Peter Schmitt (1848 - 1883)

Born 23 Jul 1848 in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Freund) Schmitt — married 22 Sep 1870 in St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1883 at age 35 in McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois

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Biography

Peter Schmitt has German Roots.

Peter Schmitt was born in 1848 in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois. Peter was sometimes referred to as Peter Smith. Peter died of typhoid fever in 1883 in McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois. Peter was buried at St John the Baptist Cemetery in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois. At the time of his death in 1883, St Mary's Catholic Church and cemetery in McHenry, had not yet been established,1895-1896.

1850: McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; Jacob Smith 42 Germany; Hannah Smith 44 Germany; Susanna Smith 17 Germany; Mary Smith 13 Germany; Betsy [Gertrude] Smith 11 Germany; Nicholas Smith [recorded age faded] Illinois; Peter Smith 2 Illinois; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RQ-MJW

1860 ?

NOTE: Per an obituary of his brother Nicholas Schmitt, Peter Schmitt had accompanied the family of his brother Nicholas to Minnesota, some time before 3 September 1870

3 September 1870: McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; Occupation of Jacob: Farmer; Jacob Smith 62 Prussia; Ann Smith 64 Prussia; Peter Smith 22 Illinois; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H6-4H2

NOTE: Peter SCHMITT and his brother-in-law, Peter Rothermel, purchased farms in 1878 in Clay County, Nebraska. Peter SCHMITT returned to Illinois by 1 November 1881

1880 Census: Peter and his family resided in Clay County, Nebraska, the census record and image appears to have been removed from the data base at familysearch.org:

1880 : Nuckolls, Nebraska; Peter Smith b 1849 Illinois; Elizebeth Smith; Children: Kattie Smith, William Smith, Marry Smith

Sources

St John the Baptist Catholic Church; Peter SCHMITT & Elisabeth FREUND; m 22 Sep 1870; Witnesses: Anton WEBER & Maria MÜLLER

St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Johnsburg

NOTE: Early Records of St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois Volume I 1852-1868 Volume II 1869-1882 Volume III 1883-1909, are available in genealogy reference at local libraries, Johnsburg Public Library, McHenry Public Library, Richmond Public Library, Crystal Lake Public Library and Woodstock Public Library

McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper; Obituary, Page 5

McHenry Plaindealer Wednesday 5 December 1883: "Peter Smith, who keeps a Saloon and Boarding House in Lansing's Block, near the depot, died on Friday last after an illness of a little over three weeks, of typhoid fever. He was a man about 34 years of age and leaves a wife and three children to mourn his loss, his funeral was held at Johnsburg on Sunday." NOTE: It appears Peter may have been later reinterred at St Mary's Cemetery in McHenry, established in 1896.

Find A Grave: Memorial #68733144 Peter Schmitt