Third Generation

5. Johann Gustav "John" ECKELBERG was born on 12 December 1857 in Madison, Dane County, WI.^12,14,34,35 He was Lutheran about 1870 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁸ He is listed as number 57 of the first 100 members in the church records.

He was listed on the Memberbership Roster of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² John was confirmed on 26 March 1871 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. About 1880 he was a brick yard worker in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ John appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ He and his wife "Kate" were living with their son Carl. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ His household was located on County Trunk Highway M and his occupation was listed as "Farmer, General Farm. John died on 24 July 1941 at the age of 83 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,35,38 He was buried on 27 July 1941 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^35,38 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Johann Gustav "John" ECKELBERG and Anna Katharina "Catherine" "Kate" PFETSCHER were married on 29 May 1884 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^13,17,39 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. (The 1900 Census indicated that they had 4 children, of whom 3 were living at the time. It is believed that they actually had 5 children before then, of whom 3 were still living.) Anna Katharina "Catherine" "Kate" PFETSCHER, daughter of Karl Wilhelm PFETSCHER and Anna Katharina Fredericka MONCH, was born on 19 December 1862 in Crawford County, OH.^9,10,40,41 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² She was confirmed on 9 April 1876 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Kate appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ (She was listed as "Caroline.") She appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ Kate appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ She died on 29 April 1954 at the age of 91 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^5,14,41 Kate was buried on 2 May 1954 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^38,41 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Johann Gustav "John" ECKELBERG and Anna Katharina "Catherine" "Kate" PFETSCHER had the following children:

10	i.	Lula Rosette ECKELBERG was born on 2 March 1885 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ She was baptized on 5 April 1885 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 3 September 1888 at the age of 3 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Lula was buried on 5 September 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
11	ii.	Karl Friedrich "Carl" ECKELBERG was born on 13 July 1886 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{5,13,14,36,38,40,42,43} (He may have been born in Fort Atkinson, WI.) He was baptized on 22 August 1886 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ Carl was confirmed on 20 April 1902 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ Carl appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ He was living with his parents and his occupation was listed as "Farmer, General Farm." He died on 18 October 1952 at the age of 66 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^38,42 He was buried on 21 October 1952 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^38,42 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
+12	iii.	Arthur Alfred "Mike" ECKELBERG.
13	iv.	Lester Johannes "Pete" ECKELBERG was born on 12 April 1893 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,17,36,44 He was baptized on 14 May 1893 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁴ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ Pete appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ He was living with his brother Carl. He was buried in 1928 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Pete died on 21 October 1928 at the age of 35 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^5,38,45 (He may have died in the Sparta, WI, hospital.) He was buried on 24 October 1928 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^45,46 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
14	v.	Roy Wilbert "LeRoy" ECKELBERG was born on 25 December 1903 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^11,47,48 He was baptized on 8 February 1904 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁸ He died on 3 April 1904 at the age of 0 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^11,47 LeRoy was buried on 6 April 1904 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^11,47 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.