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Louise Bertha Schmidt 1918 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1918

Birth Location: Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 10 December 2008

Death Location: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA

Father: Richard Schmidt

Mother: Vina Kalkwarf

Spouse(s): Donald Ross

Children(s): Melissa Ross, Ioleta Blakely, Ronn None, Bill None

In 1918, Louise Bertha Schmidt entered the world in Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA, born to Richard Frank Schmidt and Vina Reindine Kalkwarf. In 1935, Louise Bertha Schmidt resided in Rural, Grundy, Iowa. Louise Bertha Schmidt married Donald William Ross, and had children including Melissa Renee Ross, Ioleta Blakely, Ronn, Bill. Louise Bertha Schmidt passed away in 2008 in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Louise Bertha Schmidt entered the world in Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA, born to Richard Frank Schmidt and Vina Reindine Kalkwarf.
  • In 1935, Louise Bertha Schmidt resided in Rural, Grundy, Iowa.
  • Louise Bertha Schmidt married Donald William Ross, and had children including Melissa Renee Ross, Ioleta Blakely, Ronn, Bill.
  • Louise Bertha Schmidt passed away in 2008 in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Schmidt
1891 – 1946
Birth Location: Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
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Vina Kalkwarf
1899 – 1995
Birth Location: Ostfriesland, Rechsubweg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Donald Ross
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
DR

Children(s)

Melissa Ross
1956 – 2004
Birth Location: Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
MR
Ioleta Blakely
Birth Location: –
IB
Ronn None
Birth Location: –
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Bill None
Birth Location: –
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Louise Schmidt's Ancestors

Self
Louise Schmidt
1918 – 2008
Birth Place: Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Richard Frank Schmidt
1891 – 1946
Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
Vina (Reindine) Kalkwarf
1899 – 1995
Ostfriesland, Rechsubweg, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louise Schmidt's Descendants

1.
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Louise (Bertha) Schmidt (14 December 1918 – 10 December 2008) m. Donald (William) Ross (19 April 1918 – 18 August 1999)
  1. 1. Melissa (Renee) Ross (25 March 1956 – 13 September 2004)
  2. 2. Ioleta Blakely
  3. 3. Ronn
  4. 4. Bill

Louise Schmidt's Timeline

6 Records

1918
14 December 1918
Birth of Louise Bertha Schmidt in Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
1919
19 Jan 1919
Age 1
Louise Bertha Schmidt was baptized in Parkersburg, Iowa, USA
Parkersburg, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Louise Bertha Schmidt resided here in Rural, Grundy, Iowa
Rural, Grundy, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 22
Louise Bertha Schmidt resided here in Shiloh, Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Shiloh, Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, USA
1941
12 Mar 1941
Age 23
Louise Bertha Schmidt was married in Wellsburg
Wellsburg
2008
10 December 2008
Age 90
Death of Louise Bertha Schmidt in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1918
    Event Place: Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Times-Republican; Publication Date: 11/ Dec/ 2008; Publication Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records,1941-1943; Record Type: Marriage
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.3664579,0.35464436,0.57694674&xid=3355
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Wellsburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.3664579,0.35464436,0.57694674&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shiloh, Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wellsburg
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Times-Republican; Publication Date: 11/ Dec/ 2008; Publication Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.3664579,0.35464436,0.57694674&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 2008
    Event Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Times-Republican; Publication Date: 11/ Dec/ 2008; Publication Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.3664579,0.35464436,0.57694674&xid=3355
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.3664579,0.35464436,0.57694674&xid=3355
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