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One other thought on the derivation of the name. There is a town near this area called Schmelz and people from that town would be known as Schmeltzer. Peter Schmeltzer m Luisa Peters Leonard Birkelbach m Barbar Muller Ludwig Schmeltzer m Sophia Birkelbach Ludwig (1/12/1807-2/5/1881) and Sophia (5/12/1805-11/7/1885) Schmeltzer immigrated to Brooklyn (Williamsburg) in the 1830's. They had 5 daughters and had a shop. Ludwig also had a brother, Valentine who became a trappist monk in Gethesemene, KY.
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