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  1. FamilySearch (LDS) Family Group Record, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/26/2003.
  2. FamilySearch (LDS) Family Group Record, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/21/2003.
  3. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book" (Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), Article 692.
  4. The Mayflower Compact Internet Website
    <http://members.aol.com/calebj/soule.html>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 1/13/2003.
  5. Duaine A. Cline, Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony Internet Website
    <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/england.htm>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/16/2003.
  6. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article about the Sowle Family Reunion, 9/23/2002.
  7. MayflowerFamilies.com Internet Website, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/28/2003.
  8. FamilySearch (LDS) Pedigree Resource File Individual Record--Internet, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/21/2003.
  9. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/10/2020.
  10. MayflowerFamilies.com Internet Website, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/15/2003.
  11. Genealogies of Mayflower Families, 1500's-1800's (Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, CD #171), "A-F, Alden Genealogy," page 30.
  12. FamilySearch (LDS) Family Group Record, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/28/2003.
  13. Aleta Jean Morrison Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <aletam@aol.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  14. LeAna LiPari Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <llipart@xmission.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  15. Nicole McSweeney Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <nmcsweeney@earthlink.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  16. Rebecca Conraty Allen Research of the Taylor Family on Ancestry.com
    <rebalexa@aol.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  17. Cochran, Ron Research of the Griggs Family, email to Gary Griggs, 12/10/2020.
  18. Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 18, Family of Richard Warren. Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620
    <http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/wills/richard_warren_family.htm> (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999), Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 8/25/2003.
  19. FamilySearch (LDS) Family Group Record, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/24/2003.
  20. FamilySearch (LDS) Family Group Record, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 10/27/2003.
  21. Margaret Smith Research of the Smith Family on Ancestry.com
    <peggy41@greatlakes.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  22. Carolyn Upchurch Research of the Covell Family on Ancestry.com
    <cupchu1040@aol.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  23. Gary Salada Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <garysaladasr@sbcglobal.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/25/2004.
  24. Toni Viertel Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <toniwy@mac.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/25/2004.
  25. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/17/2020.
  26. Marian Fiebig Sowle Research of the Soule Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/13/2004.
  27. Anne Kendall Smith Research of the Curtis and Sowle Families, "Descendants of George Soule" Report, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 10/8/2008.
  28. Anne Kendall Smith Research of the Curtis and Sowle Families
    , "Descendants of George Soule" report, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 10/9/2008.
  29. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families.
  30. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/22/2023.
  31. Ancestry World Tree, Harvey White Research of the Getman Family (harveywhite@msn.com)
    <http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:2529605&id=1530262643&ti> .
  32. Ancestry World Tree, Sonja Griesbach Research of the Wirt and Griesbach Families (griesbach6@hotmail.com)
    .
  33. Ruth Wilder Sherman and Robert Moody Sherman, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 13, Family of William White. Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1977), Information excerpted by Gary Griggs, 4/19/2003.
  34. U.S. Census, Rutland County, VT, 1850 Census.
  35. U.S. Census, Rutland County, VT
    , 1860 Census.
  36. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/1/2022.
  37. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 11/27/2004.
  38. Evelyn Priest Research of the Priest Family on Ancestry.com
    <priest-family@msn.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  39. Dan Cook Research of the Cook Family on Ancestry.com
    <sageofbrush@comcast.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  40. Janelle Dvorak Research of the Vandervort and Clay Families, "Descendants of James Kenyon" report, e-mailed from Arlyn Bernhardt to Gary Griggs, 6/10/06.
  41. U.S. Census, Bennington County, VT, 1850 Census.
  42. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 693.
  43. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1860 Census.
  44. Carolyne Gould Research of the Soule Family on Ancestry.com
    <carolyne.cwy@yahoo.ca>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/24/2004.
  45. Steve Riddle Research of the Riddle Family on Ancestry.com
    <sriddle@lnx.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/25/2004.
  46. Diana Heser Morse e-mail to Vandervort Gang, 8/5/2002.
  47. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1870 Census.
  48. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1880 Census.
  49. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 38.
  50. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang, Research of Dean Hagen on Rootsweb.com, e-mailed 2/23/2007.
  51. Biographical Histories of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin
    (Located in the Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI) (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892), Pages 742.
  52. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 776.
  53. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Marriage Registrations, 1855 to 1907".
  54. Registration of Marriages, Monroe County, WI, located in the Registrar of Deeds Office, Sparta, WI., Information researched by Gary Griggs, 7/27/2007.
  55. Gravestone List, Warren Mills Cemetery, Warrens, WI; developed by Rose Baldwin, Carolyn Habelman, Charlotte Preuss, Helen Cronick and Jean Habelman, September 1979., e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 4/9/2002.
  56. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1900 Census.
  57. U.S. Census, Chippewa County, WI, 1920 Census.
  58. FamilySearch Individaul Record on the LDS Internet Website
    <http://www.familysearch.org>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/26/2004.
  59. Biographical Histories of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin
    (Located in the Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI), Pages 833 and 834.
  60. History of Monroe County, Wisconsin--Past and Present, Including an acccount of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County (C.R. Cooper & Co., Chicago, 1912).
  61. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, Phone conversation, 9/9/2003.
  62. Gravestone List, Wilton Hillside Cemetery, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.
  63. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1895 Census.
  64. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Birth Registrations, 1850-1944".
  65. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 733.
  66. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume I, Article 559.
  67. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information excerpted, 9/9/2003.
  68. Marriage Registration Certificate.
  69. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, From Marie Drescher's database, sent to Gary Griggs 11/2002.
  70. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 875.
  71. Obituary, Scrapbook of Mattie Griggs Vandervort in the possession of Gary Griggs.
  72. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume I, Article 204.
  73. Judy Decker , Judy Decker Research of the Hoag Family
    <bluroo@aol.com>.
  74. Judy Decker, Judy Decker Family Tree Research
    <bluroo@aol.com>.
  75. U.S. Census, Berrien County, MI, 1860 Census.
  76. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 385.
  77. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume I, Article 155.
  78. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume I, Article 706.
  79. Gravestone List, Lincoln-Peterson-Kirby Cemetery, Lincoln Township, WI.
  80. Obituary, e-mailed to Gary Griggs by Lois James Bartels, 11/30/2010.
  81. Lois James Bartels Research of the Bartels Family, "Descendants of William Lea" report, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 1/17/11.
  82. Lois James Bartels Research of the Bartels Family, "Descendants of Mary Ann Lea" report, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 7/19/2011.
  83. Gravestone List, WIGenWeb Project (Internet), Lincoln Township Cemetery Page.
  84. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 117.
  85. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Listing of military veterans buried in the Tomah area, 23 June 2005.
  86. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1890 Veterans Schedule.
  87. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs.
  88. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 89.
  89. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, 8/12/2002 Research of the Bigelow Family.
  90. Biographical Histories of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin
    (Located in the Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI), Pages 709 and 710.
  91. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 694.
  92. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1910 Census.
  93. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1920 Census.
  94. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1930 Census.
  95. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article about the Dorset Valley School reunion, November 16, 2002.
  96. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information excerpted, 9/18/2003.
  97. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Deaths, 1856 to 1907".
  98. Anne Kendall Smith Research of the Curtis and Sowle Families
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/8/2008.
  99. Biographical Histories of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin
    (Located in the Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI), Pages 676-677.
  100. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 893.
  101. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , 6/3/2004.
  102. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 322.
  103. U.S. Census, Grant County, WI, 1910 Census.
  104. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 854.
  105. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1875 Census on FamilySearch.org.
  106. GEDCOM File imported on 23 Nov 2004 from Arlyn Bernhardt.
  107. Bernhardt, Arlyn Research of the Noble Family, GEDCOM file e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 11/22/2004.
  108. Lea Lawrence (lmlaw@mwt.net) (She sent info to Edna Walters. Lives in Viroqua).
  109. Genealogy of the Bostwick Family in America
    <http://books.google.com/books?id=c9U1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA449&dq=%22orpha+may+noble%22>, Information researched by Gary Griggs, 2/22/2008.
  110. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , "Descendants Report for William Randall, Jr., e-mailed 1/20/2004.
  111. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , Register entitled "Descendants of Thomas Gillett," e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 11/16/2002.
  112. Vera Purdy Wilde, Vera Purdy Wilde Research of the James R. Vandervort Family.
  113. Family Group Record, e-mail to VDV Gang by Arlyn Bernhardt, 8/28/2011.
  114. Picture, Civil War Veterans, Tomah, WI, e-mailed to VDV Gang by Darryl Vandervort, 11/17/2002.
  115. Wisconsin List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883, Volume 4, Monroe County
    <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~eborreson/pension/monroe.htm>.
