First Generation

1. Jacob PAETH died before 1900.¹ He was born in Preussen (Prussia).¹

Jacob PAETH and Katarina "Catherine" REETZ were married in Preussen (Prussia).^1,2 According to the 1900 Census, they had 5 children, of whom 3 were living at the time. Katarina "Catherine" REETZ was born in February 1812 in Preussen (Prussia).¹ She emigrated in 1872 from Preussen (Prussia).² She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.³ She was living with her daughter Auguste and her family. Catherine appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She was living with her daughter, Auguste, and her family. She died in 1902 at the age of 90 in Monroe County, WI.^2,4 She was buried in 1902 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,5 in the St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, South Ridge, in the Topel lot. (Her surname may have been "Raetz.")

Jacob PAETH and Katarina "Catherine" REETZ had the following children: