• [S23] List of Burials in Clayton Co. & Guttenberg Iowa Area ( Guttenberg, Iowa: Guttenberg Public Library). Hereinafter cited as Clayton Co. Cem List, Guttenberg IA.
  • [S41] Ione Oberbroeckling, "Family Group Sheet - Ione Neuendorf Oberbroeckling", Mar 14 2004 (Dubuque, Ia). Hereinafter cited as "FGS."
  • [S55] Elderly rock and roll for research, Records for Research - Fred Krueger, Tomah Newspaper, Wisconsin, c. 1985. Hereinafter cited as Tomah Paper.
  • [S72] Walter W. Jacobs, The First One Hundred Years - A History of Guttenberg, Iowa (Guttenberg, Iowa: The Guttenberg Press, 1994). Hereinafter cited as Book - 1st One Hundred Yrs - Guttenberg History.
  • [S74] Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa (Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894). Hereinafter cited as Portrait & Bio. Rec. Dub., Jones, Clayton Counties 1894.
  • [S75] History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Vol. II, (: Clark Publishing Company, 1913). Hereinafter cited as History of Kossuth County, Iowa.
  • [S76] County Recorder's Office. Hereinafter cited as County Recorder's Office.
  • [S80] Interview with Galen & Anna Mae Smith (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan Noyes, 2003, 2005.
  • [S89] Unidentified Newspaper Clipping viewed by Susan J. Noyes.
  • [S94] Fred Prochnow Sr. & Alvena Buchholz's Wedding Portrait Professional Studio Portrait; Alice Prochnow Family History Collection, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Photographer's Studio was Palmer's Art Room, Tomah, Wisconsin.
  • [S96] Adolph Prochnow's Daughters Private possession photo, Alice Prochnow Family History Collection (Tucson, Pima County, Arizona).
  • [S98] Nancy Arendsee from the narendsee Database on RootsWeb WorldConnect, online URL is on file. Hereinafter cited as Online RWDB: narendsee; Nancy Arendsee.
    Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Plesase conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  • [S102] Ruben Edward Waltman, Death Registration Index Online 1990-MN-001648, Minnesota Death Reg Index Online, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Minnesota Death Reg Index.
  • [S103] Frederick John Waltman Jr., Death Registration Index Online 1966-MN-026612, Minnesota Death Reg Index Online, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Minnesota Death Reg Index.
  • [S107] John English, 6 Jun 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Dwelling 70; Family 73, Heritage Quest Online Series: T623 Roll: 1793 Page: 187.
  • [S108] George Kellog, 14 Jun 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Dwelling 237; Family 242, Heritage Quest Online Series: T623 Roll: 1793 Page: 194.
  • [S109] John English, 1880 US Census, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, www.FamilySearch.org Family History Library Film: 1255430, NA Film Number: T9-1430, Page Number: 172A.
  • [S110] Madison Arling Dwelling 1582 - Family 1571, 19 Jul 1860 Census, Lake Mills, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Series: M653 Roll: 1413 Page: 356.
  • [S111] Madison Arling Dwelling 167 - Family 167, 27 Jul 1870 Census, Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Series: M593 Roll: 1719 Page: 337.
  • [S112] Louisa English, 16 April 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Dwelling 58; Family 61, Heritage Quest Online Series: T624 Roll: 1714 Page: 193.
  • [S113] Louisa English, Jan 1920 US Census, US Census Search, Dwelling 94; Family 97, Heritage Quest Online Series: T625 Roll: 1989 Page: 188.
  • [S118] Florene Veeder, April 4 1930 US Census, US Census Search, 218 Main, Dwelling 90; Family 97, Heritage Quest Online Series: T626 Roll: 2576 Page: 191.
  • [S120] Harriet Wilkinson entry, Death Registration was veiwed by Susan Noyes during her 2003 research, Vol. 27 -84, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Hereinafter cited as Harriet Wilkinson Death Reg (viewed by SJN).
  • [S125] 1890 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online.
  • [S134] 1830 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online.
  • [S139] Letter from Dwight Grabitske (Email address on file) to Alice Prochnow, Summer 2004; Forwarded email copy Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
  • [S140] Geo Kellog 80th Birthday Commemoration Pamphet/Card, March 1908, digital image on file, Wilkinson Family Photo and History Album, Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
  • [S141] Letter from Alice Prochnow (Email address on file) to Susan Noyes, Summer 2004; Forwarded email copy Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
  • [S148] Interview with Betty Smith (Spokan, Washington), by Susan Noyes, 2004. Address, phone, email on file.
  • [S149] Sutherland & Palmer/ May & Evans-Smith / & Families, Warren Sutherland Family Bible; Present Owner: possibly Nina Wilkinson. Hereinafter cited as Warren Sutherland Family Bible.
  • [S151] Entered into Eternal Rest Monday, August 11, 1986, Unidentified newspaper, possibly from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 12 August 1986. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Glenn Arlene.
  • [S152] Entered into Eternal Rest Monday, September 30, 1984, Unidentified newspaper, possibly from Gering or Scottsbluff, Nebraska, about 01 October 1984. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Frances Larene.
  • [S154] Note - Info from Myra Voss, Historian of Clayton Co. Iowa. July 2003.
  • [S155] Ruth Merle Smith obituary, Unidentified newspaper, Aug 1978. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Ruth Merle.
  • [S157] Transcribed by Ralph Hendersin, List of Burials in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Monroe County, WI. (Oakdale Cemetery - South of Oakdale village on county Hwy N. and CA (#41-16): Monroe County Local History Room, c. 2003). Hereinafter cited as Cem List Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Monroe Co. WI.
  • [S159] John Wood & Mary Wilkinson marriage, 29 Nov 1860, Recorded Listing in Book of Registration of Marriages, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. No. 1-49/145.
  • [S160] William Wilkinson & Flora Abbott marriage, May 6 1866, Recorded Listing in Book of Registration of Marriages, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. No. 1-174/520.
  • [S164] Letter from Alice Prochnow (Email and street addresses on file) to Susan Noyes, Summer 2004; Forwarded email copy Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
  • [S165] "Juneau Co., WI Research & History - USGenWeb Project" http://www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/, 1997-2004, Jackie Hufschmid (Email: robert_akin-at-yahoo.com (replace the -at- with the @ symbol to validify address)). Hereinafter cited as "Juneau Co., WI Research & History".
    Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  • [S166] Obituaries, Unidentified Newspaper, Juneau County, Wisconsin. Hereinafter cited as Obituaries - Bold.
  • [S169] Obit - Biography, Funeral Card, July 6 1987, Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA.
  • [S174] Howie, Howey, & Huie Family Genealogy Society on the web, URL is on file. Hereinafter cited as Online: Howie, Howey, & Huie Family Gen. Soc..
    Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  • [S181] I Dream of Genealogy and submitted by: Charlene Barnhart, Hall/Mt. Harmony Cem List, Clayton Co. IA ( URL on file: Iowa GenWeb Project online). Hereinafter cited as Hall/Mt. Harmony Cem List, Clayton Co. IA.
  • [S206] Ernest Wyatt & Luella O. Taylor marriage, 30 Dec 1908, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Vol. 5 Pg. 266.
  • [S207] List of Burials in Pilgrims Home, Norwalk, Monroe County, WI. (Pilgrims Home, County Hwy T, Norwalk, Monroe County, WI.: Monroe County Local History Room). Hereinafter cited as Cem List Pilgrims Home, Norwalk, Monroe County, WI.
  • [S213] Sally Oberbroeckling, Certificate of Birth. Copy on file "Augusta Neuendorf & Daughters" Notebook - DSC01841.JPG (10 Feb 1943), Ione Oberbroeckling Personal Papers, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
  • [S222] Information acquired from David R. Slaght (Dubuque, IA; Goshen Church Memorial service and potluck lunch), by Susan J. Noyes, May 29 2005. David R. Slaght (Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa).
  • [S224] Interview with David R. Slaght (Dubuque, IA; Goshen Church Memorial service and potluck lunch), by Susan Noyes, May 29, 2005.
  • [S225] Interview with Berdina Putzier (Strawberry Point, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 20 2005.
  • [S235] Interview with Curtis Garth Smith (Mt. Vernon, IA), by Susan Noyes, 01 June 2005.
  • [S236] Children of John & Anna Smyth, John Smyth Family Bible, Years covered: 1843 - 1861; Present Owner: Berdina (Ludovissy) Putzier. Hereinafter cited as John Smyth Family Bible.
  • [S245] Chicago: Western Historical Company (Reprint by Jackson County Historical Society), compiler, The History of Jackson County, Iowa (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1879 (Reprinted 1983)). Hereinafter cited as The History of Jackson County, Iowa.
  • [S248] "The Family Tree- Including Ratley, Province, Forshee & Deans" from the cdh Database on RootsWeb WorldConnect, Dean (Email address on file as of Aug 12, 2005). Hereinafter cited as "Online RWDB: chd; Dean".
    Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  • [S260] Ruben Henry Deahl, Death Registration Index Online 6028440 (Sep 29 1928), Illinois Death Reg Index. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Death Reg Index.
  • [S262] Elda (Simpson) Hachman Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping.
  • [S263] Martha Griebel Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping.
  • [S267] Arnold Hachmann, Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping.
  • [S279] Obituaries by Tuecke Allyn Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Guttenberg, Iowa, online www.tueckeallyn.com/obitarchive.html. Hereinafter cited as Virgie Wilke's Obituary.
  • [S284] Samuel A. Slick, Obit, Manchester Press Newspaper.
  • [S293] Schuyler Cem List, Colfax Co. NE, online. URL on file. Hereinafter cited as Schuyler Cem List, Colfax Co. NE.
  • [S297] Author Unknown, "Mary Ellen Smith Berggreen Pedigree Chart", Compiled after 1972. . Hereinafter cited as "Mary Ellen Smith Berggreen Pedigree Chart."
  • [S298] Henry H. Smith, Funeral Card, Jun 20 1913, , Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
  • [S299] David City Cem List, Butler Co. NE, online. URL on file. Hereinafter cited as David City Cem List, Butler Co. NE.
  • [S301] Obituary - Charles E. Smith, Guttenberg Press, Guttenberg, IA, 12 Dec 1907, p. 8. Hereinafter cited as Guttenberg Press - Obituary.
  • [S302] Obituary - Mary Smith, Guttenberg Press, Guttenberg, IA, 14 Feb 1908, p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Guttenberg Press - Obituary.
  • [S303] Millville News, Guttenberg Press, Guttenberg, Iowa, 06 Jan 1897. Hereinafter cited as Guttenberg Press, Millville News.
  • [S305] Entered into Eternal Rest Monday, January 26, 1987, Unidentified newspaper, 26 Jan 1987. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, James Earl.
  • [S306] Mrs. Hanna Smith, Unidentified newspaper, 11 Aug 1952. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Hannah.
  • [S307] Mrs. H. Smith, Who Saw 'Discs' Now Has Her Curiosity Aroused, Daily Scottsbluff Telegraph/Daily Star-Herald, Scottsbluff/Bridgeport, July 8 1947, 4. Hereinafter cited as Daily Scottsbluff Telegraph.
  • [S308] William Farley & Family private possession professional photograph, Hearn of Union City, Waterford, and Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, Dorothy (Kenyon) Palmer History Collection (, Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa).
  • [S314] Spencer L. Kraybill & Noah L. Zimmerman, History of a John Graybill Family in America 1681-1981 (111 Water Street, Baltimore, MD 21202: Gateway Press, Inc., First Edition 1977, Baltimore, Second Edition 1982, Baltimore). Hereinafter cited as History of a John Graybill Family in America.
  • [S317] Obituary, Unidentified Newspaper, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2005. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Norman Albert Burkart.
  • [S326] Leonard Leon Donnan, Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping.
  • [S328] Elta Henrietta Eberhardt, Funeral Card, Feb 24, 1989, DSC01335, Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa.
  • [S335] Berdina Ludovissy Putzier and John C. Peterson, The Ludovissy Family from Clemency, Capellen, Luxembourg to Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America, 2nd Edition (P.O. Box 52527, Knoxville, TN 37950: Tennessee Valley Publishing, 2000). Hereinafter cited as The Ludovissy Family.
  • [S339] Marriage Certificate, John Smith & Ann Lawrence marriage, Jan 25 1842, Berdina Mary Ludovissy, 313 Elkader Street #112, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa.
  • [S340] Ann Lawrence Smith & William McLane Marriage License, 17 Oct 1863, Clayton County Registrar's Office, Courthouse, Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. State of Iowa, Clayton Co.
  • [S341] Interview with Mary Ellen Berggreen (Oregon), by Susan Noyes, Commencing May 27, 2006.
  • [S342] Obituary online as shared by his wife Betty on the "MyFamily.com" Smith family web site.. Hereinafter cited as Blake Smith's Obituary.
  • [S345] Death notice, Guttenberg Press, Guttenberg, IA, 27 May 1915, p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Guttenberg Press - Goshen.
  • [S352] SmithFest 2006 Reunion Betty Smith, "Family Group Sheet Ronald Malleck", August 5, 2006 (by Betty A. Smith). . Hereinafter cited as "FGS Ronald Malleck."
  • [S353] Interview with Alma Jean Smith (Grand Junction, Colorado), by Susan Noyes, August 5, 2006. Address, phone, email on file.
  • [S356] Jan Byers, "Jan Byers' Compilation of Familly History and Photo Notebook" (Fort Collins, CO). Hereinafter cited as "Jan Byers' Family History Collection."
  • [S367] Interview with Dale & Elaine Smith (Manitoba), by Susan J. Noyes. (General Delivery, Hanna, North Dakota).
  • [S373] Obituaries by Leonard & Leonard-Muller Funeral Homes & Crematory, online http://www.LeonardFuneralHomes.com/obitarchive.html. Hereinafter cited as Mervin James Ludovissy's Online Obituary.
  • [S375] "Wicklow Co. Ireland, Family History Centre Research Report", Dec 4 2006, Catherine Wright of the Wicklow Family History Centre (Wicklow's Historic Gaol, Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Twon, Co. Wicklow), to Mary Ellen Berggreen (address on file); Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as "Wicklow Co. Ireland Research Report."
  • [S376] Interview with Barbara Alpers (Paradise Valley, AZ), by Susan Noyes, Apr 22 2007.
  • [S378] Interview with Don Smith (Omaha, NE), by Susan Noyes.
  • [S381] Letter from Lois Morarend (Addresses on file) to Susan Noyes; info added to Minger Book unknown repository (PO Box 219, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa). Researcher's note: This research source has known errors and was used selectivly. Obvious confusing contradictions with other researchers have not been included in this compilation.
  • [S382] Interview with Bonnie (Smith) Chapman (Cheyenne, WY), by Susan Noyes, June 2007.
  • [S383] Mary E. Wigginton, Death Certificate #7656 (August 23, 1926, State of Nebraska - Colfax County), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Death Cert. Mary Wigginton.
  • [S385] Miscellaneous Clayton County, Iowa Obituaries, online (URL on file, please inquire). Hereinafter cited as Alfred Borrett's Obituary.
  • [S388] Bill Taylor, "Bill Taylor's Compilation of Familly History and Photos" (Stoney Creek, Ontario). Hereinafter cited as "Bill Taylor's Family History Collection."
  • [S389] Information aquired from Dwayne Smith (Columbus, Nebraska), interviewed by Susan J. Noyes, Nov. 2007. Copies on file in Dwayne Smith (Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska).
  • [S390] Alice M. Prochnow, August Buchholz Family, Tree & Branches 1831-2006 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 2006). Hereinafter cited as August Buchholz Family.
  • [S405] C. Hale Sipe, Fort Ligonier and its times: a history of the first English fort west of the Allegheny Mountains, and an account of many thrilling, tragic, romantic, important but little known colonial and revolutionary events in the region where the winning of the West began : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records (Harrisburg, Pa.: Telegraph Press, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Fort Ligonier and its times.
  • [S415] State Death Records Index, 1940-1996, Washington State Archives, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA. Hereinafter cited as Washington State Death Registration.
  • [S420] 1895 Iowa State Census.
  • [S426] 1915 Iowa State Census.
  • [S431] "US Military World War I Draft Registration Card"; United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Card."
 


  • A family history
    leads to the satisfaction in really knowing who you are
    and from when you came.

  • "Nor long shall any name resound
    Beyond the grave, unless't be found
    In some clerk's book; it is the pen
    Gives immortality to men."

  • A good life lasts for several generations.

  • In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep,
    to know our heritage, to know who we are
    and where we come from.

    — Alex Haley
  • To forget one's ancestors
    is to be a brook without a source,
    a tree without a root.

    — Chinese Proverb
  • Family faces are magic mirrors.
    Looking at people who belong to us,
    we see the past, present, and future.
    We make discoveries about ourselves.

    — Gail Lumet Buckley
  • In every conceivable manner,
    the family is a link to our past,
    a bridge to our future.

    — Alex Haley
  • What greater thing is there for human souls
    than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other
    in silent unspeakable memories.

    — George Eliot
  • Some people come and go in our lives.
    Some stay forever.

  • We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
    we borrow it from our children.

    — Native American Proverb
  • The memories we give may a lifetime live in the heart
    of those we hold so close.

    — Unknown
  • Families are like fudge . . .
    mostly sweet with a few nuts.

    — Unknown
  • The family is one of Nature's masterpieces.

    — George Santayana
  • Having a place to go – is a home.
    Having someone to love – is a family.
    Having both – is a blessing.

    — Donna Hedges
  • Every man is his own ancestor,
    and every man is his own heir.
    He devises his own future,
    and he inherits his own past.

    — Fredrick Henry Hedge