Fifth Generation

49. Lela S. SEFLOW was born in 1893.²⁶ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ Lela died in 1954 at the age of 61.^26,62 She was buried in 1954 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶¹ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

Lela S. SEFLOW and Gottlieb Louis "Louie" BIRKHOLZ were married in 1912.^26,62 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.^{7,16,61,62,64} The Cemetery records list him as "G. Louis.") He was baptized on 20 May 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ Louie appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ He died in 1959 at the age of 71.^26,62 Louie was buried in 1959 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶¹ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.

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

+89	i.	Freda BIRKHOLZ.
+90	ii.	Hilda Mathilda BIRKHOLZ.
91	iii.	Anna Lela "Annie" BIRKHOLZ was born on 4 April 1916 in Monroe County, WI.²⁴ She died in 1916 at the age of 0.^61,62 She was buried in 1916 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶¹ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery.
92	iv.	Henry Louis BIRKHOLZ was born on 5 May 1917 in Monroe County, WI.²⁴ He died before 1984 at the age of 67.⁶²
93	v.	Kenneth BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
94	vi.	Martin William BIRKHOLZ was born on 24 March 1919 in Monroe County, WI.²⁴ He died before 1984 at the age of 65.⁶²
95	vii.	Harvey BIRKHOLZ was born (date unknown).
+96	viii.	Margaret BIRKHOLZ.
97	ix.	Karl Eduard "Carl" BIRKHOLZ was born on 20 January 1922 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.^24,71 He was baptized on 26 February 1922 in Monroe County, WI.⁷¹ He died on 23 January 2003 at the age of 81 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³ at the VA Medical Center. Carl was buried in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³ in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
+98	x.	Gertrude Irene BIRKHOLZ.
+99	xi.	Bernice BIRKHOLZ.
100	xii.	Donald BIRKHOLZ died before 1984.⁶²
101	xiii.	Alvin Leonard BIRKHOLZ was born on 9 June 1926 in Monroe County, WI.²⁴ He died in 1974 at the age of 48.^62,70 He was buried in 1974 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁰ in the St. Paul's German Lutheran Church Cemetery.