hmtl5 Henry Jacob Schmeiser b. 18 Apr 1857 Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa d. 17 Jan 1928 Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family
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Henry Jacob Schmeiser

Male 1857 - 1928  (70 years)

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  • Name Henry Jacob Schmeiser 
    Birth 18 Apr 1857  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation operated a casket factory; farmer  [4] 
    Death 17 Jan 1928  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Burial 19 Jan 1928  Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I369  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 14 May 2023 

    Father Jacob Schmeiser,   b. Mar 1827, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1906, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Magdalena Rees,   b. 8 Jul 1837, Millstadt, Saint Clair County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1911 (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Sofia Langworth,   b. 16 Apr 1866, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1887  [1, 4] 
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Apr 1857 - Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jan 1928 - Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Jan 1928 - Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S5] Death certificate.

    4. [S7] Obituary.

    5. [S36] Newspaper article.


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