Johann Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt^{[1, 2]}

1850 - 1929  (78 years)

• Name	Johann Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt
  Born	5 Sep 1850	Niendorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1862	, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Immigration	1863	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Name	Henry Schmidt
  Name	Henry Schmitt
  Residence	1874	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76468
  Died	23 May 1929	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I76468	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Alexander Hartwig Martin "Henry" Schmidt, Sr.,   b. CALC 15 Aug 1815, Niendorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Sophia Friederika Rohde,   b. CA 1820, of, Germany ,   d. , Germany
  Married	21 Nov 1845	Dreveskirchen, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   [9]
  Family ID	F28489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Henry Schmitt,   b. 1814, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	?,   b. Abt 1814,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F30126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Eva "Hannah" Spaetzel,   b. 25 Dec 1848, Erfurt, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 18 Oct 1926, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1874	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Nancy Trussler Spaetzel,   b. 24 Nov 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)   2. Lillie Elizabeth Schmidt,   b. 9 Mar 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   3. Hannah Catharine Schmidt,   b. 18 Apr 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry David Schmidt,   b. 22 Jul 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Henry Schmidt,   b. 20 Feb 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Sophia Maria Schmidt,   b. 30 Jul 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   7. John Henry Joseph Schmidt,   b. 10 Sep 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1964  (Age 79 years)   8. Susan Schmidt,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Laura Wilhelmina "Laura" Schmidt,   b. 4 Nov 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   10. Edward Henry Schmidt,   b. 30 Sep 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   11. Hannah Bierman,   b. 23 Oct 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Henry Schmidt In the death of Henry Schmidt a well known and highly esteemed resident of Wilmot Township passed away at the family home, two miles south of Petersburg, on Thursday last. The late Mr. Schmidt was in his 80th year and always enjoyed good health until a few months ago. The deceased was born in Mecklinburg- Schwerin, Germany, and came to this country when still a lad. He married Miss Hannah Spaetzel in 1874 and resided on his farm since that time. He was also a prominent thresher for the community of farmers in his district for many years. The deceased had a very cheerful disposition and large circle of had a friends who mourn his death. He was a faith- ful member of the Mannheim Lutheran Church. His wife predeceased him three years, ago but he leaves three sons and one daughter and one adopted daughter, namely, Henry D. Schmidt. New Dundee, John H. on the homestead. Edward. of Petersburg. Hannah of Toronto and Mrs. R. Toman, New Dundee. Twenty-eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren also survive. The funeral which was very largely attended was held on Sunday to the Mannheim Lutheran Church and Cemetery. New Hamburg Independent 31 May 1929 pg 1 ___________________ HENRY SCHMIDT Here is one of the clever and well- known citizens of Wilmot township living in easy and comfortable circumstances, but who has climbed to that position by degrees and hard knocks. He was not like many of his fellow citizens, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but was gifted with more than average energy and a knack of knowing how to profit by what he undertook to do. Having always been liberal and generous with his earnings It has frequently been a matter of surprise to skeptical neighbors how gradually he has prospered, and in the end having accumulated sufficient of this world's goods so that he and his industrious wife may live independently in the latter years of their earthly career, and at the same time see their children well provided for, not withstanding the fact that Mr. Schmidt possesses a character that is stainless, so far as honorable business transactions with his fellowmen are concerned. Henry Schmidt was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, September 5, 1850, being a son of the late Henry Alexander Hartwig Martin Schmidt, a wagon maker by trade. Young Henry's mother, whose maiden name was Mary Rode, died when he was about five years of age. His father married a second time. The stepmother died of smallpox in 1873. In the fall of 1863 the Schmidt family departed from their native land bound for Canada, taking a train from Weissmer to Hamburg, where they took a vessel. They were eleven weeks on the Atlantic, not including one week their ship was in quarantine off Pearl Island owing to sickness. on board. After reaching Quebec they came on to New Hamburg, and from which place they finally moved to Mannheim, their residence in the former place being about two months. In Mannheim the elder Schmidt purchased seventeen acres of land, which he tilled in addition to working at his trade, until he retired in 1873, when he took up his home with Henry, jr., who had just been married and founded the home he at present occupies, lot No.6, one mile and a half west of Mannheim. Here he lived until his demise, which occurred about fifteen years ago, aged 69 years. Mrs. Schmidt's maiden name was Hannah Spaetzel, she being a daughter of the late William Spaetzel, one of the prominent pioneers of Wilmot township. She was born December 25, 1848. The results of their union are eight children, as follows: Tillie is the wife of Titus Sheard, of near Berlin; Hannah is the wife of Ephraim Hillgartner, farmer, Betchen's Corners; Henry D., at home; William and Sophia, deceased; John, Laura and Edward at home. The family are members of the Lutheran church. The Schmidt farm was originally sixty acres, but other tracts have been added and now it comprises eighty acres. The original tract was procured from the Canada Company by the late William Spaetzel about the year 1851. It is a fertile tract of land and has been vastly improved since Mr. Schmidt has owned it. One of the most valuable features is a powerful spring of pure cold water, and it is utilized to the best advantage for cooling milk and supplying the cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt are among the many industrious tillers of the soil who on every Saturday of each week have something towards supplying the wants of the county town's large army of consumers. They attend the market every Saturday, rain or shine, and most invariably find a vigorous demand for all their produce. It is hardly probable that we will find a man in the county who has been a greater number of years engaged in threshing than Henry Schmidt. For a period of twenty-nine years he has followed threshing after each harvest. In the first five years of that time he had a partner, but during the past twenty-five years he has been on his own hook. He is now using his fifth engine and seventh separator, besides two clover machines. He first began with a Preston horse-power, finally adopting steam in 1886. The highest number of days he has threshed in one season, clover and grain together, was 135, from July 22 to March 22, 1879. The least number of days was 70, that being this year, against 90 last year, and 96 1-2 two years ago. He also does a considerable amount of wood sawing. He keeps five head of good work horses, and in the line of hogs and cattle is well up with the average according to the number of acres cultivated. He is prepared for emergencies in case of breakage, having on the premises a well equipped blacksmith shop, which he is naturally prepared to turn to good account when the occasion demands it. In his domestic relations Mr. Schmidt is also one of our most fortunate farmers for the reason that he has a wife who is not afraid of hard work, and knows how to economize without resorting to miserly or selfish principles. Their home is one of peace and plenty, and typical German hospitality prevails within its sacred precincts. Mr. Schmidt would not be taken for a native of Germany by one unacquainted with the facts on account of his efficient mastery of the English language. He has numerous friends, both among his fellow-countrymen and those of opposite nationality. He is invariably equipped for a friendly chat in either the German or English language, and the visitor who calls at his home will find in him a generous-hearted soul and interesting entertainer. Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

  
  

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  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Apr 1874. 15 Mar 1874 By Pastor S. Poppen in New Dundee, Heinrich Schmidt of Waterloo was married to Johanna Spetzel of Wilmot. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012813-96. Ephraim Hilgartner, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. same, son of Henry Hilgartner And Verene Biehn, married Hanna Schmidt, 19, b. Wilmot Twp., res. same, daughter of Heinrich Schmidt And Hannah Spetzel, Witness(es): Lilla Schmidt, Josiah Shantz, John Howaches And Sussannah Hilgartner, All of Wilmot Twp., 3 March 1896 At Wilmot Twp. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Heinrich Schmidt Born: Waterloo Township Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1851 Father: Heinrich Schmidt Mother: Magdalene Rode married Hanna Spaetzel Age:: 25 Est. Birth: abt 1849 Born: Wilmot Township Father: William Spaetzel Mother: Elizabeth Natural Born Meisner Spaetzel married 15 Mar 1874 Marriage Place: Waterloom New Dundee [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 16. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 12. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75793388. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. NameHeinrich Alexander Martin Hartwig Schmidt Marriage Date21. Nov 1845 (21 Nov 1845) Marriage PlaceDreveskirchen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany FatherJohann Heinrich Schmidt SpouseMagdalena Sophia Friederika Rohde Father Joachim Friederich Rohde

  
  

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  Born - 5 Sep 1850 - Niendorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Immigration - 1862 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1863 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1874 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Mar 1874 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 May 1929 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth