Benjamin Peter Schmidt (1840 - 1927)

Born 1 Apr 1840 in Karolswalde, Volhynia, Russia

Husband of Catharina A (Siebert) Schmidt — married 27 Nov 1864 in Karolswalde, Volhynia, Russia

Descendants

Died 26 Jun 1927 at age 87 in Barton, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Peter Schmidt was born in 1840 in the Russian Empire. Benjamin and his family immigrated to the US in 1875 aboard the SS Kenilworth. The arrived in Philadelphia on 9 Jan, 1875 and from there went to Kansas where they settled in Barton County. He and his family can be found in the state census records in 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1925. He is in the federal census in 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920. He passed away in 1927.

Sources

• Clarence Unruh, Benjamin P. Schmidt & Catharina Siebert Family Record (Kansas: self-published, circa 1983).
• Bergthal Mennonite Church (Pawnee Rock, Kansas), "Kirchenbuch Bergthal Gemeinde,", book 156, p.51. Mennonite Library and Archives, No. Newton, Kansas.
• Kansas, Department of Health and Environment, Death Certificate no. 5 2285 (filed June 28, 1927), Benjamin P. Schmidt; Office of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: K8CD-4QS: accessed 2020), Benjamin Schmidt family, 9 Jan 1875; from Russia arriving on Kenilworth; page 3, citing NARA microfilm publication M425 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
• "Kansas State Census, 1875," database with images ,FamilySearch, (FamilySearch Record: QL6X-LP1P); 2007, Benj. Schmidt, Larned Twp., Pawnee County, Kansas, United States; citing page 7, household 4, Kansas State Historical Society microfilm, Topeka, Kansas.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MFPV-8PT; 2020), Benjamin Schmidt household, Liberty Township, Barton, Kansas, United States; citing ED 352, page nos. 4 & 5, stamped 152, dwelling 39, family 40, NARA microfilm T9. Washington, D.C.: National Archives & Records Administration.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MMT9-1RN; accessed 2020), Benjamin Schmidt household, Liberty Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States; citing ED 13, p. 97A, sheet no. 7, dwelling 123, family 127 (difficult to read), NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M2H2-GR5 : accessed 12 February 2021), Benj Schmidt, Liberty Township, Barton, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 11B, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 432; FHL microfilm 1,374,445.
• "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: QGV4-PWNS : 22 February 2021), Benj Schmidt, Liberty Township, Barton, Kansas, United States; citing Liberty Township, Barton, Kansas, United States, 17, 21, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: KNWP-SRV : 1 February 2021), Benj P Schmidt, 1920.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2021), memorial page for Benjamin P Schmidt (1 Apr 1840–26 Jun 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #22032382, citing Dundee Valley Cemetery, Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Rita (contributor 46874774).