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Jacob Schmitt 1855–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1942

Death Location: Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Schmidt

Mother: Anna Schaefer

Spouse(s): Martha Thompson

Children(s): Rebecca Schmitt, Jacob Schmitt, William Schmitt, John Schmitt, Jessie Schmitt, Charles Schmitt, Carrie Schmitt, Martha Schmitt, Barbara Schmitt, Hannah Schmitt

Jacob Schmitt was born in 1855 in Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Schmidt And Anna Barbara Schaefer. In 1870, Jacob Schmitt resided in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1880, Jacob Schmitt resided in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Schmitt married Martha Jane Thompson, and had children including Barbara E Schmitt, Carrie Schmitt, Charles Schmitt, Hannah Henretta Schmitt, Jacob George Schmitt, Jessie Schmitt, John Schmitt, Martha Matilda Schmitt, Rebecca Schmitt, William David Schmitt. Jacob Schmitt passed away in 1942 in Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Schmitt was born in 1855 in Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Schmidt And Anna Barbara Schaefer.
  • In 1870, Jacob Schmitt resided in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1880, Jacob Schmitt resided in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Schmitt married Martha Jane Thompson, and had children including Barbara E Schmitt, Carrie Schmitt, Charles Schmitt, Hannah Henretta Schmitt, Jacob George Schmitt, Jessie Schmitt, John Schmitt, Martha Matilda Schmitt, Rebecca Schmitt, William David Schmitt.
  • Jacob Schmitt passed away in 1942 in Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Schmidt
1821–1876
Birth Location: Monheim, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
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Anna Schaefer
1818–1899
Birth Location: Kaiserslauterner Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Martha Thompson
1855–1935
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Rebecca Schmitt
1895–1979
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Schmitt
1880–1967
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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William Schmitt
1883–1965
Birth Location: Shaler Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Schmitt
1886–1965
Birth Location: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jessie Schmitt
1889–1967
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Charles Schmitt
1890–1918
Birth Location: Shaler Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Carrie Schmitt
1892–1935
Birth Location: Shaler Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Martha Schmitt
1881–1944
Birth Location: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Barbara Schmitt
1877–1964
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Schmitt
1886–1971
Birth Location: Bauerstown, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Schmitt's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Schmitt
1855–1942
Birth Place: Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Schmidt
1821–1876
Monheim, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
Anna (Barbara) Schaefer
1818–1899
Kaiserslauterner Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Phillip (Hironimus) Schaefer
1785–
Bavaria / Bayern
Anna (Barbara) Muller
1797–1850
Neuhernbach
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schäfer
1739–1815
Maria Hanneberger
1744–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Schafer
1707–1778
Maria Furst
1715–1788
Johann Haneberger
1700–1771
Maria Romer
1700–

Jacob Schmitt's Descendants

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Jacob Schmitt (28 Feb 1855–13 Oct 1942) m. Martha (Jane) Thompson (30 Jul 1855–13 Dec 1935)
  1. 1. Rebecca Schmitt 1895–1979
  2. 2. Jacob (George) Schmitt 1880–1967 m. Gertrude Blackburn 1884–1936
    1. 1. Myra (Dorothy) Schmitt 1918–2005 m. John Laurick 1915–1990
  3. 3. William (David) Schmitt 1883–1965 m. Emma Walter 1884–1965
    1. 1. Emma (Barbara) Schmitt 1913–1999
    2. 2. Bertha (Mae) Schmitt 1914–1996
    3. 3. Ellnor (Dorothy) Schmitt 1916–2010 m. Arthur (Paul) Schulz 1917–2011
    4. 4. William (David Schmitt) Jr 1919–1980 m. Nelda (Wilma) Oswald 1924–2013
    5. 5. Ralph (Walter) Schmitt 1929–1991
  4. 4. John Schmitt 1886–1965 m. Katherine Moedinger 1893–
    1. 1. Donald (J Schmitt) Sr 1930–1998 m. Esther (Mae) Bitzer 1930–1984
  5. 5. Jessie Schmitt 1889–1967 m. William (Allen) Smith 1887–1975
    1. 1. Mary (Mae) Smith 1914–1990 m. John (W) Boyko 1920–2006
    2. 2. Ralph (Kenneth) Smith 1915–1985 m. Mary (Lois) Nicely 1922–2015
    3. 3. William (Ramage) Smith 1918–1988
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Smith 1922–2006 m. William (Harrison) Pitts 1923–2014
  6. 6. Charles Schmitt 1890–1918
  7. 7. Carrie Schmitt 1892–1935 m. William Peterson 1893–1958
    1. 1. Ruth Peterson 1917–2017 m. Oren (C) Reiher 1917–1986
    2. 2. William (Ernest Peterson) Sr 1919–2017 m. Mabel (A) Wolfarth 1920–2018
    3. 3. Robert (Elmer) Peterson 1926–2012
    4. 4. John Peterson 1929–2013
  8. 8. Martha (Matilda) Schmitt 1881–1944 m. Frederick (William Grall) Sr 1880–1949
    1. 1. Martha (Margaret) Grall 1908–1998 m. James (Winfield Truxal) Sr 1903–1988
      1. 1. James (Winfield Truxall) Jr 1935–2009
    2. 2. Mary (Alice) Grall 1916–1988 m. John (Cameron) Gill 1912–1985
    3. 3. Frederick (William Grall) Jr 1918–1995 m. Leona (Mary) Brake 1924–2014
    4. 4. Edna Grall 1922– m. Charles (J.) Sperl 1919–1984
  9. 9. Barbara (E) Schmitt 1877–1964 m. John Seitz 1874–1953
    1. 1. Henry (William) Seitz 1904–1984 m. Virginia (Frances) Harbaugh 1908–2003
    2. 2. William (Albert) Seitz 1906–2000 m. Ruth Kantner 1903–1990
  10. 10. Hannah (Henretta) Schmitt 1886–1971 m. Charles (G) Lang 1884–1936
    1. 1. Helen Lang 1912–1978 m. Walter (Howard) Klussmann 1912–2009
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Klussmann 1945–1996
      2. 2. Bruce (Edgar) Klussmann 1939–2017 m. Sue (Ann) Boyd –2016

Jacob Schmitt's Timeline

7 Records

1855
28 Feb 1855
Birth of Jacob Schmitt in Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Jacob Schmitt resided here in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
1880
Age 25
Jacob Schmitt resided here in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Jacob Schmitt resided here in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Jacob Schmitt resided here in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 75
Jacob Schmitt resided here in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
13 Oct 1942
Age 87
Death of Jacob Schmitt in Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 795; Image: 760
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 0789; Image: 615.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1091; Family History Film: 1255091; Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 086
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1299; Page: 422B; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 552798
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0224; FHL microfilm: 1375310
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1299; Page: 422B; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 552798

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1091; Family History Film: 1255091; Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0224; FHL microfilm: 1375310

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 795; Image: 760

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 0789; Image: 615.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Millvale, Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Box Number: 2443; Certificate Number Range: 075001-077850
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 15 Oct 1942; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.32540578,0.8563747,0

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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