The Family History of children of Leonhard Schmidtner of Milwaukee

Leonhard Schmidtner, also known as Baron von Kovalski, was a famous Milwaukee architect. Born in 1825 in Warsaw, Poland, son of Joseph Schmidtner, the most prominent architect in Poland at the time. He left Poland for Bavaria when he was 19, in order to escape military service. In Munich he worked with his uncle, Leonard Schmidtner, who was also an architect and public buildings inspector. At age 23, he emigrated to America, settling in Milwaukee. Among the many important buildings credited to his design or erected by Mr. Schmidtner in the state of Wisconsin may are St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, the State Prison, the House of Correction, the Madison School House, etc; but what crowns his name as an architect, is the County Court House in Milwaukee.

The Ancestral History of Leonhard Schmidtner of Milwaukee

Leonard Schmidtner is a direct descendant of Bartholomaus Schmitter (d. 4/29/1728) of Eberfing, Germany. Known family tree from Bartholomaus Schmitter to Leonard Schmidtner is as follows:

Bartholomaus Schmitter (b. / / d. 4/29/1728) m. Maria ??r. in the Weilheim/Schongau region of Bavaria, about 40 miles sw. of Munich
. . . . . Jacob Schmitter (b. 7/ /1681 d. 3/27/1749) m. Magdalena Heiss (b. 5/ /1684) on 7/12/1706r. in Eberfing and Weilheim in the Danube River valley in northern Bavaria
. . . . . . . . . . Maria Schmitter (b. 1/ /1707)
. . . . . . . . . . Anna Schmitter (b. 7/ /1712)
. . . . . . . . . . Joseph Schmitter (b. 3/ /1715)
. . . . . . . . . . Matthias Schmitter (b. 1/ /1718)
. . . . . . . . . . Johann George Schmitter (b. 4/ /1720 d. 6/3/1797) m. Anna Baur (b. / /1726 d. 12/2/1803) on 4/25/1752born in Eberfing, but r. in Weilheim/Dillingen in the Danube River valley in central Bavaria, where Anna grew up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Anton Schmitter (b. 11/ /1755)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Magalena Schmitter (b. 5/ /1757)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Schmitter (b. 1/17/1759 d. 9/24/1806) m. Magdalena Sanctjohanneser (b. 1754 d. 3/21/1818) on 8/20/1787r. in Weilheim/Dillingen in central Bavaria
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Magdalena Schmitter (b. 5/ /1790)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Benedikt Schmidtner (b. 5/ /1792 d. 9/22/1843) m. Julie ???r. in Wlostowice/Malopolskie, Poland. Died while repairing the Alexandrian Institute in Pulaway, Poland.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Alphons Schmidtner (b. 12/24/1825 d. 7/30/1875)born in Warszow/Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Schmidtner (b. 10/ /1974)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Anna Schmidtner (b. 7/ /1796)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Schmidtner (b. 10/ /1799)became the Minister of Public Buildings in Bavaria, also helped rebuild Warsaw after it was destroyed by Napoleon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Georg Schmitter (b. 1/ /1763)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andreas Schmitter (b. 11/ /1764)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Catharina Schmitter (b. 1/ /1773)
. . . . . . . . . . Agatha Schmitter (b. 1/ /1725)
. . . . . Afra Schmitter (b. 3/23/1684)


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The Descendants of Leonhard Schmidtner of Milwaukee

