Horst Kleinschmidt website
January 2021 last update
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1st of the 8 children of the missionary Kleinschmidt parents was Marie.

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Marie Baumann, born Kleinschmidt. Oldest of eight children. Her husband was missionary Christian Baumann.

5th of the 8 children was Franz-Heinrich (junior) 

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Mathilde (senior), Mathilde (baby), Gerhard and Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt.
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Mathilde (senior) (nee Krause), married to Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt

6th of the children was Friederike.

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Marti Rautanen and wife Friederike, born Kleinschmidt.
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Left:Juha Rautanen at the grave of his great-grandfather in Okahao, nothern Namibia in March 2018. 

​Bottom: Church service at Olukonda

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The Rautanen home where Marrti Rautanen translated the Bible into OshiVambo. It now serves as a museum.

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