Fourth Generation

47. Franz Friedrich August "Frank" PERGANDE (*) was born on 14 April 1850 in Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{38,54,57,77,84,116,168,169} near Stargard. (The current name of the city is Leczyca Pomoraska (Poland).)

(The baptism record of his daughter Ida spells his and her surname as "Pergander.")

(The church Family Register and the record of his marriage list his birth date as 14 Aug 1850. His obituary listed it as 14 April 1850, The 1900 Census listed it as Apr 1851.)

From Wikipedia: "Lęczyca is one of the oldest Polish cities, mentioned in the 12th century. It was the place of the first recorded meeting of Sejm, the Polish parliament, in 1182. In 1229 it became the capital of the Duchy of Łęczyca (see Testament of Boleslaw III Wrymouth), which in 1263 was split into two parts - the Duchy of Łęczyca and the Duchy of Sieradz. In the early 14th century, the Łęczyca Voivodeship was created. This administrative unit of the Kingdom of Poland existed until the Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century.

Łęczyca, which lies in the centre of Poland, was for centuries one of the most important cities of the country. It received Magdeburg rights before 1267, and in 1331 the Teutonic Knights sacked the city during one of their repeated incursions into Poland. A considerable number of buildings were burned down, including two churches. A few decades later, on the initiative of Casimir the Great, the city was walled and a castle built to the southeast of the city.

Łęczyca prospered in the period between the mid-14th and mid-17th centuries. The royal castle, built by Casimir the Great, was located on a small hill, protected by a moat with water from the Bzura river. The complex was made from red brick, set on stone foundations. It was protected by a 10-meter high wall, with a tower located in its southwestern corner. Gate tower was placed in the western wall, in the basement was a prison, and in the courtyard there was a two-storey tenement building. Rooms of that building frequently housed meetings of the Royal Council. In 1964, widespread renovation of the complex began. Another building was added at that time, which now houses the Museum of the Land of Łęczyca.

Soon after its completion in the mid-14th century, the castle was named one of royal residences, and the seat of the Starosta of Łęczyca. In 1406, it was burned by the Teutonic Knights, but the complex was rebuilt so quickly that in 1409, King Władysław II Jagiełło attended here a meeting of his advisors, discussing the oncoming war with the Knights.

Following the Battle of Grunwald (1410), a number of high-ranking Teutonic prisoners was kept here for ransom. Four sessions of the Sejm (Polish parliament) took place here: in 1420, 1448, 1454, 1462. Furthermore, the castle served as headquarters of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, during the Thirteen Years' War (1454–66). At that time, the Łęczyca Voivodeship was divided into three counties - Brzeziny, Orzel and Łęczyca. In 1420, a Bohemian delegation offered here Czech crown to Jagiełło. The city's prominence came to an end with the Swedish invasion of Poland when the castle was overrun and most of the city once again destroyed, and it remained in a state of crisis until the Partitions.

Following the invasion of Poland at the start of the Second World War, Łęczyca was occupied by Nazi Germany and incorporated into the region known as Reichsgau Wartheland as part of the district (kreis) of Lentschütz (Germanized word for 'Łęczyca'). In January 1942 there was a forced labor camp operating in or near the town. After the war it was reintegrated into the People's Republic of Poland."
He was baptized on 3 May 1850 in Lenz, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).¹⁷⁰ He emigrated on 2 May 1857 from Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^54,62 He emigrated from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in Quebec, Canada, aboard the bark Gutenberg sailing ship in June.

His obituary indicated that he emigrated to the America at age 7 (about 1857), but the 1910 Census indicated that he emigrated in 1862. The 1930 listed it as 1855. It was 1857. Frank was confirmed on 14 April 1867 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was Lutheran about 1868 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^55,72,171 He is listed as member number 44 of the first 100 members in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church records (as Frank Pergande) and he was also listed on the Membership Roster in 1900.

St. John's was formed on April 1, 1862 when 18 heads of families met in the District schoolhouse, No. 1, Ridgeville to form an Evangelical Lutheran congregation. Reading services were held in the schoolhouse led by Wilhelm Waegner, until Pastor Michael Evert, Burr Oak, Jackson County, was called and a log church was built in Section 12, Town of Ridgeville (the present site).

A frame building replaced the log structure in 1872. By the late 1800's the congregation again outgrew their house of worship and a new red brick structure was planned. The ground was broken for the foundation's walls on May 14, 1900, by Frederick Zellmer, and the cornerstone was laid on July 22, 1900. The first service was held in the new church on the 20th of January, 1901. Three services were held that day, two in German and the evening service in English.

St. John's was the first Lutheran church in Monroe County, and is the mother church to St. Peter's, Indian Creek; St. Matthew's, South Ridge; St. Mathew's, Kirby; St. Jacob, Norwalk; and St. Paul, Tomah.

On June 3, 2001, the cornerstone of the current church building was opened during the church's 100th anniversary celebration. In the cornerstone were found a history of the congregation; the congregation ordinances; a membership list; a small Lutheran songbook; Luther's Small Catechism; a biblical story of two examples of the Children's Friend; two examples of the congregation's leaflets; one calendar of the joint synods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other states; one copy of the Milwaukee Weekly Germania; and an edition of the Wilton Herald, dated July 22, 1900. All of the publications, except for the Wilton Herald, were in German, reflecting the first language of the congregation. All of the documents were in perfect condition. He was was a baptism sponsor on 19 September 1869 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁵ along with Friedrich Gnewikow (a friend) at the baptism of Franz Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht, son of Wilhelm Albrecht and Marie Gnewikow. Frank appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵ He was living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1875 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹⁷ He was living with his parents. After 1877 he was a farmer in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷² He owned an 80-acre farm in Sections 18 and 19. Frank appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^57,173 His household consisted of 5 males and 4 females, of which 5 of the people were born in the United States and 4 in Germany. The names of the individual members of his family were not listed, but the 5 born in the U.S. would have been his children, Ida, Emma, August, Lillie and Philip (sons Willie and Ernst had died before 1895). Two of the 4 born in Germany would have been Frank and his wife, Louise; the other two were probably his parents, who were listed in his household in the 1900 U.S. Census. His surname was spelled "Perganda."

His household was in Sections 18 and 19. He appeared in the census in 1885 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁵ His household consisted of 3 men and 4 women, with 3 of them having been born in the United States and 4 in Germany. The men would have been Frank and his son August and an unknown male (probably his father). The women would have been his wife, Minnie, their daughters Ida and Emma, and an unknown female (probably his mother). His surname was listed as "Perganda." He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ His household consisted of 5 males and 4 females, of which 5 of the people were born in the United States and 4 in Germany. His surname was spelled "Perganda" and the names of the individual members of his family were not listed. Frank appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁶ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² His household on "Ridgeville Road" consisted of Frank, "Amelia," and their children, Emma, Lillie and Philip. The census indicated that they had 6 children, of whom 5 were still living; that was in error because they had 7 children, of whom 5 were still living. Frank appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ His household consisted of Frank, age 68; his wife, "Minnie," age 64; and their son, Phillip, age 25. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^54,143 He and his wife were living with their daughter Ida and her family. He died on 3 October 1933 at the age of 83 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{54,58,67,84,169} Obituary Notes: "Franz Friedrich August Pergande was born April 14, 1850 near Stargard in Alt Damerow, Pomerania, Germany. At the age of seven years he came with his parents to America, settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They resided there until the year 1865, when they moved to the town of Wilton where the deceased lived for the rest of his life.

He was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, by Pastor Hoyer, and remained a faithful member of this church unto his end. On November 2, 1876, he was united in marriage to Wilhelmine Wilde. This union was blessed with seven children, four sons, two of whom died in infancy, and three daughters.

After a long illness and being confined to his bed almost constantly for nearly six years by rheumatism, he was relieved through a peaceful death, October 3, 1933, aged 83 years, 5 months and 19 days.

He leaves to mourn his loss the bereaved widow, two sons, August and Philip Pergande and three daughters, Mrs. Ida Schaefer, Mrs. Emma Ludeking and Mrs. Lillie Brandau; two daughters-in-law. three sons-in-law, 12 grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services on Friday, October 6, were conducted by Pastor C. E. Berg. Interment was in the Ridgeville Cemetery."

(His gravestone indicates that he died in 1934; that is incorrect because his obituary notes that his funeral was on Friday, October 6; that day and date occurred in 1933, but not in 1934. Church records also list his date of death as 6 Oct 1933.) Frank was buried in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷⁴ in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
He has Ancestral File Number LTT8-4CY.