Names of Family Members Places of Residence (r.), or places of burial (b.)
Leonhard Alfons Schmidtner (b. 12/24/1825 d. 7/30/1875) m. (1)Margaretha Koehl (b. 2/18/1826 d. 3/ /1860) in 1854
. . " . . . " . . . " . . also m. (2) Marie Caroline Koehl (b. 2/20/1828 d. 5/3/1911) on 12/21/1860
. . . . . (1)Augusta Schmidtner (b. 11/19/1855 d. 12/6/1896) m. Victor Schlitz (b. 10/15/1849 d. 6/2/1928) on 5/25/1876
. . . . . . . . . . Charles Schlitz (b. 5/12/1877 d.3/3/1943)
. . . . . . . . . . Anna Helena Schlitz (b. 1/11/1879 d. 12/30/1935) m. Jacob John Eulberg (b. 3/4/1869 d. 6/2/1921) on 8/22/1900
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothea Eulberg (b. 6/18/1903 d. 9/22/1926) m. Clarence Walsh (b. ) in 1924
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valetta Eulberg (b. 3/1/1909 d. 3/1/1909)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Victor Eulberg (b. 4/30/1910 d. 1/29/1913)
. . . . . . . . . . Victoria Schlitz (b. 12/24/1881 d. 12.24.1881)
. . . . . . . . . . Lenard Schlitz (b. 4/19/1883)
. . . . . . . . . . Joseph Schlitz (b. 12/28/1884 d. 3/ /1980)
. . . . . . . . . . Martha H. Schlitz (b. 11/25/1888 d. / / )
. . . . . . . . . . Lulu Martha Schlitz (b. 9/14/1892 d. 12/9/1956) m. 9/11/1918
. . . . . (1)Anna Marie Schmidtner (b. 4/9/1857 d. 1/20/1911) m. George Ackerman Abert (b. 12/22/1840 d. 3/27/1918) on 8/3/1876
. . . . . . . . . . Louise Anna Abert (b. 5/15/1877 d. 2/27/1964) m. John Rudolf Godejahn (b. 9/5/1875 d. 11/22/1947) on 8/3/1898
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gladys Godejahn (b. 3/15/1900 d. 2/11/1979)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Abert J. Godejahn (b. 3/27/1902 d. 5/21/1902)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon C. Godejahn (b. 6/22/1903 d. 6/5/1981) m.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junelle Louise Godejahn (b. 6/20/1911 d. 8/20/1946) m. Herman William Moeller (b. 5/26/1912) on 8/4/1932
. . . . . . . . . . Adeline Abert (b. 4/30/1878 d. 2/18/1918) m. Charles Gaffney (b. / /1866 d. 12/8/1935) on 6/25/1902b. in Forest Home Cem, Milwaukee, WI
. . . . . . . . . . Mattie L. Abert (b. 7/6/1879 d. 9/17/1951) m. Charles Hashek (b. 9/26/1877 d. 7/4/1958) on 5/6/1902
. . . . . . . . . . George Gideon Abert (b. 1/24/1881 d. 1/24/1951) m. Olive Amber Tourtillott (b. 1/31/1877 d. 12/14/1906) on / /1901b. in Shawano, Wisc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive Lucelle Abert (b. 1/20/1902 d. 3/5/1939) m. Dean Willmers (b. / /1898 d. )b. in Shawano, Wisconsin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Abert (b. 10/10/1904 d. 3/20/1970) m. Mary Pauline Lookaround (b. 8/19/1898 d. )
. . . . . . . . . . Earl C. Abert (b. 3/7/1883 d. 5/21/1904)
. . . . . . . . . . Augusta M. Abert (b. 8/21/1889 d. 1/23/1910) m. Louis Wagner (b. 8/28/1888 d. 1/18/1966) on 1/23/1910
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louis Wagner (b. 1/21/1910 d. 5/28/1970) m. Evelyn Pearl Marie Betz (b. 5/17/1911 d. 9/10/1963) on 9/28/1935b. in Pinelawn Cem., Milwaukee, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Jerome Wagner (b. 2/9/1930 d. 1/5/2002) m. Marie Helen Lueck (b. 3/3/1939) on 9/21/1957 at St. Francis Church, Milwaukee, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Jerome Wagner (b. 12/23/1958) m. (1)Kimberly Kay Kronquist (b. 7/29/1969) on 6/18/1983, divorced in 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . " . . . " . . . . . . . . . . also m. (2)Roseltha Ruth Kiepert (b. ) on 12/31/1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)Terrisha Wagner (b. 12/24/1984) bcw. Eric Strackbein (b. 12/30/1984)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylie Rosemarie Strackbein (b. 1/20/2003)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)Lindsey Wagner (b. 3/11/1986)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)Ashley Wagner (b. 6/13/1987)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)Shane Wagner (b. 9/20/1989)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)Jordan Wagner (b. 4/8/1993)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2)Mickenzie Rose Wagner (b. 3/27/1996)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert James Wagner (b. 4/5/1961)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Marie Wagner (b. 2/14/1965) m. Daniel Francis (b. 2/24/1959) on 2/29/1992
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Francis (b. 11/4/1979) m. Shawn Kelly (b. 2/25/1979)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathen Lee Kelly (b. 9/30/1999)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autumn Jean Kelly (b. 8/26/2001)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eliza Rae Kelly (b. 3/9/2004)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mirielle Marie Francis (b. 1/6/1993)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel Lee Francis (b. 1/26/1995)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geraldine Wagner (b. 9/21/1936 d. 1/28/1984) bcw. John Brinovec (b. / /1927?)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . " . . . . . . . . also m. Myron Kotecki (b. 3/15/1930) on 8/25/1962b. in Highland Mem. Park, New Berlin, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Christine Brinovec(b. 1/20/1954) m. David Louis Meeusen (b. 4/29/1953) on 7/10/1976
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Joseph Meeusen (b. 10/5/1979) hcw. Carlyn Toohey
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Daniel Meeusen (b. 3/11/2002)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Ann Meeusen (b. 1/4/1982)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Anthony Meeusen (b. 5/26/1987)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Benjamin Meeusen (b. 3/7/1990)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen S. Kotecki (b. 4/24/1951)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kennith Kotecki (b. 1/3/1954 d. 8/ /1984)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Kotecki (b. 5/20/1955 d. 4/4/1989)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Kotecki (b. 2/10/1961)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Kotecki (b. 3/25/1964)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Kotecki (b. 7/27/1973)
. . . . . . . . . . Ethel Tuilie Abert (b. 4/1/1898 d. 4/14/1898)
. . . . . . . . . . Edith Cora Abert (b. 4/1/1898 d. 6/5/1899)
. . . . . (1)Caroline Marie Schmidtner (b. 3/25/1858 d. 3/5/1928) m. George Edward Mehner (b. 9/10/1855 d. 4/3/1901) in 1877
. . . . . . . . . . Louis Mehner (b. / /1879)
. . . . . . . . . . Leonard Mehner
. . . . . . . . . . Louise Mehner
. . . . . . . . . . Anna Louise Mehner (b. ) m. August Janovsky (b. 1870 d. 1941)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Caroline Janovsky (b. 8/4/1903 d. 10/9/1973) m. Alfred Walter Meier (b. 2/9/1898 d. 5/18/1958) on 10/23/1920b.in Forest Home Cem, Lot 112, Sec 37, Milwaukee
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Walter Meier (b. 10/13/1921) m. Ruth Possin (b. 3/13/1922 d. 11/ /1998) on 7/4/1942r.in Hales Corners, WI/b.in Milwaukee
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Lillian Meier (b. 8/23/1925 d. 2/ /2002) m. Bruce Vernon Kunde (b. 8/21/1922) on 11/2/1945b.in Wi/r.in Redding, CA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Jean Kunde (b. 3/1/1947) m. John Hendee (b. ) on 8/17/ , divorced 1984r.in Cameron Park, CA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Erik Hendee (b. 7/31/1965) m. r.in Santa Clara, Ca
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Matthew Hendee (b. 9/22/1970) m. Jenniferr.in Wauwautosa, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Hendee (b. 3/7/1974)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Hendee (b. 3/7/1974)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Hendee (b. 12/22/1975)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Lynn Kunde (b. 8/1/1949) m. Andrew Bell (b. 12/1/ ) on 10/ /1971r.in Millis, MA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Bell (b. 4/2/1974)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Bell (b. 10/24/1976)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Bell (b. 3/2/1979) m. 2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Vernon Kunde, Jr. (b. 10/25/1954) m. r.in Las Vegas, NM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Elaine Meier (b. 4/6/1931) m. Howard Clayton Pavlet (b. 11/28/1929) on 2/28/1952r.in Muskego, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Lynn Pavlet (b. 9/15/1953) m. Robert Lawrence Fink (b. 10/7/1953) on 7/29/1978 at Redeemer, Fond du Lac, WIr.at 3019 S. 15th St. Manitowoc, WI 54220
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Benjamin Fink (b. 10/7/1982) m. Michelle Kathryn Schmal (b. 1/6/1985) on 7/7/2007 at St. Marcus, Milwaukeer.at 2249 S. 62nd St, West Allis, WI 53219
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared Samuel Fink (b. 4/4/1986)r.at 1507 22nd St E. Minneapolis, MN 55404
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Margaret Eva Fink (b. 4/5/1990)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Howard Pavlet (b. 8/24/1956) m. Kathy Schnell (b. 10/22/1963) on 9/12/1987r.in Dousman, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Nicole Pavlet (b. 12/27/1997)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loren Jada Pavlet (b. 8/24/2004)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Marion Meier (b. 4/25/1934 d. 6/5/2011) m. Raymond Thomas Buss (b. 11/21/1930 d. 7/19/2005) on 8/22/1953b.at Veteran's Cem, Union Grove, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Lynnell Buss (b. 4/20/1956) m. Thomas Philip Breeden (b. 7/20/1949) on 6/12/1982r.in Muskego, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Thomas Buss (b. 7/30/1958) m. Susan Mary Slottke (b. 9/21/1959) on 10/13/1984r.in Greenfield, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Lyn Buss (b. 6/16/1985)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Thomas Buss (b. 2/6/1988)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Buss (b. 1996)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Dawn Buss (b. 8/25/1961)r. in Greenfield, WI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anita Margaret Janovsky (b. 3/12/1911 d. 10/ /1992) m. Lawrence Ellis (b. 3/29/1906 d. 12/14/1991)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Ellis, Jr. (b. 2/2/1930 d. //2006)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janeen Ellis (b. 12/25/1934)
. . . . . (1) Lewis Schmidtner (b. 1860 d. 1860)