Anton Schmidt (abt. 1819 - abt. 1879)

Born about 1819 in Hessen, Germany [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 20 Jan 1879 at about age 60 in Lafayette, Indiana

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Birth: unknown, but estimated to be around 1819-20.

Andrew Schmidt, tailor, res 13 Fountain, Lafayette, Indiana;

Andrew Schmidt, laborer, res w s Sixteenth n of Purdue, Lafayette, Indiana;

Henry Schmidt, laborer, bds European Hotel.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Indiana Lafayette 1873 Lafayette, Indiana, City Directory, 1873

Info as per family member: Anton, Walberger (Walberga) and child, Anthony came from Baden, Germany by way of Havre to the New York City seaport in Dec. 1859.

Son, Anton, listed in his alien declaration: Name: Anton Schmidt; Born: Dukedom of Baden; Emigrated from: Havre; Port of Entry: New York City; Date of Entry: December 1859; Date of Declaration: 6 Oct 1866

His wife, Walberga, relocated to Louisville, Kentucky with the children after Anton's death in Lafayette, Indiana in 1879. They are all on the 1880 Census in Louisville.

Children:

1. Antone "Andy" Schmidt (Schmid) (1846 – 1 Feb 1896), b. Germany; m. Annie E. Graf (1859–1938) 14 Sep 1880, in Louisville; d. Louisville, Kentucky at age 49 of consumption. Worked as a bookbinder at G. H. Dietz & Co.. Lived at 2309 W. Market Street in 1896. Buried in Saint Michael Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; PLOT: Section 2;

2. Henry Schmidt (4 Jan 1861 – 21 Jun 1895), b. Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; m. Anna Catherine Snyder; d. Louisville, Kentucky; buried in St. Louis Cemetery; worked doing jewelry repair;

3. Frank Schmidt (1862 – ), b. Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; m. Lillian; lived in Shelbyville, Kentucky; there is a Frank X. Schmidt listed in the 1894 Louisville City Directory as a carpenter for Mehler & Eckstenkemper, r. 1005 E. Walnut St. / Also Frank Schmidt listed as a driver for H. Schmidt, r. 836 E. Gray; another Frank Schmidt is listed in 1889 as a printer at G. H. Dietz & Co., and living at 2019 Pirtle;

4. Mary A. Schmidt (1 Jul 1865 – 5 Oct 1940), b. Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; d. Jefferson County, Kentucky; m. Jacob Ritter; daughter: Ada Ritter (m. James Raymond Rice);

5. Magdalena "Lena" Schmidt (28 Mar 1868 – 26 Feb 1950), b. Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; m. William H. Moran; d. Louisville, Kentucky; buried in Calvary Cemetery;

Immigration info as per ship's manifest:

Anton Schmidt, 40, listed as a farmer from Switzerland, entered the Port of New York on 10 Dec 1859 on the ship, Zurich, which left from Havre.

Anton Schmidt, 9, listed on manifest as "child, youngster," from Switzerland, entered the Port of New York on 10 Dec 1859 on the ship, Zurich, which left from Havre.

Boll Waldburger, 30, listed as a farmer from Switzerland, entered the Port of New York on 10 Dec 1859 on the ship, Zurich, which left from Havre. [Note: I believe this person to be Walburger (Boll) Schmidt, Anton's wife and the younger Anton's mother. She is listed on the manifest as male, but the three names are listed in succession. Her age would be correct as well, as it is for the elder Anton. I also note this manifest says they are Swiss when other sources (Census) describe them as German.]

"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-5197-87?cc=1849782&wc=MX62-6WY%3A165798101 : 21 May 2014), 197 - 12 Nov 1859-21 Dec 1859 > image 322 of 473; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Catalog Record: Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897; index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New York, 1820-1846 Film Note: Passenger lists 12 Nov 1859-21 Dec 1859 (NARA Series M237, Roll 197)

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7488/NYM237_197-0318?pid=1659346&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Mtd8&_phstart=successSource

Anton appears in the (13 June) 1860 Tippicanoe County, Indiana Census (pp. 90, 91; Dwelling 737; Family #689) as "Anthony Smith," a tailor, with "Walbridge" and a child, Anthony. He is 40 years old; she is 32; and the child is 14. They are all listed as being born in Germany. At this time, they were living in a house with Margaret Reister, a 30-year-old widow from Germany with two sons.

