Second Generation
2. Carl Raymond Schmerse born 15 Jul 1907, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, Farmer, married 17 Jan 1929, Frieda Elizabeth Erb, born 28 Sep 1905, Blanchardville, died 22 Jul 1992. Carl died 24 Apr 1986, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566. He was born in Washington Township, north of Monroe. When he was 9 month of age, the family moved to a farm near Juda. He attended Pleasant Hill Grade School and Juda High School, graduating in 1926. They farmed in the Juda, Browntown and Brodhead areas before retiring to Brodhead in February, 1962. In 1981 he lives in Brodhead, 103, 8th St., and manages several farms for owners and sells seed corn and farm equipment.
3. Samuel Edmund Schmerse born 10 Apr 1909, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, Farmer, married 24 Feb 1935, in Spencer, Iowa, Etta June Groenewold, born 9 Sep 1909, lives 1996, Chicago, Illinois. Samuel died 7 Aug 1956, Spencer, Iowa. He died in a tractor turn-over accident.
304 St Lukes Dr, Spencer, IA 51301-6064, USA
Etta:
1211 St Lukes Dr, Spencer, IA 51301, USA
4. Wilma Irene Schmerse born 2 Oct 1910, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married 24 Jan 1933, in Juda, Wisconsin, William Joseph Starke, born 23 Jan 1905, Browntown, Wisconsin, Farmer, died 3 Dec 1995. She attended Pleasant Hill grade school for 3 years, and then finished grade and High School in Juda. She graduated from High School in 1929 and attended Green Co. Normal School in Monroe. She worked at the Juda schools.
William was educated in an orphan home in Freeport, Ill. He worked at the Implement Co. and at the school.
5. Marvin LaVerne Schmerse born 4 Jul 1920, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, Farmer, married 12 Feb 1944, in Juda, Wisconsin, Ruth Meyers, born 10 Apr 1925, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin 53545, (daughter of (Son) Meyers and Grandma ?). Marvin lives 1996, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin 53545. He lived on the family farm 2 miles west of Juda until his marriage. Attended Juda schools 12 years. Graduated from Juda High School in 1938. He married in the Juda Evangelical Church. Then moved to a farm 4 miles west of Juda. Farmed there for 11 years. The family moved to Center Township, Rock Co., March 1955. He became a salesman for Badger Northland Co. in 1964 along with farming. Since 1976 farmed only 40 acres and went full-time into sales, service and installing Badger Farm Equipment and Rochester Silo Sales. In August of 1965 the entire family changed their religion after much Bible study. All were baptized into Christ and added to the Church of Christ.
Ruth's mother came to America from Switzerland in 1911.
6939 W Townsend Road, Janesville, WI 53545-8773, USA
Third Generation
6. Susan Jane Schmerse born 25 Oct 1931, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married 13 Apr 1957, Millard Dan Robinson, born 14 Feb 1932, Brodhead. She attended grade school at Badger School, Brodhead and Cadis near Browntown, High School in Monroe and Brodhead, graduating in 1949. Wisconsin State College - Whitewater, 1949 to graduation in 1953. Director/teacher of Twin City Nursery School, Inc., Menasha, Wisconsin.
Millard visited grade school and High School in Brodhead, graduating in 1950. served in the U.S. Navy four years. Graduated from University of Wisconsin in June, 1960. Manager/Pharmacist of Morton Drug Store, South in Neenah, Wisconsin.
7. Kathryn Joy Schmerse born 27 Mar 1934, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married 27 Dec 1956, Robert Eugene Krause, born 8 Mar 1935, Brodhead. Kathryn died 22 Apr 1967. She attended grade school at Badger School, Brodhead and Cadis near Browntown, High School in Brodhead, graduating in 1952. Wisconsin State College - Whitewater, 1952 to graduation in 1956.
Robert visited Decatur Grade School, Brodhead High School, graduating in 1953. Served in U.S. Army. Wisconsin State Teachers College, 1956 to graduation in 1960.
8. Janet Mae Schmerse born 1 Apr 1936, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married 9 Jun 1956, in Spencer, Iowa, John Goodwin Derdall, born 4 Apr 1935.
9. Sandra Joy Schmerse born 6 May 1938, Spencer, Iowa, married 27 Jul 1963, Raymond Louis Steier, born 8 Aug 1926, Cicero, Illinois.
