Hi,

Thanks for your site. I, too am a descendant of the German-born Christian Mahnenschmidt. You helped me learn more of our family history! My lineage is:

LORI MONASMITH HAY, ROBERT MONASMITH (my dad - born San Francisco, CA), JAMES MONASMITH (born Jewell Co, KS), MARTIN VAN BUREN MONASMITH (born in IN, EPHRAIM MONASMITH (he was the last of our line to be born in PA), CHRISTIAN MONASMITH, CHRISTIAN MAHNESCHMIDT*, CONRAD MAHNENSCHMIDT, CHRISTIAN MAHNENSCHMIDT

According to one of my relatives, the 2nd "Christian" who you're related to spelled his surname MAHNESCHMIDT (without the n in the middle).

Thanks again!

PS - We Monasmiths pronounce our name "maw-nuh-smith."