Birth: 16 Feb 1905 – Garfield Township, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
Death: 23 Mar 1988 – West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
Father: Johann Heinrich “Henry John” Schmidt Sr. (1862-1951)
Mother: Mary Moser (1875-1958)
Marriage: 15 Feb 1940 – Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Christine Freda “Sid” Knoblock (1915-2005)