Killian Schmidt^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1840 - 1906  (65 years)

• Name	Killian Schmidt
  Born	17 Aug 1840	Hattenrod, , Hessen, Germany   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1855	, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Name	William Schmidt
  Naturalization	1864  [6]
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56030
  Died	11 Feb 1906	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10, 11]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Person ID	I56030	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Catherina "Catherine" Grube,   b. 8 Apr 1852, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Annie Schmidt,   b. 28 Dec 1871, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   2. John Schmidt,   b. 20 Aug 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1954, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schmidt,   b. 11 Mar 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1962, Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Henry G. Schmidt,   b. 1 Jan 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1920, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   5. Lavina Schmidt,   b. 2 Feb 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   6. Mary Schmidt,   b. Feb 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Margaret "Maggie" Schmidt,   b. 12 Feb 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   8. William Grube Schmidt,   b. 13 Mar 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   9. Minnie Schmidt,   b. 27 Dec 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   10. Mary Edna Schmidt,   b. 4 Apr 1893, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Mohr,   b. CA 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F56850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died/ At Elmira, February 11th 1906, Killian Schmidt aged 65 years 5months and 25 days. The Funeral will be held from his late residence on Wednesday, February 14th at 2 o'clock p. m. to Elmira Cemetery for burial. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Funeral Card of Killian Schmidt in possession of Dale White 2013 ____________________________ Obituary On Sunday evening there died at his home in Elmira one of the old residents of upper Woolwich in the person of Kilian Schmidt. Deceased was born in Hattenrode, Kurhessen, Germany, on the 17th of August 1840. In 18?? He came to America. In 1899 he was married to Anna Mohr who died, without issue, in the second year after their marriage. About two years later he was married a second time, namely to Catherine Grube, who with 8 children survives him, two children having died in infancy. The surviving children are: Annie (Mrs. Carl Weidenhammer); John, living near Shakespeare; Elisabeth in Brantford; Henry and Maggie on the old farm homestead; Lavina (Mrs. Weber,) New Hamburg; Willie, in Berlin; Mary, at home. Deceased lived six years in Wallace township and about 27 years in Upper Woolwich. Two years ago he bought a house in Elmira where he has been living since. He enjoyed good health until about a year ago from, which time gradually failed until he final summons came on Sunday evening. His remains will be laid to rest in Elmira Union Cemetery, this (Wednesday) afternoon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Schmidt. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry Schmidt. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lavina Schmidt - Weber. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William G. Schmidt. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19056-1905. Jacob Weber, 25, Occ. Clerk, b. Wilmot, Res. of Wilmot, son of John Weber & Emma Appel, married Lovina Schmidt, 26, b. Woolwich, Res. of Woolwich, daughter of Killian Schmidt & Catherine Grube, Witn: Herb Kropp & Clara Weber, Both of Wilmot, On 10 July 1905, at Elmira [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 18. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 14. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Schmidt/ Killian Schmidt/ Born Aug. 17, 1840/ Died Feb. 11, 1906/ Aged 65 Yrs./ 5 Mos. 25 Dys./ Verse:/ Catherine Grube/ Beloved Wife Of/ Killian Schmidt/ Born Apr. 8,1852/ Died Mar. 21, 1933/ [Back] Edward Amos/ 1889 - 1962/ His Wife/ Mary Schmidt/ 1893 - 1970/ Their Son/ Harry Amos/ 1921- / Amos [Right] Alfred/ Kavelman/ 1916 - 2002/ His Beloved Wife/ Of 60 Years/ Marjorie Amos/ 1919 - 2005/ Kavelman [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, E. (1840). Killian Schmidt (1840-1906) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 31 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93346854/killian-schmidt. [S983] Funeral Card - Various in Private Hands, Funeral Card of Killian Schmidt in possession of Dale White 2013.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Aug 1840 - Hattenrod, , Hessen, Germany Immigration - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Feb 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth