John S. Schmitt^{[1, 2, 3]}

1891 - 1961  (69 years)

• Name	John S. Schmitt
  Born	1 Apr 1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67325510
  Name	John S. Schmidt
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1953	11 Dunke St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00110-6675.7
  Died	18 Mar 1961	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I19224	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Melinda Rieck,   b. 15 Jan 1891, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1924	Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F46166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rose Marie Holzworth,   b. 8 Sep 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1973, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 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

  [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. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Rose Holzworth - Beisel - Schmidt. [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 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 39476-1891 John Schmidt. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 7. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 14. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John S. Schmidt - 23 Mar 1961. [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

  Born - 1 Apr 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Apr 1924 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Mar 1961 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth