Schmidt (Kaneau)
Kaspar Schmidt, a farmer, his wife Anna, and daughters (Anna Maria, age 9; Elisabeth, age 6; Anna Elisabeth, age 6-months) are recorded on the 1767 census of Kaneau in Household No. 65. They had settled there on 10 May 1767.
Gottlieb Schmidt from Kaneau and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Ernestinendorf in Household No. Er15.
The 1767 census records that Kaspar Schmidt came from the German village of Vetzberg.