  116. Diana Morse research and e-mail, 4/21/01, "Monroe County (WI) List of Pensioners".
  117. Jim Zingler Research of the Zingler Family.
  118. Gravestone List, Greenfield Township Cemetery, Tunnel City, WI; developed by Ralph Hilger, Mr. and Mrs. John Tibbets, Jean and Carolyn Habelman, Claire Daniels, John Betthauser, Wilfred Beaver and Darlene Hohn, September 1973.
  119. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 846.
  120. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 600.
  121. Arlyn Bernhardt Research of the Purdy Family with research from "The Savage Family of Connecticut" by LTC Robert D. Savage, Carlisle, PA, 1978; and "The Kirby's of New England" by M. E. Dwight, Fort Wayne, IN, 1983.
    <http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db>.
  122. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 7/7/2001.
  123. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Extracted by Gary Griggs, 9/8/2003.
  124. Obituary.
  125. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1905 Census.
  126. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1914 Edition.
  127. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/3/2021.
  128. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, Information from Dorothy Wadephul Zellmer given to Gary Griggs, 6/17/2003.
  129. Gravestone List, Glendale Township Cemetery, Kendall, WI
    <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/Glendale-cem.txt>.
  130. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/6/2002.
  131. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, 9/9/2003.
  132. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1925 Edition.
  133. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 951.
  134. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 691.
  135. Spanish-American War Centennial Website
    <http://www.spanamwar.com/3rdwiscroster.htm>, Information researched by Gary Griggs, 5/8/2007.
  136. Janelle Vandervort Dvorak e-mail to VDV Gang, 10/25/2003.
  137. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 689.
  138. Gravestone Marker.
  139. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 9/17/2003.
  140. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 690.
  141. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/16/2003.
  142. Bonnie Nicol Peterson Research of the Sowle Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/7/2004.
  143. Diana Heser Morse e-mail to Vandervort Gang, e-mail 1/15/2005.
  144. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild.
  145. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 410.
  146. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, "Descendants of Christian Roeder" report, e-mailed 12/19/2001.
  147. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1918 Edition.
  148. U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, PA, 1920 Census.
  149. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 4/14/2011.
  150. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1919 Edition.
  151. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, "Descendants of John Conrad Lobe" report, e-mailed 12/14/2009.
  152. Records researched by Gary Griggs October 6, 2000 and August 10, 2002, and scanned August 6, 2004, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 1--1862-1889), Church Register copied by Gary Griggs, 8/6/2004.
  153. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 20.
  154. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1913 Edition.
  155. Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI, Microfilm Records., Cemetery Card File Records.
  156. Gravestone List, St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery, Wilton, WI.
  157. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 324.
  158. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10/3/2011.
  159. Wood Cemetery, Valley Junction, Monroe County, WI; list of gravestones developed by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Waltermath, Carolyn and Jean Habelman, Jean Anderson, Charlotte Fell, Rose Baldwin and Sarah Case; June 1976, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 4/9/2002.
  160. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, 11/1/2003.
  161. Diana Heser Morse GEDCOM File.
  162. U.S. Census, Dawson County, MT, 1920 Census.
  163. U.S. Census, Laclade County, MO, 1910 Census.
  164. U.S. Census, Knox County, NE, 1900 Census.
  165. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 6/4/2005.
  166. Find A Grave Index Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 7/30/2020.
  167. Marita Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs, 2/12/2006.
  168. U.S. Census, Luzerne County, PA, 1850 Census.
  169. U.S. Census, Luzerne County, PA, 1860 Census.
  170. Karla Staudt e-mail to Gary Griggs.
  171. Darryl Vandervort GEDCOM File, 7/6/2001.
  172. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 7/6/2001.
  173. Gravestone List, LaGrange Township Cemetery, Monroe County, WI; developed by Jean and Carolyn Habelman and Claire Deniels, September 1973.
  174. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , Descendants of James Robert VDV, e-mail 7/13/01.
  175. Karla Staudt e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/1/2002.
  176. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 923.
  177. Karla Staudt Research.
  178. "Standard Atlas of Monroe County" (Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Publishers and Engravers, 1897), 1897 Edition.
  179. U.S. Census, Marathon County, WI, 1910 Census.
  180. U.S. Census, Marathon County, WI, 1920 Census.
  181. U.S. Census, Clark County, WI, 1930 Census.
  182. Funeral Memorial Card.
  183. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/18/2003.
  184. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1950 Census.
  185. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article entitled "Five Generations on the Land" on Page 470.
  186. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1451.
  187. Birth Registration Records, Monroe County Local History Room Microfilm, viewed by Gary Griggs, 6/21/2003.
  188. Al Bortles Research of the Doten Family, Phone conversation with Gary Griggs, 7/5/2007.
  189. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 451.
  190. Juneau County Historical Society, Rose Clark Research of the Roeder Family, Mailed to Gary Griggs, 2/8/2002.
  191. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 696.
  192. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 5/7/2012.
  193. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 709.
  194. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1926 edition.
  195. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Extracted by Gary Griggs, 9/7/2003.
  196. Obituary, Tomah Journal, May 7, 2012.
  197. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 12/2/10.
  198. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1284.
  199. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article about the Sowle Family Reunion, 5 August 1995.
  200. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 12/16/2015.
  201. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/18/2014.
  202. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/19/2015.
  203. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 7/18/2014.
  204. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 8/29/1918.
  205. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 6/3/2013.
  206. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 3/14/2013.
  207. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 3/14/2013.
  208. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 4/14/2011.
  209. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 6/3/2013.
  210. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 62.
  211. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 368.
  212. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Fifty-year Class Reunion and Picture, 10/11/2007.
  213. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article at rear of book.
  214. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 703.
  215. Sue Storkel Pfaff Research of the Storkel Family.
  216. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 834.
  217. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 2/20/2012.
  218. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 2/20/2012.
  219. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1937 edition.
  220. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 832.
  221. Marian Fiebig Sowle Research of the Fiebig Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/4/2004.
  222. Marian Fiebig Sowle Research of the Fiebig Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/15/2004.
  223. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 65th Class Reunion Article, 7/31/2006.
  224. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 8/5/2013.
  225. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wilton, Monroe County, WI, Messenger Magazine, Volume 2, May and June 1932 (Copy in possession of Gary Griggs).
  226. Obituary, Tomah Journal.
  227. Gravestone List, St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery, Wilton, WI, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 9/21/2003.
  228. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992.
  229. Family Bible, Listed in a sheet of notebook paper in the Root Family Bible in possession of Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Carole Root, Roscoe, IL; copy mailed to Gary Griggs, 16 July 2001.
  230. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1940 Census.
  231. Howard Taft, Family Group Sheet of the Ira J. Root Family, Mailed by Harold Root to Gary Griggs, 12/20/2001.
  232. Marriage License, Copy in the Possession of Gary Griggs.
  233. Root, Al Root Web Site, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/8/2000.
  234. Jay Root Research of the Root Family
    <jroot@chartermi.net>
    Most of the information is from "The Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870," written by James Pierce Root. Info e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 8/21/2001 and 10/4/2001., 8/21/01.
  235. Family Bible, Date of birth listed on a loose sheet of paper in the Root Family Bible in possession of Dr. Thomas Elliott Root, 2002.
  236. Military Draft Card, Copy in the possession of Gary Griggs.
  237. Marita Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs, 9/9/2003.
  238. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/25/2019.
  239. Marita Root Letter to Gary Griggs.
  240. Harold Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs, 11/12/01.
  241. LaVerne Griggs Notes re his Ancestors for Gary Griggs.
  242. Marita Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs, 11/12/01.
  243. Joseph E. Price Research of the Root Family, Descendants of Josiah Root, e-mailed 12/24/2001.
  244. Gravestone List, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, WI, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 6/5/2005.
  245. Marita Root Annual Christmas Letter, December 2008.
  246. Marita Root Annual Christmas Letter
    , December 2003.
  247. Harold Root e-mail to Gary Griggs, 9/29/2002.
  248. Obituary, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/4/2018.
  249. FamilySearch.org/Search Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/17/2020.
  250. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/18/2020.
  251. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, e-mail 10/21/2003, "Descendants Report for George A. Thompson".
  252. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 1/1/2002.
  253. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , 3/31/01.
  254. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 577.
  255. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 6/12/06.
  256. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , Descendants of James Robert Vandervort report.
  257. U.S. Census, Richland County, WI, 1900 Census.
  258. Gehrke Family Tree on Ancestry.com
    https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10439904/family?cfpid=-639924314&fpid=102413073317&usePUBJs=true, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/26/2023.
  259. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 320.
  260. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wilton Township, Page 129.
  261. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1928.
  262. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/21/2003.
  263. Obituary, TorkelsonFuneralHome Website Obituaried, 10/1/2020.
  264. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, 6/17/2003.
