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Wilhelm Christian Karl Johann "William" Schmidt

Male 1854 - 1936  (81 years)


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  • Name Wilhelm Christian Karl Johann "William" Schmidt 
    Born 16 Feb 1854  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140380499 
    Name William Schmidt 
    Residence 1870  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-490761 
    Died 18 Jan 1936  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I490761  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Friederich "Frederick" Schmidt,   b. 1827, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Henrietta Geisler,   b. 1833, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Oct 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F19793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2995] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
      Name: William Schmidt
      Sex: Male
      B. 16 Feb 1854 Preston Canada
      Father's Name: Frederick Schmidt
      Mother's Name: Henrietta Geisler
      Spouse's Name: Louise Schmidt
      Buried Eastern Cemetery
      D. 18 Jan 1936 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky

    2. [S2374] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1870 9th Census, Census Place: Louisville Ward 3, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_473; Page: 243B.

    3. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameWilhelm Christian Karl Johann Schmidt
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date15 Feb 1854
      Baptism Date5 März 1854
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Friederich Schmidt - Preston
      Mother Henrietta Geisler

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Friederich Schmidt, sadler of Preston married 10 Oct 1852 in Greenbush by banns to Henrietta Geseler of Preston, wit: Carl Hafter of Preston, John Friederick Block of Preston

    5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Feb 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jan 1936 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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