Hi Pat, my greatgreat grandfather was a Gotlieb Schmidt b.WI, date unknown d.WI or MN(?) date unknown. He lived in Grantsburg, WI, & ST. Paul, MN, & other areas. Married at least twice, one was named Mary, the others name unknown. Kids 1.Frank b.1886 WI d.? Oregon married Ora Fay Rumsey b.1876 WI d.OR 2.May Mary b.1870 WI or MN married Louis/Lewis Roberts/Robar they lived mostly around St. Paul, MN 3.Edward b.1871 MN d.Oregon/Washington ? 4.William b.1876 MN d.Washington married Ida F. b.OH d.WA 5.Tillie/Otilia B.(several spellings) b.1873 WI/MN d.1952 Minneapolis married Barney J. Rohr 6.Paul b.1880 MN d.? 7.Clara B. b.1878 MN d.1934 MN married Joseph Andrew McLane/MacLaine b.1868 MN d.1926 MN Louis Laramie b.1804 Canada d.1863 Nicollet County, MN (my greatgreatgreat grandfather) Married a couple of times. Last marriage to Mary Red Iron (Sisseton/Wahpeton Indian (2 of the seven Dakota tribes of MN)) Kids 1.Louisa b.1844 MN d.? Nicollet County married David Carpenter b.1835 Canada d.1878 LeSueur County 2.Josephine b.1843 MN d.? 3.Edward b.1846 MN d.? (last record of him 1st MN Cavalry) 4.Rosalie b.1843 MN d.1925 Savage, MN married at least 4 times (1).Andrew McLane b.? d.? (2).Nelson McNeil b.? d.? (3).Louis Roberts b.? d.? (4).Francis/Frank McCoy b.? d? Don`t know if any connections, Patrick