Fourth Generation

45. Friedrich Wilhelm August PERGANDE Sr.¹⁰ was born on 26 June 1854 in Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{9,10,12,58,84,163,252,253,254,255} August's mother was not married when he was born. His last name was always Pergande, the same as his mother's maiden name. She and his stepfather, Johann Brandenburg, brought August and the couple's four children to the U.S. The couple later had other children. On his Marriage Registration record, his father is listed as "John Brandenburg."

Barbara Schmaling (a descendant) heard the following explanation of his birth: Family legend says that when the Pergande women were on the docks of Ireland preparing to board the ship, they found an abandoned baby. Hiding the baby under their aprons, they boarded the ship. Several days later, Gustina pretended to give birth to the baby, August. That was a myth, because his birth is recorded in the Alt Damerow Parish Register Transcripts as illegitimate (no father's name is listed).

On his gravestone, his name is listed as "August W. F." but the Alt Damerow, Germany, birth and baptism records list his name as "Friedrich Wilhelm August." His baptism record is not dated, but it lists his age as 9 months. The church records of his death list his age at death as 51 years, 8 months and 6 days; that would indicate a date of birth of 26 June 1854, which is the date listed in the Alt Damerow Parish Register Transcripts. An article in the Monroe County Heritage Book lists it as 26 January 1854; that is incorrect. He was baptized on 9 July 1854 in Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^4,19,163 His name is listed as "Friedrich Wilhelm August" in the Alt Damerow record of his baptism, although he used the name "August Friedrich Wilhelm."

The section of the record where his birth father's name would normally be listed is blank, so the name of his father is not known.

His sponsors were Friedrich Giese, Friedrich Minning, and Sophia Giese--all of Alt Damerow. He emigrated on 14 June 1870 from Alt Damerow, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^57,60,253 (He and his parents emigrated on the ship "Helene" from the port of Bremerhaven, and arrived in New York City.)

(He could not be located in the 1880 Census in Wisconsin; he was not living with his parents.) Between 1883 and 1906 Friedrich was a farmer in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² His Pergande farm has been in the family for more than 100 years, and is now owned by one of his sons, Myron Pergande. He was Lutheran about 1883 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^55,72 He is listed as number 76 of the first 100 members in the church records and was listed on the Memberbership Roster in 1900. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ His household consisted of 6 males and 1 female, of which 4 were born in the United States and 3 in Germany. His surname was spelled "Perganda" and the names of the individual members of his family were not listed.

The census indicated that he was listed as a member of the Militia. Friedrich appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ He appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁶ He died on 2 March 1906 at the age of 51 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{58,67,101,127,254,255,256} Friedrich was buried on 5 March 1906 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{58,67,101,254,255,256} in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. He has Ancestral File Number LRGY-ZSY.

Friedrich Wilhelm August PERGANDE Sr. and Rosette "Rosa" KUHN were married on 1 July 1880 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{11,55,101,150,253} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. (Her surname in the Monroe County marriage records is listed as "Keulie.") Rosette "Rosa" KUHN, daughter of Wilhelm Friedrich KUHN and Wilhelmine SCHULZ, was born on 20 May 1861 in Wisconsin.^58,77,254 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵ She was confirmed on 21 March 1875 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁷⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rosa appeared in the census in June 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ She was living with her parents. She died on 20 January 1888 at the age of 26 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{58,77,101,254} She was buried on 23 January 1888 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^58,67,77 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Friedrich Wilhelm August PERGANDE Sr. and Rosette "Rosa" KUHN had the following children:

Friedrich Wilhelm August PERGANDE Sr. and Paulina Ernestine "Pauline" STEINKE were married on 17 February 1889 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{11,54,55,101,116,150,253,256,257} at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. After August's first wife died, he is said to have sent word to Germany to have someone come over to take care of his children. Pauline came to the U.S. and they married.

Their marriage is listed in the church records under the name Bergande, with a date of Feb 7, 1889, but the Marriage Registration record lists "February 17th, 1889" in "Tomah, Monroe Co., Wisconsin." (The registration was certified on February 18th.) Their witnesses were Hermann Brandenburg (his stepbrother), Wm. Steinke (relationship unknown), Emilie Steinke, and Lina (?) Erdmann. Paulina Ernestine "Pauline" STEINKE, daughter of Gottlieb Ludwig STEINKE and Ernestine KLUGHAUS, was born on 18 January 1867 in Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^{54,58,67,253,254,256,258} She was confirmed in 1881 in Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).⁵⁴ She emigrated in 1888 from Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).⁵⁴ Between 1889 and 1938 Pauline was a housekeeper in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI. Pauline came from Germany to work for August Pergande as a housekeeper, after his first wife died. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ She appeared in the census in 1905 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁶ Pauline 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 She and her six youngest children were living in the household of her son Charlie and his wife, Alma. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ Pauline died on 31 October 1938 at the age of 71 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{54,58,67,101,253,254,256,258}

Obituary Notes: "Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Pergande were held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande at 1:00 o'clock and from the Ridgeville Lutheran Church at 2:00 o'clock on Thursday, November 3, with Rev. C. E. Berg officiating. interment was in St. John's cemetery at Ridgeville. The pallbearers were her six grandsons, Harold Albrecht, Raymond Blexrud and Harold, Merle, Vernon and Lloyd Pergande.

Flower girls for the funeral were Mrs. Pergande's six granddaughters, Evelyn Smith Pergande, Pearl and Lila Bucholz, Evelyn Albrecht, Irene Pergande and Berdette Tutlewski.

Pauline Ernestine Steinke, daughter of Gottlieb and Ernestine Steinke, was born in Province, Posen, Germany on January 18, 1867. At the age of 14 years she was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Germany.

In the year 1888, she with her father, brother, and three sisters, came to America, settling in the village of Warrens. Later, she moved with her father and brother to Tomah. In 1889 she was united in marriage to August Pergande at the St. John's Lutheran Church at Ridgeville. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Pergande settled on their farm in the town of Wilton. Their marriage was blessed with 11 children.

Mrs. Pergande was a faithful member of St. John's Lutheran church at Ridgeville and also served as secretary of the Ladies' Aid for a number of years.

On March 2, 1906, her husband passed away. She continued farming with her children until her health began to fail. For the past several years she has made her home with her son, John, where she passed away October 31, 1938, at the age of 71 years, nine months and 13 days.

Mrs. Pergande leaves to mourn her loss eight children, John of LaGrange, Charlie and George of Wilton, August of Warrens, Mrs. Hulda Schmidt of Clifton, Mrs. Lorraine Reynolds of Mauston, Mrs. Ella Bucholz and Mrs. Vera Tutlewski of Wilton. Two step-children, Mrs. Amanda Blexrud of Minneapolis and Arthur of Tomah, 30 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Amelia Birkholz of Janesville, one brother, Emil Steinke of North Dakota, and a number of other relatives and a host of friends.

Besides her husband, three children and one step-daughter, Marie, Louie, Leo and Mrs. Nora Pease, preceded her in death." She was buried on 3 November 1938 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^{54,58,67,101,256,258} in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Friedrich Wilhelm August PERGANDE Sr. and Paulina Ernestine "Pauline" STEINKE had the following children: