Brief Life History of John
When John Schmick was born in 1912, in Russia, his father, John Schmick, was 28 and his mother, Katharina, was 23. He had at least 1 son with Verna Ruth Orr. He died in 1991, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 79, and was buried in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- John Schmick, "Canada Census, 1931"
- John Schmick, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Schmick, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
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World Events (2)
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
1991
By universal suffrage, Yeltsin elected president of Russian Republic. Last Soviet troops leave Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Gorbachev and leaders of seven Soviet republics sign draft union treaty.
Name Meaning
North German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of whips, or a nickname for a harsh person, from Middle Low German smicke ‘whip’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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