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Edward Henry Schmidt

Male 1893 - 1970  (76 years)


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  • Name Edward Henry Schmidt 
    Born 30 Sep 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75724398 
    Name Edward Herman Schmitt 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76474 
    Died 10 Jul 1970  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I76474  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    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  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F19999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Frieda C. Hilgartner,   b. 1896, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1919  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Walter "Wally" Schmidt,   b. 1920,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. June Schmidt,   b. 1922,   d. 2009  (Age 87 years)
     3. Maurice Edward Schmidt,   b. 3 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     4. Joy M. Schmidt,   b. 24 Aug 1926,   d. 2 Jan 1999  (Age 72 years)
     5. Ward William Schmidt,   b. 1929,   d. 17 Sep 2017, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. Gloria Katherine Schmidt,   b. 1931,   d. 11 Sep 2017, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. Claudine Schmidt
     8. Marilyn Lillian Schmidt,   b. 11 Jun 1936,   d. 13 Jun 2010, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F46884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • EDWARD H. SCHMIDT

      Funeral service was held Sunday at St. James Lutheran church. Mannheim for Edward Henry Schmidt, 76, of RR2 Petersburg. He died Friday at K-W hospital after a brief illness.

      Rev. Richard Holm officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt, he was born September 30, 1893. at RR2 Petersburg: Mr. Schmidt was the last surviving member of his family.

      He is survived by his wife, the former Emma Hillgartner, whom he married December 18, 1919.

      Besides his wife. he is survived by three sons, Wally of RR2 New Hamburg. Maurice of RRI Durham, Ward of RR2 Petersburg. six daughters. Mrs. Kenneth (June) Evans of RR2 Branchton, Mrs. Claude (Joy) Bowman of RR2 Petersburg. Mrs. Harold (Gloria) Warner of Conestogo, Mrs. Stuart (Claudine) Schmitt of Elmira, Mrs. Donald (Marilyn) Warner of Bayfield, Marie, at home; 39 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

      The Elmira Signet 15 Jul 1970 pg 13

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

    2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 12.

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

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75724398.

    5. [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

    6. [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 - 30 Sep 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Dec 1919 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1970 - 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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