Fourth Generation

18. William Arthur "Bill" BERNHARDT Sr. was born on 8 March 1901 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ (Lillie, Leo, Bill and Ed Bernhardt.) He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ Bill appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.² He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁸ His household was at 422 East La Crosse Street and his occupation was "Laborer, Lake Park Project, W.P.A." He died on 29 December 1991 at the age of 90 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ Bill was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

William Arthur "Bill" BERNHARDT Sr. and Elsie Irma Bertha ZUEHLKE were married on 14 June 1933 in Clifton Township, Monroe County, WI.^30,38 They^30,38 were divorced.³⁰ Elsie Irma Bertha ZUEHLKE, daughter of Herman ZUEHLKE and Ida K. HAKENBECK, was born on 2 May 1915 in Wisconsin.^8,38 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁸ Elsie died on 19 September 2000 at the age of 85.²³ She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

William Arthur "Bill" BERNHARDT Sr. and Elsie Irma Bertha ZUEHLKE had the following children: