Seventh Generation

103. Ethel May GETMAN was born on 10 April 1887 in Wisconsin.^{17,40,128,130} She appeared in the census in 1900 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁰ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴² Ethel appeared in the census in 1940 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁷ She was listed as a "Maid" in the household of her future husband, Fred Taft. She was buried in 1960 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^29,128,129 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. She died in 1960 at the age of 73.^128,130

Ethel May GETMAN and Wallace Frederich "Fred" TAFT (\) were married after 1942.^119,130,131 Wallace Frederich "Fred" TAFT (\), son of Charles Wright TAFT and Ida E. CRAPP, was born on 19 January 1876 in Wisconsin.^{26,121,122,123,124} He appeared in the census in 1880 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, WI.¹²⁵ His occupation was "Miller, Flour Mill." Fred lived at his home in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI about 1902. About 1905 he was a hearse driver in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁶ and he owned one of the first cars in Tomah. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷¹ Fred appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴² His household was at 1121 Oak Street in the second ward. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹⁹ His household was at 517 Pearl Street and consisted of Wallace, age 53; his wife, Nellie, age 53; and his son, Howard, age 13. His occupation was "Live Stock Buyer."

. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁷ His household was at 517 Pear Street and his occupation was "Buyer, Livestock Shipper." Fred died on 16 November 1946 at the age of 70.^123,124 He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^128,129 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.