Schmidt Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Schmidt Family

37,609 Schmidt records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

37,609Records in our database

1830Earliest birth

3Documented families

6Biographies

See the Schmidt family trees →3,125 Schmidt families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

37,609 Schmidt records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Wisconsin (10,608 of 37,609)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Conrad Schmidt, born 1830, Kansas

Most common first names

John913 William865 Robert619 Mary607 George559 Edward543 Walter472 Henry470 Anna468 Helen444 Charles409 Frank391

Documented families

Schmidt families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Schmidt family of Otter Tail CountyMinnesotaStarts: August Schmidt (b. 1858)Most recent: Henry Schmidt (b. 1866)The Schmidt family of Scott CountyIowaStarts: Carl F. Schmidt and Sophia (Moeller) Schmidt (b. 1828)Most recent: Ben Harvey Schmidt (b. 1875)

Family records from county histories (1)

William Schmidt d. 1862Renville County, MinnesotaStarts: William SchmidtMost recent: Minnie Schmidt

The earliest Schmidts in the county histories

Conrad SchmidtBorn 1791Hancock County, Ohio Louis C. A. SchmidtBorn 1810Child of Charles Schmidt and Louisa SchmidtSeneca County, Ohio E. SchmidtBorn 1828Child of Christian Schmidt and Christina (Warner) SchmidtTuscarawas County, Ohio Carl Ludwick SchmidtBorn 1834Des Moines County, Iowa John SchmidtBorn 1840Child of Philip Schmidt and Susan (Grebs) SchmidtFillmore County, Nebraska Joseph SchmidtBorn 1841Child of Frank Schmidt and Josepha (Grenn) SchmidtDaviess County, Indiana

Family trees from the public record

3,125 Schmidt families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

42 Schmidt death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

43 Schmidt people in 27 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

Juergen SchmidtBorn 1833 · Scott County, Iowa Maria SchmidtBorn 1844 · Scott County, Iowa Ludwig W. SchmidtBorn 1857 · Scott County, Iowa Gustav SchmidtBorn 1861 · Otter Tail County, Minnesota L. B. L. SchmidtBorn 1869 · Scott County, Iowa Ben Harvey SchmidtBorn 1875 · Scott County, Iowa

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Common questions

Schmidt genealogy: FAQ

Where were Schmidt ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 37,609 Schmidt records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Wisconsin (10,608), then Missouri (4,788) and Illinois (4,491).

How far back does the Schmidt family tree go?

The earliest Schmidt birth in our database is 1830: Conrad Schmidt, Kansas. We have pieced together 3,125 Schmidt family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Schmidt family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Schmidt family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.