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  4. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/29/2023.
  5. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book" (Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), Article 939.
  6. Cheryl Schultz Colletti Research of the Organ and Jens Families, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/20/2003.
  7. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 4/17/2023.
  8. 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.
  9. Gravestone List, Mount Vernon-Jacksonville Cemetery, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 4/17/2004.
  10. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1438.
  11. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1860 Census.
  12. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church 100th Anniversary Booklet, Tomah, WI.
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  15. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1920 Census.
  16. 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).
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  19. 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.
  20. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 11/15/2006.
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  23. 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), Confirmation Records, Page 17.
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  29. Judy Decker, Judy Decker Family Tree Research
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  30. Judy Decker , Judy Decker Research of the Hoag Family
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  31. 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.
  32. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume I, Article 173.
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  35. Barbara Reisenauer Smith Research of the Reisenauer Family, e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 12/28/2001.
  36. "Genealogical Branches From Monroe County, Wisconsin", Volume II, Article 231.
  37. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1900 Census.
  38. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Baptism Records, Page 7.
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  42. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1910 Census.
  43. Thelma May Vandervort Research of the May, Sonnenberg and Vandervort Families, May 7, 2001.
  44. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 2--1889-1909), Baptism Records, Page 65.
  45. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Baptism Records, Page 67.
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  47. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1912 Edition.
  48. Marie Drescher, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Gravestone List, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI, From Marie Drescher's database, sent to Gary Griggs 11/2002.
  49. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 943.
  50. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1914 Edition.
  51. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 9/16/2003 .
  52. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Class reunion article and picture, 9/2/2003.
  53. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 60th class reunion article and picture, 9/2008.
  54. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Baptism Records, Page 66.
  55. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 8/27/2009.
  56. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 8/27/2009.
  57. Nilles, Dave Research of the Nilles Family, Email to Gary Griggs, 4/17/2023.
  58. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 942.
  59. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 1/17/2020.
  60. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, "Descendants of John Conrad Lobe" report, e-mailed 12/14/2009.
  61. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 110.
  62. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1429.
  63. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", New Lyme Township, Page 73.