Fourth Generation

39. Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ was born on 14 April 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{3,18,50,52,55} The Cemetery records list him as "G. Louis.") He was baptized on 20 May 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ Louie appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ He died in 1959 at the age of 71.^50,117 Louie was buried in 1959 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁵ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ and Lela S. SEFLOW were married in 1912.^50,117 Lela S. SEFLOW, daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm SEVERLOH and Emilie E. FICK, was born in 1893.¹¹⁷ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ Lela died in 1954 at the age of 61.^50,117 She was buried in 1954 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁵ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ and Lela S. SEFLOW had the following children:

+100	i.	Freda BIRKHOLZ.
+101	ii.	Hilda Mathilda BIRKHOLZ.
102	iii.	Anna Lela "Annie" BIRKHOLZ was born on 4 April 1916 in Monroe County, WI.⁹² She died in 1916 at the age of 0.^50,55 She was buried in 1916 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁵ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.
103	iv.	Henry Louis BIRKHOLZ was born on 5 May 1917 in Monroe County, WI.⁹² He died before 1984 at the age of 67.⁵⁰
104	v.	Kenneth BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
105	vi.	Martin William BIRKHOLZ was born on 24 March 1919 in Monroe County, WI.⁹² He died before 1984 at the age of 65.⁵⁰
106	vii.	Harvey BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
+107	viii.	Margaret BIRKHOLZ.
108	ix.	Karl Eduard "Carl" BIRKHOLZ was born on 20 January 1922 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.^92,118 He was baptized on 26 February 1922 in Monroe County, WI.¹¹⁸ He died on 23 January 2003 at the age of 81 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁸ at the VA Medical Center. Carl was buried in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁸ in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
+109	x.	Gertrude Irene BIRKHOLZ.
+110	xi.	Bernice BIRKHOLZ.
111	xii.	Donald BIRKHOLZ died before 1984.⁵⁰
112	xiii.	Alvin Leonard BIRKHOLZ was born on 9 June 1926 in Monroe County, WI.⁹² He died in 1974 at the age of 48.^50,51 He was buried in 1974 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵¹ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.