  265. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, 7/28/2007.
  266. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Torkelson Funeral Home Website Obituaries, 10/1/2020.
  267. Glenn Jacobsen Research of the Eckelberg Family, Eckelberg GEDCOM file e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 5/17/2005.
  268. Norbert Affeldt Research of the Affeldt Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/28/2012.
  269. Norbert Affeldt Research of the Affeldt Family
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 5/19/2009.
  270. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/30/2012.
  271. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Grant Township, Page 25.
  272. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 10/4/2010.
  273. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10/4/2010.
  274. Sue Storkel Pfaff GEDCOM File of the Storkel and Pergande Families, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 8/28/2004.
  275. "Tomah's 25 Years of Progress, 1927-1952" (Tomah Journal and Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Tomah, WI, 18 May 1953), Page 76.
  276. Marian Fiebig Sowle Research of the Fiebig Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/8/2004.
  277. Obituary, Torkelson Funeral Home website, 6/23/2023.
  278. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 8/5/2013.
  279. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/5/2010.
  280. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 12/26/2001.
  281. Root Family Christmas Letter, Written by Marita Root, Written by Marita Root.
  282. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home website, 6/5/2023.
  283. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 7/3/2023.
  284. Marita Root Annual Christmas Letter
    , 2011 Letter, mailed to Gary Griggs, 12/8/2011.
  285. U.S. Census, Hennepin County, MN, 1930 Census.
  286. U.S. Census, Hennepin County, MN, 1940 Census.
  287. Marita Root Letter to Gary Griggs, The Root Family Christmas Letter, December 2002.
  288. Harold Root e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/19/2008.
  289. U.S. Census, Dodge County, WI, 1940 Census.
  290. Baker, Tiffany message to Gary Griggs on Ancestry.com, Website message received 11/6/2021.
  291. Root Family Christmas Letter, Written by Marita Root, "The Minneapolis Harold".
  292. Harold Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs.
  293. Obituary, email to Gary Griggs, 5/17/2020.
  294. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, "The Life Story of Ruth Root," mailed to Gary Griggs, 12/13/2012.
  295. Judith Wilson Research of the Root and Wilson Families, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 8/20/2008.
  296. Judith Wilson Research of the Root and Wilson Families
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 8/5/2007.
  297. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
    , 10/16/2003.
  298. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, "Descendants of Vine Taylor" report, e-mailed 1/21/2004.
  299. Linda Lange e-mail to Gary Griggs, 4/18/01.
  300. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article about the 60th reunion in the 30 June 2003 edition. .
  301. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 847.
  302. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 4/2/01.
  303. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Ridgeville Township, Page 90.
  304. Jessica Kelley Fletcher Research of the Kelley Family, "Kelley Descendants" report, mailed to Gary Griggs, 3/16/2006.
  305. Kelley, Mike Research of the Kelley Family, email to Gary Griggs, 11/22/2019.
  306. Karla Staudt e-mail to VDV Gang, 6/25/2007.
  307. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, 4/18/2003.
  308. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 59.
  309. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Oakdale Township, Page 75.
  310. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 213.
  311. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 2/1/2021.
  312. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1931 edition.
  313. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1252.
  314. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 3/19/2015.
  315. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Bear Creek" Correspondence article by Pat Christensen, 12/23/2004.
  316. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 61.
  317. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information excerpted by Gary Griggs, 9/12/2003.
  318. Valerie Wadephul Research of the Wadephul Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 6/9/2011.
  319. Wanda Dinger Bryant Research of the Dinger Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/13/2007.
  320. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 6/5/2006.
  321. Matt Felber Research of the Felber, Tiber, and Blaschke Families, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 2/19/2005.
  322. Matt Felber Research of the Felber, Tiber, and Blaschke Families, Excerpts mailed by Jenny Waege Tiber to Gary Griggs, 1/12/2004.
  323. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wilton Township, Page 128.
  324. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 12/30/2018.
  325. Norbert Affeldt Research of the Affeldt Family
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/31/2012.
  326. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/14/2023.
  327. Root, Donald Research of the Root Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/19/2014.
  328. Root, Donald Research of the Root Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 8/6/2013.
  329. Wedding Announcement.
  330. Harold Root e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/13/2003.
  331. Ness, Eric Milo Research of the Root Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 7/29/2013.
  332. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families, 11/9/2021.
  333. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wellington Township, Page 118.
