David B. Schmitt^[1]

1847 - 1895  (48 years)

• Name	David B. Schmitt
  Born	13 Oct 1847	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45286867
  Name	David B. Schmidt
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00104-5809
  Died	14 Dec 1895	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I5244	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt,   b. 23 Nov 1809, Muhlhausen, , Alsace, France ,   d. 12 Sep 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Salome "Sally" Becker,   b. 28 Feb 1811, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 21 Nov 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1831	Welland Co., Ontario   [9]
  Family ID	F1637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Eshleman,   b. 29 Mar 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1916  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8, 10]
  Children	1. Moses Schmitt,   b. Abt 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Josiah E. Schmitt,   b. 23 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel E. Schmitt,   b. 19 Aug 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   4. Jacob Schmitt,   b. 15 Apr 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   5. David Schmitt,   b. 24 Feb 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   6. George E. Schmitt,   b. 10 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942  (Age 59 years)   7. Simon Schmitt,   b. 23 Nov 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F1365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Schmidt, "was born October 13th, 1847. He is married to Leah Eshelman and resides on a farm near Manheim." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ____________ SCHMITT - On the 14th of December, 1895, in Wilmot, Waterloo Co., Ont., of pneumonia, David B. Schmitt, aged 48 years, 2 months, 1 day. Services by Tobias Bowman at the house. Moses C. Bowman spoke on Rom. 8:18, which was selected by the deceased, and Menno Cressman, on Psa. 90:12 at the meeting house He leaves his wife, five sons, brothers and sisters to mourn, but not as those who have no hope. Buried in Latschar's graveyard. Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXIII, No. 2, January 15, 1896, Page 30, 31

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 661. [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..., 265. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Schmitt/ David B. Schmidt/ born Oct. 13, 1847-died Dec. 14, 1895/ aged 48 yrs 2 mo 1 dy/ Leah Eshleman, his wife/ born Mar. 29, 1846-died Sept. 12, 1916/ aged 70 yrs 5 mo 14 ds [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. David B Schmidt Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 23 Father: George Schmidt Mother: Salome Schmidt Born: abt 1848 Spouse: Lea Eschelmann Age: 25 born: Monheim Wilmot Ont Father: David Eschelmann Mother: Esther Eschelmann married 5 Feb 1871 [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 17. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 12. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 96. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Mar 1871. Feb. 5, 1871 David Schmidt of Wilmot and Lea Eschelmann of Mannheim, by Rev. Spring [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..., 263. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 5, 1916 - Obituary of Leah Eshleman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Oct 1847 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Feb 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Dec 1895 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth