Sources


  1. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/20/2014.
  2. Leola Neitzel Keene Letter to Gary Griggs, 10/18/2001.
  3. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1920 Census.
  4. Find A Grave Index Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/26/2018.
  5. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1900 Census.
  6. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1910 Census.
  7. Gravestone List, WIGenWeb Project (Internet), St. Matthews Cemetery Page.
  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).
  9. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 10/27/2023.
  10. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Deaths, 1856 to 1907".
  11. Phillip Vogt Research of the Neitzel Family, Instagram message to Gary Griggs, 6/25/18.
  12. Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1966
    Deutschland, Preußen, Pommern, Kirchenbücher 1544-1945, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/4/2022.
  13. Find A Grave Index Website

    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/26/18.

  14. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Marriage Registrations, 1855 to 1907", Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/4/2022.
  15. Marriage Registration Certificate.
  16. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1930 Census.
  17. Gravestone List, St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, Wellington Township, Monroe, County, WI.
  18. Wisconsin Death Records, 1867-1907, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/4/2022.
  19. Gravestone Marker.
  20. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/18/2003.
  21. Leola Neitzel Keene Letter to Gary Griggs, 12/4/2003.
  22. Jim Zingler Research of the Zingler Family.
  23. Jim Zingler Research of the Zingler Family, Family Group Sheet e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 8/27/2009.
  24. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1880 Census.
  25. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Early Marriage Registrations, 1855 to 1907".
  26. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 1/1/2019.
  27. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 11/11/2014.
  28. Doris Waege, Family Group Sheet, Monroe County, WI, in possession of Gary Griggs.
  29. Obituary.
  30. 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.
  31. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1940 Census.
  32. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted, 9/16/2003 .
  33. Auguste Lydia Kewit Pergande Book of Dates (in possession of Gary Griggs).
  34. FamilySearch.org/Search Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 10/31/2022.
  35. Immigrant Passenger Manifests on Ancestry.com, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 6/18/2005.
  36. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 9/25/2023.
  37. Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Counties Genealogical Workshop, Inc., "Monroe County (WI) Index to Birth Registrations, 1850-1944".
  38. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book" (Taylor Publishing Company, 1984), Article 1259.
  39. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild.
  40. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 677.
  41. Gravestone List, Glendale Township Cemetery, Kendall, WI
    <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/Glendale-cem.txt>.
  42. 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), Marriage Records.
  43. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1905 Census.
  44. Gravestone List, St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, Wellington Township, Monroe, County, WI, Research by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  45. FamilySearch.org/Search Website
    , Researched by Gary Griggs, 2/27/2023.
  46. Immigrant Passenger Manifests on Ancestry.com, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  47. Immigrant Ships Transcriber Guild Passenger Lists, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  48. Wisconsin State Census, Monroe County, WI, 1895 Census.
  49. "Standard Atlas of Monroe County" (Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Publishers and Engravers, 1897), Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  50. Monroe County Local History Room, Sparta, WI, Microfilm Records., Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  51. Gary Griggs Research of the Griggs, Pergande and Related Families, Research, 12/7/2008.
  52. U.S. Social Security Death Index, Researched by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  53. Gravestone List, Glendale Township Cemetery, Kendall, WI
    <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/Glendale-cem.txt>, Research by Gary Griggs, 12/7/2008.
  54. Developed by Gary Griggs, with infomation from Marie Drescher and Bonnie Dana, July 2003, Oak Grove Cemetery Association Database, Information extracted 9/21/2003.
  55. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 2/2/2014.
  56. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, July 12, 2010.
  57. Neitzel Family Tree (Author Unknown).
  58. Clyde Dabadie Research of the Neitzel Family on Ancestry.com
    <frclyde@earthlink.net>, Downloaded by Gary Griggs, 12/25/2004.
  59. U.S. Census, Juneau County, WI, 1920 Census.
  60. U.S. Census, Alameda County, CA, 1930 Census.
  61. Ellen Mitchell Sherman Research of the Mails and Mevius Families, Family Group Record mailed to Gary Griggs, 5/27/2004.
  62. U.S. Census, Wood County, WI, 1900 Census.
  63. Wisconsin State Census, Wood County, WI, 1905 Census.
  64. U.S. Census, Wood County, WI, 1910 Census.
  65. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 1373.
  66. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 5/7/2015.
  67. 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.
  68. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 678.
  69. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wellington Township, Page 120.
  70. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 570.
  71. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 6/4/2009.
  72. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 7/5/2022.
  73. Glenn Jacobsen Research of the Eckelberg Family, Eckelberg GEDCOM file e-mailed to Gary Griggs, 5/17/2005.
  74. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Picture of children's family reunion, 6/28/2004.
  75. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 7/25/2009.
  76. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/27/2009.
  77. Vera Purdy Wilde, "Descendants of Daniel Crane Purdy" (1979).
  78. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 61.
  79. Jim Zingler Research of the Zingler Family, e-mail to Gary Griggs, 10/26/2003.
  80. MyHeritage.com Website, Researched by Gary Griggs, 6/22/2021.
  81. Dr. Irving H. Tesmer Research of the Hubert Family, "Descendants of Ferdinand Hubert" report, mailed to Gary Griggs, 7/7/2008.
  82. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 7/12/2010.
  83. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 828.
  84. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 11/5/2009.
  85. Tomah (WI) High School "Hamot" Yearbook, 1931 edition.
  86. "Tomah's 25 Years of Progress, 1927-1952" (Tomah Journal and Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Tomah, WI, 18 May 1953), Page 30.
  87. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 3/26/2015.
  88. "Tomah's 25 Years of Progress, 1927-1952", Page 24.
  89. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 3/28/2013.
  90. Leola Neitzel Keene Letter to Gary Griggs, 3/1/2002.
  91. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article and Picture re 55th Class Reunion, 10/11/2001.
  92. Leola Neitzel Keene Research of the Neitzel Family, Phone conversation with Gary Griggs, 4/12/2005.
  93. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper.
  94. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 63rd Class Reunion Picture, 9/11/2008.
  95. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wilton Township, Page 129.
  96. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 1/14/2013.
  97. Pages photographed by Bill Scheer, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Monroe County, WI, Church Register (Book 3--1909-1996), Marriage Records, Pages 332 and 333.
  98. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, Article and picture about the 45th class reunion in Orange County, CA, 11/9/2006.
  99. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Sparta Township, Page 106.
  100. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 5/7/2015.
  101. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Clifton Township, Page 17.
  102. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 6/5/2006.
  103. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 6/4/2009.
  104. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 7/5/2022.
  105. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 569.
  106. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website Obituaries, 10/19/2020.
  107. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Lincoln Township, Page 64.
  108. Arlyn Bernhardt e-mail to VDV Gang, 10/16/2003.
  109. Jim Dezotell e-mail to the VDV Gang, "Descendants of John Conrad Lobe" report, e-mailed 12/14/2009.
  110. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 491.
  111. Obituary, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 5/26/2022.
  112. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 10/16/2014.
  113. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Website, 5/26/2022.
  114. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, 50th Class Reunion Picture, 6/26/2006.
  115. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Tomah Township, Page 115.
  116. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 6/28/2010.
  117. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper.
  118. Meyer Family Website
    <http://meyer.lindawestrich.com/nemitz_family.htm>, Information downloaded by Gary Griggs, 5/12/2007.
  119. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 5/5/2005.
  120. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Graduation Section, 6/8/2009.
  121. Irene Wadephul Smith Conversation with Gary Griggs, 8/6/2002.
  122. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 12/30/2018.
  123. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article entitled "Five Generations on the Land" on Page 470.
  124. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wilton Township, Page 128.
  125. U.S. Census, Monroe County, WI, 1950 Census.
  126. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Divorces," 2/17/2005.
  127. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 567.
  128. Monroe County Heritage Book Committee, Jeanette Kenyon Storkel, "Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book", Article 568.
  129. Wedding Announcement, The Tomah Journal, 1/31/2002.
  130. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Article about the 90th Birthday of Ragna Mullen Nienanst, 3/21/2005.
  131. Obituary, Tomah Journal, 9/2/2010.
  132. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "South Ridge News" article by Alice Brandau, 5/12/2005.
  133. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 10/16/2014.
  134. "Monroe County (WI) Pictorial Atlas, 1994", Wellington Township, Page 119.
  135. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, 5/27/2004.
  136. Wedding Announcement, Announcement of the Neitzel-Smith Wedding in the Tomah Journal, 2/5/09.
  137. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "New Beginnings" pictures, 2/28/2008.
  138. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, Picture and article, 1/7/2002.
  139. Tomah (WI) Monitor-Herald Newspaper, New Beginnings Birth Center pictures, 12/15/2008.
  140. Tomah (WI Journal Newspaper, "Births," 7/1/2004.
  141. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home Obituaries, 7/30/2019.
  142. Wedding Announcement, Tomah Journal, 11 January 2007.
  143. Marriage License, The Tomah Journal, 7/10/2008.
  144. Wedding Announcement, Announcement of the Nemitz-Potter Wedding in the Tomah Journal, 2/5/09.
  145. Obituary of Grandparent, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Child or Grandchild, Tomah Journal, 8/12/2018.