Fourth Generation

23. Franz Friedrich Karl "Frank" WILDE¹⁰ was born on 5 July 1859 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{10,56,57,68,71,84,177} He was baptized on 24 July 1859 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).¹⁰ He emigrated on 30 July 1862 from Preussen (Prussia).^{56,60,63,64,113} (He was listed as "Carl" in the CastleGarden.org passenger manifest record.) Frank appeared in the census in 1870 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵ He was confirmed on 29 March 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ He was living with his parents and his occupation was "Works on Farm." Frank was Lutheran on 6 July 1886 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^68,72 when he became a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was listed on the Memberbership Roster in 1900. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ Frank appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² He and his wife and family were living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ Frank died on 29 April 1935 at the age of 75 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,56,177 He was buried on 1 May 1935 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,67,84,177 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. (His church baptism record lists his name as "Carl Friedrich Franz.")

Franz Friedrich Karl "Frank" WILDE and Emma Ernestine Adedhied "Anna" REETZ were married on 29 October 1896 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^56,150,178 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Emma Ernestine Adedhied "Anna" REETZ, daughter of Wiliiam August REETZ and Ottelia Amanda Auguste ZIERKE, was born on 29 November 1877 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^109,179,180 (Her birth date was listed as 29 Nov 1877 in her church death record, but as 29 Dec 1877 in other sources.) (Her surname was spelled "Ratz," with an umlaut above the "a," in the church baptism record of her son Ewald. Two of his sponsors had the same spelling.) She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ Anna appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² She appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ Anna appeared in the census in 1950 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹⁰ She died on 5 November 1956 at the age of 78 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ She was buried on 8 November 1956 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,67,84 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Franz Friedrich Karl "Frank" WILDE and Emma Ernestine Adedhied "Anna" REETZ had the following children:

+96	i.	Ellna Luella Theophine WILDE.
97	ii.	Ewald August Albert "Wally" WILDE was born on 29 September 1899 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{38,84,169,179,181,182,183} (He was listed as "Avold" in the Sparta Newspaper Index article about his death and as "Ewald" in the 1920 Census.) He was baptized on 23 October 1899 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷⁹ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ He was living with his parents. Wally appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ (His name was listed as "Ewald A.") He was also listed as a "Hired Man" on the Fred and Elma Gnewikow farm in Wilton Township. Wally died on 27 October 1930 at the age of 31 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^18,169 He took his own life by hanging himself in the barn. He was apparently despondent over a romance that didn't work out. He was buried on 30 October 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{18,84,169,184} in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
+98	iii.	Leonhard Harry "Leonard" WILDE.
+99	iv.	Eva Elleonora WILDE.
+100	v.	Meta Helena WILDE.
+101	vi.	Albey Otto WILDE.
+102	vii.	LaVerne Heinrich WILDE.
+103	viii.	Waldemar Wilhelm "Wallie" WILDE.