Sources


  1. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/12/2021.
  2. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1880 Census.
  3. U.S. Census, Juneau County, WI, 1860 Census.
  4. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1870 Census.
  5. 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.
  6. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1875 Census on FamilySearch.org.
  7. 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).
  8. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume II, Article 413.
  9. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1900 Census.
  10. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1910 Census.
  11. Obituary.
  12. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/6/2021.
  13. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild.
  14. Beverly Griggs Drew Research of the Griggs and Kuckuck Families.
  15. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume II, Article 167.
  16. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume II, Article 816.
  17. Aleta Boehm Research of the Kuckuck Family on Rootsweb.com
    <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adbflint&id=I3693>, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 2/25/2010.
  18. Marriage Registration Certificate.
  19. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10 Oct 1889.
  20. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 922.
  21. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Marriage Registrations, 1855 to 1907".
  22. Newspaper Article, Tomah Journal, 5/12/1883.
  23. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 19 Oct 1889.
  24. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1920 Census.
  25. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1930 Census.
  26. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, From Marie Drescher's database, sent to Gary Griggs 11/2002.
  27. Aleta Boehm Research of the Kuckuck Family on Rootsweb.com
    <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adbflint&id=I3693>
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 2/11/2010.
  28. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book" (Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), Article 200.
  29. Monroe County (WI) Bicentennial Committee, "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial History, 1976" (Tomah (WI) Journal Printing Company, Inc.).
  30. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/6/2002.
  31. "Standard Atlas of Monroe County" (Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Publishers and Engravers, 1897).
  32. "Monroe County (WI) Historical Society Newsletter" (Monroe County Historical Society), September 2002.
  33. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 9/10/2002.
  34. U.S. Census, Highlands County, FL, 1940 Census.
  35. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1895 Census.
  36. Beverly Griggs Drew Research of the Griggs and Kuckuck Families, Conversation on 9/24/2001.
  37. Beverly Griggs Drew Research of the Griggs and Kuckuck Families, Miscellaneous notes in her home, 9/24/2001.
  38. Beverly Griggs Drew Research of the Griggs and Kuckuck Families, Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/16/2006.
  39. Grace Kuckuck Griggs Family Bible now in the possession of Beverly Griggs Drew.
  40. U.S. Census, Adams County, WI, 1930 Census.
  41. U.S. Census, Cascade County, MT, 1940 Census.
  42. 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.
  43. John Buck Research
    <http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnbuckjrbuck&id=I105>, Internet download, 1/6/2002.
  44. Spanish-American War Centennial Website
    <http://www.spanamwar.com/3rdwiscroster.htm>, Information researched by Gary Griggs, 5/8/2007.
  45. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1905 Census.
  46. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 464.
  47. Gravestone Marker.
  48. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1885.
  49. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1940 Census.
  50. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume III, Article 132.
  51. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs.
  52. U.S. Social Security Death Index, Researched by Gary Griggs, 2/11/2010.
  53. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1923's edition alumni list.
  54. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families.
  55. Aleta Boehm Research of the Kuckuck Family on Rootsweb.com
    <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adbflint&id=I3693>
    , Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 6/25/2006.
  56. Aleta Boehm Research of the Kuckuck Family on Rootsweb.com
    <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adbflint&id=I3693>
    , Information downloaded by Gary Griggs from the Flint/Eymer Family Tree Website, 7/14/2006.
  57. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 11/26/01.
  58. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Birth Registrations, 1850-1944".
  59. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/15/2003.
  60. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 2/16/01.
  61. Birth Registration Records, Information Researched by Gary Griggs, 8/18/2008.
