2409 S. Vine Urbana, Illinois 61801 - Richard R. Grayson, MD

Center, Iowa. In 1896 they moved to Ledyard, Iowa, and in 1899 the family of then five children
moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota. The youngest children, Fred and Esther, were born in Blue
Earth. Fred Kinne passed away on June 24, 1921, at Blue Earth, Minnesota at the age of 62
years. Mrs. Kinne departed her life in Colfax township where she was residing at the time on
November 26, 1922. Services were held in the Colfax Lutheran Church and later in Blue Earth,
Minnesota. Mrs. Kinne was born on August 15, 1866, and was seven weeks old when she came
from Germany.
Their children were Alfonso, Annetta, Walter, Ceila, Albert, Frederick, and Esther.
The Miller, Schramm, and Kramers were close neighbors in what was known as the "Dutch
Bend" neighborhood. Only the Millers remained on the original farm, their relatives live in
various states and localities, and to make it easier for cousin Dena Schramm of Norfolk, Nebraska,
to meet more of her relatives, the Kinne Kramer Schramms were invited to Olson Park in Fort
Dodge in 1931.
Generation 8 William John Schmidt [lg1]
Born June 1, 1952. Address in 1995: 4466 S. Lawler Ave., Cudahy, Wisconsin 53110; phone 414-769-0619.
Father: Walter Schmidt
Mother: Jean Elizabeth Allison [I881
Wife: Kathleen Theisen
Born December 28, 1951. Married November 28, 1986.
Child 1: Walter Maximillion Theisen Schmidt
Born December 28, 1987.
Child 2: Jack William Wolfgang Schmidt
Born August 5, 1989.
Child 3: Samuel Schmidt
Born April 12, 1991.
Generation 8 Jon Michael Schmidt [lg2]
Born October 4, 1962. Address in 1995: 367 Wild Wood Ridge, Colgate, Wisconsin 53017; phone 414-
628-1649. No children.
Father: Walter Schmidt
Mother: Jean Elizabeth Allison [I881
Wife: Carmen Steinhagen
Born July 19, 1962. Married September 2, 1989.
Generation 5 August Bernhard Kinne [I931
Born July 20, 1861, in Roklum, Germany. Baptised August 4, 1861. Died November 17, 1861, as a baby
in Germany.
Father: (F'ranz Christoph) Heinrich Kinne [200]
Mother: Magdalene Dorothea Henrietta Ziehe [33]
Generation 1 Andreas Kiinne [I941
The State Archives in Wolfenbuttel contain vital records for Barnsdorf for the years 1646-1747. I wasn't
able to find the birth record for Andreas, but there are others such as: the marriage of Elisabeth Kunne
in 1675, the marriage of Dorothea Kiinne in 1705, and the birth of Heinrich Jurgen Kunne in 1723. These
early birth records don't seem to list the names of the parents.
Wife: Eva Catherine Jahns
Born March 15, 1737, in Barnsdorf. Married February 21, 1759, in Barnsdorf; father Hennig
(or Heinrich) Jahns.
Child 1: Philipp Christoph Kunne
Born June 23, 1759, in Barnsdorf. Baptised June 26.
Child 2: Heinrich Ludwig Kunne
Born July 4, 1761, in Barnsdorf. Baptised July 9.