↑ Email, in Panke, Jean - Email Lisk Yourt, Recipient: Rick Moffat.
Mrs. W.A.L Smith. She was the former Augusta Lisk, she was born September 2, 1872, she married 1897 to William August Ludwig Schmidt. He was born February 26, 1873 North Algona Twp. Renfrew County AND a brother to my Grandma Yourt, the former, Mary Louise Amelia Schmidt Yourt.
Name: Augusta Lisk Birth Place: Wilberforce Age: 25 Father Name: John Lisk Mother Name: Annie Yarst [I read Yurt] Estimated birth year: abt 1872 Spouse Name: William Schmidt Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Place: North Algoma Spouse Father Name: Henry G G Schmidt Spouse Mother Name : Mary Henig Schmidt Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1897 Marriage Place: Renfrew Marriage County: Renfrew Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_94 Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com
The death occurred at the home of her son, John Lisk, on Jan 28, of Anne Yourt, widow of the late John Lisk, aged 81 years and 10 mos. Deceased was a native of Germany and when 15 years old (about 1856) came to this country, to the Pembroke area with relatives.
Six years later (about 1862) she married John Lisk, a school companion in her native place. The young couple settled on a farm at Mink Lake, Wilberforce Twp, for 15 year (until about 1877). Then they moved to Grattan, where they farmed until moving to Eganville, 16 years ago (until about 1905). Four years ago the husband and father passed away (about 1919.) They leave a family of 11: Fred of Oshawa; John of Eganville; William of Golden Lake; Herman of Westmeath; Henry of Australia; E. Albert of Eganville; James of Ottawa; Mrs James Leonard of San Diego Calif; Mrs. W.A. Smith, Ottawa; Mrs D. Hawley of Bancroft; Nurse Minnie Lisk of Eganville
Note: dates in brackets added by Rick Moffat. The above text (from thebook) varies slightly from the text in Janet Brown's email message.
