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Edwin Schmidt 1922–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1922

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 20 July 1978

Death Location: Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA

Father: Alexander Schmidt

Mother: Josephine Werth

Spouse(s): Dorothy Legge

Children(s): Donald Schmidt, Ronald Schmidt

Edwin Schmidt was born in 1922 in Kansas, the child of Alexander John Schmidt And Josephine Theresa Werth. In 1930, Edwin Schmidt resided in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas. Edwin Schmidt married Dorothy Marie Legge, and had children including Donald Schmidt, Kenny Schmidt, Lawrence Joseph Schmidt, Robert Schmidt, Ronald Schmidt, Susan Kaye Schmidt, Terrance Schmidt. Edwin Schmidt passed away in 1978 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Schmidt was born in 1922 in Kansas, the child of Alexander John Schmidt And Josephine Theresa Werth.
  • In 1930, Edwin Schmidt resided in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas.
  • Edwin Schmidt married Dorothy Marie Legge, and had children including Donald Schmidt, Kenny Schmidt, Lawrence Joseph Schmidt, Robert Schmidt, Ronald Schmidt, Susan Kaye Schmidt, Terrance Schmidt.
  • Edwin Schmidt passed away in 1978 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Schmidt
1897–1979
Birth Location: Preuss, Russia
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Josephine Werth
1897–1971
Birth Location: Schoenchen, Ellis, Kansas, USA
JW

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Legge
1923–2019
Birth Location: Penns Grove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
DL

Children(s)

Donald Schmidt
1948–1948
Birth Location: Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA
DS
Ronald Schmidt
1949–1992
Birth Location: Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA
RS

Edwin Schmidt's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Schmidt
1922–1978
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Alexander John Schmidt
1897–1979
Preuss, Russia
Josephine (Theresa) Werth
1897–1971
Schoenchen, Ellis, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
John Schmidt
1867–1922
Preuss, Russia
Barbara Bahley
1869–1906
Pruess, Russia
Aloysius (Loys) Werth
1860–1926
Preuss, Russia
Catherine Bieker
1862–1943
Schoenchen, Russia
Great-Grandparents
Adam Bieker
1828–1900
Catherine Bieker
1833–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Bieker
1796–1831
Margaretha Bieker
1799–

Edwin Schmidt's Descendants

1.
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Edwin Schmidt (abt 1922–20 July 1978) m. Dorothy (Marie) Legge (10 September 1923–Abt 2019)
  1. 1. Donald Schmidt 1948–1948
  2. 2. Ronald Schmidt 1949–1992

Edwin Schmidt's Timeline

9 Records

1921
24 August 1921
Birth of Edwin Schmidt in Schoenchen, Ellis, Kansas, USA
Schoenchen, Ellis, Kansas, USA
1922
abt 1922
Birth of Edwin Schmidt in Kansas
Kansas
1930
1930
Age 8
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 13
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 18
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
1943
1 Mar 1943
Age 21
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
1944
1 Mar 1944
Age 22
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Hays, Kansas, USA
Hays, Kansas, USA
1952
1 Mar 1952
Age 30
Edwin Schmidt resided here in Hays, Kansas, USA
Hays, Kansas, USA
1978
20 July 1978
Age 56
Death of Edwin Schmidt in Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA
Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1921
    Event Place: Schoenchen, Ellis, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-16-1457; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1922
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01230; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01230; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01230; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1943
    Event Place: Smoky Hill, Ellis, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 16-180

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Hays, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254675

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1952
    Event Place: Hays, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254745

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1978
    Event Place: Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-16-1457; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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