Third Generation

8. Friedrich August Wilhelm "Fred" ARNDT was born in December 1873 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,8,10,20 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ Fred appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm." He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ His occupation was "Farmer." Fred died in 1941 at the age of 68.¹⁶ He was buried in 1941 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the Hillside Cemetery.

Friedrich August Wilhelm "Fred" ARNDT and Edith SMITH were married on 3 October 1894 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^{8,13,14,20,28} (The 1910 Census indicated that they had 9 children, of whom 3 were living at the time. The "9" is believed to have been in error; it should have been "4.") Edith SMITH, daughter of Joseph SMITH and Anna MITCHELL, was born in November 1871 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^10,20 She appeared in the census in 1895 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ Edith appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She died in 1911 at the age of 40.¹⁶ She was buried in 1911 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the Hillside Cemetery.

Friedrich August Wilhelm "Fred" ARNDT and Edith SMITH had the following children:

29	i.	Arlie F. ARNDT was born in March 1897 in Wisconsin.^8,10 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ Arlie appeared in the census in 1922 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ He was living with his father and step-mother.
30	ii.	Gladice Ann "Gladys" ARNDT was born on 4 December 1901 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵
+31	iii.	Viola Edith ARNDT.
32	iv.	(Unknown Son) ARNDT was born on 23 June 1905 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^8,25 (His given name is not listed in the Index to Birth Registrations.) He died on 25 June 1905 at the age of 0 in Monroe County, WI.⁵

Friedrich August Wilhelm "Fred" ARNDT and Mathilda HILLYER were married before 1920.^13,15 Mathilda HILLYER was born about 1874 in Wisconsin.¹⁵ According to the 1920 Census, her parents were born in Ohio. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