Searching for records for Mathias Schmidt-Schmitt-Smith & Jacob Schmitt. all these spellings were used by the Family,The name on the Naturlization papers for their Father,was Schmidt,.on my grand mothers birth record they used Schmitt when she was married she usrd Smith. confusing,hu, well for me too. Back when they came to America there was a war with Germany at one point. I soposse they did a lot to keep safe then with the Name changing. Well enough on speculations, but I am looking for info. on these two Great Uncles. Mathias was soposed to be in an instutation there ,do not know why. I remember Mom telling us about going to visit him. There in Cleavland,Ohio. Bonnie in Ca.