Fourth Generation

92. Mildred Lovina GERKE was born on 16 May 1909 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^28,29,124 (Her middle name may have been "Louise.") She appeared in the census in 1910 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² Mildred was confirmed in 1922 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁵ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 25 December 1993 at the age of 84 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.²⁸ She was buried on 28 December 1993 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^70,98 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mildred Lovina GERKE and George F. BARTELS were married on 15 June 1929 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^28,126 George F. BARTELS, son of Johann Wilhelm Christian BARTELS and Anna Henrietta "Annie" SCHMIDT, was born on 16 March 1903 in Wisconsin.^4,12,51 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² George died on 29 March 1967 at the age of 64 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,51,70 He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹⁸ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mildred Lovina GERKE and George F. BARTELS had the following children:

166	i.	Odean John BARTELS was born on 30 January 1931 in Monroe County, WI.^4,29,124 (The Monroe County Index to Birth Registrations lists the birth of Odin John Bartels on 30 Jan 1931. That may have been him.) He died on 30 January 1931 at the age of 0 in Monroe County, WI.^4,124
+167	ii.	Vernal George BARTELS.