A photo of Emil Schmitt, who was my great-grandfather. He was born April 27, 1853 in
Potzbach, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He was the son of Karl and Maria Katharina Boos Schmitt. He changed his spelling of his name around 1902 to Schmidt. He married Gertrude Eva Barbara Meyer "Aunt Betty" or Bertha on April 9, 1887 in Rosita, Custer, Colorado. He died 21 Apr 1938 in Gardner, Huerfano, Colorado.
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.
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...