Fifth Generation

11. Anna Maria Karoline "Mary" LIEBKE was born on 10 June 1863 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,6,9,36,37 (Her name is listed as Mary Louise Libke in Article 634 of the Monroe County Heritage Book.) She was baptized on 14 June 1863 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³ (Her name was listed as "Mary.") Mary was confirmed on 25 March 1877 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ She appeared in the census in 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ Mary appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² She appeared in the census in 1905 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ Mary appeared in the census in 1920 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁹ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁰ Her household was at 417 Hill Street. Mary died in 1954 at the age of 91 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ She was buried in 1954 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

Anna Maria Karoline "Mary" LIEBKE and Johann "Gustav" SCHMALZ were married on 7 December 1882 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,9,14,36,37 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. (The Monroe County marriage records list her given name as "Anna M.") Johann "Gustav" SCHMALZ, son of Michael SCHMALZ and Henriette PRELL, was born on 11 February 1855 in Rybowo, Kreis Wongrowitz, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{6,9,12,36,42,43} (This is a map of Posen--in red--in the German Empire.)

Rębowo (German Rambow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Potęgowo, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Potęgowo, 22 km (14 mi) east of Słupsk, and 83 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1648 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania, 1648-1945 Prussia and Germany. He was baptized on 25 February 1855.⁴² He emigrated in 1874 from Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^12,36 (According to the 1900 Census, he emigrated in 1873 and had been in America for 27 years.) Gustav appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He was living in the household of Emilie Kuthlow and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ His household consisted of 3 males and 4 females, of which 6 were born in America and 1 in Germany (Gustav). He was listed as "Gust." He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² (His surname was listed as "Schmelz.") Gustav was Lutheran in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^5,25 and was listed on the Memberbership Roster of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ His birthplace was listed as "Poland" and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm." Gustav died in 1915 at the age of 60.⁴¹ He was buried in 1915 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Anna Maria Karoline "Mary" LIEBKE and Johann "Gustav" SCHMALZ had the following children: