Individual Details
Frederick George "Fred" Schmidt
(13 Jan 1848 - 2 Jul 1913)
Events
| Birth | 13 Jan 1848 | Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 1873 | Germany - Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck | | ||
| Immigration | 1881 | ||||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck | | | |
| Census (family) | 5 Jun 1900 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck | | | |
| Census (family) | 27 Apr 1910 | Wyoming Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck | | | |
| Death | 2 Jul 1913 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Fredrika Wilhmina "Reka" Oehlbeck (1853 - 1941) |
| Child | Gottlieb Schmidt ( - ) |
| Child | Fredrick C. "Fred" Schmidt (1875 - 1914) |
| Child | Bertha Louise C Schmidt (1879 - 1956) |
| Child | John August Schmidt (1882 - 1929) |
| Child | Anna Schmidt (1883 - 1884) |
| Child | August Friedrich Carl Schmidt (1884 - 1891) |
| Child | Marie Sophie Wilhelmine "Mary" Schmidt (1887 - 1976) |
| Child | Wilhelm Albert Heinrich "Willie" Schmidt (1890 - 1897) |
| Child | Minnie Johanna Sophia Schmidt (1893 - 1979) |
| Child | Albert H. Schmidt (1897 - 1962) |
| Father | Charles Schmidt ( - ) |
| Mother | Sophia Dalke ( - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline Schmidt (1842 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Johann F "John" Schmidt (1849 - 1909) |
Notes
Census (family)
10 73 70 Smith John 34 M M Germany F F Militia, Voter11 Smith Sophia 26 F M Germany F F
12 Strumering Joseph 62 M M Germany F F Voter
13 Smith Mary 66 F M Germany F F
14 74 71 Smith Fred 36 M M Germany F F Militia, Voter
15 Smith Fredrica 30 F M Germany F F
16 Smith Fred 9 M Germany F F
17 Smith Bertha 5 F Germany F F
18 Smith John 2 M Jones Co. F F
19 Smith August 0 M Jones Co. F F
Census (family)
25 144 145 Schmidt Fred 46 M M " " " Farmer "26 Schmidt Fredericka 40 F M " " " "
27 Schmidt Fred 19 M S " " " "
28 Schmidt Bertha 15 F " " " "
29 Schmidt Johnnie 12 M Jones Co Ia " " "
30 Schmidt Mary 7 F " " " "
31 Schmidt Willie 4 M " " " "
32 Schmidt Minnie 1 F " " " "
Census (family)
35, 35, Schmidt, Fred, Head, WM, Jan 1847, 53, Married 25 yrs, Germany Germany Germany, 1881, 19 Na, Farmer, RFredaricka, Wife, WF, Dec 1853, 46, M-25, 10 children born, 6 living, Germany Germany Germany, 1881, 19
Fred C., Son, WM, Nov 1875, 25, single, Germany Germany Germany, 1881, 19 Na, Farm laborer
John A, Son, WM, July 1882, 17, single, Iowa, Germany Germany, Farm laborer
Mary S, Daughter, WF, Jul 1887, 12, single, Iowa, Germany Germany, at school
Minnie G, Daughter, WF, Aug 1893, 6, single, Iowa, Germany Germany, at school
Albert H., Son, WM, Aug 1897, 2, single, Iowa, Germany Germany
Olhbeck, Charles?, brother-in-law, WM, Aug 1859, 40, single, Germany Germany Germany, 1884, 16 Na, Farm laborer.
Census (family)
294, 297, Schmidt, Fred, Head, MW, 62, Married 1- 34 yrs, Germany 3x, 1881 Na, Farmer, Stock Farm, own accountFrederika, Wife, FW, 58, Married 1- 34 yrs, 10? children born, 6 living, Germany 3x, 1881
Minnie, Daughter, FW, 16, single, Iowa, Germany, Germany
Albert, Son, MW, 12, single, Iowa, Germany, Germany
Death
(Monticello Express, July 9, 1914)Fred Schmidt died, last Thursday morning, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Schmidt's buildings were damaged by the storm of May 3rd, and it was while assisting in repairing these, that be received the injuries that caused his death. He had lived in this neighborhood for many years and held the respect of all his neighbors and friends. He was a kind husband and father and will be sadly missed in the home. Four children had preceded him in death, one, Fred Jr., in the early part of the present year. Besides the widow, four children are left to mourn, John, of Anamosa, Mrs. Chris Eiben, of Monticello, Mrs. Minnie Michaels, of Qnlsow, and Albert at home. The funeral services were held at the Lutheran church at Wyoming, on Sunday, July 5th, by his pastor, the Reverend Bartels, of Olin. Interment was had in Wyoming cemetery.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
3. Wyoming Cemetery Burial list, Madison Twp., Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Wyoming.htm], accessed May 2008.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
5. "Mrs. F. Schmidt buried tomorrow," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 13 February 1941; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 July 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
6. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
7. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > MADISON TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 144.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > WYOMING TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 242.
10. Wyoming Cemetery Burial list, Madison Twp., Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Wyoming.htm], accessed May 2008.