Schmidt, Matthias

1853 - 1930  (76 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Schmidt, Matthias
  Born	23 Sep 1853	Hatzenport On The Rhine, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1857
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0641
  MATTHIAS SCHMIDT, a prosperous business man of Appleton, Wisconsin, w ho is proprietor of one of the finest men's furnishing goods and clothi ng establishments in the city, is a native of the Fatherland, where he w as born September 25, 1853, at Hatzenport on the Rhine, a son of Matthi as and Gertrude Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt was only four years old when he was b rought to the United States by his parents, the family locating near Apple ton, where the father purchased land. He died nine months later, howeve r, before he had a chance to improve his property, and his widow later w as married to HIenry Koehne. Her death occurred in 1874. Mr. Schmidt's thr ee sisters were: Mrs. George Jansen, who died in 1910; Mrs. August Lohman n, who resides in Appleton, and Mrs. Henry Schuetter, also a resident of t his city. Matthias Schmidt (or "Matt," as he is more familiarly known) ca me to Appleton in 1868, and secured employment with H. A. Phinney in who se men's furnishing goods store he worked for eighteen years, and later w as connected with Joseph Spitz in the same line of business for twelve yea rs. In 1898 he decided to engage in business on his own account, and open ed an establishment in Appleton with a complete line of wearing apparel f or gentlemen. His long experience in this line enabled hinm to put in a st ock of goods which would attract the most careful and exacting buyer. T he success which has attended Mr. Schmidt's undertaking has been the resu lt of his constant efforts to please, together with his progressive ide as and business ability. On April 13, 1875, Mr. Schmidt was married to Ma ry Sauter, daughter of Antone and Katherine Sauter, early settlers of ne ar Appleton, and six children have been born to this union: Katherine, w ho died May 27, 1908; George A., who is engaged with his father in busines s, is married and has two children, a son and a daughter; Isabelle. who li ves at home; Frank J., a resident of Spokane, Washington; and Gertrude a nd Rosella, who reside at home. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt are members of St. Jo seph's Catholic Church. He is independent in his political views, voting r ather for the man than the party. Mr. Schmidt is the owner of a fine resid ence in Appleton
  	Schmidt, Matthias Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	21 Sep 1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I53670	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Schmidt, Matthias,   b. Abt 1813, , , , Germany ,   d. Abt 1857, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Mother	Pelisstan, Gertrude,   b. Abt 1815, Hatzenport, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 13 Nov 1873, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F54754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sauter, Mary,   b. 28 Jan 1845, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1932, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1875	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Schmidt, Catherine,   b. Abt Mar 1876,   d. 27 May 1908  (Age ~ 32 years)   2. Schmidt, George A.,   b. 28 May 1878, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt 1953, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)   3. Schmidt, Franklin James,   b. 4 Jul 1882, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1929, , , Utah, USA  (Age 47 years) + 4. Schmidt, Isabella,   b. 21 May 1884, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 May 1956, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years) + 5. Schmidt, Gertrude M.,   b. 19 Dec 1886, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1973  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F17509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 23 Sep 1853 - Hatzenport On The Rhine, Germany Married - 13 Apr 1875 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 21 Sep 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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