Fifth Generation

31. Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm "Henry" GERKE III was born on 29 November 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{6,26,33,118,119,120} He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He was confirmed on 14 April 1889 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁰ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1897 Henry was a farmer in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ He owned a 140-acre farm in Section 2. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁵ He was Lutheran in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ and was listed on the Memberbership Roster of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Henry appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ He died on 11 January 1953 at the age of 78.³³

Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm "Henry" GERKE III and Auguste Mathilde "Gusta" KUTHLOW were married on 13 October 1897 in Monroe County, WI.^{32,33,119,121} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

From an article in the Tomah Journal, dated October 16, 1897: "The wedding of Henry Gerke and Gusta Kuthlow, both of Ridgeville, occurs today, Wednesday, Oct. 13. The marriage ceremony will be performed by Rev. Chas. Koehler in the Lutheran church at 3 o'clock p. m. A reception is to be held at the home of the bride's parents to all invited guests."

. Auguste Mathilde "Gusta" KUTHLOW, daughter of Friedrich KUTHLOW and Wilhelmine KUTHLOW, was born on 23 August 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{6,8,55,118,119,120,122,123} (In the 1880 Census, her name is listed as Augusta.) She was baptized on 31 August 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her sponsors were Wilhelm Zellmer, Marie Zellmer and Justine Zellmer. She appeared in the census in 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹¹ Gusta appeared in the census in 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ She was confirmed on 14 July 1889 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁰ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁵ Gusta appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ She died on 25 September 1921 at the age of 47 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{21,118,123,124} Gusta was buried on 28 September 1921 in Norwalk, Monroe County, WI.¹²³

Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm "Henry" GERKE III and Auguste Mathilde "Gusta" KUTHLOW had the following children:

Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm "Henry" GERKE III and Albertine Wilhelmine Friederike WESTPFAHL were married on 5 June 1923 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^125,126,127 Albertine Wilhelmine Friederike WESTPFAHL, daughter of Johann Gottlieb WESTPHAL and Emilie Ernestine MARQUARDT, was born on 10 July 1873 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.^{6,8,16,32,75,125,128} (Her surname was spelled "Westpfahl" in the Marriage Registration Index.) She was baptized on 31 August 1873 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ Albertine was confirmed on 3 April 1887 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 29 March 1959 at the age of 85.¹²⁸ She was buried on 31 March 1959 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^128,129 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.