Clayton co IAGenWeb - Cemeteries

Name	DOB	DOD	Remarks
Schmidt, Adam	1820	11/01/1887	- h/o Dorothy - County Register of Deaths, Book I: indicates his burial in Cox Creek twp. - Obituary gives burial "on the farm"
Schmidt, Adam	02/25/1865	07/25/1896	- s/o Adam & Dorothea - County Register of Deaths, Book I: indicates his burial was "at the home" as does his obituary
Schmidt, Dorothea W. nee Vise	1836	03/28/1894	- w/o Adam - Obituary
Children: 2 daughters & 3 sons as shown below:		died during a 4 week period around July 1862	- Weekly North Iowa Times, Wednesday, July 23, 1862; pg 2: "Adam Schmidt, of Cox Creek township in this county, has ben severely afflicted by the loss within a few days of five interesting children, two girls and three boys, by diptheria. The pertinacity with which this disease clings to the country is attracting the serious attention of medical men all over the land."
Schmidt, Hannah	ca1852	ca July 1862	d/o Adam & Dorothea
Schmidt, Bernhart	ca1856	ca July 1862	s/o Adam & Dorothea, twin of Erieg
Schmidt, Erieg	ca1856	ca July 1862	d/o Adam & Dorothea, twin of Bernhart; Note: census records enumerating him/her are very hard to deciper the handwriting
Schmidt, daughter	bet 1860 & 1862	ca July 1862	d/o Adam & Dorothea
Schmidt, son	bet 1860 & 1862	ca July 1862	s/o Adam & Dorothea

Additional Information used to compile the cemetery burial list

- Burial of the 5 young Schmidt children on the farm is very likely. Adam Schmidt purchased land from the Federal Government in Sections 10 & 15 of Cox Creek twp., all patented in 1855. He continued to live on his land until his death in 1887. His children who died of diptheria were probably buried on the farm.

- Also owning land in Section 10, adjacent to Adam's land, was Frederica Schmidt. Her patent is dated 06/15/1855. In May 1855, Frederike / Frederica Schmidt was married to George Zigler / Zeigler. The relationship of Adam Schmidt and Frederike Schmidt is unknown.

- 1856 Iowa State census, Cox Creek twp., Clayton county, IA:
Family 89, Dwelling 89
Adam Schmidt, age 36, married, yrs in state: 2, born Germany
Dorathy Schmidt, age 39, married, yrs in state: 2, born Germany
Caroline Schmidt, age 7, yrs in state: 2, born Germany
Hannah Schmidt, age 4, yrs in state: 2, born ?
Men?nak Schmidt, age 2, yrs in state: 2, born Iowa [?Minnie]
Bernhart Schmidt, age 0, yrs in state: 0, born Iowa
Erieg? Schmidt, age 0, yrs in state: 0, born Iowa

- At the time of the 1856 census, Minnie would have been age 2, Adam Jr. was not born and another son & daughter were not born

- 1860 U.S. census, Cox Creek twp., Clayton county, IA:
Dwelling #638 Family #644
Smitt, Adam, age 41, born Germany
Smitt, [illegible], age 4?, born Germany
Smitt, [illegible], age 12, born Germany [likely Caroline]
Smitt, Anna, age 8, born Iowa [likely Hannah]
Smitt, [illegible], age 6, born Iowa [likely Minnie]
Smitt, Benhart, age 4, born Iowa
Smitt, B--a [best guess], age 4, born Iowa

- At the time of the 1860 census, Minnie would have been age 6, Adam Jr. was not born and another son & daughter were not born

- 1870 U.S. census, Cox Creek twp., Clayton county, IA:
Family & Dwelling #113
Heartman, Charles, age 30, born Prussia [Hartman]
Heartman, Caroline, age 21, born Prussia [daughter of Adam & Dorothy]

Family & Dwelling #114
Smith, Adam, age about 50, born Prussia
Smith, Mary, age about 52, born Prussia
Smith, Mina, age 15, born Iowa
Smith, Adam, age 6, born Iowa

- 1880 U.S. census, Cox Creek twp., Clayton county, IA:
Adam Schmidt, HOH, age 60
Dorothea Schmidt, wife, age 58
Adam Schmidt, son, age 15

- The obituary of Minnie (Schmidt) Gusta, wife of Gustaf Gusta, states she was "the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schmidt, and the last of a family of nine children". Minnie was born 01/01/1854 and died 04/29/1945. Besides the 5 who died in 1862, her siblings were Caroline (Schmidt) Hartman (died May 1909 in N.Dak.), and brother Adam Schmidt (died 1896)