Florian and Mary Schmidt (Hurnecke) Family Freudenthal Austrian Empire

The Florian Schmidt family. This photo was taken at Freudenthal in the Silesia region of the Austrian Empire in about 1875-1876. The man seated is Florian Schmidt. The woman to the left is probably his second wife, since his first wife and mother to most of the children, died in 1868 when the eldest child, Joseph, would have been 10 years old. The second wife’s name is unknown. Two of the children’s names are known. The boy is Joseph Schmidt and the girl to the right (photographer right that is) is Theresa (Thiersa) Schmidt, his sister. The girl on the left with the dark hair may be Josephine and the young girl on the right is most likely the half sister to the other children and her name is unknown.

c. 1875-1876 • Freudenthal, Silesia, Austrian Empire