Third Generation

39. Elise Louise "Lizzie" GERKE was born on 13 October 1881 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,35,65,103 She was confirmed on 29 May 1896 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ Elise appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ Elise died on 31 December 1968 at the age of 87 in Monroe County, WI.³¹ She was buried on 3 January 1969 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,98 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Elise Louise "Lizzie" GERKE and Eduard Karl "Ed" PINGEL were married on 20 November 1907 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{31,103,104,105} Ten children were born to them. Five (two daughters and three sons) died in infancy and childhood. Eduard Karl "Ed" PINGEL, son of Johannes Karl PINGEL and Christiana Beata FISCHER, was born on 15 June 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{14,16,23,88,106} He was baptized on 17 September 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed on 7 April 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸⁸ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Ed appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm." He lived his 40-acre farm in the NW corner of Section 10 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI about 1920.²³ Ed appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ He died in 1974 at the age of 94.⁹⁸ Ed was buried in 1974 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹⁸ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Elise Louise "Lizzie" GERKE and Eduard Karl "Ed" PINGEL had the following children:

99	i.	Esther Emma PINGEL was born on 2 September 1908 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^23,48,107 She was baptized on 11 October 1908 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁷ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ Esther appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ She died before 1930 at the age of 22.^28,29,103 She was not listed with her parents in the 1930 Census, and is believed to have died before then.
100	ii.	Herman PINGEL was born on 21 July 1909.¹⁸ He died on 4 December 1909 at the age of 0 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,108 He was buried on 9 December 1909 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,108 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
+101	iii.	Erma Leona PINGEL.
+102	iv.	Ethel Ella PINGEL.
103	v.	Verne Edward PINGEL was born on 3 January 1913 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^48,109 He was baptized on 6 July 1913 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He died before 1920 at the age of 7.^23,29 He was not listed with his parents during the 1920 Census and may have died before then.
104	vi.	Amy Blondine "Anna" PINGEL was born on 6 September 1914 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^23,110 She was baptized on 11 October 1914 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹⁰ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ Amy died before 1930 at the age of 16.^28,103 She was not listed with her parents in the 1930 Census, and is believed to have died before then.
+105	vii.	Mildred Ida PINGEL.
+106	viii.	Leonard Edward PINGEL.
107	ix.	(Unnamed Infant Son) PINGEL died on 2 April 1921 at the age of 0 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^28,29,111 He was not listed with his parents in the 1930 Census, and is believed to have died before then. He was born on 2 April 1921 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^111,112 He was buried on 2 April 1921 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹¹ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. (Unnamed was baptized on 2 April 1921 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹²
+108	x.	Edward John PINGEL.