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Maria Catherina Schmitz 1850–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JAN 1850

Birth Location: Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Death Date: 28 JUL 1916

Death Location: Iowa, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Peter Schmitz

Mother: Agnes Zander

Spouse(s): Johann Knapp

Children(s): Rosella Knapp

The story of Maria Catherina Schmitz began in 1850 in Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Maria Catherina Schmitz married Johann William Knapp, and had children including Rosella C Knapp. Maria Catherina Schmitz passed away in 1916 in Iowa, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Catherina Schmitz began in 1850 in Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  • Maria Catherina Schmitz married Johann William Knapp, and had children including Rosella C Knapp.
  • Maria Catherina Schmitz passed away in 1916 in Iowa, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Schmitz
1827–1893
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Zander
1823–
Birth Location: Glehn, Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AZ

Spouses(s)

Johann Knapp
1840–1913
Birth Location: Morlenbach, Bergstraße, Hesse, Germany
JK

Children(s)

Rosella Knapp
1889–1963
Birth Location: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin
RK

Maria Schmitz's Ancestors

Self
Maria Schmitz
1850–1916
Birth Place: Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Parents
Peter Schmitz
1827–1893
Agnes Zander
1823–
Glehn, Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Schmitz's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Catherina) Schmitz (29 JAN 1850–28 JUL 1916) m. Johann (William) Knapp (15 APR 1840–6 FEB 1913)
  1. 1. Rosella (C) Knapp 1889–1963 m. Thomas (Samuel) Quick 1877–1937
    1. 1. Harry (J.) Quick 1914–1995 m. Mildred (Lucille) Swanson 1917–2006

Maria Schmitz's Timeline

2 Records

1850
29 JAN 1850
Birth of Maria Catherina Schmitz in Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1916
28 JUL 1916
Age 66
Death of Maria Catherina Schmitz in Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Iowa, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1850
    Event Place: Hellenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1916
    Event Place: Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
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