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  66. Vera Purdy Wilde, Vera Purdy Wilde Research of the James R. Vandervort Family.
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  73. U.S. Census, Itasca County, MN, 1920 Census.
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  89. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 111.
  90. Bernhardt, Arlyn Research of the Densmore Family, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 6/29/2003.
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  93. 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.
  94. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, "Family Group Record" of James Victor Arity, e-mailed 3/27/2006.
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  96. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild.
  97. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 10/31/2002.
  98. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, Descendants of Peter Bradt Shutter, e-mailed 6/10/2002.
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  102. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1917 Edition.
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  109. Judy Decker, Judy Decker Family Tree Research
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  110. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/15/2022.
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  112. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, From Marie Drescher's database, sent to Gary Griggs 11/2002.
  113. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 41.
  114. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Marriage Records, Pages 324 and 325.
  115. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Baptism Register, Page 68.
  116. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 63rd Class Reunion Picture, 9/11/2008.
  117. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Reflections article by Jean Lessor, 6/19/2008.
  118. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 4/11/2011.
  119. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 4/11/2011.
  120. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Diamond Valley News by Leila Tiber, 3/6/2003.
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  122. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper.
  123. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 5/4/2020, researched by Gary Griggs.
  124. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Class Reunion Picture, 9/7/2006.
  125. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, Oak Grove Cemetery Database, 12/20/2002.
  126. U.S. Social Security Death Index, Informaton Researched by Gary Griggs, 4/21/2007.
  127. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 2/27/2012.
  128. Gravestone List, Mount Vernon-Jacksonville Cemetery, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/17/2004.
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  130. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 44.
  131. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 12/10/2021.
  132. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article about 50th Anniversary Class Reunion, 6/2/2005.
  133. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, "Descendants of Christian Roeder" report e-mailed 3/18/2002.
  134. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article and picture about the 50th Class Reunion, 9/27/2004.
  135. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", LaGrange Township, Page 42.
  136. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 5/30/2013.
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  138. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/2/2015.
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  142. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 115.
  143. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, "Descendants of John Conrad Lobe" report, e-mailed 12/14/2009.
  144. Dr. Irving H. Tesmer Research of the Hubert Family, "Descendants of Ferdinand Hubert" report, mailed to Gary Griggs, 7/7/2008.
  145. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Marriage Records, Pages 340 and 341.
  146. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10/6/2011.
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  149. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 3/4/2013.
  150. Obituary, Tomah Journal, May 21, 2020.
  151. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 214.
  152. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 50th Class Reunion Picture, 6/26/2006.
  153. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 4/8/2023.
  154. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 3/4/2013.
  155. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang
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  156. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 3/5/2021.
  157. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 5/26/2022.
  158. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to Gary Griggs, 3/22/2004.
  159. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/9/2015.
  160. Doris Waege, Family Group Sheet, Monroe County, WI, in possession of Gary Griggs.
  161. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, LuAnn Marten's Reels Valley Correspondence article.
  162. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 5/21/2020.
  163. Rolleene Borchardt Schroeder Research of the Borchardt Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 5/5/2005.
  164. Birth Announcement, Tomah Memorial Birth Center pictures in the Tomah Monitor-Herald, 11/5/2007.