Henry Jacob Schmeiser
1857 - 1928 (70 years)
Generation: 1
1. Henry Jacob Schmeiser was born on 18 Apr 1857 in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa (son of Jacob Schmeiser and Mary Magdalena Rees); died on 17 Jan 1928 in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 19 Jan 1928 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: operated a casket factory; farmer
- Census: 1900, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa
Notes:
H.J. Schmeiser, Wapello, Dies
Lifelong Resident of Southeastern Iowa Succumbs.
Special to The Democrat
Wapello, Ia., Jan. 18. - H.J. Schmeiser passed away yesterday noon in his home south of Wapello, having been ill for a number of years. Henry Jacob Schmeiser was born near Burlington, April ;18, 1857, the son of Jacob and Maria Reece Schmeiser. He married Miss Emma Sophia Langworth, Oct. 13, 1887 and she was a daughter, Miss Alma, and a son, Carlton Schmeiser, survive. Mrs. Schmeiser came to Wapello 40 years ago and for some time conducted a casket factory. The past few years the family resided on a farm south of Wapello.
Beside the wife and children he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Emanuel and Joseph Schmeiser of Wapello; Benjamin and Theophilus of Burlington; Mrs. Tabitha Reipe, Misses Lydia and Ottie Schmeiser of Burlington, and Mrs. A.J. Miller of Muskegon, Mich.
Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 18 January 1928.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7390434/henry-jacob-schmeiserHenry married Emma Sofia Langworth on 13 Oct 1887. Emma was born on 16 Apr 1866 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Dec 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Jacob Schmeiser was born in Mar 1827 in Germany; died on 24 May 1906 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Franklin Mills Cemetery, Franklin Twsp, Des Moines County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1885, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1900, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Notes:
Rev. Schmeiser Dead.
Burlington, Iowa. May 26 - Rev. Jacob Schmeiser, one of Iowa's pioneer ministers, died yesterday, aged 79. He was widely known throughout the middle west.
Evening Times- Republican, Marshaltown, Iowa. Friday, 25 May 1906.
The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. Friday, 25 May 1906.
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Saturday, 26 May 1906.
Quad-City Time, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, May 28, 1906.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70724434/jacob-schmeiserJacob married Mary Magdalena Rees. Mary was born on 8 Jul 1837 in Millstadt, Saint Clair County, Illinois; died in 1911; was buried in Franklin Mills Cemetery, Franklin Twsp, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Magdalena Rees was born on 8 Jul 1837 in Millstadt, Saint Clair County, Illinois; died in 1911; was buried in Franklin Mills Cemetery, Franklin Twsp, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
1925 Iowa state census for daughter Tabetha (Schmeiser) Reipe gives Mary Rees's birth place as Missouri.
Name:
daughter of Johann Jacob Riess and Margaretha Charlotte Henckler
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70724415/mary-magdalena-schmeiserChildren:
- 1. Henry Jacob Schmeiser was born on 18 Apr 1857 in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 17 Jan 1928 in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 19 Jan 1928 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Lydia Schmeiser was born on 22 Aug 1860 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 13 Apr 1935 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 16 Apr 1935 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Theophilos Schmeiser was born on 23 Sep 1862 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 10 Feb 1931 in Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 12 Feb 1931 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Tabitha Schmeiser was born on 14 Sep 1864 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 27 Oct 1945 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 31 Oct 1945 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Emma Schmeiser was born on 30 Oct 1866 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 12 Dec 1933; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan.
- Magdalena Schmeiser was born in 1868 in Iowa; died in 1869; was buried in Franklin Mills Cemetery, Franklin Twsp, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Talitha Schmeiser was born on 8 Nov 1871 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Sep 1942 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 5 Sep 1942 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Emanuel Schmeiser was born on 16 Sep 1872 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 12 Sep 1942 in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 15 Sep 1942 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Joseph Schmeiser was born on 10 Feb 1876 in Franklin Mills, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 9 Nov 1940 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 12 Nov 1940 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Benjamin Schmeiser was born on 20 Apr 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 21 Apr 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 23 Apr 1941 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Infant Son Schmeiser was born in 1879 in Iowa; died in 1879; was buried in Franklin Mills Cemetery, Franklin Twsp, Des Moines County, Iowa.