  62. Muriel Bernhardt Tillman Research of the Bernhardt Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/12/2005.
  63. Gravestone List, Oakdale Township Cemetery, Monroe County, WI
    <http://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/Oakdale-cem.txt>.
  64. Leila Gabower Tiber Research of the Brown Family, Family record given to Gary Griggs, 8/7/2002.
  65. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Oakdale Township, Page 77.
  66. Funeral Memorial Card.
  67. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 10/31/2002.
  68. Class Reunion News Article, Tomah Journal, 10/25/2001.
  69. Gravestone List, St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Indian Creek, Clifton Township, Monroe County, WI.
  70. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1926 Edition.
  71. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1.
  72. Thelma May Vandervort Research of the May, Sonnenberg and Vandervort Families, May 7, 2001.
  73. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1931 edition.
  74. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1950 Census.
  75. Marriage Registration Certificate, in the possession of Beverly Griggs Drew.
  76. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Sparta Township, Page 105.
  77. Minnesota County Marriages, 1860-1949, Researched by Gary Griggs, 3/25/2022.
  78. Marriage License.
  79. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 4/29/2022.
  80. Birth Certificate, Copy in possession of Gary Griggs.
  81. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/25/2019.
  82. Military Draft Card, Researched by Gary Griggs, 3/25/2022.
  83. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article about the 150th Anniversary of the Congregation, 9/7/2006.
  84. Find A Grave Index Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 4/29/2022.
  85. Cassidy, Blanche Griggs Collection of News Articles about Monroe and Adams County men and women in the military, 1940-1945
    (Book in the possession of Joan Griggs Phelan).
  86. 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), page 772.
  87. Hiram H. Griswold, Fulton, MI, 1908, "Obituaries of Friends and Relatives and Miscellaneous Items".
  88. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1913 Edition.
  89. U.S. Census, Waukesha County, WI, 1930 Census.
  90. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 9/26/2013.
  91. Gravestone List, Mount Vernon-Jacksonville Cemetery, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/17/2004.
  92. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, "Descendants of John Conrad Lobe" report, e-mailed 12/14/2009.
  93. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 4/17/2020.
  94. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 47.
  95. Obituary, Tomah Journal.
  96. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/6/2014.
  97. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1927 edition.
  98. Muriel Bernhardt Research of the Bernhardt Family.
  99. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1928 edition.
  100. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1930 edition.
  101. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley article by Leila Tiber, 1/1/2004.
  102. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, Phone conversation, 6/24/2004.
  103. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 9/16/2003 .
  104. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 63.
  105. "Tomah's 25 Years of Progress, 1927-1952" (Tomah Journal and Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Tomah, WI, 18 May 1953), Page 46.
  106. Obituary, Torkelson Funeral Home Website, researched by Gary Griggs, 2/12/2021.
  107. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 201.
  108. Matt Felber Research of the Felber, Tiber, and Blaschke Families, Excerpts mailed by Leila Tiber to Gary Griggs, 12/10/2003.
  109. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper.
  110. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 63rd Class Reunion Picture, 9/11/2008.
  111. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley News by Leila Tiber, 1/9/2003.
  112. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Oakdale Township, Page 74.
  113. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Class reunion article and picture, 9/2/2003.
  114. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 60th class reunion article and picture, 9/2008.
  115. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1937 edition.
  116. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley Article by Leila Tiber, 5/22/2003.
  117. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/10/2014.
  118. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 6/24/2004.
  119. Obituary, The Tomah Journal, 4/2/09.
  120. Marriage License, Copy in possession of Gary Griggs, 1/12/2021.
  121. U.S. Census, Jefferson County, WI, 1940 Census.
  122. U.S. Social Security Death Index , Information researched by Gary Griggs, 4/19/2007.
  123. U.S. Census, La Crosse County, WI, 1950 Census.
  124. U.S. Social Security Death Index , Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/15/2022.
  125. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/15/2022.
  126. Find A Grave Index Website

    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/15/2022.

  127. Dinger, Matthew Research of the Dinger Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/30/2022.
  128. Obituary, Torkelson Funeral Home Website, researched by Gary Griggs, 1/19/2021.
  129. U.S. Census, Milwaukee County, WI, 1950 Census.
  130. U.S. Census, Milwaukee County, WI, 1920 Census.
  131. Find A Grave Index Website

    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/20/2022.

  132. Obituary, Monroe County Herald, 2/4/2019.
  133. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 50th Reunion article and picture, 9/25/2003.
  134. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 55th Reunion article and picture, 7/10/2008.
  135. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/10/2023.
  136. Bernice Pergande Griggs Notes, 1992 Griggs Family Tree Booklet.
  137. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 5/9/2011.
  138. U.S. Social Security Death Index , Informaton Researched by Gary Griggs, 4/21/2007.
  139. Obituary, Torkelson Funeral Home Website, 3/5/2021.
  140. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/18/2003.
  141. Monroe County Local History Room Website Records, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/15/2012.
  142. Harold Ira Root Research of the Root Family, Compiled 1992.
  143. Joseph E. Price Research of the Root Family, Descendants of Josiah Root, e-mailed 12/24/2001.
  144. Marita Root Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs, 11/12/01.
  145. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 9/18/2003.
  146. U.S. Social Security Death Index , Researched by Gary Griggs, 10/19/10.
  147. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 4/9/2009.
  148. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 7/5/2012.
  149. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 4/14/2020.
  150. Lillian, John and Luann Marten, 1984, "A Genealogical Survey of the Marten Family".
  151. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Fifty-year Class Reunion and Picture, 10/11/2007.
  152. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 12/23/2021.
  153. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Reunion article and picture, 9/25/2003.
  154. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley news column by Leila Tiber, 8/7/2003.
  155. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 2/3/2023.
  156. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 11/18/2003.
  157. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 2/16/2015.
  158. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Special Section, Tomah High School Graduates, 5/26/2005.
  159. Leila Gabower Tiber Research of the Brown Family.
  160. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Oakdale Township, Page 75.
  161. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 12/10/2021.
  162. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley News Article by Leila Tiber, 10/16/2003.
  163. Matt Felber Research of the Felber, Tiber, and Blaschke Families, Excerpts mailed by Jenny Waege Tiber to Gary Griggs, 1/12/2004.
  164. Carol Griggs Roeske Research of the Griggs Family, Letter to Gary Griggs, 8/8/2004.
  165. Griggs, Curtis Research of the Griggs Family, email to Gary Griggs, 5/18/2022.
  166. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/6/2023.
  167. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Obituary of Francis William Baumbach.
  168. Heidi Mistele Zimmerman Research of the Gabower Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/27/2011.
  169. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley News article by Leila Tiber, 8/21/2003.
  170. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Leila Tiber's column, 5/9/2002.
  171. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley news article by Leila Tiber, 6/26/2003.
  172. Leila Gabower Tiber Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/1/2003.
  173. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 12/22/2005.
  174. Marlys Olson Waege Research of the Olson Family, Information given to Gary Griggs, 9/2001.
  175. Judi Betthauser De Witt Research of the Waege Family, Family Tree mailed to Gary Griggs, 12/1/2004.
  176. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Indian Creek News" article by Leila Tiber, 8/9/2007.
  177. Waege, JoAnn Research of the Waege Family, Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/12/2013.
  178. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Indian Creek News" article by Leila Tiber, 10/18/2007.
  179. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article in the "Reels Valley" news, by Luann Marten, 1/27/2005.
  180. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley News article by Leila Tiber, 6/14/2007.
  181. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Leila Tiber's "Diamond Valley News" Article, 10/14/2004.
  182. Wedding Announcement, The Tomah Journal, 7/31/2008.
  183. Wedding Announcement.
  184. Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/29/2011.
  185. Dinger, Matthew Research of the Dinger Family, email to Gary Griggs, 10/26/2018.
  186. Stephanie Henderson Griggs Research of the Griggs Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/17/2008.
  187. Carol Griggs Roeske Research of the Griggs Family, Phone Conversation with Gary Griggs.
  188. Kyle Nicholas Griggs Research of the Griggs Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 11/18/2009.
  189. Kyle Nicholas Griggs Research of the Griggs Family
    , e-mail to Gary Griggs, 7/26/2010.
  190. Carol Griggs Roeske Research of the Griggs Family, Note to Gary Griggs, 8/22/2008.
  191. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Marriage Licenses, 6/5/2008.
  192. Carol Griggs Roeske Research of the Griggs Family, Conversation with Gary Griggs, 7/10/2012.