Second Generation

11. Eduard Amiel "Emil" FRIESKE Sr. was born on 2 June 1858 in Schokken, Kreis Wongrowitz, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^6,14 (The 1930 Census for his daughter Erma listed his birth place as "Poland," which was a common place name used for Posen Province, Prussia.) (His name is listed as "Amisey" in the 1870 Census, and as "Amiel Frisco" in 1880.) He was christened on 12 June 1858 in Schapow nach Thomsdorf, Templin, Brandenburg Province, Germany.⁶ at the Evangelisch Kirche. He emigrated in 1869 from Preussen (Prussia).^10,11 Emil appeared in the census in 1870 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.³ (He was listed as "Hinsey.") He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.² He was living with his parents and his occupation was "Working in Brick Yard." He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ His household consisted of 4 males and 4 females, of which 6 were born in the United States and 2 were born in Germany. Emil appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1905 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm." Emil appeared in the census in 1920 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ His occupation was "Farmer." He died in 1929 at the age of 71 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ He was buried in 1929 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^12,29,30 in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Eduard Amiel "Emil" FRIESKE Sr. and Wilhelmine Henriette "Minnie" ZIERKE were married on 17 April 1882 in Monroe County, WI.^10,11,21 (At the time of the 1900 Census they had been married for 18 years and had 7 children, of whom all were living at the time. At the time of the 1910 Census they had 8 children, of whom 5 were living at the time.) Wilhelmine Henriette "Minnie" ZIERKE, daughter of Gottfried Friedrich ZIERKE and Eva Rosina GLASHAGEL, was born in September 1862 in Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Thüringen, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{6,10,11,23,33} (The 1930 Census for her listed her birth place as "Poland," which was a common place name used for Posen Province, Prussia.) She was christened on 28 September 1862 in Lobsens, Kreis Wirsitz, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).³³ She emigrated between September 1862 and December 1862 from Preussen (Prussia).^10,18 Minnie appeared in the census in 1905 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ Minnie appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ Her household was on Packard Street. She died in 1936 at the age of 74.⁶ She died on 19 June 1936 at the age of 73 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ Minnie was buried in 1936 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^12,29,30 in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Eduard Amiel "Emil" FRIESKE Sr. and Wilhelmine Henriette "Minnie" ZIERKE had the following children: