Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John S. Schmitt[1, 2, 3]

Male 1891 - 1961  (69 years)


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  • Name John S. Schmitt 
    Born 1 Apr 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Name John S. Schmidt 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1924  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1953  11 Dunke St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6675.7 
    Died 18 Mar 1961  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I19224  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John H. Schmitt,   b. 1 Jul 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1935  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Susannah C. Shantz,   b. 2 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Family ID F4908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Melinda Rieck,   b. 15 Jan 1891, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1924  Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F46166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rose Marie Holzworth,   b. 8 Sep 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1973, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F46167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John S. Schmidt, 69, of Elmira, died Saturday, March 18 in London, Ont., after a long illness.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schmidt, he was born in Woolwich Township. He was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church, Elmira.

      His first wife, the former Melinda Reick, whom he married in 1924, died in 1953.

      Surviving are his second wife, the former Mrs. Rose Beisel; two stepsons, Wilbert and Kleon, and one stepdaughter, Mrs. Irvin (Rosaleen) Schneider, all of the Elmira district; two brothers, Josiah and Manassa, both of Elmira. Two sisters and five brothers predeceased him.

      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Wednesday noon, when it was removed to St. James' Lutheran Church for service. Rev. H. W. Baetz officiated. Burial was in Elmira Cemetery.

      Elmira Signet 23 Mar 1961

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 393.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Rose Holzworth - Beisel - Schmidt.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020598-24.
      John S. Schmitt, 33, occ. Farmer, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, son of John Schmitt (B. Waterloo Co) and Susanah Schantz married Melinda Rieck, 33, occ. Farm Help, b. Moorefield, res. Elmira, Spinster, daughter of Henry Rieck (B. Waterloo Co) and Sarah Gramm, Witn: B. Stockfish of Preston and Laura Schmitt of Elmira, 9 April 1924 in Kossuth

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 39476-1891 John Schmidt.

    5. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 7.

    6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 14.

    7. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John S. Schmidt - 23 Mar 1961.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012277-83.
      John SCHMIDT, 24, farmer, Waterloo twp., same, s/o Martin & Elizabeth, married Susanna SHANTZ, 21, Waterloo twp., same, d/o Eli and Anna, witn: Frederick MARTIN & Caroline WURSTER, both of Preston, 2 Jan 1883 at Preston

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Apr 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Apr 1924 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 1961 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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