Reuben Schmidt was yet another Elgin-area survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippine Islands. He was born July 25, 1920, in Richland, Travis County. His parents were Rudolph Schmidt and Anna Hodde. Among other siblings, Reuben was the brother of Ella Matetzschk, the mother of Lawrence and Glenward who lived in Elgin and Coupland.Reuben Schmidt enlisted as a Private in the U.S.Army June 27, 1945. He survived, but suffered during and after his imprisonment. He was married to and divorced from Berneyce Kerlin and they had the following children: Betty Carol, Ann Marie, Patricia Sue, Gary Lynn, Karen ...