Josiah Schmidt @JS_Genealogist
Professional genealogist, specializing in Iowan, Midwestern, and German immigrant ancestry research. Author of the new book 2000 Questions for Grandparents. SchmidtGen.com Saint Charles, Missouri Joined October 2013-
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Germans usu. had several given names. If 1 of their names is underlined, that's their "Rufname"--their preferred name schmidtgen.com/wordpress/2014…
In German villages if a couple from different towns married, they would almost always live in the husband's hometown. schmidtgen.com/wordpress/2014…
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