Frank

This page is dedicated to the memory of our cousin, Connor F. Schmid. In 2009, my cousin Chris introduced me to Connor. Connor, an Attorney, loved family, was quite the story teller and writer, and had a huge appetite for and knowledge of history. He opened my eyes to the existence of our ancestors' 1856 Farmstead in Minnetrista, Hennepin County, MN. He made phone calls and wrote letters to the MN Historical Society, when the Schmid 1876 farmhouse ruins were being considered for the National Register of Historic Places, and he was thrilled when the site was entered in 2015. Connor inspired my research of our Germans, Joseph & Elisabeth, beyond the genealogy work done by my mother; and through this, I Iearned of other immigrant Schmid siblings, Maria and Benedikt, and have formed relationships with many 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cousins, and organized our '2018 Gathering of Descendants," in Minnetrista. Sadly, dear Connor, the man who was the inspiration for the Gathering, and was SO looking forward to it, passed away just two weeks prior to our event.

- Toni Maria Schmid, Connor's First Cousin once removed

CLICK HERE to hear Connor's 2017 Oral History interview. RIP dear Connor 1930-2018

CLICK HERE for oral histories, interviews, biographies of Avon Schmids and much more

Avon or Lake Wobegon? a FUN Listen! Abt Avon and our Great Grandpa FRANK SCHMID

Garrison Keillor interviews Avon local, Jeanette Blonigen Clancy

LINK to AUDIO Jeanette’s Recording: http://jeanetteblonigenclancy.com/speaking-and-interviews

Local Historian, Jeanette Blonigen Clancy was in Garrison Keillor’s 35th anniversary “Prairie Home Companion”® show in Avon, MN on July 4, 2009, as the historian of Avon. She researched and wrote Nestled between Lakes and Wooded Hills: The Centennial History of the Avon Area.

Entire show https://www.prairiehome.org/shows/56781.html#

Frank, born Francis, SCHMID, grew up on Schmid Farm, Minnetrista, south Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin Co. (as did his sister Magdalen SCHMID Vos and his brother, Henry SCHMID, both of whom also settled in Stearns County.)

Born: 27 Jul 1866, in Minnetrista, Hennepin, MN

Died: 29 Dec 1946, Avon, Stearns County, Minnesota

Frank's Parents: Joseph SCHMID, Sr and Elisabeth SCHWEIKERT, immigrants from Württemberg, Germany

Frank SCHMID Gertrude Anna VOS were married 23 September 1889 in Holdingford, Stearns Co, MN. Moved to Avon in 1899

Gertrude Anna VOS, grew up in Krain Township

Born: Jul 17 or 20, 1869, Kraintown or Albany, Stearns Co, MN

Died: Dec 29, 1946, Avon, Stearns Co, MN

Gertrude's Parents: Anton VOS, Sr and Anna Elizabeth BECKERS

Read about Gertrude's grandparents and parents who emigrated from Limburg, Netherlands on the Holland Ancestors page and the Anton Vos, Sr. page on this Web Site - coming in 2023

Frank and Gertrude had 13 children: Joseph Anton 1890, Elizabeth 1891, Edward 1893, Elenora 1895, Francis 1896 (twin), George 1896 (twin), Roman 1898, Gertrude 1900, Ben 1902, Harold 1904, Leonard 1907, Marie 1910, and Aloysius 1915.

They also adopted and raised the 5 children of their daughter, Elenora, who died at age 27.

Frank and Gertrude lived in Avon, MN, where Frank operated the Avon General Store, where Stearns County farmers traded. He was the local banker. He operated the grain elevator and lumber yard, and was involved in many more business dealings in Avon. Frank loved farming, and after he retired, he and Gertrude lived on their farm north outskirts of Avon.

They died together on December 29, 1946, in a tragic train accident.

Children of Frank & Gertrude

2nd child, Elizabetha, 1891-1899
died at age 7 of thyphoid
buried at Old Saint Benedicts, Avon, Stea

Joseph "Joe" Anton SCHMID

JOE & KATE Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/KK1ZApfcdCb

b. 20 Jun 1890 Holdingford, Stearns, MN

m. 22 Oct 1912 to Catherine/Katherine Elizabeth THOME, Avon, Stearns, MN (1889-1980)

c. Bernard, Edwin, Viola, Leonard, Mildred, George, Francis

d. 8 Jan 1976 Denver, CO. Burial Rapid City, Pennington, SD

Frank & Gertrude's 2nd child, Elizabetha SCHMID - died at age 7

b. 18 Nov 1891 Albany, Stearns Co., MN

died at age 7 of typhoid

d. 4 Aug 1899; Old Saint Benedicts, Avon, Stearns Co, MN

Edward “Ed” John SCHMID

ED & LUELLA Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/ITc35xxcdCb

[in Seven Dolors Church record as Edwardum Joannem]

b. 13 Apr 1893 Albany, Stearns, MN

m. 22 Nov 1916 to Luella Susan ROCHE (1897-1983)

c. Dorothy, Donald, Billy, Lee, Lois

d. 24 Mar or Jul 1972

Elenora “Ella” Rose SCHMID Ross aka Rass

ELLA & ALFRED Family Photos https://link.shutterfly.com/BAXtZOOcdCb

b. 3 Feb 1895, Albany, Stearns, MN

m. 13 Apr 1915 to Alfred Michael Ross aks Rass

c. Nestor, Leroy, Franklin, Alfred “Alfie”, and Eleanor Rose (Baby Ella)

d. 24 Jul 1927 Bowbells, Burke, ND; buried in Bowbells, ND

Ella & Alfred died young. Her 5 children were raised by her parents, Frank & Gertrude

George A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

GEORGE & VERN Family Photos https://link.shutterfly.com/TFB67eWcdCb

[in Seven Dolors Church record as Georgium Albertum]

b. 19 Nov 1896 Albany, Stearns, MN (twin of Frank)

m. 23 Jan 1921 in ?, to Veronica “Vern” Catherine MILLER 1899-1972

c. Georgia, Mary Helen, Lorlee

d. 22 Apr 1979 in Avon, Stearns, MN

George ran the Avon store. He lived upstairs after Frank & Gert moved to the farm

Francis “Frank” A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

FRANK & TRACY Family Photos https://link.shutterfly.com/2P1kQ0JddCb

[in Seven Dolors Church record as Franziscum Aloys]

b. 19 Nov 1896 Albany, Stearns, MN (twin of George)

m. 23 Apr 1917 Avon, Stearns to Theresa “Tracy” Welle 1894-1969

c. Gilfred, Inez, Daniel

d. 20 Dec 1957 Ramsey County, MN

(note: sometimes referred to as “Frank Jr” but he was not actually a Jr.)

Roman Alois SCHMID

ROMAN & DOROTHY Family Photos https://link.shutterfly.com/xhbYrS4edCb

b. 7 or 8 May 1898 Albany, Stearns, MN

m1. 11 Sep 1923 Stearns, MN to Dorothy E. Hartfelder Schmid (1898-1957)

m2. 1960 Mary Cecelia Koroll Woitalla (1907-1993)

c. Allen, Conrad, Terry [from first marriage]

d. 22 Mar 1965 Avon, Stearns Co, MN

Roman was a rural mail carrier and ran the general store

Gertrude “Gertie” SCHMID Welle

GERTIE & ALBIN Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/sotNj5IfdCb

b. 30 Sep 1900 Avon, Stearns, MN

m. 27 Nov 1917 Stearns, MN to Albinius “Albin” Elmer Welle

c. Alma, Elsie, Cyril, Geraldine, Rosemary, Judy

d. 17 Sep 1995 Klamath, OR. Burial Lake Forest, Orange, CA

Benedict “Ben” SCHMID

BEN & LAURETTA Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/R0R6SmSgdCb

b. 21 Sep 1902 Avon, Stearns, MN

m. 6 Jun 1927 to Lauretta Aschenbrenner (1911-1975)

children: Elaine, Roger, Charles, baby boy Thomas

d. 31 Aug 1972 Avon, Stearns, MN

"Harry" Harold Charles SCHMID

HARRY & MARY Family Photos https://link.shutterfly.com/7E4W500gdCb

b. 11 Nov 1904 Avon, Stearns, MN

m. 12 Jun 1928 Stearns, MN Mary Patricia O'Connor (1906-1999)

child: Connor Francis Schmid Link to Connor's 2017 Oral History interview on youtube

https://youtu.be/uM0n0u96uaA?si=5aBM85hETZCMuaKd

d. 25 Apr 1983 Dent, Otter Tail, MN

First to graduate college

Harry was a Colonel of the MN Civil Air Patrol

Leo Alfred Schmid

LEO & AGGIE Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/JJvpuQFhdCb

b. 5 Sep 1907 Avon, Stearns, MN

m. 1 May 1933 to Agnes “Aggie” M. WOLNEY, 1912-1988

children: Lanee, Jolayne

d. 11 Oct 1991 Bend, Deschutes, OR

Marie SCHMID Randall

MARIE & TONY Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/kQmyyN2idCb

b. 24 Jun 1910 Avon, Stearns, MN

m. Robert Anthony “Tony” Randall (1912-1998) and Marie were married on June 5, 1935 at the Crosier College Chapel in Onamia, Mille Lacs County, MN.

children: Gertrude, James, Nora, Mary

d. 17 Dec 1964 Little Falls, Morrison, MN

b. Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison County, MN

R.A. TONY RANDALL - VETERAN WWII US ARMY

"Al" Aloysius / Alois R. SCHMID

AL & MARY PAT Family photos https://link.shutterfly.com/3WzQuZjjdCb

b. 10 Jan 1915, Avon, Stearns, Co, MN;

m. 2 Sep 1940 Hennepin, MN to Mary Patricia SUTER (1913-2000)

c. Marcia

d. 21 Mar 1993 Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN

Univ of MN lived with Harry's family for awhile; Assos Prof of Agronimy

VETERAN WWII - a radar man in So. Pacific

ALSO: Frank & Gert also raised the 5 children of their eldest daughter, Elenora, who died at the young age of 27. So, in total, they raised 18 children

Frank SCHMID and Gertrude VOS Cousins

The SCHMIDs and VOSs are related multiple ways, related to Stearns County

A) our German Immigrants Joseph & Elisabeth SCHMID settled in Hennepin County

Joseph SCHMID and Elisabeth SCHWEIKERT from Württemberg, Germany

The three youngest of their seven children, Magdelena, Frank, and Henry, left Hennepin County and ultimately married and raised families in Stearns County.

Their 5th child, Magdalena "Lena" SCHMID married Dutch Immigrant Reinhard VOS 1883 in Victoria, MN, then relocated and settled in Stearns County

Their 6th child, Frank SCHMID, moved to Stearns County, and in 1889, married Gertrude VOS, daughter of Anton VOS, Sr. in Holdingford, and they settled in Avon

Their 7th child, Henry SCHMID married German Immigrant Christina KATZNER 1890, in Albany, MN , settled in Sauk Centre. Henry also owned land near his father-in-law in Krain Township per 1896 Plat.

Gertrude VOS is the niece of Reinhard VOS (her father Anton’s younger brother by 20 years)

Gertrude's Uncle Reinhard married Frank Schmid's sister, Magdalena

Hence, Gertrude VOS Schmid and Magdalena SCHMID Vos are sisters-in-law.

And they are sisters-in-law of Christina KATZNER Schmid, wife of their brother, Henry

B) our Dutch Immigrants John & Gertrud VOS, settled in Carver County

Peter Joannes VOS & Anna Gertrudis MOORS from Limburg, Holland

Two of their sons, Anton VOS, Sr and younger brother Reinhard VOS, and their daughter, Agnes VOS Muyres, all moved from Carver County up to Stearns County, married and raised families there. Reinhard was abt 18 years younger than Anton, Sr.

Reinhard VOS married Magdalena “Lena” SCHMID, sister of Frank SCHMID

Anton VOS, Sr’s daughter Gertrude VOS married Frank SCHMID of Avon.

Many children of Anton (Sr), Reinhard, Agnes (Muyres) and Frank (Schmid) remained in Stearns County and raised families.

Anton VOS children, John Peter, Gertrude, Theodore, Peter, Anton Jr. remained in Stearns

Frank SCHMID children, Edward, Ben, George, Frank and Roman remained in the Avon area.

Surnames related to our VOS and SCHMID Stearns County Settlers

SCHMID: Schmid, Thome, Ross, Welle, Randall, Fenton, McKinley, Buettner, Campbell, Diedrich, Neumann, Netter, Brooks, Holder, Diederichs, Scott, Williams, Mingo, Weber, St Hilaire,

VOS: Vos, Voss, Ebnet, Meyer, Gruidl, Krekelberg, Ehrlichmann, Kubicek, Beckmann, Neuwirth, Schwinghammer, Burger, Anderson, Heisick, Pulkrabek, Doble, Simone, Thell, to name a few

Vos/Muyres: Muyres, Greener, Gerads, Michael, Munkler, Boeckermann, Kuefler, Schueller, Kerfeld, to name a few

Schmid/Katzner: Schmid, Katzner, Brouns, Pischke, Richied, to name a few

THOME: Thome, Ritter, Dirkes, Lauer, Machtemes, Omann, Carmody, Mergen, Buttweiler, Thielman, Achman, Schoenberg, Hoffmann to name a few.

NOTE: for the Joe & Kate Schmid Families, we are related to THOME cousins through our Grandmother, Catherine "Kate" THOME who married Joseph Anton "Joe" SCHMID,

scroll down for photo albums of these Ancestors

Links to WEB PHOTO Albums on Shutterfly

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Links to Photos - albums viewed on Shutterfly. Some of the childrens' names below are linked

Frank SCHMID & Gertrude Anna VOS https://link.shutterfly.com/K8tbmGHLtzb

13 Children: Joseph Anton 1890, Elizabeth 1891, Edward 1893, Elenora 1895, Francis 1896, twin

George 1896 twin, Roman 1898, Gertrude 1900, Ben 1902, Harold 1904, Leonard 1907, Marie

1910, and Aloysius 1915. (inks to photos coming soon)

Frank's Grave Record listing family https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28235587/frank-schmid

Reinhard VOS & Magdalen 'Lena' SCHMID https://link.shutterfly.com/TMyAVS3wSzb

Lena is an other sister of Frank; Reinhard is the Uncle of Gertrude (her dad's brother)

9 Children: Elizabeth (Ebnet), Joseph, George, Catherine (Meyer), Thomas,

Magdalena "Lena" (Gruidl), Marie (Krekelberg), Rose (Ehrlichmann), Elmer

Reinhard's Grave Record, lists seven of his and Lena's nine children

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123610731/reinhard-peter-vos

'Anton' Antonius Herbertus VOS & Anna Elizabeth BECKERS (parents of Gertrude VOS) https://link.shutterfly.com/gO0OSj6n7zb

13 Children: Agnes, John Peter, Gertrude Anna, Theodore, Peter John, Anton Jr, Henry, Leonard,

Mary Catherine, Joseph Reinhard, Herman, Anna Maria, Frank

Anton VOS Grave Record, listing wife, children, siblings.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116622740/antonius-herbertus-vos

Henry SCHMID & Christina KATZNER https://link.shutterfly.com/BpnNPm78pzb

John Peter THOME & Barbara LENERTZ https://link.shutterfly.com/Y0mshNKqSzb

John Peter THOME married Barbara LENERTZ 6 Nov 1883, Avon, Stearns Co, MN

THOME Ancestors of Rhineland, Prussia https://link.shutterfly.com/0SSUqPvoSzb

George THOME and Catherine ENNERSCH married 30 March 1835, Rhineland, Prussia

Agnes Hubertina VOS & John A MUYRES. Agnes is the sister of Anton & Reinhard VOS

https://link.shutterfly.com/vnolQKpC7zb

EARLY AVON Scenes https://link.shutterfly.com/mX7jmnjwSzb

VOS History including VOS Family History Book, by Belinda Vos, 1998

VOS & SCHMID Cousins I met in 2017 when I drove through VOS & SCHMID country in Hennepin, Carver and Stearns Counties, visiting numerous Cousins, Farms, Cemeteries.

Link to PDF on google drive

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yFk4RuZQgGjD2-y5NzdM-9VZDKt0AYQF?usp=sharing

more pages and photos coming in 2023

Schmid 1848 ~ Vos 1863

Frank SCHMID and Gertrude VOS

Children of Frank & Gertrude

Joseph "Joe" Anton SCHMID

Edward “Ed” John SCHMID

Elenora “Ella” Rose SCHMID Ross aka Rass

George A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

Francis “Frank” A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

Roman Alois SCHMID

Gertrude “Gertie” SCHMID Welle

Benedict “Ben” SCHMID

"Harry" Harold Charles SCHMID

Leo Alfred Schmid

Marie SCHMID Randall

"Al" Aloysius / Alois R. SCHMID

Histories SCHMID & VOS ancestors - view, download, save PDF

Links to WEB PHOTO Albums on Shutterfly

Chart - Frank SCHMID & Gertrude VOS Familes

Schmid 1848 ~ Vos 1863

Frank SCHMID and Gertrude VOS

Children of Frank & Gertrude

Joseph "Joe" Anton SCHMID

Edward “Ed” John SCHMID

Elenora “Ella” Rose SCHMID Ross aka Rass

George A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

Francis “Frank” A. SCHMID, VETERAN WWI

Roman Alois SCHMID

Gertrude “Gertie” SCHMID Welle

Benedict “Ben” SCHMID

"Harry" Harold Charles SCHMID

Leo Alfred Schmid

Marie SCHMID Randall

"Al" Aloysius / Alois R. SCHMID

Histories SCHMID & VOS ancestors - view, download, save PDF

Links to WEB PHOTO Albums on Shutterfly

Chart - Frank SCHMID & Gertrude VOS Familes

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