  334. Baker, Tiffany message to Gary Griggs on Ancestry.com, Website message received 11/6/2021 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/163145291/family/familyview?cfpid=412124547929&fpid=412141407609&usePUBJs=true.
  335. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  336. U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  337. Obituary, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  338. U.S. Public Records Index, 1970-2009, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  339. Ancestry.com/Family-Tree Website
    https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/, Baker Family Tree, researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/163145291/family/familyview?cfpid=412124547929&fpid=412141407609&usePUBJs=true.
  340. Ancestry.com/Family-Tree Website
    https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/, Baker Family Tree, researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  341. Find A Grave Index Website

    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.

  342. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  343. New York State Birth Index, 1910-1965, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/9/2021.
  344. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 4/20/2004.
  345. Marita Root Letter to Gary Griggs, 27 December 2005.
  346. U.S. Census, Mahoning County, OH, 1920 Census.
  347. New York County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/18/2020.
  348. Military Draft Card, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/18/2020.
  349. U.S. Social Security Death Index, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/18/2020.
  350. U.S. Census, Mahoning County, OH, 1910 Census.
  351. U.S. Census, Monongalia County, WV, 1930 Census.
  352. U.S. Census, Mahoning County, OH, 1940 Census.
  353. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/18/2020.
  354. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/5/2021.
  355. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article about 1965 40th Class Reunion, dated 8/11/2005.
  356. Suzzette Bernard Research of the Kelley Family, "Kelly Descendants" Report mailed to Gary Griggs by Jessica Fletcher, 3/16/2006.
  357. Hoag Family Genealogy Website
    <http://jennikj.accessgenealogy.com>, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 9/24/2003.
  358. Obituary, Torkelson Funeral Home Website, 8/8/2022.
  359. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article and Picture re 55th Class Reunion, 10/11/2001.
  360. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Class Reunion Picture, 9/7/2006.
  361. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article and picture about the 50th Class Reunion, 9/27/2004.
  362. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/10/2014.
  363. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article about the 45th Class Reunion, 12/9/2002.
  364. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Picture and Article about 50th Class Reunion, 11/13/2008.
  365. Bernice Griggs Research of the Pergande and Kewit Ancestors, Given to Gary Griggs.
  366. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 112.
  367. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 319.
  368. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 48.
  369. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1096.
  370. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Bear Creek neighborhood article by Pat Christiansen, 8/14/2003.
  371. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/29/2010.
  372. Arlyn Bernhardt, Conrad and Caroline Bernhardt Family, 1700-1986.
  373. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 114.
  374. Fletcher, Jessica Kelley Research of the Kuehl Family
    <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/e/Jessica-Marie-Fletcher-WI/index.html>.
  375. Fletcher, Jessica Kelley Research of the Kuehl Family
    <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/e/Jessica-Marie-Fletcher-WI/index.html>, FamilyTreeMaker report "Descendants of Gottlieb John Gehrke" e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 3/28/2003.
  376. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 5/26/2022.
  377. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Marriage Records, Pages 336 and 337.
  378. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Adrian Township, Page 2.
  379. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 44.
  380. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Special Section, Tomah High School Graduates, 5/26/2005.
  381. Schoonover, Debra Cooper Kuehl Research of the Prechel Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/2/2014.
  382. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 12/29/2013.
  383. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Kendall South News" article by Myrna Fauska, 5/12/2005.
  384. Wedding Announcement, Tomah Journal, 10/27/2005.
  385. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Tomah Hospital's "New Beginnings" baby pictutes, 1/7/2008.
  386. Harold Root e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/26/2013.
  387. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home website, 6/5/2023.
  388. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 1/7/2012.
  389. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Torkelson Funeral Home Website, 8/8/2022.
  390. Fletcher, Jessica Kelley Research of the Kuehl Family
    <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/e/Jessica-Marie-Fletcher-WI/index.html>, FamilyTreeMaker website, downloaded by Gary Griggs, 3/26/2003.
  391. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1229.
  392. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Marriage Records, Pages 334 and 335.
  393. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 11/10/2014.
  394. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Picture of Five Generations of the descendants of Virginia Prielipp, 9/20/2007.
  395. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Bear Creek article by Pat Christensen, 9/11/2003.
  396. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Bear Creek News article by Pat Christensen, 6/24/2004.
  397. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 5/26/2022.
  398. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "New Beginnings" pictures, 2/28/2008.
  399. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley Article by Leila Tiber, 5/22/2003.