Fourth Generation

14. Karl Louis "Charles" KORTBEIN was born on 7 January 1866 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{4,13,18,43,44} He was baptized on 29 April 1866 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ Charles appeared in the census in 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ He was confirmed on 2 April 1882 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ Charles appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ He died on 28 November 1946 at the age of 80 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³

Karl Louis "Charles" KORTBEIN and Hermine Christine GERKE were married on 12 October 1898 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,43,44 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Hermine Christine GERKE, daughter of Heinrich Friedrich GERKE and Dorothea WINZENBERG, was born on 21 August 1878 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^13,43,44,45 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ She was confirmed on 10 April 1892 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁵ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Hermine appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ Hermine died on 5 July 1968 at the age of 89 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³

Karl Louis "Charles" KORTBEIN and Hermine Christine GERKE had the following children: