Fourth Generation

6. Katharina Maria Dorothea Karoline "Caroline" LINKE was born on 10 July 1847 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{1,6,7,8,12,22,23} (The St. John's cemeter records list her year of birth as 1847, and her birth date may have been 4 Aug 1847.) (She was probably born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Province, Prussia, the birth place of her parents and siblings.) She emigrated in 1854 from Preussen (Prussia).¹² She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³ Caroline appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² She appeared in the census in 1905 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Caroline died on 20 March 1925 at the age of 77 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^8,22 She was buried on 23 March 1925 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^7,8,22,24 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Katharina Maria Dorothea Karoline "Caroline" LINKE and Friedrich David MARTEN were married on 29 June 1863 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,6,14,15 Friedrich David MARTEN, son of Johann Joachim MARTEN and Anna Christina RUMPEL, was born on 25 September 1837 in Spornitz Neustadt, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{6,7,8,12,15,16} He emigrated on 22 September 1856 from Spornitz Neustadt, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Province, Preussen (Prussia).^8,12 He was Lutheran on 11 October 1863 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,25,26 when he became a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He and his family are listed in the church Communion Register in the early 1890's. He was listed on the Memberbership Roster in 1900. Friedrich appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He appeared in the census in 1895 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ Friedrich appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1905 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ His occupation was "Farmer." He died on 22 August 1905 at the age of 67 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^7,8,16 At the time of his death, he was 67 years, 10 months and 27 days old. Friedrich was buried on 24 August 1905 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^7,8,16,24 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Katharina Maria Dorothea Karoline "Caroline" LINKE and Friedrich David MARTEN had the following children: