She immigrated with her parents on 24 October 1873 from Hamburg, Germany on the ship Cimbria arriving November 6, 1872 in New York.

She married Karl (Charles) F Schmidt June 27, 1878 at St Paul's Lutheran Church, Saginaw, MI. by Rev Chris Eberhardt. Witnesses were Mary Eberhardt and Katherine Reimold.

United States Census, 1900
Name Willamena Smidt
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Saginaw city Ward 11, northwest side, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Gender Female
Age 41
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Number of Living Children 8
Years Married 22
Birth Date May 1859
Birthplace Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1878
Immigration Year 1873
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Mother of how many children 11
Household
Carl Smidt Head M 44 Germany
Willamena Smidt Wife F 41 Germany
August Smidt Son M 20 Michigan
Edward Smidt Son M 15 Michigan
Lewis Smidt Son M 11 Michigan
Arthur Smidt Son M 7 Michigan
Fritz Smidt Son M 6 Michigan
Elanora Smidt Daughter F 3 Michigan
Zelna Smidt Daughter F 1 Michigan

Other children:
1- Elnora Schmidt. She is listed as Mrs Tracy Gray. B Feb 1897


2- Arthur (Archie)born 1892

3-Frederick born 1894

Michigan Deaths and Burials
Name Wilhelmina Schmidt
Gender Female
Burial Date 13 Oct 1912
Death Date 09 Oct 1912
Death Place Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan
Age 53
Birth Date 1859
Birthplace Germany
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Fred'K K. Heidenreich
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Name Mary Schill
Mother's Birthplace Germany

Buried March 2, 1927.

Cause of death: Myocarditis