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Yvonne....Found some things that seem to fit with the information you gave in your post. Of course, I don't know "if" these things are your family or not, but will send them to see what you think.
These census records are from HeritageQuest Online.
1900 Tigerton Village, Shawano County, Wisconsin Census - ED 161, Page 74B - Enumerated 30 June:
Earnst Petko, head, born: May 1850, 50, married 27 years, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigration/1884, in US 16 years, naturalization pending, occupation: mason
Wililmna Petko, wife, born: Nov 1850, 49, married 27 years, has had 5 children/4 living, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigration/1884, in US 16 years
Paul Petko, son, born: Sept 1881, 18, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigration/1884, in US 16 years, mason
Eddie Petko, son, born: Jan 1885, 15, b. Wisconsin, laborer
Theodore Petko, son, born: July 1887, 13, b. Wisconsin, at school
Arthur Ruppenthal, grandson, born: June 1894, 5, b. Wisconsin, father b. Wisconsin, mother b. Germany
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1910 Germania, Shawano County, Wisconsin Census - ED 145, Page 93A - Enumerated 26 April:
Paul Petko, head, 28, single, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigration/1884, naturalized, mason/stone
Whilhelmina Petko, mother, 59, widow, has had 5 children/3 living, b. Germany, parents b. Germany
Arthur Petko, adopted brother, 16, b. Wisconsin, father b. Wisconsin, mother b. Germany
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1920 Germania, Shawano County, Wisconsin Census - ED 101, Page 224A - Enumerated 15-16-17 January:
Paul Petko, head, owns home/mortgaged, 37, single, immigration/1882, naturalized/1910, b. Germany, father b. Brandenburg (Germany), mother b. Brandenburg (Germany), farmer
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2 nice volunteer did this lookup for me.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Paul C Petko
City: Not Stated
County: Shawano
State: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1882
Race: White
Roll: 1674983
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 36
Occupation: farmer
Nearest Relative: Robert Petko
Height/Build: med/ med
Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/dark
Signature: Paul C Petko
Taken Sept 12, 1918
Will send an actual image of the registration card to your private e-mail, so you will be able to see Paul's signature.
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Some Petko family burials:
http://wigenweb.org/shawano/tigertoncemetery4.html
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This is possibly your grandfather's mother Carrie with her birth family. Same area of Wisconsin, so looks likely, but of course I have no real proof.
These census records are, also, from HeritageQuest Online.
1900 Manchester, Jackson County, Wisconsin Census - ED 53, Page 132A - Enumerated 6 June:
Edwin Dent, head, born: Aug 1857, 42, married 6 years, b. France, parents b. France, immigration/1864, in US 35 years, naturalized, farmer
Mary Dent, wife, born: Aug 1876, 23, married 6 years, b. Wisconsin, parents b. Wisconsin
All children born in Wisconsin....
Carrie Dent, daughter, born: Apr 1895, 5
Olen Dent, son, born: Feby 1897, 3
William Dent, son, born: Jan 1899, 1
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1910 Birnamwood Township, Shaawano County, Wisconsin Census - ED 143, Page 50A - Enumerated 17 April:
Mary Dent, head, 33, married 1 time, widow, has had 9 children/6 living, b. Wisconsin, parents b. Wisconsin, no occupation
All children born in Wisconsin....
Carrie Dent, daughter, 15
Ollie Dent, son, 13
Willliam Dent, son, 11
Jessie Dent, son, 9
Walter Dent, son, 6
Arthur Dent, son, either 7/12 or 9/12
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Some Dent family burials:
http://wigenweb.org/shawano/forest_birnamwood3.html
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Enter the surnames PETKO and DENT in the search box for additional entries on the families.
http://wigenweb.org/shawano/
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Info on Wisconsin naturalization records:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/natlzn/
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Yvonne, I am so very sorry about your grandfather having Alzheimer's Disease. So devastating for him and his entire family.
Pauline
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