Johannes Dietrich Schmidt
(1728-1814)
Anna Maria
(1736-1807)
George Yoh
(1712-1782)
Mary Elisabeth Wix
(1719-1788)
Peter Schmidt Sr.
(1759-1809)
Eve Yoh
(1750-)
John Smith

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown

John Smith 1 2 3

  • Born: 22 Dec, Windsor Twp., Berks, PA
  • Marriage (1): Unknown

   Another name for John was Johannes Schmidt.1

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1790 in Windsor Twp., Berks, PA. 4 The 1790 census recorded Peter Smith with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3 sons
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 father Peter

Listed two names below Peter Smith is Peter Yoh, related to Smith's wife, Eva Yoh.

2. Census in 1800 in Brunswick Twp., Berks, PA. 5 The 1800 census recorded Peter Smith's household with:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 sons born 1791-1800
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2 sons born 1786-1790
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 son born 1775
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 father Peter 1756-1774
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 daughter born 1791-1800
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 mother Eve born 1756-1774

Listed before Peter are neighbors Cornelius Hoffman, George Ensinger, Jacob Bensinger. Listed after Peter are Aaron Bowers, John Shaffer, and Benjamin Kepner. Nearby on the previous census page is Ernst Fisher, who is a neighbor in 1810 and 1820.


John married.


Sources

1 Berks County Register of Wills (Berks County, Pennsylvania. http://rwills.co.berks.pa.us/geneology), Will book 5 page 228. Will of Peter Schmidt 1809.

2 Marguerite Heffner, Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church Baptism Records (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/church/red.txt online), David Schmidt, chr. 17 May 1812, parents Johannes Schmidt & wife, sponsor Johannes Rabenold & wife.

3 Phillip A. Rice, Early Records of Zion's or "Old Red" Union Church (Closson Press, Apollo, PA 2003.), page 56.

4 1790 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-14Z Peter Smith, Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 72.

5 1800 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-JKD.


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