Hermann Schmidt

1838 - 1893  (55 years)

• Name	Hermann Schmidt  [1]
  Birth	11 Mar 1838	Westfalen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1893	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States   [1]
  	Address: 412 South Cherry St. Richmond, Virginia 23220 United States http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/index.html
  Death	20 May 1893	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States   [1]
  Cemetery	1894	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States   [1]
  Headstone	1894  [1]
  Age	55 years
  Origins
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  Person ID	I14936	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmine Boschen,   b. 8 May 1851, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States d. 24 Oct 1921, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. William Charles Schmidt,   b. 15 Mar 1875   d. 1 Jul 1957, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States (Age 82 years) ▻ Wilhelmine C. Boschen  m. 8 Oct 1902
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F5438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 11 Mar 1838 - Westfalen, Germany Burial - Address: 412 South Cherry St. Richmond, Virginia 23220 United States http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/index.html - 1893 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Death - 20 May 1893 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Cemetery - 1894 - Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 27 May 2012, Hermann SCHMIDT, memorial #45342621 (Reliability: 3). Birth: Mar. 11, 1838, Germany Death: May 20, 1893 Virginia, USA "Hermann Schmidt, the brother-in-law of [Charles Siegel], was born on March 11th, 1838, at Vlotho on the river Weser and came to America in 1860. He was the first German to select Richmond as a place of residence after the close of the war. In 1865 he established a grocery business. Being indefatigable in his efforts, a thoroughly educated German merchant and of great enterprise, the business rapidly prospered. With the same energy he displayed in his business, he supported every effort to improve the wellfare of ill-fated Richmond. The Germans of Richmond soon recognized the nobleness of his intentions and organizing talents, and in all their undertakings he was a certain leader. He was a member of the church and school board of the St. Johannis Church; president of the German Relief Society; president of the Virginia Building and Loan Company, and director of the Gesangverein Virginia, of the German-American Society of Virginia and of the German News Company of Virginia, etc. The Transparent Ice Company was founded by him. He died in 1894 and his death was deeply mourned by his German and American fellow-citizens." (From "History of the German element in Virginia Vol. 2", available from Google Books) Hermann married Wilhelmine Boschen, and they had seven children: William Schmidt, Edward Schmidt, Marie Schmidt, Clara Schmidt, Minnie Schmidt Walz, Herman Schmidt & Louise Schmidt Overman. Obituaries for Hermann appeared in Richmond newspapers on May 21, 1893, and are available from the Chronicling America website: Richmond Dispatch Richmond Times Family links: Spouse: Wilhelmine Boschen Schmidt (1851 - 1921)* Children: Clara Elenora Schmidt (____ - 1894)* William Charles Schmidt (1875 - 1957)* Edward George Schmidt (1876 - 1968)* Marie H Schmidt (1877 - 1970)* Minnie Frances Schmidt Walz (1882 - 1976)* Herman C. Schmidt (1889 - 1976)* Louise Schmidt Overman (1891 - 1980)* *Calculated relationship Inscription: Hermann Schmidt Geboren 11. Marz 1838 in Westfalen, Deutschland Gestorben 20. Mai 1893 Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt. Burial: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USA Plot: Section 3 Lot 121 GPS (lat/lon): 37.53435, -77.45944 Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Agate Record added: Dec 11, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 45342621