Second Generation


2. Johann "August" TONN was born on 5 December 1848 in Jaraoz, Hanland, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).1,2 He emigrated in 1871 from Preussen (Prussia).1 In June 1874 he was a blacksmith in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.2 August died in 1934 at the age of 86.3 He was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.3 in the Wilton Hillside Cemetery.

Johann "August" TONN and Amelia "Millie" HOFFMANN were married on 12 June 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.1,2,4 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Amelia "Millie" HOFFMANN, daughter of Christoph HOFFMANN and Anna Louisa PFARR, was born on 20 January 1857 in Wisconsin.2,3,5 (Her given name is listed as "Augusta E." in the cemetery records.) She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.5 She was confirmed on 21 March 1872 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.2 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Millie died in 1941 at the age of 84.3 She was buried in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.3 in the Wilton Hillside Cemetery.

Johann "August" TONN and Amelia "Millie" HOFFMANN had the following children:

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Juliane Emilie TONN was born on 12 December 1875 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.2 She was baptized on 21 December 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.2 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Gustav Emil TONN.

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iii.

Bertha TONN was born (date unknown).

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iv.

Emma Auguste TONN.

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v.

Hanna TONN was born (date unknown).

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vi.

Caroline Dorothea TONN was born on 6 August 1887 in Monroe County, WI.6

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vii.

John TONN was born (date unknown).

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viii.

August TONN was born (date unknown).

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ix.

Wanda TONN was born (date unknown).