Records of Ferdinand Schmitz on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ferdinand Schmitz in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

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DNA

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ferdinand Schmitz and the Schmitz Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Schmitz Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Schmitz family tree.

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Some Famous People called Ferdinand Schmitz

Ferdinand Schmitz

Ferdinand Schmitz (October 14, 1919 – November 6, 1981) was a German wrestler who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In Helsinki he participated in both the freestyle and Greco-Roman bantamweight competitions, eventually withdrawing from the former and finishing sixth in the latter. He had two podium results at the European Championships, placing third in 56 kg Greco-Roman event in 1938 and second in the 61-kg Greco-Roman event in 1939. He was born in Cologne and was a member of ESV Olympia Köln. His brother Heini Nettesheim was also an Olympic wrestler who competed in 1936, as well as 1952. Source: Ferdinand Schmitz, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Schmitz

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