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Anna Schmidt worked at TKWM in the late 1930s to early 1940s as a sorter in the Picker House. Her son Detrich [Dick] also worked at the mill.
Anna Nachtigal Schmidt was born 30 July 1869 in Heinrichsdorf, Volhynia Province, Russia [now Ukraine] to Peter and Aganetha “Nitta” Nachtigal. She immigrated to the U.S. with her parents in 1874, arriving in New York City, and they settled in Bon Homme, Dakota Territory.
By 1880, Anna’s mother remarried John Boise, a fellow Russian immigrant. Anna attended school and, on 9 July 1886, married Cornelius J. Schmidt in Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, at age 17. They had eight children: Susan, Helena, Peter, Henry, Alexander, John, Paul, and Detrich. The family lived in Barnum County, South Dakota, then moved to Portland, Oregon, and later to Clark County, Washington, and Washington County, Oregon. By 1904, they resided in Fergus County, Montana, where Cornelius Detrick was born.
The 1900 census recorded the family residence in Salt Lake [Salt Creek] in Polk County, Oregon, with seven children. Cornelius was a farmer. They later moved to Dawson, Montana. By the 1910 census, Anna was 48 years old with eight children who still lived at home, ranging in age from 4 to 22. In 1912, Cornelius and Anna were granted U.S. citizenship in Dawson County.
By 1920, the family was still in Dawson, Montana. Cornelius passed away on 9 February 1925 in Dallas, Oregon. In 1930, Anna, now a widow, lived in Salem, Oregon, with her son Detrick. The 1940 census recorded Anna, aged 73, living with her granddaughter Vivian in Salem where she worked as a sorter in the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill.
Anna died 26 February 1943 in Salem, Oregon, due to circulatory failure and esophageal cancer. She was buried beside her husband at Salt Creek Cemetery outside Dallas, OR. |
| Salem City Directories |
1926-27 Schmidt Anna Mrs, h 715 S 22d (son Detrich also there)
1928-29 Schmidt Detrick (Anna – mother), h 795 S 22d
1930 Schmidt Anna (wid Cornelius), h 795 S. 22d
1932 Schmidt Alice [incorrect] (wid Cornelius), h 1163 Waller
1934 Smidt Anna (wid Cornelius), h 160 S. 15th
1936-37 Smidt Anna (wid Cornelius), helper, TKWM Co, h 160 S. 15th
1938-39 Smidt Anna N (wid Cornelius), stock sorter, TKWM Co, h 160 S 15th
1940-41 Smidt Anna N (wid Cornelius), r 2250 5th |
| Census Records |
1880 Anna Boise [Boese] Age: 10. Birth Date: abt 1870 in Russia. Home in 1880: Bon Homme, Dakota Territory, USA. Single, stepdaughter to HOH. Additional household members: John Boise age 38 (stepfather), Ngenata [sic] Boise age 46 (mother), Isaac Boise, age 8 (brother), Carolina Boise age 7 (sister), Samuel Boise age 2 (brother), Lizzie Boise age 6 months (sister).
1900 Annie Schmit [Schmidt] Age: 32. Birth Date: July 1867 in Russia. Home in 1900: Salt Lake, Polk, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Marriage Year: 1885. Years Married: 15. Number of living children: 7. How many total: 7. Years in US: 26. Additional household members: Cornelius Schmit [Schmidt] age 41 (husband), Susie Schmit [Schmidt] age 13 (daughter), Lenna Schmit [Schmidt] age 12 (daughter), Peter Schmit [Schmidt] age 11 (son), Paul Schmit [Schmidt] age 8 (son), Henry Schmit [Schmidt] age 7 (son), Alexander Schmit [Schmidt] age 4 (son), Johnie Schmit [Schmidt] age 2 (son).
1910 Anna Schmidt Age: 48. Birth Date: 1862 in Russia. Home in 1910: School District 39, Dawson, Montana, USA. Married, wife to HOH. Immigration Year: 1880. Years Married: 24. Number of Children: 8. Additional household members: Cornelius Schmidt age 57 (husband), Susan Schmidt age 22 (daughter), Lena Schmidt age 21 (daughter), Peter Schmidt age 20 (son), Paul Schmidt age 19 (son), Henry Schmidt age 17 (son), Alexander Schmidt age 14 (son), John Schmidt age 11 (son), Cornelius Schmidt age 4 (son).
1920 Anna N. Schmidt Age: 51. Birth Year: abt 1869 in Russia. Home in 1920: School District 39, Dawson, Montana. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Cornelius Schmidt age 63 (husband), Alexander A. Schmidt age 24 (son), Diedrich [sic] B. Schmidt age 13 (son).
1930 Anna Schmidt Age 61. Birth Year: abt 1869 in Russia. Home in 1930: 775 S. 22nd St. Salem, Marion, OR. Widowed, mother to HOH. Immigration Year: 1874. Language Spoken: German. Naturalized citizen. Additional household member: Dietrich [sic] R. Schmidt age 24 (son).
1940 Anna Schmidt Age: 73. Birth Year: abt 1867 in Russia. Widowed, HOH. Home in 1940: 160 S 15th St. Salem, Marion, OR. Occupation: Sorter in Woolen Mill. Additional household member: Vivian Gerhling, age 17 (granddaughter). |
