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Arthur E. Schmidt Photo Album

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Interview Photograph Arthur E. Schmidt Photograph by Will Clark [10 July 2007]	Rachel (Janke) Schmidt’s Grandparents Jacob Lippert [b. 1-29-1868; d. 3-31-1924] & Magdalena (Neufurt) Lippert [b. 8-9-1867; d. 11-1-1940] were Rachel (Janke) Schmidt’s maternal grandparents
Johann & Barbara (Schmidt) Müller Family Arthur E. Schmidt’s great aunt with her family in North Dakota. Back Row (left to right): Ludwig Müller [b. 1872], Fredrich Müller [b. 1876], Gottlieb Müller [b. 1879], Peter Müller [b. 1881], Conrad Müller [b. 1884], August Müller [1887] Front Row (left to right): Johann Müller Sr. [b. 1843], Barbara Müller [b. 1844], Magdalena Müller [b. 1865], John Müller Jr. [b. 1867], and Jacob Müller [b. 1870]
The In-laws Arthur E. Schmidt’s in-laws, Andrew & Magdalena (Lippert) Janke, photographed on their wedding day [circa 1919]	Table Waiters & Cooks The table waiters and cooks from John & Christina (Bentz) Schmidt’s wedding [11 March 1919]
My Parents’ Wedding Day According to Arthur E. Schmidt, his March 1919 must have been a cold and snowy month. Photographed here are his parents and family on the wedding day of John & Christina (Bentz) Schmidt [11 March 1919]
North Dakotan In-Laws Arthur E. Schmidt’s wife, Rachel (Janke) Schmidt grew up near the Schmidt family. Her parents Magdalena (Lippert) & Andrew Janke farmed for many years near Gackle, North Dakota.	Let’s Celebrate at Grand Bentz’s! John & Christina (Bentz) Schmidt had their wedding reception at Christina’s grandmother’s home in Gackle, North Dakota [11 March 1919]
Confirmation #01 Arthur E. Schmidt’s mother, Christina (Bentz) Schmidt confirmation class. [1913]	Confirmation #02 [1935]
Confirmation #03	Confirmation #04
Dad’s Confirmation Arthur E. Schmidt’s father, John Schmidt, with friends, (left to right) Gott Morlock and Gust Ammon, on their confirmation day	St. James Church Rachel (Janke) Schmidt’s mother was laid to rest at St. James Cemetery. Her funeral service was held at the rural church.
“Our Bus” – by Arthur E. Schmidt Arthur E. Schmidt – aka “THE BUS DIVER” – took his wife, Rachel (Janke) Schmidt to school in this wagon. Rachel taught in a one-room school house for nearly eight years. “Feske #3 – School where Rachel was teaching. Art picking her up for the 1 mile trip home” – by Arthur E. Schmidt
Seeding Arthur E. Schmidt seeding with 4 horses and a drill	My Parents Arthur E. Schmidt’s parents, John & Christina (Bentz) Schmidt, were married in the Newdorf Church in Gackle, North Dakota [11 March 1919]
Our Shetland Pony Arthur E. Schmidt’s youngest brother, Edwin Schmidt on the family’s famous Shetland pony. This pony is the same one Arthur broke his arm on as a young lad.	Grandma Schmidt Arthur E. Schmidt’s parents, John & Christina (Bentz) Schmidt, with Grandma Katharina (Klepfel) Schmidt [December 1943]
Neudorf School Children Arthur E. Schmidt attend the Neudorf School near Gackle, North Dakota. He is the young lad with blond hair in the center (fifth boy from the right in the front row).	Courting Arthur E. Schmidt courted Rachel (Janke) Schmidt for nearly two years before marrying her. The young couple is photographed here at a Luther Legion Picnic.
My Teacher! Rachel (Janke) Schmidt [Arthur E. Schmidt’s wife] was a school teacher at the one-room school house near their Gackle farm	Haying Arthur E. Schmidt remembers haying as a young lad near Gackle. He recalls using a pitch fork to load the wagon. According to him, he never had to haul hay further than a mile.
School Days Arthur E. Schmidt with his Neudorf classmates. Back Row (left to right): Otto Schmidt, Gerhard Morlock, Herbert Muller, Eva Mayer, Elise Muller, Pauline Schmidt, Sallie Viel, and Flora Morlock Middle Row (left to right): George Bentz, Gottlieb Morlock, Eldo Schmidt, Violet Borth, Olida Viel, Lillian Kedetto, Bertha Morlock, Eshter Viel, and Eva Morlock Front Row (left to right): Arthur Schmidt, Loretta Borth, Lucelle Kedello, Flora Schmidt, and Gina Kedlla
Grandma Bentz & Siblings Arthur E. Schmidt’s Grandmother Bentz with her brother and sister. (left to right) Johann Mayer [b. 1869; d. 1962], Eva (Mayer) Morlock [b. 1863; d. 1969], and Carolina (Mayer) Bentz [b. 1871; 1961]
Grandma Karolina (Mayer) Bentz Arthur E. Schmidt’s Grandma Karolina (Mayer) Bentz in front of her home near Gackle, North Dakota. Arthur points out the cardboard insulated door on his Grandmother’s house. This help keep the home warm during the winter months.
The Schmidt Family #1 (left to right) Eldo Schmidt [Arthur E. Schmidt’s eldest brother], John Schmidt [Arthur E. Schmidt’s father], Arthur E. Schmidt, Christina (Bentz) Schmidt [Arthur E. Schmidt’s mother], and Flora Schmidt [Arthur E. Schmidt’s sister]
“All the Bentz’s” – by Arthur E. Schmidt Back Row (left to right): Pete Bentz, Christina Bentz, John Bentz, Eva Bentz, and Katherina Bentz Middle Row (left to right): Grandma Carolina Bentz Front Row (left to right): Julia Bentz, Fred Bentz, and Rebecca Bentz
The Schmidt Family #2 (left to right) Barbara Schmidt [b. 1894], John Schmidt [b. 1891; d. 1978], Bertha Schmidt [b. 1899; 1978], Fred Schmidt [b. 1888; d. 1964], and Christina Schmidt [b. 1886; d. 1957]	The Good Old Days The couple on the far right were Arthur E. Schmidt’s parents, John & Christina Schmidt. The others in the photograph are unknown.

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