Third Generation

8. Elise Wilhelmine "Ann Louise" BEHRENS was born on 30 July 1866 in Wisconsin.^1,3,16,42,43 She was baptized on 2 September 1866 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her baptismal sponsor was Mrs. Louise Friederike Noth. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³ Her name appears to have been listed as "Lucey." Ann Louise appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She died on 27 February 1891 at the age of 24.^42,43,44 She is reported to have died of tuberculosis. She was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ in the Wilton Hillside Cemetery.

Elise Wilhelmine "Ann Louise" BEHRENS and Christian "Chris" HETT were married on 18 February 1885.^25,42,43,44 Christian "Chris" HETT, son of Johann Heinrich HETT and Anna Barbara ASCHENBACH, was born on 11 June 1860 in Honebach, Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.^17,44 (He was listed as "Christ" in the 1910 Census.) He emigrated in May 1885 from Honebach, Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.^14,23,43,44 (The 1900 Census listed his emigration year as 1880, and stated that he had lived in America for 20 years; the 1910 listed it as 1885.)

. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^43,45 His household consisted of 3 males and 5 females, of which 6 were born in America and 2 in Germany. Four of the people would have been Christian and his three children from his first marriage. The other two were his two sons from his second marriage.

. Chris appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ His occupation was "Hardware Merchant." He appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^42,46,47 His occupation was "Wagon Manufacturer" and he made them for Studebaker. In addition, he was the local Elgin automobile dealer, and he also sold De Laval cream separators and farm crop harvesting equipment.

. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ His occupation was "Hdw ..., Own Store." Chris was naturalized on 7 November 1914 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ He was granted his U.S. citizenship at the Circuit Court. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ His occupation was "Hardware, Hdw ....." He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ His household was on Main Street and his occupation was "Proprietor, Retail Hardware Machinery." Chris died on 18 December 1940 at the age of 80.^10,43 He was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ in the Wilton Hillside Cemetery.

Elise Wilhelmine "Ann Louise" BEHRENS and Christian "Chris" HETT had the following children:

+50	i.	Adolph F. HETT.
51	ii.	Lillian Bertha "Lillie" HETT was born on 29 November 1888 in Monroe County, WI.^14,48 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁶ Lillie appeared in the census in 1910 in Glenwood City, St. Croix County, WI.⁴⁹ She was living in a Boarding House on Walnut Street and her occupation was "Teacher, Public School." She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ She was living with her father and her occupation was "Teacher." She appeared in the census in 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI.⁵⁰ She and her step-sister Ella were living in Unit C8 of the Library Court Apartments on Merrick Avenue in the 4th Ward, and her occupation was "Teacher, Public Schools."
52	iii.	Elise "Louisa" HETT was born in February 1891 in Wisconsin.^10,14 (The cemetery records list her given name as "Louise.") She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wisconsin.¹⁴ (She was listed as "Louisa.") She appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁶ Louisa died in 1907 at the age of 16.¹⁰ She was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ in the Wilton Hillside Cemetery.