Fourth Generation

27. Anna "Annie" BREHMER was born on 20 July 1857 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{16,44,62,71,81,89} Her birth place was listed as Wisconsin in the 1860 and 1870 Census'. Some family records list it as Prussia. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Menomonee Township, Waukesha County, WI.⁴⁴ She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷¹ She was listed as "Hannah." Annie was confirmed on 26 March 1871 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² She appeared in the census in 1900 in Alpena, Jerauld County, SD.⁵³ Annie lived in Lane, Jerauld County, SD in October 1925.^53,120 She died on 23 October 1933 at the age of 76 in Whitewood, Lawrence County, SD.^5,89

Anna "Annie" BREHMER and Johann Gustav "John" HOFFMANN were married on 17 June 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{5,71,81,89,158} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Their parents lived next door to each other, so they grew up on adjacent farms. Johann Gustav "John" HOFFMANN, son of Christoph HOFFMANN and Anna Louisa PFARR, was born on 12 June 1850 in Neu Prochnow, Westpreussen (West Prussia) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^60,81 He emigrated in 1856 from Preussen (Prussia).⁵³ He was confirmed on 21 May 1865 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. John appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷¹ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² He was listed as "Gustave" and his occupation was listed as "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1900 in Alpena, Jerauld County, SD.⁵³ John died.¹²⁰

Anna "Annie" BREHMER and Johann Gustav "John" HOFFMANN had the following children: