Born in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Julius Frederick Schmidt
and Della Mae (Ferguson) Schmidt
Sister of
Margaret Marie (Schmidt) Ellis, Verna Mabel (Schmidt) Ellis, Mildred Jean (Schmidt) Fergeson, Virginia M (Schmidt) Barnaby, James Elbert Schmidt, Julius Fredrick Schmidt, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], [private sister (1930s - unknown)], Donald Jerry Schmidt and Raymond Schmidt
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Hanover, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2015
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Biography
Dorothy Rita Schirmer, 86, of Hanover passed away on Sunday May 15, 2016 at The Waters of Clifty Falls.
She was born on January 31, 1930 in Madison, IN to Julius and Della Mae Ferguson Schmidt who preceded her in death.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Robert Schirmer; daughter, Teresa A. Schirmer of Hanover; sons, Robert E. Schirmer of Mt. Grove, MO, Scott A. and his wife Glenda L. Schirmer of Madison, Michael L. Schirmer of Hanover, and Eric F. Schirmer of Madison; sisters, Edna Perry of Madison and Lillian Ward of Rio, IN; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Sources
- Rafferty family tree on Ancestry.com
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 December 2019), memorial page for Dorothy Rita Schmidt Schirmer (31 Jan 1930–15 May 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 162672760, citing New Prospect Cemetery, Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by GrammyJan (contributor 48241020)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Saffron (Chaplin) Bright-Rawlings 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gregg Mulry :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Frances Nelson :
23andMe
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