W. B. Schmidt tomb Metairie Cemetery New Orleans Lousiana Submitted by Debbie-Lee Hadsall DeLerno Photos at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/cemmetare.htm ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** W. B. Schmidt tomb (one of twin mausoleums, the other F. M. Ziegler) located section 123 Metairie Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana source: photograph taken and text copied from the inscriptions as seen thru locked iron door on 8-27-2001 tomb appears to be two stacks of four vaults in high, with an open space in center. Locked iron gates secure the tomb with a stained glass window in the rear noted "In Memorium" W.B. Schmidt (top left vault) Louise May Schmidt September 14, 1869 - January 18, 1947 wife of W. H. Hoffman (second from top left) William B. Schmidt born Schwieberdingen Wurtemburg April 10, 1823 - June 16, 1901 died New Orleans A resident of this city 58 years (third from top left) H. Virginia Schmidt born July 6, 1857 - died December 22, 1894 (bottom left side) W. B. Schmidt Jr. born Nov. 11, 1849 - died Sept. 19, 1852 Harriet DePass born March 28, 1808 - died Sept. 1 (9?), 1872 Walter H. Schmidt born June 17, 1859 - died August 20, 1879 Frank A. Schmidt March 3, 1868 - died June 26, 1886 John Morgan Schmidt October 8, 1863 - May 22, 1900 Mrs. Ann DePass July 4, 1811 - January 8, 1903 George A. Hoffman January (could not make out the rest of the date) G. A. Hoffman Jr. September 26, 1887 - March 24, 1950 (top right side) Virginia Ann Jackson born October 9, 1831 - died Feby 25, 1915 wife of Wm. B. Schmidt (second from top right) Wm. Schmidt Jr. born June 14, 1920 - died December 7, 1975 Robert J. Schmidt Jr. November 6, 1979 - November 26, 1979 (third from top right) Ann B. Schmidt April 28, 1929 - November 10, 1984 (bottom right side) Victoria Adelaide Schmidt March 19, 1851 - March 25, 1926 wife of Albert C. Maes David Joseph Schmidt February 26, 1932 - April 30, 1973