Brief Life History of Benjamin Heinrich
When Benjamin Heinrich Schmidt was born on 7 September 1839, in Poland, his father, Heinrich Jacob Schmidt, was 32 and his mother, Anna Maria Christine Deitelhof, was 30. He married Helena Elizabeth Becker in 1862, in Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 May 1902, in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Benjamin H Schmidt, "United States Census, 1900"
- Benjamin H. Schmidt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin Schmidt in entry for Franie B Schmidt, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
Spouse and Children
1839–1902 Male
1860–1947 Female
Children (13)
1881–1970 Female
1882–1937 Male
1883–1962 Male
1885–1957 Female
1886–1970 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1807–1852 Male
1808–1888 Female
Siblings (7)
1827–1903 Female
1830–1913 Male
1839–1902 Male
1842–1919 Female
1844–1911 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1848 · Greater Poland Uprising (1848)
Age 9
1857 · Hotel Europejski is Opened
Age 18
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Manfred, Wolfgang, Ewald, Gunter.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine, also Nord), the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland. It is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see below). In part, Schmidt is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Germanized form of Czech Šmíd and Šmít, Slovenian, Croatian, and Slovak Šmid or Šmit, surnames of German origin (see above and Smid 2 and Smit 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BENJAMIN HEINRICH S. SCHMIDT Born 9/7/1839 – Died 5/10/1902 (age 62) Interesting Information 1st Wife - Helena “Lena” Becker – Born 4/8/1844 – Died 9/10/1879 (age 35) 2nd Wife - Helena “Lena” Jantz …
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