Birth: 16 Sep 1892 – Lester, Lyon, Iowa, USA

Death: 5 Oct 1978 – New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA

Father: Daniel Robert Messner (1860-1937)

Mother: Sarah Mathys (1867-1910)

Marriage: 8 Feb 1915 – Morris, Stevens, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Frederick William Schmidt (1892-1955)

Children:

  1. Eli Henry Schmidt (1916-1967)
  2. Arthur Daniel Schmidt (1917-2004)
  3. Orville Edwin Schmidt (1919-1984)
  4. Delbert Fred Schmidt (1920-2008)
  5. Alvin Earl “Swede” Schmidt (1922-1972)
  6. Elmer Raymond “Doc” Schmidt (1923-2015)
  7. Lester Dale “Skip” Schmidt (1925-2007)
  8. Donald William Schmidt (1926-2003)
  9. Ethel Marie Schmidt (1928-2019)
  10. Caroline Emma Schmidt (1930-1997)
  11. Merlin Lee Schmidt (1931-1981)
  12. Kenneth Conley Schmidt (1933-1993)
  13. Richard Walton Schmidt (1934-1971)
  14. Eugene George Schmidt (1936-2007)
  15. Darren Dean Schmidt (1940-2024)