Amelia was one of eight children born to August and Johanna (Tadich) Schmanski. She had red hair, which is a trait that has been passed down through several generations. It has also been reported that she had a quick temper to go with that red hair.
Amelia married Omer Thomas Curd on October 8, 1888 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They had eleven children: John Warner; August Omer; Frank L.; Elmer; Vitula Sylvia; an infant that died at an early age; Corrina Marie; Willetta; Julian Theodore; Harrington Joseph; Howard James. The family lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
About 1926 the family moved from Oshkosh to Los Angeles County, California. In 1934 Omer and Amelia took a trip to Oshkosh to visit relatives. While there, they had a huge disagreement and decided to separate. Omer went home to California, and died soon afterwards. Amelia did not go home for the funeral.
When Amelia did go home later that year, her single brother Louis Schmanski moved in with her and they lived together until his death in Feb 1941. He is buried in Lot 277, one lot southwest of where Amelia was buried later that same year. Amelia is buried in a different part of the cemetery than where husband Omer is buried. Neither Omer nor Amelia has a grave marker though they had seven living children at the time of their deaths.
*The above information was from my own research on Omer and Amelia, my great-grandparents. If anyone reading this has further info on them, or hopefully a photograph, I would really love it if you could either contact me, or post the photo - Michelle Shreve
**On a personal note, it has always bothered me that my great-grandparents do not have grave markers. June 2023 I contacted the cemetery office to find out about purchasing markers for them. I was extremely surprised, and not a little bit irritated, to find out they have a "rule" that says I must get permission from the "majority" of all of the great-grandchildren, consisting of notarized letters, before I am allowed to place markers on their graves. All I want to do is honor them, and the cemetery is making this near impossible to do. If you are a great-grandchild, please contact me.
Amelia was one of eight children born to August and Johanna (Tadich) Schmanski. She had red hair, which is a trait that has been passed down through several generations. It has also been reported that she had a quick temper to go with that red hair.
Amelia married Omer Thomas Curd on October 8, 1888 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They had eleven children: John Warner; August Omer; Frank L.; Elmer; Vitula Sylvia; an infant that died at an early age; Corrina Marie; Willetta; Julian Theodore; Harrington Joseph; Howard James. The family lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
About 1926 the family moved from Oshkosh to Los Angeles County, California. In 1934 Omer and Amelia took a trip to Oshkosh to visit relatives. While there, they had a huge disagreement and decided to separate. Omer went home to California, and died soon afterwards. Amelia did not go home for the funeral.
When Amelia did go home later that year, her single brother Louis Schmanski moved in with her and they lived together until his death in Feb 1941. He is buried in Lot 277, one lot southwest of where Amelia was buried later that same year. Amelia is buried in a different part of the cemetery than where husband Omer is buried. Neither Omer nor Amelia has a grave marker though they had seven living children at the time of their deaths.
*The above information was from my own research on Omer and Amelia, my great-grandparents. If anyone reading this has further info on them, or hopefully a photograph, I would really love it if you could either contact me, or post the photo - Michelle Shreve
**On a personal note, it has always bothered me that my great-grandparents do not have grave markers. June 2023 I contacted the cemetery office to find out about purchasing markers for them. I was extremely surprised, and not a little bit irritated, to find out they have a "rule" that says I must get permission from the "majority" of all of the great-grandchildren, consisting of notarized letters, before I am allowed to place markers on their graves. All I want to do is honor them, and the cemetery is making this near impossible to do. If you are a great-grandchild, please contact me.
Gravesite Details
She has no headstone
Family Members
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John Warner Curd
1889–1959
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Francis Louis "Frank" Curd
1894–1959
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Elmer Curd
1896 – unknown
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Vitula Sylvia Amanda Curd Thurman
1898–1983
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Corrina Marie Curd Fritz
1900–1959
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Julian Theodore Curd
1904–1918
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Harrington Joseph "Red" Curd
1906–1988
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Howard James Curd
1913–1981
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August Omer "Gussie" Curd
unknown–1899
