John William Schmid, the son of Frank and Katherine Zeller Schmid was born on November 20, 1909 in Birtsell Township. He attended schools in Barlow and Carrington and is a graduate of Carrington High School.
On June 8, 1935 he married Alice Margaret Saastad, the daughter of Ole and Bertha Berg Saastad of rural Sawyer, North Dakota. Alice taught school before her marriage. The Schmids lived on the farm in Estabrook Township on Section 8 which had been homesteaded by George Estabrook from whom the township received its name. The Schmids reside on the farm and spend the winters in Mesa, Arizona.
John and Alice are the parents of three sons: Dale, Gary and Ron.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 47B