Fifth Generation

74. Josephine Dorothea GERKE was born on 8 June 1896 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^16,26,59,125 She was baptized on 21 June 1896 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁵ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ Josephine appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ She died on 22 May 1970 at the age of 73.²⁶

Josephine Dorothea GERKE and Joseph "Joe" GLUMSKE were married on 14 October 1919.^26,124 Joseph "Joe" GLUMSKE, son of Albert GLUMSKE and Catherine BARON, was born on 6 March 1891 in Wisconsin.^16,124 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Norwalk, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ He was listed as a "Hired man," age 21, and Single, with an occupation of "Farm Hand, Working Out" in the household of August and Amelia Noth. Joe appeared in the census in 1930 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm."

Josephine Dorothea GERKE and Joseph "Joe" GLUMSKE had the following children: