Third Generation

7. Ernestina "Ernestine" KIRST was born on 9 May 1847 in Kasmar, Sachsen (Saxony) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^1,8,11,12 (Her given name is listed as "Easisteen" in the Monroe County marriage records, and she was listed as "Anna" in the 1910 Census.) She emigrated in 1858 from Preussen (Prussia).¹² She appeared in the census in 1870 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.² Ernestine appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ Ernestine died on 13 January 1929 at the age of 81 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,8 She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,8,15 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Ernestina "Ernestine" KIRST and Bernhard "Bernard" DROWATZKY were married on 22 May 1864 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.^{12,16,17,18,19} According to the 1910 Census, they had 14 children, of whom 11 were living at the time. Bernhard "Bernard" DROWATZKY, son of Johann Karl DROWATZKY and Mary Elizabeth GESS, was born on 29 March 1837 in Preussen (Prussia).^{8,11,13,18,20} (The 1900 Census listed his birth date as May 1837.) He emigrated on 20 May 1855 from Preussen (Prussia).^17,18,21 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.² His occupation was "Farmer." About 1880 Bernard was a farmer in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ He lived 4 miles west of town in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI in June 1886.²¹ Bernard appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ His household was at 1608(?) Kilbourn Avenue in the 1st Ward. His given name was listed as "Peter" and his occupation was "Carpenter." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² His household was on Kilbourn Avenue and his occupation was "Own Income." He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ His household was at 1801 Kilbourn Avenue. Bernard died in 1925 at the age of 88.^8,15 He was buried in 1925 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^8,15 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. He was a creamery operator.¹⁷ Bernhard was among the first settlers in this part of Monroe County. In 1890 he moved to Tomah where he and his son, Ernest, operated a creamery for several years. They received a medal and special merit from the World's Fair in Chicago for an exhibit they submitted. Bernard was a carpenter in Madison, Dane County, WI.¹⁷

While in Madison, Bernhard engaged in carpentry. In the fall of 1855 he and his brother Karl each pre-empted a tract of 160 acres in section 10 of Adrian Township. After pre-empting was done, claims had to be made at the land office in La Crosse and then return, after which their families and household good could follow. Bernhard's parents, John and Maria, came to Monroe County in 1857 and lived on the farm.

Ernestina "Ernestine" KIRST and Bernhard "Bernard" DROWATZKY had the following children:

13	i.	John DROWATZKY died before 1892.¹⁸
14	ii.	Julius DROWATZKY died before 1892.¹⁸
+15	iii.	Ernst Wilhelm DROWATZKY.
16	iv.	Leonard "Leo" DROWATZKY was born about 1867 in Wisconsin.² (He was not listed with his parents during the 1870 Census.) He died in 1884 at the age of 17.^18,22 He was buried in 1884 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²² in the Mount Vernon-Jacksonville Cemetery.
+17	v.	Franz Otto "Frank" DROWATZKY.
+18	vi.	Anna Bertha DROWATZKY.
+19	vii.	Carl Bernhard "Charles" DROWATZKY.
+20	viii.	Maria Theresia "Mary" DROWATZKY.
+21	ix.	Ida Emilie DROWATZKY.
+22	x.	Minna Lina "Minnie" DROWATZKY.
23	xi.	Dora Flora DROWATZKY was born on 4 February 1879 in Monroe County, WI.^8,10,23 She was baptized on 20 August 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Her occupation was "Teacher, Public School." Dora appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She was living with her parents and her occupation was "Teacher, Public School." She died in 1962 at the age of 83.^8,15,17 She was buried in 1962 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^8,15 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
+24	xii.	Bertha D. DROWATZKY.
25	xiii.	Rosa DROWATZKY was born in July 1883 in Wisconsin.^8,13,17 She graduated in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ from Tomah High School. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Rosa graduated about 1904 in Stevens Point, Portage County, WI.^25,26 from Stevens Point State Teachers' College. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ She was living with her parents. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ She was living with her sister Bertha and her family and her occupation was "Teacher, School." Rosa died in 1931 at the age of 48.^8,17 She was buried in 1931 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^8,28 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
+26	xiv.	Ella Sophia DROWATZKY.