Source:
A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa 1910, Volume II, pages 554-555
by Clarence Ray Aurner, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co
as found on the IAGenWeb Project and printed at the Tipton, Iowa library.
and submitted by Sharon Elijah on 9/11/2011:
From the entry for William C. SCHMIDT, pages 554-555:
... [William's] parents being Charles and Matilda (FROWEIN) SCHMIDT. The former was born in the province of Westphalia, Germany, on the 19th of November, 1835... [NOTE - the 1910 census states he was born Nov 1933 in Germany, and that he was widowed. His grave stone also shows his birth year as 1933, so I suspect the 1935 date given in the book in 1910 was inaccurate.]
...while the latter [Charles' 2nd wife], Matilda [Mathilda FROWEIN] was likewise a native of that country, her natal day being October 21, 1840.
...Charles SCHMIDT crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1851, first settling in St. Louis, Missourie, where he worked as a laborer for two years. On the expiration of that period he went to Davenport, Iowa, and at the end of three years came to Cedar county, arriving here in 1857. He worked as a farm hand for several years and then bought a tract of eighty acres, to which he later added forty acres more. Subsequently he made an additional purchase of two hundred acres, so that his holdings aggregated three hundred and twenty acres of rich and productive land. He is now living [1910] retired in the enjoyment of well earned ease, making his home with our subject [William Charles SCHMIDT]. This period of his residence in this county covers more than a half century and he has long been numbered among its most substantial and respected citizens. His wife was called to her final rest in 1890.
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17 March 1916 - The Lowden News
Karl Schmidt was born November 19th, 1833, in Gestringen, Kreis Luebek, Germany, and died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the advanced age of 82 years, 3 months and 24 days. He came to the United States when 18 years of age and landed at New Orleans; from there he went to Red Bud, Ill., where his only brother lived. In 1857 he and his brother came to Davenport and from there Karl came and settled here, at what is now Lowden, while his brother remained at Davenport.
Mr. Schmidt was stacking grain just south of town when the first train pulled in over the new railroad, this was in 1857.
Later he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy VanHorn and to this union three daughters were born, Mrs. George Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa, Mrs. Wm. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa, and Mrs. L. Baade of Santa Ana, Calif. After five years of married life Mrs. Schmidt died leaving the widower with three small children. His second marriage was with Miss Matilda Frovine and to this union seven children were born, three died in infancy, leaving two sons and two daughters of this family living Chas E. and Wm. C. Schmidt, Mrs. Henry Mente and Mrs. Wm. Lange. He was again left a widower in 1890.
In 1909 Mr. Schmidt and his brother, H. G., of Davenport got trace of their only sister, she having preceded them to this country and was lost to them for 63 years; she was located at Deputy, Ind. A happy reunion took place at the finding of this long-lost sister brought about thru advertisements in some of the leading newspapers in this country.
The deceased was one of the founders of the German Evangelical church at this place and has ever since been an active worker. For a number of years he served as a trustee of the church. His kindly ways and his honesty in dealing with his fellowmen made him respected and liked by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn his five daughters, two sons, 34 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, two half brothers in Germany, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, of Davenport. Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the home of his son, Wm. C., where he had made his home for the past seventeen years, and then at the Evangelical church. Rev. J. Reichardt conducted the services. Interment was made in the family lot in the Van Horn cemetery.
Those who assisted as pall bearers were Fred Kampmann, Chris Fehling, F. H. Dircks, L. Strackbein, John Kreinbring and Henry Niermeier. The flower bearers were Mrs. Henry Kreinbring and Mrs. Harry Thede.
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, Mrs. Hy. Thede, Mrs. Joe Mardis, Mrs. Wm. Schmidt and children, Mrs. Julius Ditmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shoemaker and H. E. Schmidt of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa., Mrs. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lange and children of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Lange Jr. of Big Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crow of Dixon.
A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa 1910, Volume II, pages 554-555
by Clarence Ray Aurner, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co
as found on the IAGenWeb Project and printed at the Tipton, Iowa library.
and submitted by Sharon Elijah on 9/11/2011:
From the entry for William C. SCHMIDT, pages 554-555:
... [William's] parents being Charles and Matilda (FROWEIN) SCHMIDT. The former was born in the province of Westphalia, Germany, on the 19th of November, 1835... [NOTE - the 1910 census states he was born Nov 1933 in Germany, and that he was widowed. His grave stone also shows his birth year as 1933, so I suspect the 1935 date given in the book in 1910 was inaccurate.]
...while the latter [Charles' 2nd wife], Matilda [Mathilda FROWEIN] was likewise a native of that country, her natal day being October 21, 1840.
...Charles SCHMIDT crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1851, first settling in St. Louis, Missourie, where he worked as a laborer for two years. On the expiration of that period he went to Davenport, Iowa, and at the end of three years came to Cedar county, arriving here in 1857. He worked as a farm hand for several years and then bought a tract of eighty acres, to which he later added forty acres more. Subsequently he made an additional purchase of two hundred acres, so that his holdings aggregated three hundred and twenty acres of rich and productive land. He is now living [1910] retired in the enjoyment of well earned ease, making his home with our subject [William Charles SCHMIDT]. This period of his residence in this county covers more than a half century and he has long been numbered among its most substantial and respected citizens. His wife was called to her final rest in 1890.
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17 March 1916 - The Lowden News
Karl Schmidt was born November 19th, 1833, in Gestringen, Kreis Luebek, Germany, and died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the advanced age of 82 years, 3 months and 24 days. He came to the United States when 18 years of age and landed at New Orleans; from there he went to Red Bud, Ill., where his only brother lived. In 1857 he and his brother came to Davenport and from there Karl came and settled here, at what is now Lowden, while his brother remained at Davenport.
Mr. Schmidt was stacking grain just south of town when the first train pulled in over the new railroad, this was in 1857.
Later he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy VanHorn and to this union three daughters were born, Mrs. George Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa, Mrs. Wm. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa, and Mrs. L. Baade of Santa Ana, Calif. After five years of married life Mrs. Schmidt died leaving the widower with three small children. His second marriage was with Miss Matilda Frovine and to this union seven children were born, three died in infancy, leaving two sons and two daughters of this family living Chas E. and Wm. C. Schmidt, Mrs. Henry Mente and Mrs. Wm. Lange. He was again left a widower in 1890.
In 1909 Mr. Schmidt and his brother, H. G., of Davenport got trace of their only sister, she having preceded them to this country and was lost to them for 63 years; she was located at Deputy, Ind. A happy reunion took place at the finding of this long-lost sister brought about thru advertisements in some of the leading newspapers in this country.
The deceased was one of the founders of the German Evangelical church at this place and has ever since been an active worker. For a number of years he served as a trustee of the church. His kindly ways and his honesty in dealing with his fellowmen made him respected and liked by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn his five daughters, two sons, 34 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, two half brothers in Germany, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, of Davenport. Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the home of his son, Wm. C., where he had made his home for the past seventeen years, and then at the Evangelical church. Rev. J. Reichardt conducted the services. Interment was made in the family lot in the Van Horn cemetery.
Those who assisted as pall bearers were Fred Kampmann, Chris Fehling, F. H. Dircks, L. Strackbein, John Kreinbring and Henry Niermeier. The flower bearers were Mrs. Henry Kreinbring and Mrs. Harry Thede.
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, Mrs. Hy. Thede, Mrs. Joe Mardis, Mrs. Wm. Schmidt and children, Mrs. Julius Ditmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shoemaker and H. E. Schmidt of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa., Mrs. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lange and children of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Lange Jr. of Big Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crow of Dixon.
Source:
A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa 1910, Volume II, pages 554-555
by Clarence Ray Aurner, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co
as found on the IAGenWeb Project and printed at the Tipton, Iowa library.
and submitted by Sharon Elijah on 9/11/2011:
From the entry for William C. SCHMIDT, pages 554-555:
... [William's] parents being Charles and Matilda (FROWEIN) SCHMIDT. The former was born in the province of Westphalia, Germany, on the 19th of November, 1835... [NOTE - the 1910 census states he was born Nov 1933 in Germany, and that he was widowed. His grave stone also shows his birth year as 1933, so I suspect the 1935 date given in the book in 1910 was inaccurate.]
...while the latter [Charles' 2nd wife], Matilda [Mathilda FROWEIN] was likewise a native of that country, her natal day being October 21, 1840.
...Charles SCHMIDT crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1851, first settling in St. Louis, Missourie, where he worked as a laborer for two years. On the expiration of that period he went to Davenport, Iowa, and at the end of three years came to Cedar county, arriving here in 1857. He worked as a farm hand for several years and then bought a tract of eighty acres, to which he later added forty acres more. Subsequently he made an additional purchase of two hundred acres, so that his holdings aggregated three hundred and twenty acres of rich and productive land. He is now living [1910] retired in the enjoyment of well earned ease, making his home with our subject [William Charles SCHMIDT]. This period of his residence in this county covers more than a half century and he has long been numbered among its most substantial and respected citizens. His wife was called to her final rest in 1890.
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17 March 1916 - The Lowden News
Karl Schmidt was born November 19th, 1833, in Gestringen, Kreis Luebek, Germany, and died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the advanced age of 82 years, 3 months and 24 days. He came to the United States when 18 years of age and landed at New Orleans; from there he went to Red Bud, Ill., where his only brother lived. In 1857 he and his brother came to Davenport and from there Karl came and settled here, at what is now Lowden, while his brother remained at Davenport.
Mr. Schmidt was stacking grain just south of town when the first train pulled in over the new railroad, this was in 1857.
Later he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy VanHorn and to this union three daughters were born, Mrs. George Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa, Mrs. Wm. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa, and Mrs. L. Baade of Santa Ana, Calif. After five years of married life Mrs. Schmidt died leaving the widower with three small children. His second marriage was with Miss Matilda Frovine and to this union seven children were born, three died in infancy, leaving two sons and two daughters of this family living Chas E. and Wm. C. Schmidt, Mrs. Henry Mente and Mrs. Wm. Lange. He was again left a widower in 1890.
