A Peter Jacob SCHMIT naturalized in Monroe Co. on May 10, 1862. He was from Nassau Province, Germany. My Monroe Co. Germans (SPRIESTERSBACH and BORN) were also from Nassau, specifically Attenhausen. I visited the area in 1997 and it is very beautiful - In the mountains close to the Rhine. Koblenz is the biggest city nearby. There is also a town in Nassau Province, named Nassau. It's close to Attenhausen.