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Joseph Schmidt

Lithuanian: Juozapas Beižỹs
Also Known As: "Josef Beiszas", "Joseph Schmidt", "Josef Beiszis", "Joseph B. Schmidt", "Joe Schmide"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Skaudvilė, Tauragė District Municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania
Death: May 08, 1963 (80)
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
Place of Burial: Plot: 1/119/1/8th, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Josephine Ziniewicz Schmidt

Managed by: Donald Russell
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About Joseph Schmidt

See MEDIA TAB and TIMELINE TAB for links to Records

LEGAL NAME CHANGE from Josef Beiszis to Joseph Schmidt in 1938 according to citizenship application.

Immigration Ship Manifest: Arrived into Baltimore, Maryland aboard the Wittekind in 1907 under the name Josef Beiszas: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CS2-22P

Residence 1930 (Joseph with his wife and stepchildren): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSR-KCR

Petition to Naturalize Josef Beiszis includes name change to Joseph Schmidt:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95X6-TF3?i=1153&cc...

WW2 Military Registration: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-P681

Washington Death Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FY6-FZRY

Burial: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-P5DR

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Joseph Schmidt's Timeline

1883
March 17, 1883
Skaudvilė, Tauragė District Municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania
1963
May 8, 1963
Age 80
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
May 1963
Age 80
Fern Hill Cemetery, Plot: 1/119/1/8th, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States