Second Generation

8. Martin Eduard "Ed" ACHTENBERG was born on 28 November 1870 in Gromaden, Kreis Wirsitz, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{1,5,7,10,16,18,27} (His gravestone shows his name as "Edward M." while other records indicate it to be "Martin Edward.") He emigrated on 9 August 1877 from Preussen (Prussia).^6,14 (The 1900 Census listed his emigration year as 1880 and indicated that he had been in America for 20 years. His ship's passenger manifest was dated 1877.) He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ Ed was confirmed on 6 April 1884 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ His household was at 321 Hollister Avenue (his occupation was not legible). He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ His household was on Jackson Street in the 3rd Ward, and his occupation appears to be "Painter, Ry Br Yards." Ed appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ His household was at 321 Hollister Avenue and his occupation was "Machinist, Railroad Shops." He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ He and his wife lived at 321 Hollister Avenue and his occupation was "Machinist, RR Shops." He appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³ His household was at 321 Hollister Avenue. Ed died on 28 November 1942 at the age of 72.² He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^3,16,17 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Martin Eduard "Ed" ACHTENBERG and Hulda Emilie DUVIE were married on 7 May 1895 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,66 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Hulda Emilie DUVIE, daughter of Friedrich DUVIE and Friederike KRUEGER, was born on 15 August 1873 in Monroe County, WI.^{1,14,24,27,67} (The 1900 Census, conducted in June, listed her birth date as Aug 1874 and her age as 25.) She was baptized on 14 September 1873 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1880 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ Hulda appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ Hulda appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³ She appeared in the census in 1950 in Whitewater, Whitewater Township, Walworth County, WI.⁶⁷ Hulda died in 1960 at the age of 87 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^17,67 She was buried in 1960 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^3,16,17 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Martin Eduard "Ed" ACHTENBERG and Hulda Emilie DUVIE had the following children: