Third Generation

5. Martha Anna Alvine "Myrtie" SOMMERFIELD was born on 1 April 1884 in Wisconsin.^5,8,15 (Her surname was spelled "Summerfield" in the obituary of her son Ervin.) She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ She died on 31 January 1968 at the age of 83 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,15,16 Life Sketch: "Martha Anna Alvine "Myrtie" SOMMERFIELD, daughter of August F. SOMMERFELDT and Emilge F. WERNER, was born on 1 April 1884 in Wisconsin. (Her surname was spelled "Summerfield" in the obituary of her son Ervin.)

She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI. She died in January 1968 at the age of 83 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI. Myrtie was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI. in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery." Myrtie was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Martha Anna Alvine "Myrtie" SOMMERFIELD and Wilhelm Gustav "William" MITTELSTAEDT were married on 10 February 1909 in West Salem, La Crosse County, WI.^17,18 Wilhelm Gustav "William" MITTELSTAEDT, son of Johann Andreas MITTELSTAEDT and Margarethe ECKELBERG, was born on 7 February 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{4,5,8,17,19,20,21} He was baptized on 29 February 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed on 18 March 1894 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. William appeared in the census in 1895 in Monroe County, WI.²² He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1905 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He was living with his parents and his occupation was "Farm Laborer."

. William died on 17 May 1955 at the age of 75 in Monroe County, WI.^16,24 He was buried in 1955 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Martha Anna Alvine "Myrtie" SOMMERFIELD and Wilhelm Gustav "William" MITTELSTAEDT had the following children:

+18	i.	Hilda Margaret MITTELSTAEDT.
+19	ii.	Esther Emilie MITTELSTAEDT.
+20	iii.	Arnold John MITTELSTAEDT.
21	iv.	Elna M. MITTELSTAEDT was born in 1919.¹⁶ She died in 1919 at the age of 0.¹⁶ She was buried in 1919 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.
22	v.	Elma Emma MITTELSTAEDT was born in 1919.^15,16 She died in 1919 at the age of 0.^15,16 She was buried in 1919 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.
+23	vi.	Ervin Edwin "Gabby" MITTELSTAEDT.