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Catherine Neu Schmitz
1 Nov 1859 – 20 Apr 1941
| Birth | 1 Nov 1859 |
| Death | 20 Apr 1941 |
| Cemetery | Saint Peter's Cemetery Lindsay , Cooke County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | sue on 01 Dec 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92185278 |
Bio
Father: Johann Joseph Neu; Mother: Margaret Walterscheid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following information is courtesy of Find a Grave member # 46975003 Notes from family: William Joseph Schmitz and Catherine Neu were married in Iowa on February 12, 1883. He was a high spirited young man and she was a small, kind lady. This courageous young couple was destined to become our beloved Grandpa and Grandma. My Grandfather, Joeseph Schmitz is born... On August 9, 1885, their first son, Joseph was born, followed by: John, Margaret, Mary, Theodore, William Jr., Henry, Frank, Frances, Josephine, and last a daughter, Catherine. The Schmitz family migrates to Texas.... Because of the severe winter weather, they moved to a newly formed German, Catholic colony in Texas. On December 23, 1898, they arrived by train, in Lindsay, Texas. Traveling along the way with them were nine of their children and two of Catherine's brothers., William and Joe Neu, and their families, making up a party of six adults, and about thirty children. Grandma Schmitz liked to tell the story of nearing Gainesville. The conductor walked up and down the aisle calling out, "Gainesville, Gainesville, pick up your packages and don't leave any of those kids behind". They were met at the Myra depot in Myra, Texas, by Conrad and Eva Walterscheid, brother-in-law and sister of Grandpa Schmitz. They spent their first night in Texas with the Walterscheids in their home near Myra and recall their first meal consisted of Potato pancakes. On Christmas Day, a younger brother of Grandma, John Neu, all of their household goods and all of their machinery arrived by rail from Iowa, and they set up housekeeping in a two-room house belonging to J. M. Lindsay, three miles south of Lindsay. Grandpa went to work immediately buying about 197 acres of land, for the large sum of $2,600. He paid $1,000 initial payment and borrowed $1,600 at 10% interest with the entire debt to be paid in full in three years. He also started to build a house and barns, and soon had his family settled. The family likes to tell of February 1899, as the coldest ever in Texas. For five days the temperature stayed at 14 degrees below zero and Grandpa told the story that the kerosene froze in the lamps. Uncle John recalls they used all their fire wood and then had to burn the fence posts for heat. With the family settled, Grandpa became active in community and church affairs, and served in many ways helping the community grow. He served as one of the committee men building the new church in 1903. It was destroyed by a cyclone on May 31, 1917.
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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- John Joseph Neu Sr 1857–1924
- Margaret "Maggie" Neu Walterscheid 1861–1934
- Theodore Neu 1863–1924
- William Henry Neu 1865–1935
- Helena Neu Reinart 1867–1896
- Mary Elizabeth Neu Krebs 1868–1940
- Joseph Frank "Joe" Neu 1870–1937
- John Peter Neu Sr 1872–1963
Children
- Joseph John "Joe" Schmitz 1885–1961
- John William Schmitz 1886–1985
- Margaret Mary "Maggie" Schmitz Bezner 1887–1979
- Mary Ann Schmitz Lueb 1888–1984
- Theodore Henry "Tator" Schmitz 1890–1973
- William A. Schmitz 1891–1918
- Henry Joseph Schmitz 1895–1957
- Franz Joseph Schmitz 1896–1901
- Frances Anna "Francie" Schmitz Metzler 1897–1983
- Josephina Schmitz 1899–1906
- Catherine Margaret "Katie" Schmitz Fuhrmann 1903–1986
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