To all interested, I am placing here the list of related Schmitt lines of John (Jean, Johanne) Baptist Schmitt who brought the family to St. Wendel. The reason I want to get this out is because I have talked to relatives that did not know my grandfather had brothers or who his uncles were. Children of JB Schmitt b. 24 Jun, 1798, Alsace-Schoenau and Maria Anne Steibli b. 8 Nov, 1798, Alsace-Artolsheim. Francis Joseph Schmitt 1822-1896 Veronica Schmitt b. 1823-? (Grandmother of Archabbot Ignace Esser) Johannes Baptist Schmitt b. 1825 (Stayed in France) Madeline Schmitt b. 1827 (no further information found) Stephan Schmitt b. 1830 (in Posey co. 1850. Probably first here) Benjamin Schmitt 1832-1904 Nicholas Schmitt 1836-1899 Felecite Schmitt b. 1838 (no further information found) Albert Schmitt 1841-1926 (Civil War) Eugene Isaac Schmitt 1843-1911 All of the above children were born in Alsace-Artolsheim and the earliest immigration date I have is 1855. It seems that the family came over in groups. I have copies of all the birth records for those interested in having a copy. The record are in French for those born after 1810 and in German script, French long hand or Latin before that date.