Mrs. Catherine Schmidt, widow of Frederick Schmidt, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. William Klomp, 1314 Scott Avenue, after a sickness of seven months. Death was due to a chronic liver trouble. Mrs. Schmidt was born sixty-eight years ago in Wuertemberg, Germany. She came to this country thirty-one years ago and had resided in Fort Wayne since that time. During life the deceased was a faithful member of the St. John's Lutheran Church. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Wm. Klomp, Mrs. Wm. Schramm, Mrs. Wm. Krohn, Mrs. Henry Bohne, Mrs. Fred Heinselman, Mrs. Jas. Kron, of Columbus, Ohio; Miss Anna Schmidt, Chas. Schmidt, Wm. Schmidt of Hagerstown, Ind. There are twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. One sister of the deceased still lives in Germany. The funeral announcement will be made later.

Obituary, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 11-06-1912, P. 13.
Under Catherine Schmidt.

She was married to Fredrick J. Schmidt. They are both buried on plot #24 Schmidt-Klomp. Along with daughter Helena Carver, Daughter and Son Anna and Charley Schmidt, Sopia and husband William Klomp, their daughter Clara Klomp and Ruth Klomp who is the 1st wife of Clarence Klomp he is the son of Sophia (Schmidt) and William Schmidt. Also in another part of the same cemetery are Pauline Louise and her husband William Krohn.

The Nine Children of Frederick J. Schmidt
and Johanna Katherine Wurms, she may have went by the name of Katherine. Her obit is posted as Catherine Schmidt.

1.) Sophia 1866 - 1940 married, William Klomp 1853 - 1937. Buried, same plot as Frederick and Katherine Schmidt.

2.) Louisa 1867 - 1942 married, William D. Schramm 1858 - 1951 lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

3.) Pauline Louise 1869 - 1931 married, William Krohn 1861 - 1938. They are buried next to his parents Henry and Louise Krohn. Same cemetery as Frederick and Katherine Schmidt walk straight toward the back of the cemetery and up the hill from the other graves.

4.) Mary "Mattie" Pauline 1871 - 1939 married, Henry Bohne 1859 - 1935. Both buried, Mendon Cemetery Mendon, Michigan. Cemetery on M-60.

5.) Charles J. "Charley" 1872 - 1918 married Martha A. Burnie 1869 - ? , unknown death date or her maiden name, this is her second marriage.

6.) William Julius 1877 - 1937 , married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cordell Burgess 1880 - 8-4-192?. Lived in Haggerstown, Ind.

7.) Helena C. "Lena" 1879 - 1941 married, Fred Heizelman. Then she married, Mr. Carver, Dundee, Michigan.

8.) Minnie 1882 - ? married, James Kron. Columbus, Ohio.

9.) Anna P. 1885 - 1943 she never married, slightly handicapped, no children. Buried with her parents.

Photo, Schmidt Family, May 3, 1906. Helena and Fred Heizelman's Wedding. Katherine is #3.