Sister Catherine Schmidt

1848 - 1933  (84 years)

• Name	Catherine Schmidt
  Prefix	Sister
  Born	1 Dec 1848	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Kate Schmidt
  Name	Mary Tillman
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Sister of Charity
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219960
  Died	26 Apr 1933
  Person ID	I219960	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Schmidt,   b. CALC 25 Jun 1809, Sutzwiller, Rhine-Prussia ,   d. 25 Feb 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F7419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Sister Tillman was born November 28th, 1848 in St. Agatha, Ontario. Little is known of her early years, however, when she had grown to womanhood, similar to our Venerable Mother Teresa, Sister Tillman and five other young ladies, with the permission and direction of their saintly pastor, resolved to live a community life. On one occasion our revered Mother Caroline was on visitation to St. Agatha to open a mission. The pastor of this mission begged Mother Caroline to accept these six young ladies as postulants. On August 18th, 1871, our future Sister received her bonnet, and remained in St. Agatha for six months. Going to Milwaukee on Valentine's Day 1872. On May 4th, 1873, our happy postulant received the Wreath of Roses and Lilies, and on August 29th, 1875, Novice Mary Tillman became the thorn-crowned bride of her Divine Spouse. The feast of Our Lady's Assumption (August 15th), 1885, was the day of her final immolation. After temporary vows, Sister was missioned to St. Boniface, Rochester, for one year. From there to St. Joseph's Asylum for another year, hence to Tacony, Philadelphia, where she labored for the little ones of Christ for twelve years. During the next fifteen years, our dear Sister Tillman told her rosary of kind deeds in the Infirmary at Govanstown, Maryland. Once more St. Joseph's Asylum, Rochester, became the scene of her labors. And after twelve years, she was transferred to Fourth St, New York City. She remained for seven years until her health necessitated her removal to the Mother House in 1922. Here for another decade of years, our good Sister cheerfully and willingly helped with the bed linen and in the convent sewing department. Only this past year, the toil-worn fingers of Charitable Sister Tillman buttonholed the necks of four hundred wimples. Surely the generous Heart of Christ, in reward for her charity, day by day, mantled the soul of our beloved Sister with the richest of graces of His Sacred Heart, so that the end of life's day, she would receive His eternal blessing. Sister Tillman contracted pneumonia; she was fortified by the Last Rites of Holy Mother Church, and was consoled, to the very end, by the oft-repeated blessing and absolution of the Revered Chaplain, and by the untiring prayerful vigil of the Reverend Mother Provincial. At one o'clock in the afternoon of April 26th, 1933, our Lady of Good Council, herself, guided the last earthly footsteps of Our Venerable Jubilarian, unto the eternal way of life everlasting." Obituary of Sister Mary Tillman Schmidt, newspaper unknown submitted by Charisse Hake 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S419] . Nick Schmidt & Bab. b. Mink. Res: Wilmot Born: 1 Dec 1848 Name of Child Kate [S190] Div. 4 Page 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Dec 1848 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sister of Charity - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth