Bartley and Deppman Ancestors
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Fassett, J. (1961). History of Oregon and Jerusalem. Camden, AR: Hurley Co.
Grand Army of the Republic (1891). Personal War Sketches, Presented to Ford Post No. 14, Department of Ohio. (Available at the Toledo Public Library.)
John Kiefer of Ann Arbor, MI employed the services of Friedrich Wollmershäuser, a German genealogist who conducted research on these families during 1994-1998.
Killits, J. M. (Ed.). (1923). Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, 1623-1923, Volume 1. Chicago: SJ Clarke Publishing.
Men of Northwestern Ohio: A Collection of Portraits and Biographies (Centennial Edition). (1898). Bowling Green, OH: C. S. van Tassel.
Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. (1889), volumes 8, 10. Cincinnati: Ohio Valley Company.
Speck, W. D. (2002). Toledo: A History in Architecture, 1890-1914. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing.
Van Tassel, C. S. (Ed.). (1929). Story of the Maumee Valley, Toledo and the Sandusky Region, Volume 3. Chicago: SJ Clarke Publishing.
Waggoner, C. (Ed.). (1888). History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. New York: Munsell and Company.
Winter, N. O. (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio, Volume 3. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.
Keeler, Fisher, and Meiring Ancestors
Marge Ainsworth of Toledo, OH was extremely helpful with the Meiring and Shears families, and provided the pictures of these ancestors.
Don Beaudoin of Grand Rapids, MI helped me to untangle the Fisher family.
Paul Keeler of Sylvania, OH was very helpful with the Fein family.
Joan Marie Meyering of Salem, OR has written two books about the Meyering family:
Salzmann, J. M. (1977). Our Meyering Ancestors: From Germany to America. 47 pages. (Available at the Rochester, NY Public Library.)
Meyering, J. M. (1999). Presenting Our Heritage. Part 1, Meyering and Mohr. 103 pages. (Available at the Rochester, NY Public Library.)
Josef Meiering of Bocholt, who carried out the original research on the origins of the Meyering family
Tony Meiering of Guelph, Ontario
Kathy Natzke of Pittsford, MI provided details about the lives of the Meiring and Shears families.
Newspapers: Crestline Advocate, The Daily Globe, Shelby News, and Shelby Times (obituaries of the Fisher families).
Mildred Schneider of Toledo, OH (1911-1999). She had a life-long interest in genealogy and preserving the family history. All researchers of the Meiring and Keeler families owe her a great debt.
Tepper, M. (1982). Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore: 1820-1834, from Customs Passenger Lists. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.
Kreuz and Gillen Ancestors
Regina Ankenbrandt and Eileen O'Boyle, who held a Kreuz-Langenderfer reunion in 1992.
Bauer, P. M. (1951). History of Lumbering and Tanning in Sonoma County, California Since 1812. University of California master's thesis.
Blackbourn, D. (1994). Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-century Germany. New York: Knopf. This book, written by a historian at Harvard, provides a full account of Margaretha Kunz's visions of the Virgin Mary.
Bohlinger, H. (1997). Familienbuch Marpingen: 1680-1900. Ottweiler Druckerei und Verlag GmbH.
Jerry Gillen and Pam Malone, whose research on the Gillen family was very helpful.
Groß, R. (1992). Familienbuch Alsweiler: Die Familien von 1700-1900. Saarbrücken: SDV Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag GmbH.
Werner Hans of Bliesen, whose efforts have preserved the Gillen family home in Bliesen. In 2003, he and Roland Geiger produced a booklet about the house ("Unser altes Gillen-Haus").
Ray Jung of Evanston, IL shared his research on the Jung family with me.
Holly Hoods of the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society (Healdsburg, CA) was very helpful in locating information concerning F. P. Kreuz.
Rudi Jung of Bonn has transcribed many of church records of southwestern Germany, and a great deal of the information found here was drawn from the books listed below:
Jung, R. (1985). Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarrei St. Remigius in Bliesen, einschließlich der Filialorte Gronig, Güdesweiler, Namborn, Oberthal, Wallesweilerhof, sowie der Früheren Ortsteile Imweiler, Linden, Osenbach, Elmern und Niederhofen für die Zeit von 1682 bis 1814. Ottweiler Druckerei und Verlag GmbH.
Jung, R. (1981). Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarrei St. Martin Neunkirchen/Nahe und ihrer Filialen.
Jung, R. (1981). Familienbuch Oberkirchen I, 1542-1800. Ottweiler Druckerei und Verlag GmbH.
Jung, R. (1997). Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarrei St. Wendalinus, 1326-1811.
Jung, R. (1981). Familienbuch der Evangelischen Pfarrei Wolfersweiler und ihrer Filialen, 1641-1900.
Hans-Jürgen Müller of Frankenthal, who was a wonderful host during my visit to Bliesen in 1998.
Ortsfamilien-Datenbank Südlicher Hochwald [Database of Südlicher Hochwald Families]
Monica Ott of Sylvania, OH provided the photograph of Peter Gillen (#18).
Pfeiffer, M. (Ed.). (1994). Festschrift - 1000 Jahre Bliesen, 994-1994. Bliesen: Rudi Braun.
Warren Roehrig of Swanton, who provided invaluable assistance during the early phases of this project.
Wagner, H. (1987). Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarrei St. Remigius Bliesen für die Zeit von 1815-1876 (Band II). Ottweiler Druckerei und Verlag GmbH.
Wagner, H. (1990). Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarrei St. Remigius Bliesen sowie der ehemaligen Gemeinde und heutigen Stadtteil von St. Wendel-Bliesen für die Zeit von 1876 bis 1988 (Band III). Druckerei und Verlag.
Lumbrezer, Ruppel, Bauer, and Gerten Ancestors
Marietta Buckenmeyer (1930-1994), who supplied information about the Gerten family.
Pat Elkins, Phyllis Kocher, Milly Pea, Lois Ruppel, Rita Ruppel, Anna Welage, and Geraldine Westfall, who compiled Descendants of Joseph and Mary Agnes Ruppel in 1990.
Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz. 1968-1971 (six volumes). Zürich: Polygraphischer Verlag.
Haiman, J., & Beninca, P. (1992). The Rhaeto-Romance Languages. London: Routledge.
Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz. 1921-1934 (seven volumes). Neuenberg: Administration des Historisch-Biographischen Lexicons der Schweiz.
Knack, M. A. (1975). Lumbrezer, Manton, Miller, O'Neil, and Reilly Genealogies. Unpublished manuscript, 26 pages. (Available at the Toledo Public Library.)
Ciril Lombriser of Chur, who was extremely helpful during my visit to Graubünden in 1997.
Guido and Marionna Lombriser (and their son Lucas) of Trimmis, who were wonderful hosts during my visit to Graubünden in 1997.
Kathryn Lumbrezer (Sister Lawrence Marie) of Toledo, whose work on a Lumbrezer genealogy in the early 1980s sparked my interest in family history.
Rev. John McMullen of the Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, SD, supplied information about the Ruppel family.
Mehling, M. (Ed.) (1987). Knaurs Kulturführer in Farbe Graubünden. München: Droemer Knaur.
Reighard, F. H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Volume 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing.
Rhaeto-Romansh: Facts & Figures (1996). Chur: Lia Rumantscha.
Staatsarchiv Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
Tomaschett, P. (1977). Surselva: Bündner Oberland. Disentis, Switzerland: Desertina-Verlag.
Vincens, P. A. (1928). Ils Landrichters della Famiglia de Lumbrins (Lumbriser). Mustér: Stampa de Giusep Condrau. 35 pages. (Obtained from the Schweizerische Landesbibliothek in Bern.)
Uffeci parochial, Kath. Pfarramt, Trun, Switzerland
Van Moos, M. (1993). Bibliography of Swiss Genealogies. Camden, ME: Picton Press.
Waggoner, C. (Ed.). (1888). History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. New York: Munsell and Company.
Noe Sources
Dan Noe of Toledo, OH provided me with his research on the Noe family.
General Sources
Colletta, J. P. (1993). They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry.
Fulton County Historical Society (1976). Fulton County, Ohio: 1850-1976. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Co.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEONet Names Server (a great resource for tracking down the locations of obscure European villages).
Glazier, I., & Filby, P. (Eds.). (1988-2001). Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at US Ports. (67 volumes, covering January 1850 to June 1897). Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc.
Helwig, R. M. (1987). Ohio Ghost Towns, No. 3: Lucas County. Galena, OH: Center for Ghost Town Research in Ohio. (Available at the Toledo Public Library.)
Indiana State Board of Health (death certificates)
The International Civic Arms Web site provided many of the coats of arms shown here.
International Genealogical Index, provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (can be accessed via www.familysearch.org).
McLachlan, G. (1995). Germany: The Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides, Ltd.
New York Times (the maritime intelligence columns provided information about ship arrivals)
Ohio Department of Health (death certificates)
Shoumatoff, A. (1985). The Mountain of Names: A History of the Human Family. New York: Vintage Books.
Swanton Enterprise (obituaries)
Toledo Blade (obituaries)
U.S. census (California, Indiana, New York, and Ohio)
Village of Swanton Bicentennial Committee, Inc. (1976). A Pictorial History of Swanton, Ohio: Then and Now. Defiance, OH: Hubbard Co.
Software and Hardware
BBEdit 7.1.4, an HTML editor (Bare Bones Software)
Fetch 4.0.3, an FTP client (Fetch Softworks)
Photoshop Elements 2.0, photo editing software (Adobe)
Reunion 8.05, a superb genealogy program (Leister Productions)
Tidy Service, an XHTML markup cleaner (Scott Ahten)FatCow web hosting (FatCow)
Epson Perfection scanner (Epson America Inc.)
Macintosh PowerBook G4 and OS X (Apple Computer)
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