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Detlef “Detter” Schmidt

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Detlef “Detter” Schmidt

Birth
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
21 Feb 1894 (aged 55)
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block: 2 Lot: 6 Grave: 9
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Age: 55

Detleff Schmidt

Detleff Schmidt, one of the old timers of Washington county, who has long resided in the western part of Cuming City township, died on Wednesday of last week of inflammation of the stomach. He was about fifty years of age and was a cripple, having lost a leg below the knee by accident in the horse power of a threshing machine some years ago. We did not learn further particulars.

Source: Blair Courier, 7 March 1894

Note: on the tombstone, the name is spelled with only one ‘f'
Age: 55

Detleff Schmidt

Detleff Schmidt, one of the old timers of Washington county, who has long resided in the western part of Cuming City township, died on Wednesday of last week of inflammation of the stomach. He was about fifty years of age and was a cripple, having lost a leg below the knee by accident in the horse power of a threshing machine some years ago. We did not learn further particulars.

Source: Blair Courier, 7 March 1894

Note: on the tombstone, the name is spelled with only one ‘f'


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  • Created by: Sheila
  • Added: May 11, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110345778/detlef-schmidt: accessed ), memorial page for Detlef “Detter” Schmidt (14 Sep 1838–21 Feb 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110345778, citing Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Sheila (contributor 47702527).