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John Schmitz 1847–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1847

Birth Location: Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 11 Oct 1919

Death Location: Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Father: John Schmitz

Mother: Catherine Peters

Spouse(s): Susanna Wermerskirchen

Children(s): Jacob Schmitz, Sigmund Schmitz

John Schmitz was born in 1847 in Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of John Schmitz And Catherine Peters. John Schmitz married Susanna Wermerskirchen, and had children including Jacob Schmitz, Sigmund Schmitz. John Schmitz passed away in 1919 in Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • John Schmitz was born in 1847 in Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of John Schmitz And Catherine Peters.
  • John Schmitz married Susanna Wermerskirchen, and had children including Jacob Schmitz, Sigmund Schmitz.
  • John Schmitz passed away in 1919 in Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Schmitz
1813–1887
Birth Location: Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Catherine Peters
1815–1882
Birth Location: Ittel, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Wermerskirchen
1851–1944
Birth Location: Klein Vernich, Euskirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Children(s)

Jacob Schmitz
1889–1974
Birth Location: Jordan, Scott, Minnesota, USA
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Sigmund Schmitz
1887–1960
Birth Location: Scott, Minnesota, USA
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John Schmitz's Ancestors

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John Schmitz
1847–1919
Birth Place: Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
John Schmitz
1813–1887
Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catherine Peters
1815–1882
Ittel, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Mathias Schmitz
1782–1817
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Margaret Reuter
1777–1848
Schleidweiler, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mathias (Peters) II
1791–
Speicher, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria Erdel
1794–1866
Butzweiler, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Mathias I
1759–
Anna Streit
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Schmitz's Descendants

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John Schmitz (8 Oct 1847–11 Oct 1919) m. Susanna Wermerskirchen (11 Aug 1851–22 Aug 1944)
  1. 1. Jacob Schmitz 1889–1974 m. Mary Lambrecht 1891–1959
    1. 1. Robert (J) Schmitz 1921–1999
    2. 2. Cecil (J) Schmitz 1917–2003
  2. 2. Sigmund Schmitz 1887–1960 m. Anna (Mary) Schommer 1890–1981
    1. 1. Ralph (Jacob) Schmitz 1927–2000
    2. 2. LeRoy (Nick) Schmitz 1923–
    3. 3. Lavina (Marie) Schmitz 1920–2013 m. Leslie (E) Svihel 1915–2009 m. Albert (Francis) Dohmen 1914–1969
    4. 4. Erwin (Anthony) Schmitz 1917–1988
    5. 5. Jerome (Nicholas) Schmitz 1925–1976
    6. 6. Clarence (John) Schmitz 1915–1990 m. Mary (Verina) Henkel 1916–2006 m. Josephine (Marie) Gansen 1914–1973

John Schmitz's Timeline

2 Records

1847
8 Oct 1847
Birth of John Schmitz in Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1919
11 Oct 1919
Age 72
Death of John Schmitz in Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Orenhofen, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Helena, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index
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