Individual Details

John Carl Schmidt Jr.

(17 Jul 1885 - 23 May 1965)

Events

Birth	17 Jul 1885	Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Marriage	20 Aug 1907	Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben
Census (family)	Apr 1910	Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben
Census (family)	13 Jan 1920	Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben
Census (family)	1925	Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben
Census (family)	19 Apr 1930	Monticello Township, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben
Death	23 May 1965	Bolt Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Burial	26 May 1965	Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States

Families

Spouse	Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben (1886 - 1945)
Child	Sophia Louise Schmidt (1908 - 1947)
Child	Gerdhard E. "Garret" Schmidt (1911 - 1996)
Child	Eloise Christine Schmidt (1912 - 1972)
Child	Lawrence August Schmidt (1916 - 1992)
Child	LaVern Lewis Schmidt (1918 - 1983)
Child	Joanne Agnes Schmidt (1927 - 1998)
Child	Bernice Schmidt (1930 - 2011)

Father	Johann F "John" Schmidt (1849 - 1909)
Mother	Sophia D Strubing (1858 - )
Sibling	Fred Schmidt (1886 - )
Sibling	Anna Augusta Schmidt (1888 - )
Sibling	Herman Schmidt (1890 - 1918)

Notes

Census (family)

65 65 Schmidt, John Jr. Head 24, M 2, Iowa, Germany, Germany Farmer, Diary
Minnie Wife 23, M 2, 3,2 Iowa, Germany, Germany None
Sophia Daughter, 1 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Garrett Son 3/12 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Eiben, Henry Brother-in-law 27, single Iowa, Germany, Germany, Farm Labor

Census (family)

Gill Street, X, 186, 196
Schmidt, John C., Head, Own-Mortgage, MW, 34, Married, IA, Germ, Germ, Farm laborer
Minnie C., Wife, FW, 33, Married, IA, Germ, Germ, None
Sophie J, Daughter, FW, 11, single, IA, IA IA, none, attended school
Gerd E., Son, MW, 10, single, IA, IA IA, none, attended school
Eloise C, Daughter, FW, 7, single, IA, IA IA, none, attended school
Lawrence A., Son, MW, 3 3/12, single, IA, IA IA, none
La Verne L., Son, MW, 1 5/12, single, IA, IA IA, none

Census (family)

6 SCHMIDT JOHN C 39 IA H SCHMIDT, JOHN GER STRUBING, SOPHIA GER IA
7 SCHMIDT MINNIE C 38 IA W EIBEN, GERD GER VONBEESCEN, CHRISTINA GER GER
8 SCHMIDT SOPHIA L 16 IA D IA
9 SCHMIDT GERD E 15 IA S IA
10 SCHMIDT ELOISE C 12 IA D IA
11 SCHMIDT LAWRENCE A 8 IA S IA
12 SCHMIDT LAVERN L 6 IA S IA

1925 Jones Co. census-Monticello, IA

John C. Schmidt 39 b Iowa
father:John Schmidt b Ger.
mother:Sophia Strubing b Ger. (John & Sophia married IA)
Minnie C. Schmidt 38 b Iowa
father: Gerd Eiben b Ger
mother: Christina Von Beescen b Ger. (Christina and Gerd married Ger.)

Sophia L Schmidt 16
Gerd E Schmidt 15
Eloise C Schmidt 12
Lawrence A Schmidt 8
Lavern L. Schmidt 6 (male)

Census provided by Joanne Wilken,
Jones Co. Lookup volunteer.
Sun, 6 Feb 2000
From: WILKEND@aol.com

Census (family)

North Gel? Street
504, 206, 208, Schmidt, John, Head, Own house - $900, MW, 44, married at age 22, IA Germany Germany, Laborer, Implement factory
Minnie, Wife, FW, 43, married at age 20, IA Germany Germany
Gerd, Son, MW, 20, single, IA IA IA
Eloise, Daughter, FW, 17, single, IA IA IA, Servant, private family
Lawrence, Son, MW, 13, single, IA IA IA
Laverne, Son, MW, 11, single, IA IA IA
Joan, Daughter, FW, 3 2/12, single, IA IA IA
Bernice, Daughter, FW, 1/12, single, IA IA IA

Death

JOHN CARL SCHMIDT
MONTICELLO--John C. Schmidt, 79, former resident of Monticello died at the Bolt Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids Sunday, May 23, following an illness of several months. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services were held from Goettsch Funeral home in Monticello Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. John Benj. Wild officiating. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
Born July 17, 1885 in Wyoming, he was the son of John and Sophia Schmidt. He farmed In Jones county a number of years after his marriage to Wilhelmine Eiben of Monticello on Aug. 20, 1907 and moved to Monticello in 1917. For the past 12 years he has lived in Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his wife on Jan. 25, 1945 and a daughter Sophia and an infant daughter, his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Survivors Include six children: Gerhard Schmidt and Mrs. Robert (Eloise) Wilcox, Monticello; Lawrence Schmidt, Seattle, Wash.; LaVern Schmidt, San Bernadino, Calif.; Mrs. Richard (Joanne) Griffith, South Lyon, Mich.; Mrs. Oscar Green, Waterloo.
Twenty-nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren also survive.
Pallbearers include Richard Schmidt, Clayton Adamson, Marlon Himes, Harold Eiben, Elmer Brokaw and John Coyle.

Endnotes

1. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty), Jones Co., Iowa (65 65).

2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.

3. Register of Births Book No. 1 1880 through early 1895, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/births/], accessed April 2008.

4. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.

5. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 June 2024), Entry for John C Smith and Minnie Eiben, 1907..

6. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty).

7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > LOVELL TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 113.

8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > 1-WD; MONTICELLO; LOVELL Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 37.

9. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.

10. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).

11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > IOWA > JONES > MONTICELLO CITY TWP & MONTICEL Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 176 .

12. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.

13. "John Carl Schmidt," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 27 May 1965; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.

14. "John Carl Schmidt," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 27 May 1965; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.