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Conrad Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt[1]

Male 1848 - 1945  (97 years)


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  • Name Conrad Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt 
    Born 10 Jan 1848  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73955365 
    Immigration 1861  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Immigration 1861  [4] 
    Name Henry Schmidt  [7] 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54645 
    Died 26 Nov 1945  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I54645  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father John Schmidt,   b. 10 May 1812, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Maria Catharina "Catherine" Schaefer,   b. 1816, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1889  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F22763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Juliana "Julia" Doerbecker,   b. 31 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1935, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Theodore "Theodore" Schmidt,   b. 28 Jul 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1948, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. George D. Schmidt,   b. 2 Apr 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1957  (Age 85 years)
     3. Louisa D. Schmidt,   b. 29 Mar 1874, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 85 years)
     4. John Schmidt,   b. 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Emil Schmidt,   b. CALC 13 Apr 1878,   d. 6 Apr 1879  (Age ~ 0 years)
     6. Adelheith "Ada" Schmidt,   b. 6 Feb 1880, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Emeline Schmidt,   b. 10 Mar 1882,   d. 6 Oct 1883  (Age 1 years)
     8. Melinda Schmidt,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Henry Herman Schmidt,   b. 1886, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     10. Nancy Schmidt,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Eleanor Marion Schmidt,   b. 31 Aug 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1939, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     12. Albert Charles Schmidt,   b. 7 Apr 1896, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F14110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Henry Schmidt - GrantStrome originally shared this on 15 Dec 2022 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • HENRY SCHMIDT

      One of the oldest residents of the community, Henry Schmidt, passed away on Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L.: Strome, 127 [129] Frederick St. Mr. Schmidt was 97 years of age and had been living in Kitchener for the past 15 years.

      He was son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt, pioneer Waterloo County settlers. He was born in Germany, but came to Canada as a small child and lived most of his life in this county.

      As a young man Mr. Schmidt learned the trade of his forefathers, tanning leather and shoemaking. He worked for some time in the United States, and then returned to Waterloo County, taking a job with tanner at St. Jacobs where he resided until coming to Kitchener.

      On his 95th birthday, Mr. Schmidt ascribed his longevity to exercise and massage. Throughout he had been physically active. He found, also, that tobacco was not an injurious habit and retained a love for his pipe all his life.

      Although he was the last survivor of his own family, Mr. Schmidt is mourned by four sons, three daughters, 17 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.

      His philosophy of life was aptly expressed to an interviewer who talked with him on his 95th birthday.

      "The spirit," he said, "doesn't get old. After we pass on, even, the spirit is still young. The body is the only thing that gets old." Mr. Schmidt was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church for many years.

      His oldest son. Theodore, of St. Jacobs, is 74. Other survivors are Henry and Albert of Kitchener. George of Heidelberg: and three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Louise) Schaefer of Freeport, Mrs. A. L (Ada) Strome of Kitchener, Mrs. John (Malinda) Steen of Payton, Saskatchewan. His wife, formerly Julia Derbecker, died nine years ago.

      The funeral will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment will be made in the St. Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery. Dr. John Schmieder, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, will officiate. The body is resting at the funeral home.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Nov 27, 1945 Page 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 017137-1901.
      Edward Schaefer, 28, Occ. Carpenter, b. St Jacobs, Res. St Jacobs, son of Adam Schaefer and Magd Winkler married Louise Schmidt, 27, b. St Jacobs, Res. St Jacobs, daughter of Henry Schmidt and Julia Derbecker, Witness(es): Fred Herres and Ada Schmidt both of St Jacobs, 8 April 1901 in Waterloo.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 8.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 30.

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 11.

    5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 22.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73955365.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Apr 1896.
      7 Apr 1896 The wife of Henry Schmidt, in St. Jacobs, a son.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1848 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1861 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 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 MapsDied - 26 Nov 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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