Our Goal:
To acknowledge and honor
The people who have shared
our shops and homes in
German Village for the last
150 years
German Village House Histories
David and Alison Randall
39 E. Beck Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-221-9710
e-mail:
gvhousehistories@wowway.com
For information on having your
home or shop history completed,
go to:
Historic German Village
South Third Street
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Biographical Notes
Frank Schmitt was born about 1824 in Baden, Germany. According to the 1880 Federal Census, he was a widower with five children: Mary, Frank, Margareth, Alice, Anna, and Joseph. He died in 1887.
Julius Winterrer was born about 1868 in Baden, Germany, immigrated in 1876, and married Nettie. He worked in his younger years as a chain maker.