Second Generation


3. Conrath "Conrad" VIETH was born in October 1837 in Preussen (Prussia).3,5,6,11 The 1870 Census listed his birth place as Baden.

(He was very likely a brother of William Vieth, born abt 1828 in Preussen, who also farmed in Sheldon Township. Conrad's son Fred and William's daughter Mathilda got married on the same date, so they were probably first cousins and had a joint ceremony.) He emigrated in 1862 from Preussen (Prussia).6,12 He came to Tomah in 1868 and then moved to Norwalk. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.5 His household consisted of Conrad and his wife, Louise. His three children from his first marriage were not living with them. His occupation was listed as "Farmer."

(His surname is listed as "Coit" in the Ancestry.com census index.) Conrad appeared in the census in 1880 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.3 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.6 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.11

Conrath "Conrad" VIETH and Louise STRATE were married on 15 August 1869 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.6,13,14,15 (Her and her father's surname is spelled "Strate" in the Marriage Registration Records; in other places it is spelled "Straate.")

According to the 1900 Census, they had 10 children, of whom 9 were living at the time. Louise STRATE, daughter of Ernst STRATE and Louise UNKNOWN (STRATE), was born in June 1850 in Preussen (Prussia).3,5,6 The 1870 Census listed her birth place as Baden. She emigrated in 1869 from Preussen (Prussia).6,11 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.5 Louise appeared in the census in 1880 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.3 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.6 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.11

Conrath "Conrad" VIETH and Louise STRATE had the following children:

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i.

Mary L. VIETH.

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ii.

Charles "Carl" VIETH.

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iii.

(Unknown Child) VIETH died before 1900.6

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iv.

Friedrich Wilhelm "William" VIETH.

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v.

Ernest G. VIETH.

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vi.

Theodore VIETH was born in January 1880 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.3,6 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.3 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.6

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vii.

Henry August VIETH Sr..

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viii.

Amelia Mollie Dorothy VIETH.

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ix.

Louisa F. VIETH was born in January 1886 in Wisconsin.6 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.6

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x.

Lydia VIETH.

Conrath "Conrad" VIETH and (Unknown) UNKNOWN (VIETH) were married about 1856 in Preussen (Prussia). (Unknown) UNKNOWN (VIETH) was born in Preussen (Prussia). She died in Preussen (Prussia).

Conrath "Conrad" VIETH and (Unknown) UNKNOWN (VIETH) had the following children:

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i.

August Simon VIETH Sr..

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ii.

Wilhelm Hermann "William" VIETH.

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iii.

Friederich "Fred" VIETH.