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Peter "Joseph" Schmitz 1872–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1872

Birth Location: Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 17 Feb 1909

Death Location: Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Peter Schmitz

Mother: Maria Klein

Spouse(s): Anna Funfsinn

Children(s): Katherine Schmitz, Mary Schmitz, Rosa Schmitz, Peter Schmitz, Joseph Jr, Emma Schmitz, Cecilia Schmitz, Elizabeth Schmitz

Peter "Joseph" Schmitz was born in 1872 in Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Peter Josef Schmitz And Maria Katharina Klein. Peter "Joseph" Schmitz married Anna Funfsinn, and had children including Cecilia Agnes Schmitz, Elizabeth Schmitz, Emma Schmitz, Joseph Peter Schmitz Jr, Katherine M Schmitz, Mary C Schmitz, Peter William Schmitz, Rosa Pauline Pearl Schmitz. Peter "Joseph" Schmitz passed away in 1909 in Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter "Joseph" Schmitz was born in 1872 in Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Peter Josef Schmitz And Maria Katharina Klein.
  • Peter "Joseph" Schmitz married Anna Funfsinn, and had children including Cecilia Agnes Schmitz, Elizabeth Schmitz, Emma Schmitz, Joseph Peter Schmitz Jr, Katherine M Schmitz, Mary C Schmitz, Peter William Schmitz, Rosa Pauline Pearl Schmitz.
  • Peter "Joseph" Schmitz passed away in 1909 in Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Peter Schmitz's Ancestors

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Peter Schmitz
1872–1909
Birth Place: Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Peter Josef Schmitz
1836–1915
Hoefferhof, Neuenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Katharina) Klein
1842–1917
Eischeid, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Grandparents
Johann Klein
1811–1871
Eischeid, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Amalie Linden
1809–1869
Eischeid, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Henricus Klein
1786–1824
Anna Herchenbach
1789–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Herchenbach
1765–1828
Maria Nüchel
1770–1840

Peter Schmitz's Descendants

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Peter ("Joseph") Schmitz (19 Aug 1872–17 Feb 1909) m. Anna Funfsinn (18 Nov 1873–17 Mar 1954)
  1. 1. Katherine (M) Schmitz 1897–1992
  2. 2. Mary (C) Schmitz 1898–1982
  3. 3. Rosa (Pauline "Pearl") Schmitz 1899–1988 m. Leonard (Christopher) Reiter 1900–1943
    1. 1. Clementine (Emma) Reiter 1928–2002
    2. 2. Clarice Reiter 1925–
    3. 3. Cleone (Josephine) Demuth 1925–
      1. 1. Anthony (R. Tony) Demuth 1951–2014
  4. 4. Peter (William) Schmitz 1907–1996
  5. 5. Joseph (Peter Schmitz) Jr 1896–1980
  6. 6. Emma Schmitz 1901–1996
  7. 7. Cecilia (Agnes) Schmitz 1905–1984
  8. 8. Elizabeth Schmitz 1899–

Peter Schmitz's Timeline

2 Records

1872
19 Aug 1872
Birth of Peter "Joseph" Schmitz in Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1909
17 Feb 1909
Age 37
Death of Peter "Joseph" Schmitz in Gilbertville, Iowa, USA
Gilbertville, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Gilbertville, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilbertville, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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