Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Schmidt, George X. 1865 - 
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    Rev. George X. Schmidt is well fitted, by both nature and training, to
discharge the responsible duties devolving upon him in his capacity as pastor of
St. Boniface Catholic Church, of Cincinnati. He was born at Reading, Ohio,
September 2, 1865, a son of John and Mary (Nickol) Schmidt, and received his
early education in the parochial school of the parish of SS. Peter and Paul,
Cincinnati. Subsequently he attended public school for a time and then entered
St. Xavier College, after which he pursued his theological studies at Mount St.
Mary's Seminary of the West. After his ordination into the Catholic priesthood,
September 24, 1890, he took a post-graduate course in the Catholic University of
America, at Washington, D. C., and in 1892 was given his first charge when he
was appointed assistant pastor of St. Boniface church, at Cumminsville,
Cincinnati. He remained in that capacity for four years, and in 1896 was made
chaplain of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, but in 1897 was appointed assistant
pastor of St. Edward's church, Cincinnati, and retained that charge until March
17, 1898. At that time he became pastor of St. Louis' church, Cincinnati, and in
April, 1907, came to his present charge as pastor of St. Boniface Church,
Cumminsville. His assistant is Rev. Bernard J. Wellman. This parish was
established in 1861, the first pastor being Rev. Joseph Paul Witler, who was
followed successively by Rev. Godfrey Topmoeller, Rev. John Dominie Kress and
Rev. Joseph Meyer, the last-named being succeeded by Father Schmidt. The
original church edifice was erected in 1863, at the northeast corner of Blue
Rock and Lakeman streets, the parish house being built at the same time. There
are now 700 families in the parish, or 3,000 souls, and among the societies
maintained are the Holy Name Society, the Married Men's Society, the Married
Women's Society, the Young Men's Club, the Knights of Ohio, the Catholic Order
of Foresters, and North Side Council of the Knights of Columbus. The church
celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1913, at which time numerous notables were
present. The parochial school was built in 1870, since which time it has been
greatly modernized, and at this time has 650 pupils, with fifteen teachers from
the Sisters of Charity, St. Joseph. The Sisters' home was erected in 1902.
Father Schmidt is not alone a learned and pious priest, but a man of excellent
business ability, who has been able to build up his church and at the same time
to care for the interests of his parishioners.



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