| Last Name |
Schmidt (Smith) |
| First Name |
Detrick (Dick) |
| Middle Initial |
Richard |
| Born |
7 Apr 1906/1907 in Utica, Montana |
| Home Addresses
(1929-1934) |
795 S 22nd in Salem
160 S 15th in Salem |
| Died |
6 Feb 1998 in Las Vegas, NV |
| Place Buried |
Unknown |
| Wife |
Dorothy Emma Johnson |
| Date of Marriage |
17 Sep 1938 in McMinnville, OR (divorced 1982) |
| Children |
Marlene Schmidt |
| Dates of Employment |
1930 – 1935 |
| Job(s) |
Weaver |
| Story |
Dick Smith (Detrick Schmidt) worked as a weaver at TKWM from about 1930 to 1935.
Detrick R Schmidt was born on 7 Apr 1906 / 1907 in Utica, Montana. Various primary reference source documentation suggests both years. All references after 1920 show his parents to be Cornelius and Anna Schmidt who emigrated from Russia in 1874. However, Detrick is not shown in their family of 7 children in the 1910 census when he should have been three years old. There was another 4-year-old son named Cornelius. By 1920, Detrick is included in the family record, but the son named Cornelius is missing. A name change might have taken place. Another possibility is that Detrick is the son of one of the daughters Susan or Lena who would have been 18 and 19 when Detrick was born. Cornelius and Anna may have raised him as their son.
The family had ties to the northwest prior to their time in Montana. Four of Detrick’s older brothers were born in either Oregon or Washington. By 1920, all the children except Alexander (24) and Detrick (14) had left the family farm and by 1925, the family had moved back to Oregon. It was then that Father Cornelius passed away in Marion County. In 1928, Detrick supported his widowed mother by working at Cherry City Bakery and lived at 795 S 22nd. He soon found better employment as a weaver at TKWM but left shortly after 1935.
Thirty-one-year-old Detrick married 21 year-old Dorothy Emma Johnson on 17 Sep 1938 in McMinnville, OR and they lived in the county for some time. By 1940, the couple had a daughter and had moved to Brownsville, OR where they rented a home and Detrick worked for the Brownsville Mill. When mother Anna died in 1943, Detrick and family lived in Valley Junction, OR, near the current Grand Ronde.
From there, we lose track of Detrick until his divorce from Emma on 23 Dec 1982 in Lane County, OR. Detrick then spent some time California and passed away in Las Vegas, NV on 6 Feb 1998 at age 81. We find no record of his burial. |
| References |
| Name |
Remarks |
| Census |
1910 Cornelius Schmidt (57). Born about 1883 in Russia. Mortgaged Farm in Dawson, MT. Immigration Year 1880. Married HOH. Father and mother born in Germany. Farmer. Naturalized. Years Married 24. Cornelius Schmidt 57, Anna Schmidt 48, Susan Schmidt 22, Lena Schmidt 21, Peter Schmidt 20, Paul Schmidt 19 (b in OR), Henry Schmidt 17 (b in WA), Alexander Schmidt 14 (b in WA), John Schmidt 11 (b in OR), Cornelius Schmidt 4.
1920 Deidrich B Schmidt. Born about 1907 in Montana. Lives on farm near Dawson, MT. Single son of HOH. Father and mother born in Russia. Attended school. Cornelius Schmidt 63, Anna N Schmidt 51, Alexander A Schmidt 24, Dietrich Schmidt 13.
1930 Detrich R Schmidt. Born about 1906 in Montana. Single HOH. Owns home at 775 S 22nd, Salem, OR. Home Value $1,400. No radio. Father and mother born in Russia. Weaver, woolen mill. Dietrich R Schmidt 24, Anna Schmidt 61 (Mother, immigration year 1874)
1940 D R Schmidt. Born about 1907 in Montana. Married HOH. Rents home in Brownsville, OR. Residence in 1935 McMinnville, OR. Weaver, textile mill. Education 8th Grade. Worked 42 hours in week before census. Worked 40 weeks in 1939. D R Schmidt 33, Dorothy Schmidt 22, Marlene Schmidt 11 mos. |
| City Directories (Salem unless otherwise noted) |
1928 Detrick R Schmidt (Anna). Baker, Cherry City Bakery. 795 S 22nd
1930 Detrick R Schmidt 795 S 22nd Weaver
1934 D R Schmidt. Weaver TKWM. No address
1935 Detrick Smidt. 160 S15th Millworker |
| Find a Grave |
No entries found |
| Newspapers.com |
Capital Journal 13 Jun 1936 p. 11 Detrick R. Schmidt bankrupt |
| WW2 Draft Card |
Detrick Richard Schmidt. Age 33. Birth: 7 Apr 1907 in Utica, Montana. Registered in Oregon. Employer: Chase Bag Factory. Weigh t 138, Complexion Dark, Hair Brown, Height 5.5. NOK Dorothy Emma Schmidt (Wife). Registration Date 16 Oct 1940. |
| Oregon Marriage Records |
Detrick R Schmidt, age 31, married Dorothy Emma Johnson, age 20, on 17 Sep 1938 in Yamhill County, OR. |
| Oregon Divorce Records |
Detrick Schmidt divorced Dorothy Johnson on 23 Dec 1982 in Lane County, OR. |
| Social Security Death Index |
Detrick R Schmidt. Birth Date: 6 Apr 1906. Issued in OR. Last residence 89133, Las Vegas, NV. Died 6 Feb 1998. |
| Social Security Death Record |
Detrick Richard Schmidt. Birthdate: 7 Apr 1906 Utica, Montana. Death date: 6 Feb 1998. Father: Cornelius J. Schmidt. Mother: Anna Nachtigal. |
| WHC Materials |
M3 1966-001 Mill Records
0079.001.0002 Photo |
