Sixth Generation

16. Johann Augustus "Gus" BERNHARDT was born on 22 June 1859 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^3,6,7,14,25 (He is listed as "Augustus" in the 1860 Census.) (His confirmation record lists his birth date as 22 June 1861, and the Oak Grove Cemetery records list his birth year as 1861.)

. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ Gus was confirmed on 25 March 1877 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ (He was listed as "August.") Gus appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ His household consisted of Gus, Emma, and all of their children except Martha. His occupation was listed as "Farmer, General Farm." He was listed as "August." He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²² He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ His household was in the 1st Ward and consisted of Gus, Emma and their sons William and Arnold. (His surname was listed as "Burnhardt." The Ancestry.com Census index lists it as "Burchardt.")

. Gus died on 14 February 1933 at the age of 73 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,16,25 (The Oak Grove Cemetery records list his death year as 1934.) He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^25,27 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. (The Oak Grove Cemetery records list his birth year as 1861 and his year of death as 1934.)

Johann Augustus "Gus" BERNHARDT and Emma Friederica PREUSS were married on 3 July 1888 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^5,25,28,29 Their witnesses were Fred "Bernhard, " one of his brothers, and Henry Klinge.

August (Gus) and Emma raised their family of eight children on a farm in Bear Creek, an area southwest of Tomah. Their children included Herbert, Edward, Leo, William, Arnold, Gilbert, Martha and Lillie. They lived on the same farm for about forty years. Gus was active after his retirement and often walked the four miles to Tomah. In 1929, Gus and Emma moved to Tomah, where they lived their remaining years. Emma Friederica PREUSS, daughter of Ludwig PREUSS and Emilie HARMER, was born on 6 September 1868 in Preussen (Prussia).^{10,16,22,25,30,31} (Her surname was listed as "Prise" in the obituary of her son William.) She emigrated in 1870 from Preussen (Prussia).¹¹

. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, MI.³² Emma was confirmed on 18 May 1883 in Wyandotte, Wayne County, MI.³⁰ at St. Trinitatis Church. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ Emma appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²² She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶

. She died on 23 August 1938 at the age of 69 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁵ Emma was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,25 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Johann Augustus "Gus" BERNHARDT and Emma Friederica PREUSS had the following children: