Third Generation

40. Ernst Herman Wilhelm "Willie" GERKE Jr. was born on 18 November 1883 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,35,78,113 He was confirmed on 3 April 1898 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁸ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ Willie appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ He died on 31 January 1966 at the age of 82 in Monroe County, WI.^{31,113,114,115} Willie was buried on 2 February 1966 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,33,113 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Ernst Herman Wilhelm "Willie" GERKE Jr. and Ruby L. HINEMAN were married on 28 November 1909.^31,116 Ruby L. HINEMAN, daughter of Miles Leroy HINEMAN and Elizabeth Ann ROWAN, was born on 11 April 1891 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ Ruby died on 5 March 1967 at the age of 75 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^31,114 She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Ernst Herman Wilhelm "Willie" GERKE Jr. and Ruby L. HINEMAN had the following children:

109	i.	Harold M. GERKE was born on 29 August 1910 in Wisconsin.^23,113 (In the 1920 Census, his age is listed as 7).) He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ Harold died on 31 August 1967 at the age of 57 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^113,114 He was buried on 4 September 1967 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^33,113 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
110	ii.	Raymond Waldo GERKE was born on 2 October 1912 in Monroe County, WI.^33,48 He died on 7 December 1914 at the age of 2 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^29,33,114 He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
+111	iii.	Miles Leroy GERKE.
+112	iv.	Pearl Bernice GERKE.
+113	v.	Allan Earl GERKE.
+114	vi.	Maxine GERKE.
+115	vii.	Howard Hineman GERKE.