Sources: Ruth & Hans-Georg Boyken; J. Clairne J. Boyken; & Dale & Corinne Wise
Hij is getrouwd met Greetje J. Janssen.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 30 september 1900 te Groothusen, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen, hij was toen 27 jaar oud.
Warner Meindert Smidt oo Greetje J.Janssen (Gretje J. Janshen)
Marriage source: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd, MN, Publisher: Titonka Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pgs. 433 & 434, Repository: Titonka, IA pub. lib.
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"SMIDT, WARNER M., SR 1873 - 1969 SMIDT, gREETJE JANSSEN 1879 - 1962
Warner M. Smidt, Sr. was born February 20, 1873 in Upleward, Germany. ... Greetje Janssen was born August 22 1879 in Groothusen, Germany. ... They were married September 20, 1900 and a daughter, Elska, was born. After some time theydecided to seek a better life for themselves and their future family. To stay in Germany meant that they and their children would always work for the rich and remain a member of the working class poor.
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They decided to immigrate to America and left Germany on March 11, 1902.
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Warner Meindert Smidt
Source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII), no pagination, ISBN0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas, TX pub. lib.
"Ehno FOLKERTS * 14 May 1906 Upleward, Ostfriesland, as son of Ehne FOLKERTS and his wife Aye * VAN DER LINDE + 1998 # Ramsey Reformed Church cemetery, north of German Valley, IA 1.oo 9 December 1904 Elsie SMIDT * 9 December 1904 as daughter of Warner SMIDT and his wife Grace + 8 September 1961 # 11 September 1961 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA ...
Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pgs. 433 & 434, Repository: Titonka IA pub. lib.
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"SMIDT, WARNER M., SR 1873 - 1969 SMIDT, GREETJE JANSSEN 1879 - 1962
Warner M. Smidt, Sr. was born February 20, 1873 in Upleward, Germany. ... Greetje Janssen was born August 22 1879 in Groothusen, Germany. ... They were married September 20, 1900 and a daughter, Elska, was born. After some time theydecided to seek a better life for themselves and their future family. To stay in Germany meant that they and their children would always work for the rich and remain a member of the working class poor.
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They decided to immigrate to America and left Germany on March 11, 1902. They boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm The Grosser in Bremerhaven, Germany and sailed to America arriving in New York (no doubt Ellis Island) on March 19, 1902. Theytraveled by train, going directly to Kossuth County, Iowa, rather than going to Butler or Grundy County, Iowa, where most of the German immigrants went. they arrived in Titonka on March 22, 1902.
They settled in a house located in a pasture about one half mile south of German Valley in the southwest quarter of Section 28, German Township. They moved there in November of 1902. They also joined the Ramsey Reformed Church in 1902.In June of 1903 their only child, Elska, passed away. ...
In January of 1917 they moved to the farm they had purchased in the southeast quarter of Section 24, Ramsey Township.
The Smidts had nine children after coming to America. They were: Meindert, Elsie, Siemen, Enko, Jennie, Esdert, John, Warner and Grace. ... Elsie married Ehno Folkerts, ... Jennie married Fred Gray, ... and Grace married Floyd Huisman....
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Author: Wise, Corinne & Dale, Title: "Warner Smidt," (Publication location: Titonka, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvii June MMX), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53809271/warner-smidt
"Photo[graph of stone shared with Greetje Smidt] added by ROBBIE DECKER
Warner Smidt Birth 20 Feb 1873 Germany Death 6 Jul 1969 (aged 96) Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Burial Ramsey Reformed Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 53809271
h/o Greetje
Family Members
Spouse
Greetje Smidt 1879-1962
Children
Elske Smidt 1901-1903
Meindert W Smidt 1903-1972
Elsie Smidt Folkerts 1904-1961
Siemen Warner Smidt 1906-1995
Enko Warner Smidt 1908-2005
Jennie Smidt Gray 1910-1995
Esdert Warner Smidt 1912-1979
John Warner Smidt 1914-1983
Warner Meindert Smidt 1917-2011
Grace J. Smidt Huisman 1919-2005
Created by: Dale & Corinne Wise Added: 17 Jun 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 53809271"
Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas, TX pub. lib.
Warner Meindert «b»SMIDT
«/b»* 20 February 1873 , Ostfriesland
> March 1902 around Titonka, IA
+ 6 July 1969 Britt, IA
# 9 July 1969 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA
oo 29 September 1900 Groothusen, Ostfriesland
Grietje J. «b»JANSHEN
«/b»* 22 August 1979 Groothusen, Ostfriesland as daughter of Siemen JANSHEN and his wife Elske * HENNINGS
+ 16 February 1962 Titonka, IA
# 20 February 1962 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA
Services Held Wednesday For Long Time Resident
Funeral services for a long-time Titonka area resident, Warner M. Smidt, 96, were held Wednesday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev. John Janssen officiating. Mrs. Richard Beenken was orgnist, and accompanied a duet of Mrs. Vern Rafdal and Mrs. Alfred Baade. The Blake Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smidt passed away Sunday, July 6 at the Westview Nursing Home in Britt.
Serving as casket attendants were Warren Smidt, Kenneth Huisman, Gary Smidt, Corwin Smidt, Warner Kieth Smidt and Terry Schutjer. Interment was in the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery.
Warner M. Smidt was born February 20, 1873 in Germany. On September 29, 1900, he was married to Gretje Janshen at Groothusen, Germany. She preceded him in death in 1962. the United States in 1902 and the United States in 1962 and settled near Titonka the same year. They retired to Titonka in 1942.
Survivors include six sons, Meindert Smidt of Woden, Enko Smidt, Warner Smidt, Jr., Sieman Smidt and John Smidt, all of Titonka, and Rev Esdert Smidt of Sibley; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Jennie) Gray, and Mrs. Floyd (Grace) Huisman, both of Titonka; and one foster daughter, Mrs. John (Elsa) Janssen of Huron, S. D. Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and two sisters living in Germany.
He was preceded in death by his wife, two daughters, two brothers and three sisters.
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