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Benjamin Russell Schmidt 1920 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1920

Birth Location: Moxee, Yakima, Washington

Death Date: 25 NOV 1976

Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Father: Charles Schmidt

Mother: Florence Cavin

Spouse(s): Catherine Keep

Children(s): Donna Schmidt, Gwendolyn Schmidt, Theodore Schmidt, Kathy Schmidt, Judith Schmidt, Ann Schmidt, Terri Dean

Benjamin Russell Schmidt was born in 1920 in Moxee, Yakima, Washington, the child of Charles August Schmidt and Florence Mary Cavin. Benjamin Russell Schmidt married Catherine Jane Keep, and had children including Donna Lee Schmidt, Gwendolyn Jean Schmidt, Theodore James Schmidt, Kathy Schmidt, Judith Schmidt, Ann Schmidt, Terri Dean. Benjamin Russell Schmidt passed away in 1976 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Russell Schmidt was born in 1920 in Moxee, Yakima, Washington, the child of Charles August Schmidt and Florence Mary Cavin.
  • Benjamin Russell Schmidt married Catherine Jane Keep, and had children including Donna Lee Schmidt, Gwendolyn Jean Schmidt, Theodore James Schmidt, Kathy Schmidt, Judith Schmidt, Ann Schmidt, Terri Dean.
  • Benjamin Russell Schmidt passed away in 1976 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Schmidt
1866 – 1933
Birth Location: Atlantic At Sea; Ocean (PA)
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Florence Cavin
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Newtown, Fountain, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Keep
1924 – 2006
Birth Location: Hackensack, Cass, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Donna Schmidt
1943 – 1997
Birth Location: Yakima Yakim, Washington
DS
Gwendolyn Schmidt
1946 – 1969
Birth Location: Yakima, Washington
GS
Theodore Schmidt
1951 – 1971
Birth Location: Yakima, Washington, USA
TS
Kathy Schmidt
Birth Location: Yakima, Washington
KS
Judith Schmidt
Birth Location: –
JS
Ann Schmidt
Birth Location: –
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Terri Dean
Birth Location: –
TD

Benjamin Schmidt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Schmidt
1920 – 1976
Birth Place: Moxee, Yakima, Washington
Parents
Charles August Schmidt
1866 – 1933
Atlantic At Sea; Ocean (PA)
Florence (Mary) Cavin
1888 – 1954
Newtown, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Dudley) Cavin
1856 – 1920
Haneys Corner, Ripley, Indiana, United States
Ida (Alice) Beebe
1864 – 1946
Roseliville, Warren, Il. USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Beebe
1826 – 1900
America Brittian
1842 – 1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Beebe
1793 – 1860
Mary Salyers
1794 – 1892
William Britton
1817 – 1845
Mahala Dement
1814 – 1865

Benjamin Schmidt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Russell) Schmidt (24 FEB 1920 – 25 NOV 1976) m. Catherine (Jane) Keep (10/Mar/1924 – 22/Dec/2006)
  1. 1. Donna (Lee) Schmidt (Jan. 22, 1943 – 26 Sept 1997) m. Harry (S.) Roberts
    1. 1. Deann Roberts
    2. 2. Dawn Roberts
    3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Roberts
    4. 4. Mary (Francis) Roberts
    5. 5. Harry Roberts
    6. 6. Russell Roberts
  2. 2. Gwendolyn (Jean) Schmidt (23 Feb 1946 – April 2,1969) m. Chris (Virgil) Delegans (01 May 1946 – 05 Jul 1996)
  3. 3. Theodore (James) Schmidt (03 April 1951 – 04 May 1971)
  4. 4. Kathy Schmidt m. Richard (A) Morgan m. Billy Darling
  5. 5. Judith Schmidt
  6. 6. Ann Schmidt
  7. 7. Terri Dean

Benjamin Schmidt's Timeline

2 Records

1920
24 FEB 1920
Birth of Benjamin Russell Schmidt in Moxee, Yakima, Washington
Moxee, Yakima, Washington
1976
25 NOV 1976
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Russell Schmidt in Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1920
    Event Place: Moxee, Yakima, Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1976
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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