He married Lydia Brenneman 1 Dec 1870 . Lydia Brenneman was born at Fairfield, Ohio 17 Feb 1845 daughter of George Beery Brenneman, Sr. and Anna Good Burkholder .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Sarah Schmidt
born 2 Oct 1871.
Anna Schmidt
born 22 Jul 1873.
Henry Schmidt
born 18 Feb 1875.
Samuel G. Schmidt
born 22 Dec 1876.
Mary Schmidt
born 11 May 1878.
Lydia B. Schmidt
born 20 Sep 1880.
Lydia Brenneman died 23 Apr 1881 .