C. B. Schmidt

(1843 - 1921)

Born in Germany, immigrated to U.S. in 1864
Settled in Kansas in 1868 as a grocer
Served as land agent for the Santa Fe railway
Influenced thousands of German Mennonites living in Russia to settle in Kansas in 1870s
These Russian German families eventually populated central and western portions of the state

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