| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Second Generation2. Wilhelm Lewis "William" FRIESKE was born on 25 July 1834 in Schokken, Kreis Wongrowitz, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).2,4,5,6 (His birthplace may have been Lonko or Shokken.) He emigrated on 16 August 1892 from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein Province, Preussen (Prussia).2 He appeared in the census in 1895 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.7 His household consisted of 5 males (him and four sons) and 1 female (his wife), of whom 1 was born in the United States and 4 in Germany. (His surname was spelled "Frieskey.") William appeared in the census in 1900 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.8 His occupation was "Day Laborer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.4 He and his wife were living with their son Ferdinand and his family. He died on 28 February 1917 at the age of 82 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.5,6 William was buried in 1917 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.5 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. He has Ancestral File Number L898-RTD. Wilhelm Lewis "William" FRIESKE and Paulina "Pauline" HELLER were married in October 1862 in Preussen (Prussia).2,4,6 According to the 1900 Census, they had 6 children, of whom all were living at the time. According to the 1910, they had 8 children, of whom 6 were living. . Paulina "Pauline" HELLER, daughter of Ludwig HELLER and Maria GLOSSNER, was born on 19 March 1844 in Lonke, Inowrazlaw District, Bromberg Region, Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).4,5,6,8,9 (The 1900 Census listed her birth year as 1845.) She emigrated in 1892 from Preussen (Prussia).1,4,8 She emigrated from Hamburg on the ship, the Hull. She appeared in the census in 1895 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.7 Pauline appeared in the census in 1900 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.8 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.4 She died on 23 March 1913 at the age of 69 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.5,6,9 Pauline was buried in 1913 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.5 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. She has Ancestral File Number L898-14G. Wilhelm Lewis "William" FRIESKE and Paulina "Pauline" HELLER had the following children:
Wilhelm Lewis "William" FRIESKE and Henriette "Henrietta" KRUMREY were married about 1857 in Preussen (Prussia).2,9 (This marriage of Henriette Krumsey and Wilhelm Frieske is listed on the FamilySearch Person Tools website, but it must be confirmed. She was also reportedly married to Wilhelm's assumed brother Ludwig.) . Henriette "Henrietta" KRUMREY2,9 was born in July 1834 in Preussen (Prussia).1,10,11,12,13 (Her surname was not listed in the baptism record of her son Wilhelm; she was listed as "Henriette Friske" in the marriage record of her daughter Alwine. Her surname is listed as "Podolsky" in FamilySearch.org.)) She died about 1861 at the age of 27 in Wisconsin.1 (It is assumed that she died before Wilhelm married Paulina Heller in October 1862, but they may have divorced.) (Her surname is spelled "Krumsey" in FamilySearch Person Tools. That is believed to be incorrect.) Wilhelm Lewis "William" FRIESKE and Henriette "Henrietta" KRUMREY had the following children:
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