Third Generation

8. Wilhelm Friedrich "William" KORTBEIN was born on 3 March 1834 in Petzlick, Daletz, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{5,11,13,19,20,30} He emigrated on 16 September 1856 from Germany.^6,23 He emigrated from the Port of Marseilles to New York City. He was Lutheran on 8 April 1866 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,26 when he bacame a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was still listed on the Memberbership Roster in 1900. William appeared in the census in 1870 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ He appeared in the census in 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ His household consisted of 3 males and 3 females. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ William appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He was living with his son Gustave and his family. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ He was living in the household of his son Gustave. William died on 6 July 1922 at the age of 88 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^3,6,11,20 He was buried on 9 July 1922 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^3,20 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Wilhelm Friedrich "William" KORTBEIN and Apollonia SCHMIDT were married on 24 July 1863 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,31,32,33 Apollonia SCHMIDT, daughter of Franz SCHMIDT and Anna BRIESKE, was born on 26 January 1838 in Imsel (??), Preussen (Prussia).^{1,6,8,9,13,25,33} (Her given name is listed as "Abalonia" in the Monroe County marriage records, as "Apalonia" in the 1880 Census, as "Apalonia Schmid" in the baptism record for her son Karl, and as "Apollonia" on her gravestone.) She appeared in the census in 1870 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ She appeared in the census in 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ Apollonia appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^13,18

She was not listed on the church Family Register, circa 1890, with her husband and son Karl. She died on 22 August 1894 at the age of 56.^1,6,19,30

Wilhelm Friedrich "William" KORTBEIN and Apollonia SCHMIDT had the following children: