Sources


  1. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/11/2014.
  2. Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1966
    Deutschland, Preußen, Pommern, Kirchenbücher 1544-1945, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/22/2022.
  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997).
  4. GEDCOM File imported from LDS Family Search Internet Site.
  5. Alt Damerow, Germany, Municipal Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, written in German, Copies mailed by Florence Brehmer Dougherty to Gary Griggs, 4/25/2003 .
  6. U.S. Census, Waukesha County, WI, 1880 Census.
  7. Barb Rinard Research of the Wirth Family, Phone conversation with Gary Griggs, 2/10/2005.
  8. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families, 2/11/2005.
  9. U.S. Census, Waukesha County, WI, 1860 Census.
  10. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Monitor, 10/15/1909.
  11. Doris Waege, Family Group Sheet, Monroe County, WI, in possession of Gary Griggs, Record of the family of Gottlieb Pergande.
  12. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/8/2014.
  13. Germany, Prussia, Pommern, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1544-1966, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/21/2022.
  14. Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1966
    Deutschland, Preußen, Pommern, Kirchenbücher 1544-1966, Page 76, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/26/2023.
  15. Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1966
    Deutschland, Preußen, Pommern, Kirchenbücher 1544-1966, Page 92, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/26/2023.
  16. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted by Gary Griggs, 1/18/2004.
  17. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, From Marie Drescher's database, sent to Gary Griggs 11/2002.
  18. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families.
  19. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1900 Census.
  20. Immigrant Passenger Manifests on Ancestry.com, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 6/18/2005.
  21. U.S. Census, Waukesha County, WI, 1870 Census.
  22. Obituary, Tomah Monitor, 10/15/1909.
  23. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Communion Register, Page 262.
  24. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10/15/1909.
  25. FamilySearch.org/Search Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/28/2022.
  26. Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1966
    Deutschland, Preußen, Pommern, Kirchenbücher 1544-1966, Page 79, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/26/2023.
  27. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/19/2023.
  28. FamilySearch.org/Search Website
    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 2/11/2023.
  29. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 10/20/2023.
  30. FamilySearch.org/Search Website
    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 10/20/2023.
  31. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 20 June 1919.
  32. Marriage Registration Certificate, Copy obtained by Gary Griggs.
  33. U.S. Census, Brown County, WI, 1900 Census.
  34. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1910 Census.
  35. U.S. Census, Door County, WI, 1880 Census.
  36. Barb Rinard Research of the Wirth Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 8/26/2001.
  37. Gravestone List, St. Mary's Cemetery, Tomah, WI, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 2/11/2005.
  38. Obituary.
  39. Sarah Defnet Research of the Piette Family on Ancestry.com
    <coop@lan2wan.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 2/20/2005.
  40. U.S. Census, Door County, WI, 1870 Census.
  41. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1920 Census.
  42. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1930 Census.
  43. Judy McLean Research of the De Decker Family on Ancestry.com
    <mcleanjk@yahoo.com>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 2/20/2005.
  44. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild.
  45. Florence Brehmer Dougherty Research of the Brehmer Family, Copy of a letter from Alwin Wirth to Florence Brehmer Dougherty dated 28 August 1985, e-mailed to Gary Griggs 1/16/2006.
  46. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Family Register, Page 11.
  47. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Communion Register, Page 267.
  48. FamilySearch.org/Search Website
    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/21/2022.
  49. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Baptism Records, Page 11.
  50. 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.
  51. U.S. Census, Marinette County, WI, 1920 Census.
  52. U.S. Census, Dodge County, WI, 1910 Census.
  53. U.S. Census, Dodge County, WI, 1920 Census.
  54. U.S. Census, Lincoln County, MT, 1910 Census.
  55. U.S. Census, Shoshone County, ID, 1920 Census.
  56. U.S. Census, Shoshone County, ID, 1930 Census.
  57. U.S. Census, Clearwater County, ID, 1930 Census.
  58. U.S. Census, Brown County, WI, 1910 Census.
  59. Gravestone List, St. Mary's Cemetery, Tomah, WI, Information extracted by Gary Griggs, 8/3/2007.
  60. Monroe County Marriage Records, Researched by David Pfaff and e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 7/9/2005.
  61. U.S. Census, Rock County, WI, 1930 Census.
  62. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 951.
  63. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Marriage Registrations, 1855 to 1907".
  64. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1880 Census.
  65. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Birth Registrations, 1850-1944".
  66. Anne Kendall Smith Research of the Curtis and Sowle Families, "Descendants of George Soule" Report, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 10/8/2008.
  67. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1925 Edition.
  68. Fletcher, Jessica Kelley Research of the Kuehl Family
    <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/e/Jessica-Marie-Fletcher-WI/index.html>.
  69. 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.
  70. Jessica Kelley Fletcher Research of the Kelley Family, "Kelley Descendants" report, mailed to Gary Griggs, 3/16/2006.
  71. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Baptism Register, Page 4.
  72. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook.
  73. U.S. Census, Musselshell County, MT, 1920 Census.
  74. U.S. Census, Hennepin County, MN, 1930 Census.