Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Alexander James Schott

Twenty year old Alexander Schott did not live with his parents and siblings at the time of the 1900 census.

In 1910, 29 year old Alexander J. Schott lived with his wife Martha (23) and their son James D. (2 mos) at 342 Centre Street, Uinta, Evanston, Wyoming. Alexander and his parents were born in Ohio; Martha was born in Arizona, her father in New York, and her mother in England; James was born in Utah. According to the census, Alexander and Martha had been married for 3 years. Alexander worked as a locomotive engineer.

In 1920, 39 year old Alexander J. Schott lived with his wife Martha (32) in a home they owned at 203 20th Street, Ogen, Weber Co., Utah. Living with them were their children Dale J. (9), Frederick W. (7), and Ella M. (2 yrs 5 mos). Dale and Frederick attended school. Alexander worked as an locomotive engineer on a steam railroad.

In 1930, 50 year old Alex J. Schott lived with his wife Martha S. (42) in a home they owned (value $6000) at 2674 Jackson Ave., Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. Living with them were their children Dale J. (20), Frederick W. (17), Margaret (12), and Mary J. (4 yrs 8 mos). The 3 older children attended school. According to the census, Alex and Martha had been married for about 14 years. Alex and his parents were born in Ohio; Martha was born in Arizona, her father in New York, and her mother in England; Dale and Mary born in Utah and Frederick and Margaret in Wyoming. Alex worked as a locomotive engineer. The family owned a radio.

Alexander Schott's obituary appeared in The Ogden (Utah) Standard Examiner newspaper on April 21, 1965.

Alexander J. Schott, 85, of 2671 Jackson, died Tuesday
night at St. Benedict's Hospital of a heart ailment.
Mr. Schott was born Oct. 11, 1879, in Fulda, Ohio, a son of
John and Hannah Smithberger Schott. On Oct. 30, 1906, he
was married to Martha Smith in Salt Lake City.
He resided in Evanston, Wyo., 13 years and in Ogden the
past 46 years. He had been employed as an engineer for the
Union Pacific Railroad Co., retiring in 1948. He was a member
of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers in Evanston and Union Pacific Old timers Club in
Ogden.
Surviving are his widow, two sons, James Dale Schott,
Altoona, Iowa; Fred William Schott, Portland, Ore.; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Jay F. (Margaret) Gessel, Mrs. A. Gibson (Mary Jean)
Smith, both of Ogden; 17 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren,
one brother, William B. Schott, Caldwell, Ohio; one sister, Mrs.
Elnora Miller, Elyria, Ohio.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church. Holy rosary will be recited Thursday
at 8 p.m. Entombment in the Good Shepherd Abbey Mausoleum
at Washington Heights Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers contribu-
tions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict's Hospital Charity
Fund.


Martha Smith

Obituary:

Martha Smith Schott, 94, formerly of 2671 Jackson, died Friday, Sept.
25, 1981, at a local nursing home of causes incident to age. She was born May 1, 1887, in Tuba City, Ariz., a daughter of Lot and
Alice Mary Baugh Smith. She married Alexander J. Schott Oct. 30, 1906,
in Salt Lake City. He died April 20, 1965. She had lived in Tuba City, Ariz., and moved to Logan, Utah, as a child.
After her marriage she lived in Evanston, Wyo., and then moved to Ogden
where she lived the past 60 years. She was educated in Logan schools. She was a member of the LDS
Church. She had been past president of the G.I.A. to B.L.E. She was also
active in the Ogden Civic Club. She is survived by two sons and two daughters, J. Dale Schott, Bluemont,
Va.; Fred W. Schott, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Jay F. (Margaret) Gessell, Ogden;
Mrs. Mary Jean Smith, Ogden; 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and
one great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. at the Good Shepherd
Abbey Mausoleum at Washington Heights Memorial Park with Bishop Ed Blair
of the Highland Ward officiating. Freinds may call at Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel, Sunday from 6
to 7 p.m. and Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests those wishing may make contributions
to the Utah Lung Association.


Lot Smith

Lot Smith was a member of the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Alice Baugh was the fifth of his seven wives.


James Dale Schott

J. Dale Schott, 91, a retired soil conservationist and Small Business Administration volunteer, died of pulmonary disease March 31 at home in Arlington. Mr. Schott was born in Ogden, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University. He was city forester in Salt Lake City before joining the newly established Soil Conservation Service in 1935. He served in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Iowa before retiring in 1966. On retiring, he joined the State Department's Overseas Missions for a five-year tour as assistant director of agricultural development in Thailand. In 1971, he settled in Clark County, Va., where he became an SBA volunteer adviser to farmers in the Shenandoah Valley. He later moved to Leesburg and then to Alexandria. He was a member of the Soil Conservation Society and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. His wife of 63 years, Miriam M. Hyde Schott, died in 1995.
Survivors include four children, Susan A. Schott of Alexandria, James C., of Niwot, Colo., Stephen H., of Glen Rose, Tex., and Paul D., of Bristow, Va.; a sister, Mary Jean Smith of Ogden; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.


Miriam Moore Hyde

Social Security number issued in Iowa in 1963.


Frederick William Schott

Social Security number issued in Utah prior to 1951.


Alma Gibson Smith

Social Security number issued in Idaho.


Mary Jean Schott

Mary Jean Schott Smith's obituary appeared in The Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) newspaper on August 28, 2005
OGDEN - Mary Jean Smith, age 80, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, August 25, 2005. She was born July 16, 1925, the youngest child of Alexander J. and Martha Smith Schott. She attended Ogden City Schools and graduated from Ogden High with the class of 1943. She attended Weber College, where she was voted "The Friendliest Girl on Campus", The University of Denver, and graduated from Utah State University in 1948. She was proud to be an Aggie but bled Weber State purple. She was a teacher in the Ogden School District, touching the lives of thousands of children at Bonneville, Taylor, Washington, Jefferson and Edison Schools. She retired from teaching in 1987.
She met A. Gibson Smith while working summers at Island Park Lodge; they were married November 11, 1953 in Ogden, Utah. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. Gib died September 20, 1972.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Highland Ward and served the Lord through serving others. She was President of the Relief Society and served in the Young Women's and Primary organizations. She also served in the Weber State Relief Society Presidency. She served three terms on the Board of Directors of the Ogden School District Credit Union. She loved to play bridge with her many friends; one of her bridge clubs has endured since her college days at Weber. She was a proud member of the Golf City Ladies Association. Mary Jean loved to travel and had the opportunity to see much of the world traveling with family and friends. She enjoyed completing a crossword puzzle every morning. Mary Jean was loved by so many people largely because of her tremendous gift of love and of making friends with people of all ages. She will always be remembered for her constant smile, her cheery disposition, her Sunday dinners, and her carrot cake. She loved to attend Weber State basketball games and loved supporting her grandchildren by attending their sporting events, recitals, concerts and other activities.
Mary Jean dedicated her entire life to her family. Her grandchildren will always have fond memories of the annual family golf tournament she held around her birthday and the many hours playing at her home with the cousins on Sunday afternoons.
She is survived by her children, Jeff Smith, Ogden; David and Deby Smith, Kaysville; Susan and Michael DeYoung, Ogden; Kirk and Katie Smith, Ogden; Ann Syphus, Salt Lake City. Mary Jean will be greatly missed by her grandchildren: Tarra Smith, Courtney Smith, Alex Smith (currently serving in the Durban, South Africa mission), Elizabeth Smith, Katherine Smith, Maryann Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Christine Smith, Meg DeYoung, Christian DeYoung, Marc DeYoung, Curtis Smith, Patrick Smith, Spencer Smith, McKay Smith, Ben Syphus, Carter Syphus, and a great-granddaughter, Paige Smith, along with many nieces, nephews and friends. Mary Jean enjoyed a particularly close relationship with family of her husband, the Smiths and Kirkhams.
Mary Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Gib Smith, her parents, brothers, Dale and Fred Schott, sister, Margaret Gessell, son-in-law, Stan Syphus, and a grandchild Janie DeYoung. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Highland Ward Chapel, 1314 - 27th Street. Friends may call at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at the Ward Chapel from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Interment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to the LDS Church Perpetual Education Fund.


Clement Anthony Estadt

At the time of the 1930 census, 21 year old Clemnt Estadt lived at 500 Seddon Ave. in North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the home of his uncle and aunt Ben and Margaret (Estadt) Noll. Clement was employed as a a laborer in a steel mill. Also living in the home was Clem's cousin Francis Floyd Estadt.

Clement Estadt's obituary appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 07 Dec 1971:
Clement A. Estadt, 62, of Caldwell died at 3:30 a.m. Monday [Dec. 6] in Good
Samaritan Medical Center following a brief illness. He was admitted to the hospital
Saturday. Mr. Estadt was born on Oct. 6, 1909 at Caldwell, a son of Henry and
Elizabeth Schoeppner Estadt, and was employed at Gound Inc. at Caldwell. He was
a member of St. Stephen's Catholic Church and Father Kleuber Council of the Knights
of Columbus, both of Caldwell.
Surviving are his widow, Coletta; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Mae Botts of Canal
Winchester, Mrs. Rosella Potts of Columbus, and Mrs. Doris Vrba of Chicago; a son,
Charles of Groveport; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Buckey of Caldwell;
and two brothers, James of Canton and Bernard of Akron.
The body was taken to Estadt Funeral Home at Caldwell where members of St. Stephen
church will recite the Rosary an hour later. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday
in St. Stephen's church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral
home.


Coletta Olivia Miller

The following wedding announcement appeared in The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH, on Oct. 5, 1932. MILLER-ESTADT RITES TUESDAY FULDA CHURCH CALDWELL, O., OCT. 4 -- A wedding of interest to may Caldwell and Noble county friends was solemnized at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church at Fulda, when Miss Coletta Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Miller (sic), of near Fulda, became the bride of Clement A. Estadt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Estadt, of Cumberland street, Caldwell.
The attendants were Miss Alberta Miller, sister of the bride, and Bernard Estadt, brother of the groom. Rev. Harry A. Estadt, of Columbus, cousin of the bridegroom, read the impressive single ring ceremony before an improvised altar of ferns and flowers. the bride was charming in a gown of white satin with matching accesories (sic), and carried white roses. The bridesmaid wore a gown of Marine blue and carried pink roses.
Following the ceremony a three-course wedding dinner was served at the home of the brides parents. Covers were laid for the following: Mr. and Mrs Henry Estadt and children Bernard, Mildred, James and Robert; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Estadt, children, Marjorie, Twila and Martha Mae; Mrs. Sophia Estadt, children Laverne, Madeline and Mary; Andrew Estadt and children, Albert, Gilbert, Serenas, Sophia and Cecelia; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gerst and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Schoeppner, John Schott, Rev. J.B. Mattes, Rev. Mark Campbell, Norbert Smith, Francis Estadt, Rev. H.A. Estadt, Caldwell; Miss Mary Peters, Miss Mary Ulrick, Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Miller, children Rupert, Alberta, Herman, Marie, Virgil, Genevieve and Vera, and the bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Clement A. Estadt. Mary friends are extending congratulations.

From the Zanesville Signal, 24 Mar 1934
ALL DAY QUILTING
Caldwell, O., March 24 - Mrs. Willima (sic) Arnold entertained a
number of ladies with an all-day quilting at her home on North street
Thursday. The quilt was for the benefit of the St. Philomena church
and at the noon hour a two course dinner was served to Mesdames
Helen Ehlerman, John Hupp, Frank Nau, Urban Nau, Edward Fogle,
Fred Young, Frank Smith, Ben Noll, Clem Estadt, Joe Hill and the
hostess.