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John H. SCHMIDT

John H. SCHMIDT

Male 1882 - 1948  (65 years)

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  • Name John H. SCHMIDT 
    Born 29 Jul 1882  St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given as Jul 1883 in 1900 Census, but death record states Jul 29 1882.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation funeral director, sawmill operator  [3, 4] 
    Died 5 Mar 1948  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Death date given in wife's obituary as Mar 4 1948, but death record shows it as Mar 5 1948.
    Buried St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I26436  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2018 

    Father George SCHMIDT,   b. 4 Mar 1848,   d. 29 Apr 1903  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Teresa GAMSJAGER,   b. May 1858, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Family ID F20583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lulu Christina SPRAY,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1975, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [5, 6, 7] 
    Married 18 Jun 1912  St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Glenn G. SCHMIDT,   b. 10 Jun 1914, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1989  (Age 75 years)
     2. Roy Beecher SCHMIDT,   b. 14 Apr 1917, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1986, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Urilla Thresia "Sally" SCHMIDT,   b. 12 Sep 1919, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 2005, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +4. Velma Berneda SCHMIDT,   b. 31 Dec 1921, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 2000, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Documents
    26436_JohnHSchmidt_LuluCSpray_MarriageRecord_18Jun1912.jpg    		26436_JohnHSchmidt_LuluCSpray_MarriageRecord_18Jun1912.jpg
    Family ID F9970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    26436_SCHMIDT_John-H_Loses-Arm-in-Sawmill-Accident_16Dec1938.jpg    		26436_SCHMIDT_John-H_Loses-Arm-in-Sawmill-Accident_16Dec1938.jpg
    26436_SCHMIDT_JohnH_1882-1948_DeathCertificate.jpg    		26436_SCHMIDT_JohnH_1882-1948_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    4. [S1596] Newspaper article, West Union Herald, 22 Dec 1938.

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    6. [S1368] Obituary of wife's mother.

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 68 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794517&Type=Marriage.
      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.)