia/DesMoines/66 Surname: SCHMIDT, BAUMGARTNER, YOTTER, MURMANN, STIEFEL, UPTON, HARTMAN ------------------------- Looking for descendants of Henry SCHMIDT and his wife Katherine BAUMGARTNER? who came to Iowa from Bavaria in the 1840's. They had children Sarah (1841?-1924) who married Christian YOTTER; Henry (1848-1886) who married Elizabeth MURMANN?; Elizabeth (1850-1927) who married Jacob STIEFEL; Savina (1858-1917) who married William UPTON; and Margaret 1859-19??) who married William HARTMAN. The family lived in Lee and Des Moines counties, Iowa.