Henry Schmidt^[1]

1866 - 1942  (75 years)

• Name	Henry Schmidt
  Born	23 Jul 1866	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1894	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mason
  Occupation	1901	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mason
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-95964
  Died	11 Jan 1942	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I95964	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F14419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ott,   b. 30 Oct 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1894	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Emma Schmidt,   b. 22 Sep 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1895, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States  (Age 0 years)   2. Lula Elizabeth Schmidt,   b. 8 Sep 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F24764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MR. HENRY SCHMITT Henry Schmitt, 76, died on Monday of last week at K-W Hospital following a brief illness. Born in the Balsam Grove section of Woolwich Township, he spent his boyhood there. Mr. Schmitt resided in Waterloo prior to his marriage to Mary Ott on Oct. 16, 1894. He was a mason by trade. The late Mr. Schmitt was a resident of Elmira for the past 48 years. He was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Miss Lulu of Elmira, four brothers, Charles of Hamilton, William of Guelph, Otto of Elmira, and Her man of Stratford, also two sisters, Sophia, Mrs. George Pfaff, and Am elia, Mrs. Gus Pfaff both of Elmira. One daughter died in infancy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012040-94. Henry Schmidt, 28, occ. Mason, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, son of William and Elizabeth married Mary Ott, 28, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, daughter of John and Elizabeth, Witn: Charles Schmidt and Emma Ruppel Both of Elmira, 16 October 1894 in Elmira [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 20. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88223360. [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 - 23 Jul 1866 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1894 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Oct 1894 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1901 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jan 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth