Otto Henry Schmidt^[1]

1881 - 1945  (64 years)

• Name	Otto Henry Schmidt
  Born	21 Mar 1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1904	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoemaker
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laster, Felt Factory
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55713
  Died	19 Apr 1945	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I55713	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	William Schmidt,   b. 3 Jan 1838, Kersdorf, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 4 Mar 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Seitz,   b. 25 Feb 1843, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 7 Feb 1920, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F14419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Hergert,   b. 11 Jun 1876, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1904	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Olive Marie "Marie" Schmidt,   b. Dec 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)   2. Gertrude Catherine Schmidt,   b. 24 Dec 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Hulda Margaret Schmidt,   b. Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1990  (Age ~ 79 years)   4. Eileen Schmidt,   b. 1916,   d. 4 Sep 2007, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F34769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OTTO S. SCHMDT Ill since January, Otto S. Schmidt, 16 Park Ave., Elmira, died at his home Thursday afternoon, April 19. Deceased was born March 21, 1881, at Balsam Grove, Ont., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt. He was employed in the Great West Felt Factory for 25 years. A resident of Elmira for 34 years, he attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He married Mary Hergert on Feb. 11, 1904. Surviving are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. William (Marie) Allemang of Kitchener, Mrs. Norval (Gertrude) Leslie at home, Mrs. Cecil (Hulda) Bier of Waterloo and Mrs. John (Eileen) Bechtel of Elmira; three brothers: William of Guelph, Charles of Hamilton and Herman of Stratford; two sisters, Mrs. George Pfaff and Mrs. August Pfaff of Elmira; and five grandchildren. The funeral service was held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 2: 30 p.m. on Sunday, preceded by prayer at his late residence at two o'clock. Burial was made in Elmira Cemetery. Rev. F. Malinsky officiated.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18532-1904. Otto Henry Schmidt, 23, Occ. Shoemaker, b. Woolwich, Res. of Elmira, son of William Schmidt and Elizabeth Seitz, married Maria Hergert, 26, b. Elmira, Res. of Elmira, daughter of Casper Hergert and Catherine Seitz, Witn: H M Wilhelm, Waterloo and Clara Hergert, Elmira, On 11 Feb 1904, at Elmira [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 10. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96208198. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Mar 1864. Feb. 21, 1864 Wilhelm Schmidt and Elisabeth Seitz, both of Waterloo, by Rev. Hoelsche [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Schmidt, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Kersdorf Hessen, son of Louis and Elizabeth (Koch), married 21 Feb 1864 Elizabeth Leitz, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Hessen, daughter of Christian and Mary

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Mar 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1904 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Feb 1904 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laster, Felt Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Apr 1945 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth