Sixth Generation

34. Martha Emilie Louise SCHMALZ was born on 5 May 1884 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^9,37,44,89 She was baptized on 1 June 1884 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ She appeared in the census in 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ Martha was confirmed on 3 April 1898 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸⁹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She 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 was living with her parents and her occupation was listed as "Farm Laborer."

Martha Emilie Louise SCHMALZ and Ferdinand BROWN were married on 11 July 1909 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^36,90 Ferdinand BROWN was born about 1880 in Drake, McHenry County, ND.⁹⁰ (His surname may have been spelled "Braun.")