Third Generation

12. Wilhelm Friedrich "William" ALBRECHT was born on 26 November 1833 in Kreis Stargard, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^20,21,22,23 He emigrated in 1855 from Germany.²⁴ He was Lutheran in 1862 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^25,26 He was listed in the Church Register as member number 22 of the first 100 members of the congregation of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

He was listed on the Memberbership Roster of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1900.. William appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ About 1880 he was a farmer in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ His household was next door to his brother Frank. He was listed as "William." William appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^24,28 He owned a 160-acre farm in Section 18. He died on 30 May 1918 at the age of 84 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.^20,22,23 He was buried on 3 June 1918 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^22,23 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Wilhelm Friedrich "William" ALBRECHT and Maria Wilhelmine "Mary" GNEWIKOW were married on 7 June 1863 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^24,29,30 According to the 1900 Census, they had 7 children, of whom 5 were living at the time. Maria Wilhelmine "Mary" GNEWIKOW, daughter of Gottlieb Meinhard Ludwig GNEWIKOW and Caroline Wilhelmine Anna FIEDLER, was born on 13 July 1846 in Preussen (Prussia).^{20,21,22,31,32} She emigrated in 1859 from Germany.²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ Mary was confirmed on 18 March 1862 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁷ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ Mary appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴ She was living with her daughter Amanda and her husband. She died on 18 February 1937 at the age of 90 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.^20,22,32 Mary was buried on 25 February 1937 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^22,32 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Wilhelm Friedrich "William" ALBRECHT and Maria Wilhelmine "Mary" GNEWIKOW had the following children:

+17	i.	Dorothea Louise Emilie "Dora" ALBRECHT.
+18	ii.	Emilie Eveline "Amelia" ALBRECHT.
+19	iii.	Franz Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" ALBRECHT.
20	iv.	Alwine Theresa ALBRECHT was born on 29 September 1872 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^22,33 She was baptized on 17 November 1872 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died in 1873 at the age of 1.^22,24 Alwine was buried in 1873 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.²² in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
21	v.	Marie Anna ALBRECHT was born on 9 May 1874 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ She was baptized on 5 July 1874 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 1 August 1875 at the age of 1 in Monroe County, WI.³³ Marie was buried on 3 August 1875.³³
+22	vi.	Amanda Auguste ALBRECHT.
23	vii.	Karl Friedrich Wilhelm "William" ALBRECHT was born on 11 September 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^24,33,35,36 He was baptized on 7 November 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed on 7 April 1895 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. William appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