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Laura Wilhelmina "Laura" Schmidt

Female 1888 - 1918  (29 years)


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  • Name Laura Wilhelmina "Laura" Schmidt 
    Born 4 Nov 1888  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53479162 
    Name Laura Schmitt 
    Name Laura Wilhelmina "Laura" Witzel 
    Residence 1911  80 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1918  16 Whitney Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76473 
    Died 17 Mar 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I76473  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Johann Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt,   b. 5 Sep 1850, Niendorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Johanna Eva "Hannah" Spaetzel,   b. 25 Dec 1848, Erfurt, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1926, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1874  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F19999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John L. Witzel,   b. 2 Jul 1882, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1959  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1908  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elvira Irene Witzel,   b. 25 Jun 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 2007, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F169419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. J. L. WITZEL.

      The death of Laura Wilhelmina Smith, wife of J. L. Witzel, occurred Sunday afternoon at 4.50 o'clock at her home on Whitney Place after a lingering illness. Deceased leaves to mourn her death her husband and one daughter, Elvera, who is six years of age, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hv. Smith, of Mannheim, one sister, Mrs. Eph. Hillgartner, of this city, and three brothers, Mr. Henry D. Smith, New Dundee, Mr. John Smith at home, and Mr. Edward Smith of Stratford. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock from the family residence, 16 Whitney Place, thence to the First English Lutheran Church. Burial will take place at the Mannheim cemetery.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 21 Mar 1918, p. 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 5.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 23 Page 12.

    3. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1888). Laura Wilhelmina Schmidt Witzel (1888-1918) -.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53479162/laura-wilhelmina-witzel.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1888). Laura Wilhelmina Schmidt Witzel (1888-1918) -... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53479162/laura-wilhelmina-witzel.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Elvira Irene Witzel
      Gender:Female
      Birth Date:25 Jun 1911
      Birth Place: 80 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:John Witzel - trunk worker
      Mother:Laura Schmidt
      Married: Baden, 25 Nov 1908

    7. [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

    8. [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.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1888 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Nov 1908 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Mar 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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