Emanuel S. Schmitt^[1]

1875 - 1957  (81 years)

• Name	Emanuel S. Schmitt
  Born	21 Dec 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6086.8
  Died	12 Feb 1957  [5]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19549	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Schmitt,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1925  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Snyder,   b. 8 Dec 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elmina Cressman,   b. 31 Jan 1876, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1941  (Age 65 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1901  [1]
  Children	1. Vera Solma? Schmitt,   b. 16 Dec 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   2. Jacob Schmitt,   b. Oct 1907, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Daniel Schmitt,   b. 25 Aug 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lavina Schmidt,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1967, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1944  [9]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F24307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schmitt, Emanuel S., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, was born Dec. 22, 1875; died Feb. 12, 1957; aged 81 y. 1 m. 21 d. He accepted Christ in his youth and continued a faithful member of Shantz Church, Baden, Ont., all his life. In 1901 he was married to Elmina Cressman, who predeceased him in 1941. In 1944 he married Mrs. Lavina Schiedel, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Jacob, Baden, Ont.; Daniel, Kitchener, Ont.), one daughter (Vera-Mrs. Herbert Witmer, Baden), 4 stepsons (Harold Wilfred, Carl and John Schiedel), 3 stepdaughters (Edna-Mrs. Edward Knarr, Mary and Dorothy-Mrs. George McKee), and 2 sisters (Mrs. David Shantz and Mrs. John Boshart). Funeral services were conducted at the Shantz Church on Feb. 14, by Curtis Cressm and L. H. Witmer, with burial in the Shantz Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume L, Number 11 - March 12, 1957 page 262, 263, 264

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emina Cressman - December 4, 1941. [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..., 305. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 46. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 12, 1957 - Obituary of Emanuel S. Schmitt. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1867. Oct. 20, 1867 Jakob B. Schmitt of Wilmot and Magdalena Snyder of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Kaessmann [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob B. Schmitt, 22, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of Georg and Salome (Becker), married 20 Oct 1867 Magdalena Snyder, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian and Anna (Cressmann) [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lavina Schmidt Schiedel - August 1, 1967, pages 698, 699.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Dec 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth