Children: i-vi other children (see below) the order is unknown except for Wilhelm and Peter 2. vii Johann Wilhelm Schmidt b. 28 Oct 1811. 3. viii Johan Peter Schmidt b. 13 Aug 1819. 4. iii Smith. iv Addam Schmidt m. wife. Addam died bef 1865. [1] 5. v daughter Schmidt.
Children: 6. i William Schmidt b. 14 Dec 1838. 7. ii Peter Schmidt b. 24 Dec 1840. 8. iii Anna Margaret Schmidt b. 29 Apr 1842. 9. iv Jacob Schmidt b. 9 Dec 1844. 10. v Michael Schmidt b. 7 Dec 1846. vi Mary Ann Schmidt b. 30 Dec 1849, [4] m. Jasper McConkey. no children vii Louisa Schmidt b. 12 Jul 1852, [5] m. J. N. McConkey. no children listed in a 1920 History of Blackford Co. They were living in North Carolina in 1920. 11. viii Adam Schmidt b. 11 Jul 1854. 12. ix Philip Schmidt b. 18 Feb 1856. x Herman Schmidt b. 3 Sep 1858, [6] d. 1869. [7]3............Johan Peter Schmidt, b. 13 Aug 1819, [36] Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, m. (1) 29 Jul 1842, in Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, Martha Elizabeth Schwartz, b. 13 Oct 1818, Oberbeisheim, Kurhessen, Germany, d. 31 Jul 1854, Arcadia, Hamilton Co, IN, m. (2) 27 Mar 1855, in Arcadia, Hamilton Co, IN, Anna Barbara Trietsch, b. 29 Oct 1829, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, d. 12 Mar 1878, Jackson Twp, Blackford Co, IN. Johan Peter Schmidt died 27 Oct 1882, Jackson Twp, Blackford Co, IN.
Children by Martha: i John Peter (1843) ii Martha Elizabeth (1845) iii Philip Ludwig (1846) iv Sarah Amelia (1849) v Johann Heinrich (1851) vi Margaret E. (1854) Children by Anna: vii infant (1856-1856) viii Anna Elizabeth (1858) ix Catherine Barbara (1859) x Jacob (1861) xi Anna Eva (1862) xii Wilhelm (1865)4.............Smith m. wife. This Schmidt son or his son W.L. changed their name to Smith.
Children: i W. L. Smith.On 15 Dec 1865, this W.L. Smith, who was living in Chambersburg, PA , wrote a letter to his cousin, William Schmidt, on the news that William had gotten married to Ascenath Storms, his uncle Peter had moved to Blackford Co, and that his uncle Addam had died. He also mentions that cousin Mary Bowers husband Jacob had died a few weeks ago. He notes that there are too many relatives living in the Chambersburg area to keep up with all of them.
Children: 13. i Mary Bowers.
William received a congratulatory letter about his Oct 1865 marriage from his cousin, W. L. Smith of Chambersburg who wrote him in Dec 15, 1865. Much more information about William and Ascenath is available and will eventually be uploaded here.
Children: i Henry R. Schmidt b. 26 Jun 1866, Blackford Co, IN, [12] m. 30 Oct 1918, in Ft. Wayne, IN, Alice Shott.Henry died 17 Jul 1924, Blackford Co, IN, [13] buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Hartford City, IN. Henry was involved in an automobile accident near Mt. Zion, IN on 30 June 1924 which led to his death some two and a half weeks later. Alice: Alice and Henry had no children. In 1929, Alice with Etta and Everett contested a proposed distribution of 22 acres of land near Roll, and the dispute was eventually settled in 1930. (original complaint No. 8992 in Civil Order Book 42, page 425, March 22, 1929).
14. ii William R. Schmidt b. 21 Jan 1869. 15. iii Charles E. Schmidt b. 3 Jul 1873. 16. iv Thomas H. Schmidt b. 31 Dec 1875. 17. v Luther Monroe Schmidt b. 6 Jan 1883.7.............Peter Schmidt b. 24 Dec 1840, Hagersburg, PA, [14]
Children by first wife: i Daniel Schmidt d. aft 1920. ii another son d. bef 1920.8.............Anna Margaret Schmidt b. 29 Apr 1842, [15] m. Christopher Blody, d. bef 1920. Anna died bef 1920. [16]
Children: i Mary A. Blody b. bef 1920. ii Dora Blody b. bef 1920.9.............Jacob Schmidt b. 9 Dec 1844,17 m. wife. Jacob died abt 1895. [18]
Children: i William J. Schmidt. ii Maggie Schmidt.10.............Michael Schmidt b. 7 Dec 1846, [19] m. (1) Hannah McConkey, m. (2) Miss Hughes. a farmer and miller who conducted a mill for many years in Washington Twp.
Children by Hannah McConkey: i Lena M. Schmidt m. Ray. ii Laura Schmidt d. bef 1920.11...........Adam Schmidt b. 11 Jul 1854, [20] m. in Wells Co, IN, Nancy E. Griffith, b. 2 Apr 1856, Wells Co, IN, [21] (daughter of Samuel Griffith and Charlotte Wiley). purchased additional lands when he reached age of majority and became a successful farmer like his father. Adam and his wife Nancy were original members of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith when it was first organized at Dundee, IN (Roll) Dec 6, 1873. A hundred years later in 1974 a new brick structure was built on land acquired from Adam's daughter, Mabel Schmidt Alexander. The names of these children of Adam and Nancy Schmidt are taken from the History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [22]
Children: i Pearl M. Schmidt b. 1888. 17. ii Hazel G. Schmidt b. 1890. iii Francis E. Schmidt. Francis died at the age of 20. 18. iv Mabel May Schmidt. v S. Raymond Schmidt b. 1905.12...........Philip Schmidt b. 18 Feb 1856, Delaware Co, IN, [23] m. Martha Jane Shrader, b. 8 May 1858, Blackford Co, IN, (daughter of John R. Shrader and Mary Ann Cochran). He was six yo when family moved to Blackford Co, IN. He inherited farmland which became known as the Forest Grove Farm.
Children: 20. i Orville Schmidt. ii Rexford Schmidt m. Addie Sills. farmer in Washington Twp. no children 21. iii Herbert L. Schmidt b. 11 Jan 1887. iv Frances Cordelia Schmidt b. abt 1890, m. Pierce. Pierce could be related to the Pierce family of Grant Co, IN who were connected with the Johnson family.13...........Mary Bowers m. Jacob Heid, d. Nov 1865. W.L. Smith mention that cousin Mary Bowers husband Jacob Heid died. She was likely the daughter of one of Johan George Schmidt's daughters who had married someone named Bowers.
Children: i one child.
1 W. L. Smith writing in Dec 15, 1865 to his cousins in Blackford Co, IN mentioned that he'd heard that Uncle Adam had died. 2 Patty Dicky's family records 3 Patty Dicky's records indicate 30 Mar 1819 (the one listed may be from a grave record) 4 Patty Dicky's family records 5 Patty Dicky's family records 6 Patty Dicky's family records 7 History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [located in Indianapolis State Archives and Library] 8 Patty Dicky's family records as well as Luther Schmidt's records give this date 9 Patty Dicky's family records as well as Luther Schmidt's records give this date 10 Patty Dicky, family records; year date noted also in 1929 court record 11 Patty Dicky's family records indicate the 16th but Luther Schmidt's notes give the 18th. 12 Patty Dicky's family records as well as Luther Schmidt's records give this date 13 Patty Dicky, family records; year date noted also in 1929 court record; Luther Schmidt's records also give this date 14 Patty Dicky's family records 15 Patty Dicky's family records 16 History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [located in Indianapolis State Archives and Library] 17 Patty Dicky's family records 18 History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [located in Indianapolis State Archives and Library] 19 Patty Dicky's family records 20 Patty Dicky's family records 21 History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [located in Indianapolis State Archives and Library] 22 History of Blackford and Grant Counties, 1920. [located in Indianapolis State Archives and Library] 23 Patty Dicky's family records say 15th [could be either one]; History of B &G give the month. 24 Patty Dicky's family records 25 Patty Dicky's family records 26 Patty Dicky, family records; year date noted also in 1929 court record; Luther Schmidt's records also agree with this date 27 Patty Dicky's family records 28 Patty Dicky's family records 29 Patty Dicky's family records 30 Patty Dicky's family records 31 Patty Dicky's family records 32 Patty Dicky's family records indicate the marriage occured in Marion, but notes of Gail indicate they were married in Dundee or at least lived there in their early years 33 Luther Monroe Schmidt papers 34 Patty 35 A History of Blackford County, Indiana; 1986 36. The family of Johan Peter Schmidt is detail on the Blackford Co Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inblackf/bcschm.htm maintained by Max and Judy Wiesenauer 37. Judy Wiesenauer, personal communication