Third Generation

16. Rudolph Franz Richard AFFELDT was born on 12 April 1872 in Lebanon Township, Dodge County, WI.^{1,7,9,13,24,34,35} (His gravestone lists his year of birth as 1872, while church records list it as 1873. The 1900 Census also listed it as 1873.) He appeared in the census in 1880 in Lebanon Township, Dodge County, WI.² He was confirmed on 3 April 1887 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rudolph appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ He was Lutheran in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ and was listed on the Memberbership Roster of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ Rudolph appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ His occupation was "Farmer, Dairy Farm." He died on 14 April 1934 at the age of 62 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^9,26,35,38 Rudolph was buried on 18 April 1934 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^35,38 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Rudolph Franz Richard AFFELDT and Emma Louise ZELLMER were married on 6 June 1899 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{1,9,20,39,40,41,42} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. (They were 2nd cousins.) Emma Louise ZELLMER, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm ZELLMER and Louisa Emilie GIESLER, was born on 12 March 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{1,7,9,23,24,43,44,45} She was baptized on 25 April 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in June 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²³ Emma was confirmed on 18 March 1894 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁵ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ Emma appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ She died on 13 August 1969 at the age of 89 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,9,26,44 Emma was buried on 15 August 1969 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,44,46 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Rudolph Franz Richard AFFELDT and Emma Louise ZELLMER had the following children:

48	i.	Orville Herbert AFFELDT⁴⁷ was born on 19 June 1904 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{22,44,47,48,49} (His given name may have been spelled "Orval." He was listed as "Orvil Wilbur" in the Monroe County Index to Birth Registrations.) He was baptized on 31 July 1904 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁹ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ Orville appeared in the census in 1920 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ He was living with his parents and his occupation was "Farm Laborer, General Farm." He died on 11 July 1972 at the age of 68 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.^44,48 Orville was buried on 14 July 1972 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^35,44,46,48 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. (His name is listed as "Orvil Wilbur" in the Monroe County Birth Registration Index.) .
+49	ii.	Raymond Albert AFFELDT.