Frederick (Fred) H Schmitt
Our Great Grandfather on mom's side
Birth: September 26, 1870 to parents Peter and Wilhelmina (Benstein) Schmitt
Marriage: April 4, 1899 to Sadie Rosena (Rose) Neubauer Schmitt
Death: July 1, 1910
Occupations: Carriage Painter, Bar Tender, Porter
Children: George Washington, Joan Adeline Schmitt Nefches, Eugene William
Fred Schmitt's registration of birth in City of Milwaukee, September 26, 1870 to Peter Schmitt, storekeeper, and Mina Benstein.
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1880 Census showing Frederick as a 10 year old living at 1127 Cherry Street, Milwaukee with his family.
1900 Census showing Fred, Sadie, and George renting a house at 646 29th Street, Milwaukee. Fred was a Carriage Painter at the time. 
Registration of marriage to Sadie Rosena Neubauer on April 4, 1899. Fred was living in Wauwatosa at the time of their marriage.
1900 Milwaukee City Directory showing Fred as a Carriage Painter and living at 646 29th
Fred's discharge letter/document
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Back of discharge letter - stamps at the bottom show he was in Anniston, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, probably training for the war in those areas and passed through them on the train.
Pension file showing Rosena as the claimant and the Spanish War G4 Wisc Infantry divison Fred was enlisted in. Here is some history on the unit he was enlisted in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Wisconsin_Infantry_Regiment_(1898)
Another document showing his participation in the G4 unit of the Spanish War, as it was called on the document.
Registration of Death in Milwaukee, July 1, 1910 of edema of the brain.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122162227/frederick-h-schmitt?_gl=1*18nfmzi*_gcl_au*Njc1MTk5MzU3LjE3MDc3NjgxMDc.#view-photo=98159221
Burial at Cavalry Cemetery in Milwaukee. Fred's sister Henreitta married William C. Feerick and they owned a funeral home in Shorewood, which is still in operation by their descendents today: https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/
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