Husband: George Schmidt
Also known as: George Smith 1,2,3
Born: Mar- 4-1848 4,2
Died: Apr-29-1903 4
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: cabinet maker 1,3
Father: Joseph Henry Schmidt (1816 - 1908)
Mother: Margaret Anguspaugh (1815 - 1895)
Wife: Teresa Gamsjager 5 Also known as: Tracy Gampsjager 1 Married: Jan-30-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: May- -1858 in Austria 2,7 (see note 1) Died: May-19-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Mathias Gamsjager (1822 - 1910) Mother: Mary Theresa Krenn (1832 - 1885)
F Child 1: Nora E. Smith Born: Aug- -1879 3 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: John H. Schmidt Census name: John H. Smith 2 Born: Jul-29-1882 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 (see note 2) Died: Mar- 5-1948 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 3) Buried: in St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: funeral director 11 Wife: Lulu Christina Spray b. Dec- 7-1883 d. Dec-21-1975 Married: Jun-18-1912 at St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (3) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (4) Headstone. (5) Death record of son. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George Smith, 27, occupation cabinet maker, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Margaret Smith; and Tracy Gampsjager, 20, b. Germany, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Matthias & Tracy Gampsjager. Married Jan 30 1879 in Doddridge County. MR p. 232. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Obituary of wife. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John H. Schmidt, 29, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Lulu C. Spray, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 18 1912 at St. Clara. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jun 12 1912.), MR p. 68 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794517&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Germany. Note (2) Birth date given as Jul 1883 in 1900 Census, but death record states Jul 29 1882. Note (3) Death date given in wife's obituary as Mar 4 1948, but death record shows it as Mar 5 1948.