DEATH CLAIMS ANNA SCHMIDT

MERCHANT'S WIDOW HAD LIVED HERE 55 YEARS; RITES THURSDAY

MRS. ANNA SCHMIDT, 79, resident of Grand Rapids 55 years, died early Tuesday at her home, 13 National-av., N.W. She was the widow of AUGUST P. SCHMIDT, pioneer resident and meat merchant of Fulton-st., W., who died two years ago.

Mrs. Schmidt was born near Nuremberg, Germany, May 1, 1861. She came to the United States as a girl and settled in Cincinnati. In this city she was a member of the Altar society of St. Mary's church and of the LCBA.

She is survived by a son, RUDOLPH J.; four daughters, MRS. GEORGE C. BROWN, MRS. JOSEPH G. TOBIN, MRS. EDWARD J. ESCH and MRS. ALFRED F. WINTERHALTER; a sister, MRS. MARY BUSCH; thirty-nine grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.

The body will remain at the residence until the funeral hour, at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

GRAND RAPIDS HERALD, Grand Rapids, Mich., Tues., July 2, 1940, Pg. 2, Column 2, Article 2

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ANNA (WINZIG) SCHMIDT is the daughter of GEORG JOSEF WINZIG and MARIA LUISE MARTIN, both of whom lived and died in Germany. GEORG WINZIG was a shepherd.

According to the 1900 U.S. Census, Anna came to this country in 1890. Anna had a sister, MARY (WINZIG) BUSCH, who also came to this country and lived in Grand Rapids. Anna and Mary are also known to have had a brother, JOHANN, who stayed in Germany.

Anna also had two aunts, HELEN (WINZIG) GEIER and MARIA ANNA (WINZIG) DEGENHART LOEFFLER, the sisters of Anna's father, GEORGE JOSEF WINZIG (1824-????). Helen and Maria Anna both settled in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. HELEN was the wife of FRANZ MAGNUS "FRANK" GEIER. They raised a large family and have many descendants. MARIA ANNA was the wife of AUGUST DEGENHART. They had one son, JOHANN DEGENART (1851-1854). After August's death in 1900, Maria Anna married a second time, FRANK ALBERT LOEFFLER.

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NEW YORK PASSENGER LISTS, 1820-1955
Name: ANNA WINZIG
Age: 28 yrs.
Port of Departure: Southampton
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Arrival Date: 5 Feb 1890
Ship Name: FULDA (Steamship)

NOTE: ANNA WINZIG, "Wife", Citizen of Germany, was passenger #136 of a total of 494 passengers. She traveled in "steerage".

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MR. AUGUST SCHMIDT of West Fulton street and MISS ANNA WINZIG are to be married soon.

THE EVENING LEADER, Grand Rapids, Mich., Sat., Nov. 21, 1891, Pg. 4, Col. 2, Item 7

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MICHIGAN, DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1921-1952
Name: Anna Schmidt
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jul 1940
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 79
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 01 May 1861
Birthplace: Germany
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Father's Name: Winzig
Mother's Name: Louise Martin