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Early Schmitts

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Johann Nicholaus Schmitt was born in 1650. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johann Nicholaus Schmitt.
Anna Ursula (?) Schmitt was born in 1655. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Ursula Schmitt.
Chretein Schmitt was born in 1807 at bouxwiller, france. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chretein Schmitt.
John Schmitt of Australia was born in 1812, and died at age 55 years old in 1867.
Franz Joseph Schmitt of Berwick Australia was born in 1816, and died at age 74 years old in 1890 in Berwick.
Charlotte Schmitt of Berwick Australia was born in 1818 to Dey Lothar Schmitt. Charlotte Schmitt died at age 74 years old in 1892 in Berwick.
Catharina (Schmitt) Hasslinger was born on October 31, 1819 at Heddesheim, and died at age 81 years old on November 12, 1900 at Waldhilbersheim.
Louis Schmitt of Hawthorn Australia was born in 1819, and died at age 90 years old in 1909 in Hawthorn.
Maria Eva (Schmitt) Brickner
Maria Eva (Schmitt) Brickner was born on October 10, 1821. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maria Eva (Schmitt) Brickner.
Anna Margaretta (Schmitt) Heinz was born on June 10, 1822 in Haunetal, Kassel County, HE Germany, and died at age 76 years old on January 29, 1899 in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Margaretta (Schmitt) Heinz .
Louis Schmitt of Australia was born in 1829, and died at age 29 years old in 1858.
1890 Jan 30, Probate of The will of Karolina Schmidt dated Jan 8 1883 bequeathed the daughter Elizabeth Yahraus the house and lot on Holden Ave & Charles Yahraus was named executor. 1891 40ft Quincy St $1400 from Louis Schnuerer adminstrater. 1894 80ft Holton St. sold for $5,000 to Catherine Condon. 1902 June 8, lived at 16 Shale St. and hosted farewell surprise party for son George & family. 1910 Cleveland Ward 19 Shale Ave., 1849 immigration age 2. 1920 Cleveland Ward 19 Shale Ave, Rhinebrauer Germany birthplace for self & parents, naturalized citizenship 1865 age 18. Lived with daughter Elizabeth & Oscar Bloom at age 73 & neighbors with son Albert.

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Alan Schmitt of Buffalo, New York United States was born on August 21, 1986 in Buffalo to Michel Mathien (Schmitt). Alan Schmitt has a sister Dana Mathien. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alan Schmitt.
Michel (Mathien) Schmitt was born on January 8, 1950 in Buffalo, New York United States to Robert August Mathien and Delores (Meyers) Mathien, and has siblings Kathleen A Mathien and Robert Mathien. Michel Schmitt is the mother of Alan Schmitt and Dana Mathien. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michel Mathien (Schmitt).
Tabitha Beth Schmitt of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan United States was born on November 4, 1973 in Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan 48184, United States, and died at age 24 years old on March 8, 1998. Tabitha Schmitt was buried at Voran Funeral Home 23750 Goddard Rd, in Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan 48180, United States.
Catherine Schmitt was in a relationship with Joseph Riat, and has a child George Riat. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Schmitt.
Josephine (Schmitt) Opferkuch was born in 1855 in Germany, and died at age 74 years old in 1929 in Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut United States.
Catharina (Schmitt) Hasslinger was born on October 31, 1819 at Heddesheim, and died at age 81 years old on November 12, 1900 at Waldhilbersheim.
Linda May (Sims) Schmitt was born on July 17, 1944. She was married to Robert Cooper Reid in August 1962 in San Diego, San Diego County, California United States and they later divorced. She had children Robert Cooper Reid Jr, Pamela Lynn Wolfskill, and Richard Brian Reid. Linda Schmitt died at age 75 years old on September 26, 2019. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Linda May (Sims).
Star Schmitt was born on July 1, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Star Schmitt.
Bobby Joe Schmitt of 449 North Lakeview Avenue, in Winter Garden, Orange County, Florida U.S.A was born on May 25, 1937. Bobby's partner was Shirley Ann Schmitt and they later separated. He was the parent of Steven Vincent Schmitt, Robert Stacy Schmitt, and Star Schmitt. Bobby Schmitt died at age 72 years old on January 9, 2010.
Shirley Ann (Padgett) Schmitt was born on January 17, 1938, and died at age 84 years old on March 19, 2022. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shirley Ann Schmitt.
Robert Stacy Schmitt was born on August 30, 1962 to Bobby J Schmitt, and had siblings Star Schmitt and Steven Vincent Schmitt. Robert Schmitt died on May 29. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Stacy Schmitt.
Steven Vincent Schmitt was born on March 29, 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Steven Vincent Schmitt.
Judith Schmitt of Highland Park, Middlesex County, NJ was born on August 4, 1944, and died at age 64 years old on September 1, 2008.
Wendy Schmitt
Wendy Schmitt of San José, San José Province Costa Rica. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wendy Schmitt.
Carl Schmitt is Paul Schmidt's twin brother.
Paul Schmitt of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born circa August 1937 at Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, and died at age 48 years old in March 1986.
Helen Marie (Schmitt) Jakiel was born on November 7, 1925 in Buffalo, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Marie Jakiel.
Anna Margaretta (Schmitt) Heinz was born on June 10, 1822 in Haunetal, Kassel County, HE Germany, and died at age 76 years old on January 29, 1899 in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Margaretta (Schmitt) Heinz .
Vincent F Schmitt of Amelia, Clermont County, OH was born on August 22, 1921, and died at age 75 years old on May 21, 1997.
Vincent F Schmitt of Ripon, Fond du Lac County, WI was born on April 29, 1918, and died at age 79 years old on December 22, 1997. Vincent Schmitt was buried at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2N Row 23 Site 40 Wisconsin Veterans Home - N2665, Highway Qq, in King.

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Adam Schmitt
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Mary Schmitt
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Immigrated from Germany at the age of 39. Destination: New York Transit and travel compartment: Staying In The Usa [transit]; Steerage [travel] Manifest#: 38901 Location of last residence: Germany
Josephine (Schmitt) Opferkuch was born in 1855 in Germany, and died at age 74 years old in 1929 in Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut United States.
Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt
Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt was born on April 1, 1867 in Germany, and died at age 87 years old on September 8, 1954 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt.
1890 Jan 30, Probate of The will of Karolina Schmidt dated Jan 8 1883 bequeathed the daughter Elizabeth Yahraus the house and lot on Holden Ave & Charles Yahraus was named executor. 1891 40ft Quincy St $1400 from Louis Schnuerer adminstrater. 1894 80ft Holton St. sold for $5,000 to Catherine Condon. 1902 June 8, lived at 16 Shale St. and hosted farewell surprise party for son George & family. 1910 Cleveland Ward 19 Shale Ave., 1849 immigration age 2. 1920 Cleveland Ward 19 Shale Ave, Rhinebrauer Germany birthplace for self & parents, naturalized citizenship 1865 age 18. Lived with daughter Elizabeth & Oscar Bloom at age 73 & neighbors with son Albert.
Thomas M Schmitt of Travis County, TX was born circa 1954. Thomas Schmitt was married to Mary E. (Hassan) Schmitt on July 13, 1991 in Travis County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas M. Schmitt.
Wayne J Schmitt
Wayne J Schmitt of Warsaw, Hancock County, IL was born on August 13, 1934, and died at age 76 years old on July 27, 2011.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerald v Schmitt.
Hugo Schmitt
Hugo Schmitt died August 09, 1977 of cancer in Sarasota, Florida. Hugo Schmitt was born in Bann, (Rheinland-Pfalz) Germany, son to Anna-Maria and lumberjack Peter Schmitt. Schmitt started as Zookeeper at Hagenbecks Zoo, learned elephant training from William Philadelphia, and advanced to head elephant keeper, and then became chief trainer of elephants at the Hagenbecks Circus. During the 30´s he went several times to India, in order to select elephants to import to Europe, and he married Jenny, from the island Sylt, in north Germany. Hugo Schmitt had accompanied Carl Hagenbeck's Circus to London for the winter season of 1936 to 1937 at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, and among his herd of elephants had two (at that time rare) African specimens. He was one of the first trainers to work with the species. In July 1943 phosporus bombs fell on Hamburg, and Hagenbecks Tierpark was more or less destroyed in 90 minutes. 400 animals lost their lives. During the first bombs however, a zoo-keeper took the chains of the elephants, and released them into the out enclosure. It was obvious that the valuable elephants were at risk. Circus Hagenbeck sent Hugo Schmitt to Sweden in 1944 with the five best elephants, since Sweden was neutral, in order to save them. Hugo's family stayed behind in Hamburg. But contrary, one day was written in the Swedish newspapers, that the elephants was confiscated as spoils of war by Sweden. Taken from the March 8, 1947 Billboard UNHAPPY ELEPHANT TRAINER RELEASES FIVE BULLS on STREET Stockholm, Sweden, March 1 Upset by the decision of the Swedish govenment to sell the animals of the former German-owned Carl Hagenbeck Circus, a German elephant trainer turned loose the show's five bulls in Malmo, Feb. 23. The elephants charged down main street smashing windows, breaking lampposts and terrorizing citizens. Police, after vain attempts to halt the animals, appealed to the trainer, Capt. Hugo Schmitt, to round them up. Weeping bitterly, Schmitt finally consented and regained control of his charges. With tears streaming down his face, Schmitt said: The State is making a great mistake in selling them. They have been trained together and love each other. If they are parted they will die. Mr Hagenbeck contacted Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in U.S.A. and offered the elephants. Mr. Ringling came personally to Sweden and purchased the elephants, on condition that Hugo Schmitt would come with them as trainer, and managed to arrange a Visa for him, so he could go with the elephants to USA. Hugo Schmitt and assistants, Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 4, 1949. Hugo Schmitt went with the elephants to U.S.A. and the five elephants Icky, Karnaudi, Minjak (captive-born), Mutu and Sabu arrived at Ringlings in 20 June 1947. Now Hugo Schmitt was responsible for Ringling's previous 38 elephants, plus the 5 new ones he brought from Sweden. Together with Hugo and the elephants, came also Axel Gautier as Schmitt's assistant. [Axel Gautier must have been a boy.] The rest of the Schmitt family stayed behind in Hamburg until 1948 when they got visas to go to Sweden, where they stayed in Malmö. Finally, in the end of 1950, Hugos wife Jenny, and their two sons Manfred and Hugh went with the ocean liner "Stockholm", departing from Gothenburg, to New York and America. Hugo Schmitt worked for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1947 to 1971, but also on other shows like Mills Bros. Circus 1950-1953, and 1956 when he was with Leonard Bros. Circus. He made a brief return to Europe in 1963 when Ringling sent a unit to tour in Britain, and was given the job of handling a group of elephants bought from Chipperfield's Circus. Hugo Schmitt is said to have performed with 55 elephants at one time in the ring at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
Wendy Schmitt
Wendy Schmitt of San José, San José Province Costa Rica. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wendy Schmitt.
Rose Marie (Schmitt) Merrell of Oregon United States was born on June 17, 1957, and died at age 59 years old in August 2016.
Emil Schmitt
Emil Schmitt was born on April 27, 1853, and died at age 84 years old on April 21, 1938 in Gardner, Huerfano County, Colorado United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emil Schmitt.
Edmund Schmitt
Edmund Schmitt was born on May 6, 1902 at Steinbach, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany in Steinbach, Sankt Wendel County, SL Germany, and died at age 75 years old on October 3, 1977 at Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edmund Schmitt.
Darlene M Schmitt of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH was born on April 14, 1947, and died at age 41 years old on June 18, 1988.
Mary E Schmitt of TX was born circa 1965. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary E. (Hassan) Schmitt.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christine Tourangeau - Schmitt.
Shelly Elizabeth (Staehnke) Schmitt was born on November 26, 1955. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shelly Elizabeth (Staehnke) Schmitt.
Helen Marie (Schmitt) Jakiel was born on November 7, 1925 in Buffalo, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Marie Jakiel.
Paul Schmitt of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born circa August 1937 at Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, and died at age 48 years old in March 1986.

Schmitt Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Schmitt family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 13,883 people with the last name Schmitt that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

75.0 years

Oldest Schmitts

These are the longest-lived members of the Schmitt family on AncientFaces.

Louis Schmitt of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada was born on April 27, 1861, and died at age 106 years old in September 1967.
106 years
Elsie B Schmitt of Hesperus, La Plata County, CO was born on February 12, 1903, and died at age 104 years old on January 6, 2008.
104 years
Elsie B Schmitt of Hutchinson, Reno County, KS was born on November 25, 1893, and died at age 104 years old on February 3, 1998.
104 years
Maude E Schmitt of Fairview, Brown County, KS was born on December 7, 1883, and died at age 104 years old on February 6, 1988.
104 years
Henry J Schmitt of Nashville, Davidson County, TN was born on November 18, 1900, and died at age 104 years old on May 28, 2005.
104 years
Grace M Schmitt of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on December 4, 1901, and died at age 104 years old on May 10, 2006.
104 years
Alice Schmitt of Las Vegas, Clark County, NV was born on October 23, 1892, and died at age 103 years old in April 1996.
103 years
Nicholas Schmitt of Marlin, Falls County, TX was born on March 9, 1887, and died at age 104 years old on July 19, 1991.
104 years
Emma Schmitt of New York, New York County, NY was born on January 20, 1877, and died at age 104 years old in March 1981.
104 years
Edna M Schmitt of Sabetha, Nemaha County, KS was born on January 21, 1903, and died at age 104 years old on November 27, 2007.
104 years
Mary Schmitt of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois was born on November 8, 1879, and died at age 104 years old in December 1983.
104 years
Lena Schmitt of Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois was born on January 28, 1876, and died at age 104 years old in January 1980.
103 years
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My greatgrandfather was Heinrich SCHMITT (* 24.6.1867 in Dasburg, + 1.2.1945 in Büscheich). Family sources say he must have had a brother named Peter and three sisters named Margaretha, Barbara and Elisabeth. Margaretha married a man named BERGER from Mönchengladbach.

Their parents were Moritz SCHMITT (* 15.12.1826 in Dasburg, + 29.11.1901 in Dasburg) and Anna Maria HEINEN (* 8.4.1838 in Daleiden).

It is said that Peter, Barbara and Elisabeth emigrated to the USA. Since I cannot find any source about their mother's death, I assume she might have emigrated with them after her husband's death in 1901.

There hasn't been any contact to the SCHMITTs since the 1920s. In my greatgrandparents' possessions I found two photos of siblings (nephews and nieces) which I put in the photo section.

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