Third Generation

4. August William Fredrick ROEDER was born on 26 October 1838 in Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^4,13 (His name is listed as Roedes in the 1880 Census.)

(The picture is a church in Gornitz, Posen, Preussen, Germany, the birthplace of his mother.) He emigrated in July 1857 from Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^7,8 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ His surname was listed as "Rodder" and his occupation was "Farmer." His household was next to that of his parents. August appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ His occupation was "Farmer." He died on 22 December 1893 at the age of 55 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,4 He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^6,16 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

August William Fredrick ROEDER and Martha "Elizabeth" BOORHANNA were married on 17 March 1863.^4,17 Martha "Elizabeth" BOORHANNA, daughter of Peter BOORHANNA and Anna Catherine PRELL, was born on 23 July 1844 in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirke (District), Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.^4,9,13 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Elizabeth died on 19 August 1927 at the age of 83.^4,6,17,18 (The Oak Grove Cemetery records list her death year as 1927. When she died, she apparently used the name "Elizabeth Marquette," but she is listed in the cemetery records as "Elizabeth Roeder.")

. She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

August William Fredrick ROEDER and Martha "Elizabeth" BOORHANNA had the following children: