John Schmitt and Christina Olig (Ted's Paternal Grandparents)

John (Johann) Schmitt

Born: 9 October 1824 Mehring, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany (another source: Prussia)

Died: 23 July 1900 St. Bernard, Platte, NE

Married: 15 July 1856 Johnsburg, Fond du Lac, WI, USA

John's Parents:

Matthias and Angela Welter Schmitt

Matthias Schmitt

B: 10 January 1793 Heilbronn, Baden-Wurttembery, Germany

D: 2 October 1836 Mehring, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

M: 7 February 1819

Angela A. Welter

B: 10 September 1788 Germany

D: 8 April 1836 Mehring, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

Matthias and Angela Welter Schmitt's Children:

1) John Schmitt

2) Peter Schmitt (Brother)

B: 1819 Prussia

D:

M: widowed

3) Margarett Schmitt (Sister)

B:

D:

M: Edward Ottis

John and Peter Schmitt came to the USA from Prussia. They obtained citizenship in 1867 in Pennsylvania. They moved to Wisconsin in 1870 and St. Bernard, NE in June 1890.

Christina Olig

Born: 20 October, 1829 Boos, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

Died: January 29, 1911 St. Bernard, Platte, NE

Christina's Parents:

Matthias and Katharina Freund Ollig

Matthias Ollig

B: 27 January 1793 Mullenbach

D: Between July-Dec 1870

M: 30 April 1816 Boos, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

Katharina Freund

B: 24 October 1784 Mayan, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

D: 23 September 1839 Boos, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfatz, Germany

Christina Olig came to America at the age of 12 years with her parents. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio where she lived for four years, then they moved to Johnsburgh, Wisconsin. Here she married Mathias Thome on May 29, 1850 in Culumet, Wisconsin. To this union were born three children. Mathias Thome died and was buried at Johnsburgh, Wisconsin. 

      Later, Christina was married to John Schmitt and to this union seven children were born. John and Christina moved to St. Bernard, NE in June 1880 and encountered the hardships of early settlers.

John and Christina's Children:

1) Theodore Thome

B: Wisconsin

D: Parkston, SD

M:

2) Mary Thome

B: Wisconsin

D: Fond du Lac, WI

M: Peter Welling

3) Catherine Thome

B: 1855 Wisconsin

D: 1939 Marshfield, WI

M: Boniface Enders

      B: 1845 WI

      D: 1928 Marshfield, WI

4) Eva Schmitt

B: 24 June 1857 Mt. Calvary, WI

D: 27 February 1935 St. Bernard, NE

M: Killian Thomas Ottis, 31 January 1882

      B: 1856 Michigan

      D: 1906 St. Bernard, NE

* Theodore's Father

5) John Bernard Schmitt

B: 10 October 1860 Mt. Calvary, WI

D: 6 August 1956 Sidney, NE

M: Catherine M. Schneider, 17 November 1885

      B: 1867 Illinois

      D: 1939 Sterling, CO

6) Anna Schmitt

B: 26 November 1863 St. Cloud, WI

D: 29 January 1933 St. Bernard, NE

M: Mathias Driefurst 30 January 1883

     B: 1 June 1852 St. Calvary, WI

     D: 10 July 1929 St. Bernard, NE

7) Christina Schmitt

B: March 1866 Mt. Calvary, WI

D: Sterling, CO

M: Peter Foxhoven 1 May 1888

      B: July 1866 Mt. Calvary, WI

      D: Sterling, CO

8) Anton Schmitt

B: 28 May 1868 Mt. Calvary, WI

D: 17 October 1935 St. Bernard, NE

M: Anna Thelen 17 September 1901

     B: Herresbach, Germany (came to U.S. in 1880)

     D: 1935 Lindsay, NE

9) Paulina Schmitt

B: 18 August 1872 Fond du Lac, WI

D: 7 December 1967 Lindsay, NE

M: John S Schaecher 17 January 1893

      B: 25 May 1869 Oberpleis Rhineland, Germany

      D: 1935 Lindsay, NE

10) Daughter

B:

D: 11 years of age- Wisconsin

Credit: Charlotte (Schmitt) Vizina Lavalleur  cmlava2@hamilton.net

              Pat Louderback  patanddewey@yahoo.com