NameGertrude Schmitz
BirthSep 1857, Mercer County, Ohio2,5
Death4 Sep 1926, Jay County, Indiana
BurialHoly Trinity Cemetery, Bryant, Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana
Spouses
Birth30 Nov 1852, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany1,2,5
Baptism3 Dec 1852, St. Vincenz Church, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death23 Oct 1928, Jay County, Indiana
BurialHoly Trinity Cemetery, Bryant, Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana
OccupationFarm laborer--1870; farmer--1880 and 1910.
FatherPeter Remaklus (1819-1883)
MotherMargaretha Knieper (1814-1898)
Marriage1879
ChildrenAnna (~1892-)
 Matilda (~1894-)
 Sylvester (~1896-)
 Erwin (~1900-)
Notes for Gertrude Schmitz
Source: www.findagrave.com
Gertrude’s parents were from Germany.
In 1910 the census reported that she had had 12 children, of whom eight were living.
Notes for Johann Joseph (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com—Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898; and www.findagrave.com
In 1880 he and his wife and baby John lived with his parents in Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana. In 1910 he lived in Wabash Township with his wife and four of their children. The census reported that he immigrated in 1861, but the information was transcribed in the on-line version as 1881.
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