"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9V-QQJ?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-RYZ%3A1589426070%2C1589426640%2C1589426656 : 24 March 2017), Indiana > Tippecanoe > The City of La Fayette > image 91 of 239; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Indiana: Tippecanoe County (NARA Series M653, Roll 300) - pp. 90, 91

The 1870 Census -- 1st Ward -- lists the following: 1. Anthony Smith, 50 (1819-20), Male, White, Tailor born in Hessen (Germany); 2. Dolly (Walburger's nickname?), 41 (1829), Female, White, Wife, born in Hessen; 3. Henry, 9 (1861), Male, White, born in Indiana; 4. Frank, 8 (1862), Male, White, born in Indiana; 5. Mary, 5 (1865), Female, White, born in Indiana; 6. Lenora (Lena), 3 (1867-8), Female, White, born in Indiana

(Since younger Anthony isn't listed, it's assumed he had moved out of the household as he would have been 20-24 years old -- b. 1846-50.)

(page 814; Dwelling 293; Family #321)

Anton is listed for the first time in the Lafayette City Directory in 1866 as a tailor, and as living on the south side of Fountain, between 3rd and 4th streets. This didn't change until 1875, when he moved to Ohio Street (now 3rd).

Anton worked as a tailor for Garrison Stoy (on Main St. at the NW corner of 3rd), from 1867-1872. In the 1874 Directory, he was living at #93 N. 10th St. and working as a tailor for F. Kirchof at #46 Main St.

Death: 20 Jan 1879 Age: 59-60

Burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery (was known as the Old German Cemetery), Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Lot #160 (we found no marker on this grave site. -- personal observance)

Husband of Walburga Age 60 years 4 months

Mass was said at the old German church, now St. Boniface.

Obituary appeared in the Lafayette Weekly Journal, Friday, Jan. 24, 1879:

"Anthony Schmidt, aged about 60, died suddenly at his home, No. 98 North Tenth Street, day before yesterday. The deceased was well and favorably known, and was a good citizen. He has two grown-up sons, now living in Louisville, Kentucky. One of them was at one time employed in the Journal bindery. The funeral will take place from the German Catholic Church, this morning, at 9 o'clock [21 Jan 1879]."

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2L-L7GQ : 13 December 2015), Anton Schmid, 1879; Burial, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States of America, Saint Joseph Cemetery; citing record ID 73524526, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Info: TIPPECANOE COUNTY

Tippecanoe County Historian Quentin Robinson 1311 Columbia St. Lafayette, IN 47901 (765) 423-2392 rqrobinson@gmail.com

Shelby Township Historical Association 7537 U.S. Highway 52 W. West Lafayette, IN 47906-8533 Phone: (765) 583-2165 Contact: James Howell, President

Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~intcags/ P.O. Box 2464 West Lafayette, IN 47996-2464 Phone: (765) 463-2393 tipcoasoc@gmail.com Contact: L. A. Clugh, President

Tippecanoe County Historical Association www.tcha.mus.in.us 1001 South St. Lafayette, IN 47901-1425 Phone: (765) 476-8411 Fax: (765) 476-8414 www.tippecanoehistory.org Contact: Craig Hadley, Executive Director

Check into these:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname=Theresia&surname=Pehle&spouse_givenname=anton&spouse_surname=schmidt&count=20

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVZ9-648

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KHN1-627

Name: Anton Bernard Schmidt; Christening Date: 11 Aug 1847; Christening Place: MARIA HIMMELFAHRT ROEMISCH-KATHOLISCHE,POMBSEN,WESTFALEN,PRUSSIA; Father's Name: Anton Schmidt; Mother's Name: Theresia Pehle

"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVZ9-648 : 10 February 2018), Theresia Pehle in entry for Anton Bernard Schmidt, 11 Aug 1847; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,057,804.

Germany Marriages, 1558-1929

Name: Anton Schmidt; Spouse's Name: Theresia Pehle; Event Date: 02 Feb 1844; Event Place: Roemisch-Katholische, Pombsen, Westfalen, Prussia

"Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHZJ-86J : 11 February 2018), Anton Schmidt and Theresia Pehle, 02 Feb 1844; citing Roemisch-Katholische, Pombsen, Westfalen, Prussia; FHL microfilm 1,052,100.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHZJ-86J

Name: Anton Schmid; Birth Date: 7 Sep 1848; Baptism Date: 10 Sep 1848; Baptism Place: Katholisch,Basadingen,Thurgau,Switzerland; Father: Anton Schmid; Mother: Cresentia Schneider; FHL Film Number: 958693

Switzerland, Baptisms, 1491-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60170&h=971995&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=UeN112&_phstart=successSource

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ3-34C : 29 August 2017), Henry Schmidt in household of Wellwok Schmidt, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 443D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0424; FHL microfilm 1,254,424.

Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Anton Schmidt: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138719457