Our Family Tree - Schmalzbauer, John

Narrative

"According to his grandson, Karl Kurtz, "Grandpa was a wonderful man, always kind and pleasant. He always kept harmony in the family and allowed no vulgar talk or fighting. He was good to his family in many ways, helping cook and caring for the children when they were sick. He always said grace and went to High Mass every Sunday at St. Matthew's. His only vanity was his mustache, which he carefully trimmed and dyed black."

It was not uncommon in the late 1880s for families to have large numbers of children and the Schmalzbauers, who came to teown in 1888, were no exception. John Schmalzbauer and his wife Katherine Riener Schmalzbauer, had both been born in Europe. John's parents, Michael and Agnes, were from Germany and Katherine had been born in Austira in 1867. When they decided to emigrate, John and his brothers Anton and Otto chose Minnesota as their ultimate destination, eventually settling in West St. Paul. John and Katherine were married in the Assumption Church in St. Paul in 1885.
Their oldest child, Otilla, was born in 1886 and John arrived in 1888. Daughter Katherine made her appearance in 1889m followed by Joesph in 1891. Frank was born in 1892 and Louis in 1894. Anne, Otto and Agnes arrived between 1895 and 1899 and Mary came in 1901. Lawrence, or "George" Schmalzbauer was born in 1903, and the youngest of the family, Elizabeth, arrived in 1906.
The family lived at 1020 Seminole and John worked as a wood finisher, roofer and builder. He was one of the foundering members of the West St. Paul Commercial Club in 1918 and enjoyed working in his extensive gardens. According to his grandson, Karl Kurtz, "Grandpa was a wonderful man, always kind and pleasant. He always kept harmony in the family and allowed no vulgar talk or fighting. He was good to his family in many ways, helping cook and caring for the children when they were sick. He always said grace and went to High Mass every Sunday at St. Matthew's. His only vanity was his mustache, which he carefully trimmed and dyed black."
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"When Karl Kurtz wrote the Schmalzbauer story for the West St. Paul centennial in 1987, only Mary and Anne were still living of the original twelve Schmalzbauer children. Yet, like so many of the city's founders, the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the original immigrants have continued to make West St. Paul their home. When John and Katherine Schmalzbauer settled on Seminole Avenue in 1888, they were governed by the city call South St. Paul, which then included all of the current West St. Paul, South St.Paul, Sunfish Lake and parts of Inver Grove, Eagan and Mendota. In just a few short months after their arrival, the current City of West St. Paul would be born.
These forst one-hundred thirty years of the are were marked by the trials of the pioneers, the arrival of the first businesses and by the establishment of families who have called West St. Paul, and not to be St. Paul, but to become their very own city. The process of that choice was marked by controversy, political intrigue and disruption. Yet for many of the founding families, who saw the city progress from farmland to bustling business centerm the battle was well worth it."

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description
Birth	1863	Passau, Germany
	Event Note "John's parents, Michael and Agnes, were from Germany" From 1892 until 1894, Adolf Hitler and his family lived in Passau. The city archives mention Hitler being in Passau on four different occasions in the 1920s for speeches. On November 3, 1902 Heinrich Himmler and his family arrived from Munich. They lived at Theresienstraße 394 (currently Theresienstraße 22) until September 2, 1904. Himmler maintained contact with locals until May 1945.
Immigration	1884	St Paul, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note "It was not uncommon in the late 1880s for families to have large numbers of children and the Schmalzbauers, who came to town in 1888, were no exception. John Schmalzbauer and his wife Katherine Riener Schmalzbauer, had both been born in Europe." " When they decided to emigrate, John and his brothers Anton and Otto chose Minnesota as their ultimate destination, eventually settling in West St. Paul."
Naturalization	1893-10-13	Brooklyn, NY, USA
	Event Note Naturalization S542 Name - Schmalzbauer, John Location of Court - County Court, Kings County, NY Date - Oct 13, 1892 Volume - 233 Copy of Record - 95 Witness - John Kufner
Occupation	1895-06-11		Wood Finisher, Roofer and Builder

Occupation	1900-06-11		Provision Dealer - Meats

Occupation	1910		House Carpenter

Residence	1911	1020 Seminole Ave, St Paul, Minnesota, USA	Carpenter

Travel	1911		Travel to New York from Amsterdam

Residence	1912	1020 Seminole Ave, St Paul, Minnesota, USA	Carpenter

Death	1919-03-19	St Paul, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note "John and Katherine's twelve children all experienced tremendous loss when John died in the terrible influenza of 1919."

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Schmalzbauer, Michael	1810-11-11	1906-03-08
Mother	Rankl, Agnes	1821-05-18	1914-05-21
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Michael	1860-11-00	1933-12-23
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Karl	1862	1938
	Schmalzbauer, John	1863	1919-03-19
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Otto Anton	1865-09-14	1952-07-23
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Anton	1866-05-11	1961-08-30
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Franz (Frank)	1867	1884
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Ludwig “Louie”	1869-01-30	1945-03-15
Brother	Schmalzbauer, Josef (Joesph)	1871	1936

Families

Family of Schmalzbauer, John and Riener, Katherine

Married

Wife

Riener, Katherine ( * 1867-12-05 + 1944-09-03 )

Event	Date	Place
Marriage	1886-02-01	Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note "John and Katherine were married in Assumption Chruch in St. Paul in 1885."
Census	1895-06-11	St Paul, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note West St. Paul, Minnesota - Dakota County - 2nd Ward - June 11, 1895 Name Age Place of Birth Years in USA Years in Minn Occupation John 33 Bavaria 13 7 Carpenter Catherine 32 Austria Housewife Otilia 9 Minn John 7 Minn Katie 5 Minn Joesph 4 Minn Frank 3 Minn Louis 1 Minn
Residence	1895	1020 Seminole Ave, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Census	1900-06-11	St Paul, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note Name Relationship Date of Birth Age Place of Birth Year of Immigration Years in USA Occupation John Head Jan 1863 37 Germany 1882 18 Provision Dealer - Meats Katie Wife Nov 1863 36 Germany 1884 16 Tillie Daughter July 1886 13 Minnesota At school John Son Jan 1888 12 Minnesota At school Katie Daughter Sep 1889 10 Minnesota At school Frank Son June 1892 7 Minnesota Louis Son Oct 1983 6 Minnesota Anna Daughter Aug 1895 4 Minnesota Otto Son June 1897 2 Minnesota Agnes Daughter Apr 1899 1 Minnesota
Census	1910	West St Paul Ward 3, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
	Event Note Name: John Shmalzbauer Event Type: Census Event Date: 1910 Event Place: West St Paul Ward 3, Dakota, Minnesota, United States Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Birthplace: Germany Immigration Year: 1881 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Shmalzbauer Head M 46 Germany Katherine Shmalzbauer Wife F 45 Austria Tillie Shmalzbauer Daughter F 23 Minnesota John L Shmalzbauer Son M 22 Minnesota Katherine Shmalzbauer Daughter F 20 Minnesota Frank Shmalzbauer Son M 18 Minnesota Louis Shmalzbauer Son M 16 Minnesota Annie Shmalzbauer Daughter F 15 Minnesota Otto Shmalzbauer Son M 13 Minnesota Agnes Shmalzbauer Daughter F 11 Minnesota Mary Shmalzbauer Daughter F 9 Minnesota George Shmalzbauer Son M 7 Minnesota Theresa Shmalzbauer Daughter F 4 Minnesota District: ED 33 Sheet Number and Letter: 2B Household ID: 35 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T624 Affiliate Film Number: 695 GS Film Number: 1374708 Digital Folder Number: 004972529 Image Number: 00508 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2LP-2JT : accessed 26 February 2020), Theresa Shmalzbauer in household of John Shmalzbauer, West St Paul Ward 3, Dakota, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 2B, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 695; FHL microfilm 1,374,708.

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Schmalzbauer, Otilla (Till)	1886-07-04	1963-07-23
Schmalzbauer, John Jr. Lawrence	1888-01-26	1974-05-01
Schmalzbauer, Katherine	1889-09-11	1964-12-24
Schmalzbauer, Joseph	1891-06-01	1919-03-21
Schmalzbauer, Frank Andrew	1892-06-28	1981-06-20
Schmalzbauer, Louis	1893-10-20	1973-06-01
Schmalzbauer, Anne	1895-08-21	1995-01-08
Schmalzbauer, Otto Andrew	1897-06-02	1980-05-01
Schmalzbauer, Agnes	1899-04-07	1984-06-28
Schmalzbauer Small, Mary	1901-05-17	1999-06-02
Schmalzbauer, Elizabeth Marella	1906-03-04	1984-06-18
Schmalzbauer, Lawrence “George”	1903-07-04	1972-02-11