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Wisconsin Birth records indicate Henry Christian Schmidt was born on 3 Apr 1861. [The headstone is one year off.] His parents were Johann Schmidt d. 1865 and Sophia Stueck Schmidt. Finding Henry's name listed in the obituary of his sister, Maria Schmidt Rosinsky, confirmed that this is the correct Henry Schmidt [Smith]. His father was killed in action in the Civil War when Henry was 5 yrs old. His mother remarried and Henry grew up on the farm of his stepfather, John Stuempges.
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Wisconsin Birth records indicate Henry Christian Schmidt was born on 3 Apr 1861. [The headstone is one year off.] His parents were Johann Schmidt d. 1865 and Sophia Stueck Schmidt. Finding Henry's name listed in the obituary of his sister, Maria Schmidt Rosinsky, confirmed that this is the correct Henry Schmidt [Smith]. His father was killed in action in the Civil War when Henry was 5 yrs old. His mother remarried and Henry grew up on the farm of his stepfather, John Stuempges.
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