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Biehl (Graf)

Christoph Beil [sic] and his brother Michael are recorded on the 1834 census of Graf in Households No. 15 and 9 (respectively).

The death of Christoph Beil [sic] in 1837 is recorded on the 1850 census of Graf in Household No. 14.

The death of Michael Beil [sic[ in 1845 is recorded on the 1850 census of Graf in Household No. 8.

Descendants of this family who live in Kansas use the surname Biel.

Schmidt, Firmin M.

Martin Schmidt, son of Raymond John Schmidt & Sophia Karlin, was born 12 October 1918 in Catharine, Kansas.

He was ordained in St. Fidelis Catholic Church in Victoria, Kansas, on 2 June 1946 and received the name of Firmin.

In 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed Father Schmidt in as prefect apostolic of the Capuchin mission in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Father Firmin Schmidt was consecrated the first Bishop of the Diocese of Mendi on 15 December 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaina. He served in this capacity until his retirement in 1995.

Karlin, Mary Fidelis

Sister Mary Fidelis Karlin was born Cecilia Karlin, daughter of Athanasius Karlin & Dorothea Schuetz, on 16 December 1898 in Catharine, Kansas.

At a young age, she entered the Order of the Sisters of St. Agnes (C.S.A.). The Order's headquarters are in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

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