John K. Schmitt^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1868 - 1947  (79 years)

• Name	John K. Schmitt
  Born	20 Mar 1868	Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105681517
  Name	Johannes Schmidt
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80977
  Died	24 Jun 1947	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 9]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I80977	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Johan Howard R. "John" Schmitt,   b. 14 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1924, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" "Polly" Knechtel,   b. 24 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F11049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Becker,   b. 7 Mar 1874, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1896	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Theodore Schmitt,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Carl Schmitt,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Theresa Laura Albertina Giese,   b. 4 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alma Elizabeth Schmitt,   b. 17 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1988, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   5. Helga Ida Schmitt,   b. 9 Jul 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John "Jack" Schmitt,   b. 10 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alfred Philip Schmitt,   b. 5 Nov 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   8. Kate Schmitt,   b. Sep 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Louis Schmitt,   b. Nov 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Clayton Schmitt,   b. Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN K. SCHMITT Death occurred at the K-W Hospital Tuesday of John K. Schmitt, 48 Charon St., Kitchener. He was in his 80th year, and a native of Berlet's Corners, Wilmot Township. He was married to Barbara Becker in Philipsburg in 1896. The family moved to Kitchener 29 years ago. Mr. Schmitt was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, and of the Independent Order of Foresters. His wife survives; also six sons, Clayton, Carl and Theodore of Kitchener, John of Hamilton, Alfred of Erbsville and Louis of East End, Sas- katchewan; and three daughters, Mrs. Jacob (Alma) Brown, Elmira, Mrs. Walter (Helga) Crawford and Mrs. Katherine Hiller of Kitchener. One brother, Jacob, of Milwaukee, Wis., and three sisters, Mrs. John Koehler of St. Agatha, Mrs. Salome Heimpel of Waterloo and Mrs. Am- elia Ziegler of Kitchener, also survive. A private funeral will be held at the residence at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon with a public service in St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 2:30 o'- clock. Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Howard Schmitt. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alfred Schmitt. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105681517. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland. Schmitt/ John K. Schmitt/ 1868-1947/ Barbara Becker/ His Beloved Wife/ 1874-1953/ At Rest [A] Father [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 30. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 39. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), June 26th, 1947. Schmitt, John K., 48 Charon St., Kitchener, June 24th, 79 years. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Maria Knechtel Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 22 Father: Philip Mother: Ena Young Born: 1840 Spouse: John Smith Age: 24 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Born: 1838 Father: John R. Mother: Marg Roth married 2 Mar 1862 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Mar 1862. Mar. 2, 1862 John Schmitt of Wilmot and Maria Knechtel of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Mar 1868 - Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1896 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Farm - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jun 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth