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Household of Wilhelm Schmidt

He is married to Grietje (Gritje) (Gretje) Albers.

They got married on August 28, 1874 at Ackley, Hardin Co., IA, he was 27 years old.

Wilhelm Smith né Schmidt oo Gritje or Greitje Maggie Albers

Marriage source: Magnusson, Sharon, Albers/Smith FGS, (Alpine UT, S.S.M., xxii Apr MCMXCVIII) for ca. yom = 1870.

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 406 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"WILLIAM AND GRITJE 'MAGGIE' (ALBERS) SMITH ... Maggie and Bill were married on August 28, 1874 ..." <>

Child(ren):

  3. Henry Heinrich Smith  1877-1948 
  4. Geerd Schmidt  1880-1948 
  5. Johann Wilhelm Schmidt  1884-1972 
  6. Theodore Smith  1885-1968 
  7. Gertie Smith  1888-1965 
  8. Mary Maria Schmidt  1891-1969 


Notes about Wilhelm Schmidt

Wilhelm Schmidt

Source: Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI for place of birth = Stettin, Pomern, Prußen

Magnusson, Sharon, Albers/Smith FGS, (Publication location: Alpine UT, Publisher: S.S.M., Publication date: xxii Apr MCMXCVIII) for ca. yob.

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 406 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"WILLIAM AND GRITJE 'MAGGIE' (ALBERS) SMITH

William 'Bill' Smith was born March 13, 1847 in Slettin, Ostfriesland, Germany. At the age of four years he came with his parents to America and settled in the state of Minnesota. Bill lost his parents while still at a tender age andwas left alone to fight the battles of life. In early life he went to Grundy County, Iowa where he grew to young manhood. ..'

Smith, Vernon, SMITH, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com, Publication date: iii Nov MMI), Repository: The Cloud

'... Johann SCHMIDT ... Sex: M ... Johann & Maria Schmidt came with son William to America in 1850 from Stettin, Prussia, Germany. William said his parents died when he was at a tender age that is all I know so far.

Marriage 1 Maria SCHMIDT

Children

1. Wilhelm SCHMIDT b: 13 Feb 1847 in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia, GERMANY'

Wilhelm's parents: Johann Schmidt & Maria Schmidt

Marshall, Vickie, e-mail to David A. Navorska regarding Albers/Smith, (Publication location: Meno Vly., CA, Publisher: VSAM, Publication date: xv Mar MMXII)

"...Gretje/Maggie (14604) was born in 1849 and Wilhelm Schmidt (14473) was born Mar 13. 1847 per Buff Ctr Tribune archive obit dated 2-29-1929 ..." <>

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Birthday March 13, 1847

  • The temperature on March 13, 1847 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California.
    • January 16 » John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
    • February 22 » Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.
    • September 12 » Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
    • November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
    • November 19 » The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened.

Day of marriage August 28, 1874

  • The temperature on August 28, 1874 was about 18.7 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
    • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of death February 13, 1929

  • The temperature on February 13, 1929 was between -15.9 °C and -3.4 °C and averaged -10.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
    • September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
    • September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
    • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
    • November 18 » Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula.
    • November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.

Day of burial February 16, 1929

  • The temperature on February 16, 1929 was between -15.4 °C and -3.7 °C and averaged -10.1 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
    • May 1 » The 7.2 Mw  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
    • May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
    • September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
    • November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
    • December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).


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