Third Generation

5. Wilson E. "Tug" DECKER was born on 1 June 1848 in Bradford County, PA.^1,3 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA.¹ He appeared in the census in 1870 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ Tug appeared in the census in 1880 in Millston, Jackson County, WI.¹ His occupation was listed as "Engineer, Saw Mill." He appeared in the census in 1900 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, WI.¹ Tug died on 6 March 1917 at the age of 68 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, WI.^1,2,3 He was buried in 1917 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.³ in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.

Wilson E. "Tug" DECKER and Bertha "Jane" GRIFFIN were married on 14 November 1869 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, WI.^1,2 Bertha "Jane" GRIFFIN, daughter of Tyler Palmer GRIFFIN and Mehitable DOUGLAS, was born in July 1851 in Venango County, PA.^1,3 She appeared in the census in 1860 in Angelo Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1870 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ Jane appeared in the census in 1880 in Millston, Jackson County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, WI.¹ Jane died in 1916 at the age of 65 in Monroe County, WI.^3,4 She was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.³ in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.

Wilson E. "Tug" DECKER and Bertha "Jane" GRIFFIN had the following children: