Second Generation

4. Elizabeth "Louisa" BUTTERFUSS was born on 18 February 1847 in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirke (District), Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.^2,4,12,13 The 1880 Census listed her birth place as Wisconsin. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴

Elizabeth "Louisa" BUTTERFUSS and Wilhelm G. "William" ROEDER were married on 4 January 1869 in Hartford, Washington County, WI.^{4,12,15,16,17} They^{^{4,12,15,16,17}} were divorced in 1886.^15,17 Louisa divorced William because he had an affair with Mathilda Hely in William's calf barn and under a tree. "It's all in the divorce papers." Wilhelm G. "William" ROEDER, son of Christian ROEDER and Anna TORNOR, was born on 16 August 1847 in Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{1,4,12,13,18,19,20} (He may have been born 16 August 1845. The Oak Grove Cemetery records list his birth year as 1844 and spells his surname as "Roder".) (His name is listed as "Roedes" in the 1880 Census.) He emigrated in 1860 from Preussen (Prussia).^10,19 (According to the 1930 Census, he emigrated in 1854.) He was confirmed on 7 June 1863 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. After 1865 William was a farmer in Oakdale, Oakdale Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,16 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ His surname was spelled "Rodder" and his occupation was "Farmer." His household was next to that of his parents. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ His occupation was listed as "Farmer." William appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ His occupation was "Farmer." He lived at his home in Bear Creek, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI in August 1901.²² He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ William appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ He was living with his son William. He died on 26 February 1935 at the age of 87.^13,18 He was buried on 1 March 1935 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^13,20 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Elizabeth "Louisa" BUTTERFUSS and Wilhelm G. "William" ROEDER had the following children:

17	i.	Johannes Wilhelm "John" ROEDER was born on 22 November 1869 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{4,12,18,20,21} (His surname was listed as "Roder" on his baptism record and as "Roedes" in the 1880 Census.) (The Oak Grove Cemetery records list his birth year as 1870.") He was baptized on 25 December 1869 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ John appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ He was living with his father and step-mother, Matilda, and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in April 1930 in Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ He was listed as an "Inmate" at the Monroe County Home for the Poor. His surname was spelled "Roder." John died on 27 April 1930 at the age of 60 in Monroe County, WI.¹³ of chronic nephritis in the Monroe County Poor House. He was an invalid. He was buried on 30 April 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^12,13,20 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
18	ii.	Louisa ROEDER was born about 1874 in Monroe County, WI.^1,18 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴
+19	iii.	Fredrick August "Fred" ROEDER.
+20	iv.	Lillian "Lilly" ROEDER.

Elizabeth "Louisa" BUTTERFUSS and George NELSON were married on 22 August 1888 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ George NELSON was born in Denmark.¹