SCHMIDT, Louis Johan

1864 - 1932  (68 years)

• Name	SCHMIDT, Louis Johan
  Birth	12 Jun 1864	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1920	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	General Farmer
  	Address: Town of Two Rivers
  Occupation	1921	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Farmer and Breeder of Pure Bred Guernsey Cattle and Chester White Hogs, Cedar Spring Dairy Farm Ex-President Farmers Telephone Co., School Treasurer and Road Overseer
  Accident	14 Jul 1932	Town of Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	LOUIS SCHMITT DIES OF INJURIES AFTER FALL FROM HAYRACK Hurts Prove Fatal after his Accident Prominent Town of Two Rivers Man to Be Buried Wednesday Injuries sustained when he fell off a hay rack Thursday morning proved fatal to Louis Schmidt, 68, a prominent resident of the town of Two Rivers, who died at the Two Rivers Municipal hospital at three o'clock this morning Fails to Recover Mr. Schmidt was removed to the local hospital from his home Sunday night when his condition became critical. He had suffered three broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade and internal injuries in the fall. Because of his advanced age he failed to rally. Funeral Services will be held from the home at 1:30 p.m. and at St. John's Lutheran church, where he was a devout member, at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Interment will be in Pioneers' Rest cemetery. Widow Survives Mr. Schmidt was born in the town of Two Rivers June 12, 1964. After his marriage in 1889 to Lena Schwake, who survives him, they moved to Sheboygan where they resided for 12 years, he having been engaged in the brick business. The family returned to this city where Mr. Schmidt was a millwright at the Hamilton plant for three years. In 1909 they returned to the old homestead on Route 3 town of Two Rivers, where Mr. Schmidt resided since. Besides his widow he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Henry Greenwood of this city, and a son, William Schmidt of Chicago. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Herman Luebke and Mrs. Minnie Meinecke, both of this city, and Mrs. Henry Bach of Chicago, and five brothers, Henry of the town of Two Rivers, John, E.A., O.E., and A.T. Schmidt, all of Chicago. The family has requested no flowers be sent. Two Rivers Reporter Mon, Jul 18, 1932 ·Page 2
  Name	Johann Joachiim Ludwig Schmidt
  Name	Luis Schmidt
  Occupation	Early Brick Manufacturer
  Death	18 Jul 1932
  Burial	20 Jul 1932	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Pioneer Rest Cemetery
  Person ID	I1841	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	SCHMIDT, Johann Joachim,   b. 5 Feb 1839, Kries Saltzradel Koenigreich, Preisen d. 20 Mar 1904, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	GARTZ, Dorothea Elizabeth,   b. 23 Oct 1843, Riebau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany d. 22 Feb 1916, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1863	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	SCHMIDT: Johann Joachim m: 13 Sept. 1863 (co. mar. index v.3 p.24) to: Dorothea Garz
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SCHWAKE, Lena,   b. 14 Jan 1865, Rodden, Westphalia, Germany d. 24 Jan 1946, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1891	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Town of Two Rivers
  Children	1. SCHMIDT, Wilhelm T.,   b. 18 Jan 1891, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. SCHMIDT, Emma H. (or A),   b. 4 May 1894, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States d. 19 May 1967, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Vital Records - Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930 -Family Search, viewed online; 23 December 2022; Johann Joachim Schmidt and Dorothea Garz or Ganz, 13 Sep 1863; citing Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,292,010.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-HXJM : 26 May 2020. viewed online; 23 December 2022; Johann Joachim Schmidt and Dorothea Garz or Ganz, 13 Sep 1863; citing Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,292,010.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-HXJ Name Johann Joachim Schmidt Father's Name Heinrich Schmidt Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Anna Maria Cora Friedrichs Mother's Sex Female Spouse's Name Dorothea Garz or Ganz Spouse's Father's Name Christian Garz or Ganz Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Mother's Name Dorothea Tagest Marriage Date 13 Sep 1863 Marriage Place Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States Event Type Marriage Page 1406