Fourth Generation

14. Lela S. SEFLOW was born in 1893.⁹ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ Lela died in 1954 at the age of 61.^9,45 She was buried in 1954 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁴ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Lela S. SEFLOW and Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ were married in 1912.^9,45 Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ, son of Ludwig Louis BIRKHOLZ and Amelia Mathilde M. SCHMALZ, was born on 14 April 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,7,44,45,47 The Cemetery records list him as "G. Louis.") He was baptized on 20 May 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ Louie appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ He died in 1959 at the age of 71.^9,45 Louie was buried in 1959 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁴ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

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

+37	i.	Freda BIRKHOLZ.
+38	ii.	Hilda Mathilda BIRKHOLZ.
39	iii.	Anna Lela "Annie" BIRKHOLZ was born on 4 April 1916 in Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ She died in 1916 at the age of 0.^44,45 She was buried in 1916 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁴ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.
40	iv.	Henry Louis BIRKHOLZ was born on 5 May 1917 in Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ He died before 1984 at the age of 67.⁴⁵
41	v.	Kenneth BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
42	vi.	Martin William BIRKHOLZ was born on 24 March 1919 in Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ He died before 1984 at the age of 65.⁴⁵
43	vii.	Harvey BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
+44	viii.	Margaret BIRKHOLZ.
45	ix.	Karl Eduard "Carl" BIRKHOLZ was born on 20 January 1922 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.^16,54 He was baptized on 26 February 1922 in Monroe County, WI.⁵⁴ He died on 23 January 2003 at the age of 81 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ at the VA Medical Center. Carl was buried in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
+46	x.	Gertrude Irene BIRKHOLZ.
+47	xi.	Bernice BIRKHOLZ.
48	xii.	Donald BIRKHOLZ died before 1984.⁴⁵
49	xiii.	Alvin Leonard BIRKHOLZ was born on 9 June 1926 in Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ He died in 1974 at the age of 48.^45,53 He was buried in 1974 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵³ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.