Elizabeth Schmidt1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 10, (1877 - 1940)

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Jun 1877, Rahrbach, Russia4,5,6
Marriage: about 1897, Russia, Johann Wiest (1870 - 15 Jun 1926)7,8,9
Death: 29 Nov 1940, Chico, Butte Co., California10,11,12
Burial: Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., California13

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Elizabeth Schmidt was born on 9 Jun 1877 in Rahrbach, Russia.4,5,6
     Elizabeth married Johann Wiest about 1897 in Russia.7,8,9
     Elizabeth and Johann arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on 12 Jul 1907, with their children John, Rosa, Henry, Jack and Katharina, aboard the S. S. Cymric, having departed Liverpool 3 Jul 1907. They stated they intended to join his brother, Gottlieb Wiest, in Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois.14,15,16
     Elizabeth and Johann appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Adams Co., North Dakota, enumerated 15 Jun 1910, reporting that the family owned its farm, free of mortgage. Their children John, Rosa, Henry, Jack and Katharina were listed as living with them.17
     Elizabeth and Johann appeared on the 1915 State Census of St. Paul, Stutsman Co., North Dakota. Their children Rosa, Henry, Jack and Katharina were listed as living with them.18
     Elizabeth and Johann appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Neburry Twp., Stutsman Co., North Dakota, enumerated 7 Feb 1920, reporting that the family owned its home, which was mortgaged. Their children Henry, Jack, Katharina and Emma were listed as living with them.19
     Her husband died on 15 Jun 1926 in Barrington, Cook Co., Illinois.20,21
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Barrington, Lake Co., Illinois, in the household of her son Henry and his wife Mabel.22
     She moved to Chico, California, with Henry and Mabel in 1938 or 1939. She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chico, Butte Co., California, in their household.23
     Elizabeth died on 29 Nov 1940 in Chico, Butte Co., California, at age 63.10,11,12 She was buried in Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., California.13

Children:
     Children with Johann Wiest:

Citations

  1. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows name as Elizabeth Schmidt.
  2. [S1945] S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows name as Elisabeth Wiest.
  3. [S233] Rootsweb.com, online, "California Death Records," record for John Roger Wiest, accessed 31 May 2002, shows mother's surname as Schmidt.
  4. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Wiest, shows date, and place as other country.
  5. [S1945] S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows age 31, town, and country.
  6. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows age 33 and country.
  7. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows married 13 years.
  8. [S1945] S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows married.
  9. [S1942] John Wiest household, 1920 U.S. Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota, shows married.
  10. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Wiest, shows date and county.
  11. [S1949] Wiest, "Descendants of John Wiest", shows date, town, and state.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64209153, Elizabeth Wiest, shows year, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64209153, Elizabeth Wiest, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S1945] S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows ship, arrival and departure dates and ports, and destination.
  15. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows year, as 1907, for the parents, John, Rosa, Henry, Jacob, and Katie.
  16. [S13043] John Wiest, Jr., petition for naturalization (29 Jun 1922), shows date, as 13th, city, state, ship, and departure.
  17. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota.
  18. [S1943] John Wiest household, 1915 North Dakota Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota, St. Paul.
  19. [S1942] John Wiest household, 1920 U.S. Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota.
  20. [S1949] Wiest, "Descendants of John Wiest", shows date, city, county, and state.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42130768, John Wiest, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  22. [S3919] Henry E. Wiest household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois.
  23. [S3916] Henry Wiest household, 1940 U.S. Census, Butte Co., California.
  24. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  25. [S1945] S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows them apparently as parent and child.
  26. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows the girl as the daughter of Elizabeth's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S1943] John Wiest household, 1915 North Dakota Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota, St. Paul, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  28. [S1941] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S3924] Wiest, "Descendants of Johann "John" Wiest", author stated by email that this information obtained from Emma (Wiest) Schafer's daugther Susan and granddaughter Jennifer.
  30. [S1942] John Wiest household, 1920 U.S. Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota, shows them the girl as the daughter of Lizzie's husband.
  31. [S3919] Henry E. Wiest household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows the girl as Henry's sister, and Elizabeth as his mother.