Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schmitt[1]

Female 1873 - 1943  (69 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schmitt 
    Born 21 Nov 1873  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Good 
    Name Elizabeth Schmidt 
    Name Lizzie Schmidt 
    Name Lizzie Smith 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer, Farm 
    Eby ID Number 00018-1391.5 
    Died 26 May 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9
    Buried Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I54716  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George B. Schmitt,   b. 30 Jan 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Susannah Brubacher,   b. 1 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1930  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 11
    Family ID F14097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Simeon S. Good,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1912  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1894  [6, 12
    Children 
     1. George S. Good,   b. 24 Jan 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Leander S. Good,   b. 1 Jan 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Melvin Good,   b. 15 Apr 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1962, RR2, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Arnan Good,   b. 17 Jan 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1981, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Stanley Good,   b. 25 Sep 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1976  (Age 65 years)
     6. Almeda S. Good,   b. 5 Jun 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1960  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F14130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Good - Elizabeth Schmitt was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., near St. Jacobs, Nov. 21, 1873; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital following a few months' sickness, on May 26, 1943; aged 69 y. 6 m. 5 d. She was united in marriage to Simeon Good on March 25, 1894. Bro. Good preceded her in death, March 14, 1912. This union was blest with 6 sons and one daughter; one son, Myron, preceded her in infancy. Surviving are George, Leander, and Almeda, St. Jacobs; Melvin, New Dundee; Arnan and Stanley, Kitchener; one sister (Mrs. Samuel Good), one brother (J.B. Smith, Elida, O.), and 10 grandchildren She will be missed by the family, by friends and neighbors, by the Church and Sunday school, and in many other relations. Her home was in the vicinity of St. Jacobs all her lifetime. She will be remembered by many as a helper and friend. She joined the Mennonite Church in her youth and was a regular attendant at church services whenever possible. Her passing was quiet, peaceful and beautiful, without a struggle. Funeral services were held on May 30 at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church with Bro. Roy S. Koch in charge. She was buried in Martin's Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 12 - June 17, 1943, Page 246, 247

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 346.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, f-3 Page 9.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 9.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 29.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 10.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 17, 1943 - Obituary of Elizabeth Schmidt.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 14.

    8. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 11.

    9. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Mar 1866.
      Mar. 27, 1866 Georg Schmitt of Wilmot and Susanna Brubacher of Waterloo, by Rev. Hegy

    11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      George Smith, 26, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of George and Salome, married 17 Mar 1866 Susana Brubacker, 25, res. Woolwich?, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Mary

    12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 2, 1912 - Obituary of Simon S. Good.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 May 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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