William J. Schmitt (1899 - 1973)

Born 11 Apr 1899 in Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1973 at age 74 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth ^[1]

Date: 11 Apr 1899

Place: Henry, Marshall County, Illinois

13 Jun 1900: Living in Hopewell Township, Marshall County, Illinois as 1 year old son of George Smith [Schmitt]^[2]

18-19 Apr 1910: Living in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois as 11 year old son of Anna K. Schmitt^[3]

Marriage ^[4]

Name: William J Schmitt Or Schmidt

Titles and Terms: Mr

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 26 Nov 1925 [1926]^[1]

Event Place: Scott, Iowa, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 27

Birth Year (Estimated): 1898

Father's Name: George Schmidt

Mother's Name: Anna Schlosser

Spouse's Name: Blanche A Manners

Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 28

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897

Spouse's Father's Name: John Manners

Spouse's Mother's Name: Martha Stone

Died ^[1]

Date: 3 Dec 1973

Place: Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Buried ^[1]

Date: 6 Dec 1973

Place: Calvary Cemetery, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois

Memorial for William J. Schmitt

Obituary ^[1]

William J. Schmitt, 74, of 316 S/ Main, a retired grocer who died at Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington at 1: 15 p.m., Monday, will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Mary's Church in Henry. The Rev. Walter Bruening will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 tonight at McReynolds Funeral Home. Mr. Schmitt operated Schmitt's grocery store many years, retiring in 1970. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Henry. Born in Henry on April 11, 1899, he was a son of George and Anna Schlosser Schmitt. He married Blanche Manners Nov 26, 1926, in Davenport, Iowa. Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Geraldine) DeFreitas of Peoria and Mrs. Paul (Marilyn) Kelley of Amherst, N.H.; one son William G. of Pekin; a sister, Mrs. Eva Ford of Henry; one brother, George of Sheffield, and five grandchildren. Two sisters preceded him in death.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Newspaper. Henry News Republican. Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. December 5, 1973. Wm. J. Schmitt Dies Monday.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4V-T1B : accessed 14 April 2018), George Smith, Hopewell Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 5A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,328.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6L-V7C : accessed 14 April 2018), Anna K Schmitt, Henry Ward 3, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 2B, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 311; FHL microfilm 1,374,324.
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-52XC : 4 November 2017), William J Schmitt Or Schmidt and Blanche A Manners, 26 Nov 1925, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference 134, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,108,277.