Third Generation

8. Charles Herman "Carl" PREUSS was born on 25 August 1878 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI.^1,3 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, MI.⁴ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.³ He was living with his parents and his occupation was listed as "Farm Laborer." Carl died on 5 January 1913 at the age of 34 in Madison, Dane County, WI.^1,12

Charles Herman "Carl" PREUSS and Sophia OLSON were married on 14 August 1901 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ Their witnesses were Fred Sonnenburg and Fred Scholz (sp?). Sophia OLSON, daughter of Edward OLSON and Sarah UNKNOWN (OLSON), was born in Norway.¹⁷