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TOWN OF WHEATFIELD - Henry Schendel, 75. of 7216 Schultz Road died Saturday (Jan. 24, 1970) at the Hanson Nursing Home in Niagara Falls, after an illness of several months. He was a native and lifelong resident of Wheatfield. A retired farmer, he had also worked as a machine operator at the Buffalo Bolt Co. in North Tonawanda for 18 years. He is survived by his wife Anna and a son Allen, both of Wheatfield; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Errick of Akron, N.Y., Mrs. Elsie Ordway, Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. Wilhelmina Mueller of Wheatfield. Several nieces and nephews' also survive. Funeral services, will ,be held al the Pike and Jones Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m; the-Rev, Enno A. Schmook, officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery in Wheatfield. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Henry + SCHMIDT, Anna Sophia Auguste. Anna (daughter of SCHMIDT, Wilhelm Heinrich and MILLEVILLE, Albertine Wilhelmine Auguste) was born on 20 Aug 1896 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in Feb 1986 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 January 1941 Tonawanda News
Gustav Schendel, 82, died yesterday at his home on the Falls boulevard, town of Wheatfield. He was a life-long resident. He is survived by a son, Henry of Wheatfield; six daughters, Mrs. Philip Krull of Clarence, Mrs. Christ Krull, of Cambria, Mrs. Walter Errick of Gasport, Mrs. Fillmore Johnson of Lansing, Mich., Mrs. George Mueller and Mrs. Edward Ordiway of Wheatfield; 24 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Rites will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the residence and at 3 o’clock at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Rev. F. A. Hinners officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul’s cemetery.

Gustav married PROEFROCK, Auguste Wilhelmine on 29 Nov 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of PROEFROCK, Johann and DUBOIS, Christine) was born on 19 Sep 1862 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Jul 1939 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Old Resident of Wheatfield Dead
NORTH TONAWANDA. July 19 - Mrs. Augusta Schendel. 16, died last night at her home in the Niagara Falls boulevard near Nashville, town of Wheatfield. She was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Martinsville. She is survived by her husband, Gustav Schendel; six daughters, Mrs. Phlip Krull, of Clarence, Mrs. Christian Krull and Mrs. George Mueller, of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Errick. of Amherst, Mrs. Filmore Johnson, of Lansing. Mich., and Mrs. Edward Ordiway, of Tonawanda; a son. Henry, of Wheatfield; 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p m. at the home and at 2:30 at St. Paul's church. Interment

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NF Gazette
Funeral of W. H. Schmidt
Lockport, June 4-The funeral of William H. Schmidt, Ward road, town of Wheatfield, Niagara court crier and justice of the peace, who succumbed Monday to injuries in an automobile accident, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, standard time. Services will be conducted at the Lutheran church at Bergholtz.
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NF Gazette

Peace Justice William Schmidt, 71, Dies Here Few Hours After Collision.
DRIVER ARRESTED
Joseph Szeraj (sic) May Face Manslaughter Charge; Victim Well Known in County.
Peace Justice William Schmidt, 71 years old, of the Ward road, Town of Wheatfield, court crier of Niagara County, died at 10:30 o'clock today in Memorial hospital (sic) of injuries received in an automobile accident at 7:30 o'clock this morning, Hulmuth Mallenthine, also of the Ward road, driver of the automobile in which Mr. Schmdit (sic) was riding when the accident occurred, received minor cuts and bruises.
Driver is held.
Joseph Czekaj, who lives at the intersection of the Town Line road and the Lockport road, driver of the automobile which crashed into the machine in which Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Mallenthine were riding, was arrested by Undersheriff Ira Cowdrick following the crash. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Treichler, of Sanborn, and was held in $1,000 bail on a charge of reckless driving. Undersheriff Cowdrick said the charge would probably be changed to one of manslaughter.
The accident occurred at the intersection of the Lockport road and the Ward road. Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Mallenthine were on their way to Lockport, Mr. Schmidt to serve as court crier and Mr. Mallenthine to answer a summons for duty on the grand jury. The Mallenthine car was being driven north in the Ward road when it was struck by Czekaj's car, which was coming east in the Lockport road. Mallenthine's car was overturned by the impact and Mr. Schmidt was pinned beneath the wreckage,
Undersheriff Cowdrick said that his investigation showed that Czekaj neglected to heed a stop sign before he drove onto the intersection.
Draper Investigating
Dr. W. L. Draper, coroner, of Niagara. Falls, is investigating the fatality. Dr. William Peart attended Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt was born in Germany and came to the United States 61 years ago. He has lived in Niagara county since coming to this country and was one of the best known residents of the county. He was a former supervisor for the Town of Wheatfield and served as court crier and justice of the peace for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Albertine Milleville Schmidt, of the town of Wheatfield; two sons, John and Theodore Schmidt, both of the Town of Wheatfield, and four daughters, Mrs. William Lynch and Mrs. Ella Read of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Charles Runge, of St. Johnsburg, and Mrs. Anna Schendel, of the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MILLEVILLE, Albertine Wilhelmine Auguste on 26 Oct 1882 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of MILLEVILLE, Johannes and KRULL, Albertine Elizabeth) was born on 5 Feb 1859 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Apr 1934 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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10 April 1934 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Wilhelmina Schmidt, 75 years old, died today at her home on the Ward road, town of Wheatfield, after an illness of a week. She was a lifelong resident of the town. She was the wife of the late William H. Schmidt, court crier in the county court at Lockport for many years, who was killed in an automobile accident at the junction of the Ward and Lockport roads a few years ago. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Runge and Mrs. Henry Schendel, Wheatfield, and Mrs. George Reid, Niagara Falls; two sons, John and Theodore, Wheatfield; five grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Christ Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha DeVantier, and three brothers, John, William and Albert Milleville, Wheatfield. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence and at 2:45 o’clock at the Walmore Lutheran church. Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. Jacob’s cemetery.
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SCHMIDT RITES
Esteemed Bergholtz Resident Is Laid to Her Final Rest.
BERGHOLTZ, April 16.-Funeral services for Mrs. William H. Schmidt, nee Albertine Milleville, 75 years old, who died Tuesday, were from 2 :45 from St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore. The Rev. Otto Bruss officiated.
Mrs. Schmidt was born on February 4, 1859, in this village. Her parents were among the first settlers of this town. She attended school here. In the year 1882 she was married to William H. Schmidt, who was for a number of years before his death court crier in county court, Lockport, and who was fatally injured several years ago in an auto accident.
Mrs. Schmidt was of a kind and loving Christian character. She not only endeared herself to her own family but to every one with whom she came in contact. She was a member of the St. Jacobi Lutheran church. Six nephews were bearers. They are Martin Milleville. Gerhard Milleville, Erich Ferchen, Ben De Vantier, Edward Milleville and Philip Milleville. Honorary bearers were the Misses Sophia Milleville and Elsie Milleville, Interment was in St. Jacobi cemetery.
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Niagara Falls Gazette
Widow of Court Official Dead
NORTH TONAWANDA, April 10-Mrs. Wilhemina (sic), Schmidt, 75, died today at her home in the Ward road, town of Wheatfield, after a week's illness. She was a lifelong resident and the wife of the late William H. Schmidt, former court crier in county court at Lockport, who was fatally injured several years ago in an auto accident at the Ward and Lockport roads.
Mrs. Schmidt is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Runge and Mrs. Henry Schundel, of Wheatfield, and Mrs. George Reid, of Niagara Falls; two sons, John and Theodore, both of Wheatfield; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Christ (sic) Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha Deventier, and three brothers, John, William and Albert Milleville, all of the town of Wheatfield.
The funeral will be hed (sic) Friday afternoon at 2 o'cock (sic) from the house and at 2:45 from the Walmore Lutheran church. Interment will be in St. Jacob's cemetery.

Gottfried + SCHMIDT, Henrietta. Henrietta was born in 1822; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married DUBOIS, Christine on 18 Jun 1856 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of DUBOIS, Jacob and SCHULTZ, Dorothea) was born in 1818 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernst + Louisa Friedericke. Louisa was born on 13 Dec 1829 in Prussia; died on 11 Oct 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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2 March 1912 Tonawanda News

John Milleville

John Milleville, 80 years old, one of the pioneer settlers of the town of
Wheatfield, dropped dead at his home in Bergholtz, a suburb of this city,
yesterday afternoon. Heart disease is attributed as the cause of death.
The deceased was born in Germany and came here 55 years ago, locating in
Wheatfield. Three daughters, Mrs. William Schmidt, Mrs. Christian Ferchen
and Mrs. Fred Devantier; three sons, John, William and Albert Milleville,
all of Bergholtz; three sisters, Mrs. Ferdinand Pfuhl, Mrs. William Haseley
and Mrs. Albert Walck and four brothers, August, William, Ferdinand and
Albert Williams all of the town of Wheatfield, survive. The funeral will be
held from the late home tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and a half hour
later from the Grabau Lutheran church at Bergholtz. Burial will be at
Bergholtz.

Johannes married KRULL, Albertine Elizabeth on 13 Aug 1857 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of KRULL, Christian and BECCUE, Marie) was born on 1 Nov 1841 in Fahrenwald bei Brussow, Prussia; died on 8 Sep 1905 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]