10. Roger William Starke born 27 May 1936, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married (1) 7 Dec 1957, separated 1973, Nola Siedschlag, married (2) 4 Aug 1975, Phyllis Hill. He went through grade and High School in Juda and took the farm Short Course, in Madison.
11. Beverly Ann Starke born 28 Feb 1940, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, nurse, married (1) 13 May 1961, in Juda, Wisconsin, separated 1988, Lester Ernest Strom, married (2) 13 Apr 1992, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, Hubert "Ike" Albert Coyle, born 4 Nov 1915. She graduated from Juda Schools and took nurses training at the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.
12. Joyce Ann Schmerse born 23 Feb 1948, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, nurse, married 8 Aug 1969, in Superior, Wisconsin, separated 1986, Donald C. Storer, born 22 May 1947, Dayton, Ohio. Joyce lives 1992, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Orfordville High School in 1966. Graduated from Methodist School of Nursing, Madison, Wisconsin, as an RN in June 1969. They presently (in 1981) live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joyce nurses at the Milwaukee Clinic.
Donald is a graduate of Abilene Christian College. He is an engineer for Channel 6 TV.
13. Donald Marvin Schmerse born 26 Aug 1950, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, Bauunternehmer, married 16 Dec 1972, in Dallas, Texas, Dynah Jo Raney, born 20 Apr 1953, Garland, Texas. He graduated from Orfordville High School in 1968. Graduated from York Christian College 1970. Graduated from Oklahoma Christian College 1972. He worked as a carpenter through High School and until entering the computer field. They presently (in 1981) live in Pittsfield, Mass. He is a Management Information Systems Consultant for the Geary Corp. Travels from New York City to Orlando, Florida, for Exxon and General Electric Companies.
103 Seneca (Watauga) Drive, Waxahachie, TX 75165-6426, USA
14. David Daniel Schmerse born 15 Sep 1951, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, married 10 Aug 1973, Linda Kay Van Saun, born 22 Sep 1950, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin 53545,1). He grew up on a dairy farm outside Janesville. He graduated from Orfordville High, 1969. Attended 1 year at York Christian College York, Nebraska. He completed college at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1973, majoring in Agricultural Engineering. Began working for John Deere in 1974, worked as safety specialist for over 5 years at Deere & Co. He became manager of Marketing-Training in 1992. He teaches dealer service schools and travels many states (U.S. and Canada). They live in Coal Valley, a small town just outside Moline, Illinois - just across the Mississippi River from Davenport, Iowa.
Linda graduated 1972 from University of Wisconsin - B.S. in Occupational Therapy. She works at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, Ill. in the Rehabilitation Department. Her grandfather came to America from Höxter, Germany.
803 East 4th Street, Coal Valley, IL 61240-9459, USA
Fourth Generation
15. Jayne Marie Krause born 6 Mar 1960, married 22 Sep 1984, Scot Hezner.
16. Jean Suzanne Derdall born 3 May 1957, Iowa City, Iowa, married 11 Jul 1981, Jeffery Dukes, born 13 Oct 1950.
17. James Goodwin Derdall born 17 Nov 1961, Chicago, Illinois, married 24 Sep 1988, Sandra Jeanne Reynolds.
18. Eric Raymond Steier born 4 Feb 1972, Hinsdale, Illinois, married 12 Mar 1994, in Elmhurst, Illinois, Julie Deane Pagel, born 12 Aug 1963.
19. Jason Roger Starke born 16 Jun 1971, married Karen ?.
20. Shelly Lynn Strom born 12 Jun 1969, Monmouth, Illinois, married 21 May 1993, in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Albert Charles Gunther, born 4 Jan 1946, Northhampton, Massachusetts.
21. Jill Marie Storer born 10 Nov 1972, Abilene, Texas, married 25 Jun 1991, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marcus Scott Reed, born 4 Jul 1973, lives 1992, Los Angeles, California.
Marcus is telecommunications operator (U.S. marine corps). In July 1995 they moved to Jacksonville, N. Carolina, USA. In 1998 (?) he is moved to Japan and they live on the US military base near Tokyo.
22. Jason Todd Schmerse born 8 Jun 1975, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin 53545, married 23 Dec 1995, in Oklahoma City,1) Robin Kay Beeson, born about 1975. Jason lives 1997, Lubbock, Texas 79410.
3108 Vicksburg Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79410-2340, USA
