Fourth Generation

4. Rolf Karl-Heinz SCHMITT^7,8 was born on 29 Oct 1914 in Berlin, Germany.¹⁰ He moved to Braunfels about 1918. He was educated at Volkschule between 1920 and 1924 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. He was educated at the Gymnasium between 1924 and 1931 in Gießen, Germany. He was educated at the Fürstliche Rentkammer, where he apprenticed to be an accountant between 1931 and 1934 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. He was a "Buchhalter" (bookkeeper) in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany between 1934 and 1939. He was drafted into the army about 1939. He served in the Germany Army between 1939 and 1945. He was a parachutist on the Western Front, near Aachen. He died on 23 Feb 1996 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. He was an avid soccer player from when he was a little boy until about 1956. Position: "MIttelstürmer u. Linksaussen". He was a very active member of the F.S.V. Braunfels throughout his life. Held many positions including President, and also coached. His daughter Heide said she learned shorthand by writing down his weekly critiques of the games, which were then reviewed by the coaches.

Rolf Karl-Heinz SCHMITT and Ruth MADEIRA were married on 6 Jun 1944 in Osnabrück, Germany.⁴ This was a typical war marriage -- married one day and off to war the next. When he returned from the war, she had two out of wedlock children and he left her. They were divorced about 1946 in Osnabrück, Germany.

Rolf Karl-Heinz SCHMITT and Anneliese Ernestine Marta Margarete STEINHAUER were married on 27 Nov 1954 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. In order to marry, they needed to have Theo Ruppel declared dead, and despite much red tape, were able to get married just before their second child, Claus, was born. Rolf Karl-Heinz SCHMITT and Anneliese Ernestine Marta Margarete STEINHAUER had the following children:

+7	i.	Annegret SCHMITT.
+8	ii.	Claus Michael SCHMITT.