Amelia Rothacker (1906 - 2004)

Born 29 Oct 1906 in Fessenden, Wells, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Schmidt — married 3 Mar 1924 in Fessenden, Wells, North Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 2004 at age 97 in Fessenden, Wells, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Amelia Rothacker was born Oct. 29, 1906, near Emrick, North Dakota. She moved with her family to Brown County, Minn., where she grew up and attended school. On March 3, 1924, she married John Schmidt in Fessenden, N.D.. They lived near Isabel, S.D., where they worked as farm laborers. In 1925 they returned to near Fessenden. He died in 1952. In 1957 she moved to Minnesota, where she lived and worked for nearly 30 years before returning to Fessenden in 1984. Her parents were Jacob Rothacker and Lydia Kuntz.

John and Amelia raised thirteen children on their farm in Fessenden, North Dakota. - Evelyn Elizabeth Schmidt - Robert John Schmidt - Esther Lydia Schmidt - Arlo Schmidt - James Martin Schmidt - Loren Schmidt - Frederick Schmidt - Margaret Schmidt - Joann Schmidt - Lynn Schmidt - Cathy Schmidt - Amy Schmidt - Claire Beatrice ("Bea") Schmidt

Amelia died on June 10, 2004, at the age of 97, in Fessenden. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58829519/amelia-schmidt: accessed February 12, 2024), memorial page for Amelia Rothacker Schmidt (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58829519, citing Hillside Cemetery, Fessenden, Wells County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by joanne (contributor 47351735).