Henry Schmidt

As printed in 1916

HENRY SCHMIDT.

Henry Schmidt is one of ten children born to the union of Deidrich Schmidt am! Caroline Tearman, both natives of Germany. Henry Schmidt was born mi June 27, [866, in Germany, and is indebted to the schools of his native land for the education which lie received. Deidrich Schmidt was a blacksmith and followed that vocation until his death, having lived and died m Germany. Caroline (Tearman) Schmidt is still living.

I henry Schmidt was reared in the land of his nativity ami became a blacksmith, assisting his father in that business until his emigration to America, in [890. Upon his arrival in the United States, Henry Schmidt immediately proceeded to Perham, Otter Tail county, this state, and engaged in his former vocation, opening the blacksmith business which he has continued until the present time. In [906 the present building ' brick was erected..

In 1890 Henry Schmidt was united in marriage to Dora Brockman, and to them have been born eight children, whose names follow: Emma, Arnold. Robert, Richard, Edwin, Walter, Paul and Hilda. Dora (Brockman) Schmidt is a native of Germany. Both Henry Schmidt and his wife are members of the German Lutheran church and very active in its support, lie is a respected citizen of the town of Perham, having devoted energy and thought to the solution of the community problems.

As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.