In 1909 Mr. Schmidt and his brother, H. G., of Davenport got trace of their only sister, she having preceded them to this country and was lost to them for 63 years; she was located at Deputy, Ind. A happy reunion took place at the finding of this long-lost sister brought about thru advertisements in some of the leading newspapers in this country.
The deceased was one of the founders of the German Evangelical church at this place and has ever since been an active worker. For a number of years he served as a trustee of the church. His kindly ways and his honesty in dealing with his fellowmen made him respected and liked by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn his five daughters, two sons, 34 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, two half brothers in Germany, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, of Davenport. Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the home of his son, Wm. C., where he had made his home for the past seventeen years, and then at the Evangelical church. Rev. J. Reichardt conducted the services. Interment was made in the family lot in the Van Horn cemetery.
Those who assisted as pall bearers were Fred Kampmann, Chris Fehling, F. H. Dircks, L. Strackbein, John Kreinbring and Henry Niermeier. The flower bearers were Mrs. Henry Kreinbring and Mrs. Harry Thede.
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, Mrs. Hy. Thede, Mrs. Joe Mardis, Mrs. Wm. Schmidt and children, Mrs. Julius Ditmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shoemaker and H. E. Schmidt of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa., Mrs. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lange and children of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Lange Jr. of Big Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crow of Dixon.
A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa 1910, Volume II, pages 554-555
by Clarence Ray Aurner, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co
as found on the IAGenWeb Project and printed at the Tipton, Iowa library.
and submitted by Sharon Elijah on 9/11/2011:
From the entry for William C. SCHMIDT, pages 554-555:
... [William's] parents being Charles and Matilda (FROWEIN) SCHMIDT. The former was born in the province of Westphalia, Germany, on the 19th of November, 1835... [NOTE - the 1910 census states he was born Nov 1933 in Germany, and that he was widowed. His grave stone also shows his birth year as 1933, so I suspect the 1935 date given in the book in 1910 was inaccurate.]
...while the latter [Charles' 2nd wife], Matilda [Mathilda FROWEIN] was likewise a native of that country, her natal day being October 21, 1840.
...Charles SCHMIDT crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1851, first settling in St. Louis, Missourie, where he worked as a laborer for two years. On the expiration of that period he went to Davenport, Iowa, and at the end of three years came to Cedar county, arriving here in 1857. He worked as a farm hand for several years and then bought a tract of eighty acres, to which he later added forty acres more. Subsequently he made an additional purchase of two hundred acres, so that his holdings aggregated three hundred and twenty acres of rich and productive land. He is now living [1910] retired in the enjoyment of well earned ease, making his home with our subject [William Charles SCHMIDT]. This period of his residence in this county covers more than a half century and he has long been numbered among its most substantial and respected citizens. His wife was called to her final rest in 1890.
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17 March 1916 - The Lowden News
Karl Schmidt was born November 19th, 1833, in Gestringen, Kreis Luebek, Germany, and died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the advanced age of 82 years, 3 months and 24 days. He came to the United States when 18 years of age and landed at New Orleans; from there he went to Red Bud, Ill., where his only brother lived. In 1857 he and his brother came to Davenport and from there Karl came and settled here, at what is now Lowden, while his brother remained at Davenport.
Mr. Schmidt was stacking grain just south of town when the first train pulled in over the new railroad, this was in 1857.
Later he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy VanHorn and to this union three daughters were born, Mrs. George Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa, Mrs. Wm. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa, and Mrs. L. Baade of Santa Ana, Calif. After five years of married life Mrs. Schmidt died leaving the widower with three small children. His second marriage was with Miss Matilda Frovine and to this union seven children were born, three died in infancy, leaving two sons and two daughters of this family living Chas E. and Wm. C. Schmidt, Mrs. Henry Mente and Mrs. Wm. Lange. He was again left a widower in 1890.
In 1909 Mr. Schmidt and his brother, H. G., of Davenport got trace of their only sister, she having preceded them to this country and was lost to them for 63 years; she was located at Deputy, Ind. A happy reunion took place at the finding of this long-lost sister brought about thru advertisements in some of the leading newspapers in this country.
The deceased was one of the founders of the German Evangelical church at this place and has ever since been an active worker. For a number of years he served as a trustee of the church. His kindly ways and his honesty in dealing with his fellowmen made him respected and liked by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn his five daughters, two sons, 34 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, two half brothers in Germany, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, of Davenport. Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the home of his son, Wm. C., where he had made his home for the past seventeen years, and then at the Evangelical church. Rev. J. Reichardt conducted the services. Interment was made in the family lot in the Van Horn cemetery.
Those who assisted as pall bearers were Fred Kampmann, Chris Fehling, F. H. Dircks, L. Strackbein, John Kreinbring and Henry Niermeier. The flower bearers were Mrs. Henry Kreinbring and Mrs. Harry Thede.
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. H. G. Schmidt, Mrs. Hy. Thede, Mrs. Joe Mardis, Mrs. Wm. Schmidt and children, Mrs. Julius Ditmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shoemaker and H. E. Schmidt of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strackbein of Anthon, Iowa., Mrs. Barinsky of Akron, Iowa., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lange and children of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Lange Jr. of Big Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crow of Dixon.
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