Tressau

This small, farming village was the birthplace of Johann Schmid, the progenitor of most of the Smith families in New Germany, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.  Below is pictured house #18 as it looked in 1991.  This is the house in which Johann was born on February 12, 1827 according to the baptismal records of the Roman Catholic parish of Kirchenpingarten.

Statue of John the Baptist in the

 center of the village

House number 18

Tax records indicate that a member of the Schmid family has occupied house #18 since the 1580’s.

Last updated:

4/15/2018