Franz Friedrich August "Frank" PERGANDE (*) and Louisa Friederike Wilhelmine "Minnie" WILDE (*) were married on 2 November 1876 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{54,56,77,84,116,150} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. (They were second cousins.) The witnesses at their marriage were August Sitz (relationship unknown) and Franz Wilde (her brother).

Louisa Friederike Wilhelmine "Minnie" WILDE (*)^10,161, daughter of August Friedrich WILDE and Dorothea Sophia Maria PERGANDE, was born on 25 July 1854 in Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{9,10,54,56,57,65,67,84,116,161,162,163} The Alt Damerow record of her birth and baptism list her birthdate as 25 July 1854. Her mother's sister, Justine, is listed as a witness in the church records. Louisa's mother, Dora, was not married at the time, and the name of her birth father is not listed. Her surname is listed as "Wilde" in the church record of the baptisms of her children. So, she was adopted by her mother's eventual husband.

(Her gravestone indicates her year of birth was 1854, the church records of her marriage indicates 1853, and the 1880 Census record indicates 1855. It was 1854.)

(The 1870 Census listed her as "Minnie," the 1880 as "Meana," the 1905 as "Minnie," and the 1910 as "Amelia.")

(She may have been born in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig.)
She was baptized on 20 August 1854 in Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^10,163 The name of her birth father is not listed in her baptismal record. She was apparently adopted by her mother's eventual husband, August Friedrich Wilde, because she used that surname.

Her baptism sponsors were Justine Pergande (a sister of her mother), Friedrich "Lub" (??) (unknown relationship), Friederike Bremer and Friedrich Pergande, who lived in "Pegelow," apparently a village nearby. Friedrich is believed to have been a cousin of her mother, and Friederike was his wife. She emigrated on 30 July 1862 from Preussen (Prussia).^{54,56,60,62,63,64,164} She emigrated from Hamburg. The names of her parents are not listed in the Passenger Manifest. Minnie was confirmed on 20 October 1867 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^54,77 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

On August 21, 1870, she and "Mrs. Brandenburg" served as sponsors at the baptism of Emilie Mathilde Kortbein, daughter of Friedrich Kortbein and Auguste Weber at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ridgeville.

She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵ She was living in the household of August Schultz, a "Hotel Keeper," and her occupation was listed as "Hotel Waiter." She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ Minnie appeared in the census in 1885 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁵ She appeared in the census in 1895 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ Minnie appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁶ She was listed as "Minnie" and her occupation was "Domestic." She appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ Minnie appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁷ She was living with her daughter Ida and her family. According to the Census, she attended school until the 4th grade. She died on 12 December 1943 at the age of 89 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^54,56,162 Obituary Notes: "Mrs. Wilhelmine Pergande of near Wilton, one of the pioneer residents in the community, passed away at her home on Sunday afternoon, December 12, aged 89 years, four months, 18 days. Wilhelmine Wilde was born in Germany on July 25, 1854. In 1862, she came with her parents to America, settling on a farm in the town of Ridgeville. She was confirmed by Pastor J. A. Hoyer on October 20, 1867, in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, and remained a faithful member to the end of her life.

On November 2, 1876, she was united in marriage with Frank Pergande, Pastor A. Siegler receiving the vow. They made their home on a farm in the town of Wilton where seven children were born to them, two of them dying in infancy. The deceased was also preceded in death by her husband on October 3, 1933, and by her son August on July 14, 1936.

In recent years she was physically disabled, but received the undivided attention and most loving care by her daughter Ida. Mrs. Pergande is survived by her four children; namely, three daughters, Mrs. Ida Schaefer, Mrs. Emma Ludeking, Mrs. Lily Brandau, all of the town of Wilton; and one son, Philip Pergande of Sparta; two daughters-in-law, three sons-in-law; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lena Gerke; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Emma Wilde, and many other friends and relatives.

Funeral services, conducted by Pastor C. E. Berg, were held on Wednesday afternoon, December 15, at the St. John's Church in Ridgeville. Interment was made in the Ridgeville Cemetery." Minnie was buried on 15 December 1943 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^54,58,67,162 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
She has Ancestral File Number LTT8-9BX. (Her name is listed as "Louise Friederike Ernestine" in her church baptism record. The emigration passenger list has her given name as "Louise;" all other census and other records later in her life list her as "Minnie.")

Franz Friedrich August "Frank" PERGANDE (*) and Louisa Friederike Wilhelmine "Minnie" WILDE (*) had the following children: