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1. U.S. Census Index, 1840. p. 002.
2. Land Indenture 1815, Butler County.
3. Van Wert County Historical Society, Van Wert, Ohio.. History of Van Wert County Ohio. Taylor Publishing Company. 1981. p. 109.
4. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p. 360-361.
5. Van Wert County Deaths. Vol. 1, p. 204.
6. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. p. 8.
7. Butler County, Ohio Marriages 1835-1847, Volume 2 (G-L).
8. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. p. 8.
9. Ibid. Vol. IV. P. 8.
10. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
11. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
12. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 8.
13. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p. 416-421.
14. Van Wert County Deaths. Vol. 2, p. 94.
15. Van Wert Times. May 20, 1902.
16. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
17. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert City.
18. Ibid. Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert City.
19. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
20. Ibid. Volume III, p. 132.
21. Ibid. Volume III, p. 132.
22. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p. 361.
23. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
24. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
25. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
26. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
27. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
28. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, page 37.
29. A History and Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biopgraphical Publishing Co., 1882. p. 371.
30. Ibid.
31. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 8.
32. Van Wert County Estate Index. Case #5943.
33. Van Wert County Historical Society, Van Wert, Ohio.. History of Van Wert County Ohio. Taylor Publishing Company. 1981. p. 747-748.
34. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume Iv, p.8.
35. Ibid. Volume IV, page 8.
36. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 8.
37. Van Wert County Estate Index. Case #7664.
38. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
39. Van Wert County Estate Index. Case #7876.
40. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV. p. 7.
41. Thaddeus S. Gilliland. History of Van Wert County and Representative Citizens. Chicago, Illinois, Richmond & Arnold, 1906. p. 692.
42. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p. 360-361.
43. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 13.
44. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 29, 1920.
45. Van Wert County Estate Index. Case #6381 (6351??).
46. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 13.
47. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 20, 1920.
48. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, page 13.
49. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 13.
50. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. February 29, 1940, p. 1.
51. Ibid. February 28, 1940, p. 2.
52. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 13.
53. Van Wert County Deaths. Vol. 1, p. 334.
54. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 13.
55. The Twice-A-Week-Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio. November 29, 1927, p. 5.
56. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
57. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 14.
58. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
59. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
60. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
61. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 14.
62. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p.371-372.
63. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 93.
64. Van Wert Daily Bulletin. April 11, 1934, p. 5.
65. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 93.
66. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. November 11, 1940, page 2.
67. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
68. Van Wert County Deaths. Vol. 1, p. 370.
69. Van Wert Republican. November 3, 1892, page 5.
70. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
71. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. September 22, 1939, page 8.
72. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
73. Van Wert Daily Bulletin. May 21, 1932, page 3.
74. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
75. Ibid. Volume III, p. 132.
76. Ibid. Volume III, p. 132.
77. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. January 4, 1937, page 2.
78. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
79. William Howard Johnson. A Private Johnson Genealogy. 1997.
80. Van Wert Daily Bulletin. July 24, 1933, page 3.
81. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
82. Van Wert Daily Bulletin. October 20, 1932, page 5.
83. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
84. Ibid. Volume III, p. 132.
85. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 20, 1937, page 10.
86. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
87. Van Wert Twice-A-Week Bulletin. March 14, 1932, page 3.
88. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
89. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. January 31, 1963, page 2.
90. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 07605, Volume 17169.
91. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 132.
92. Ibid. Volume IV, page 50.
93. Ibid. Volume IV, page 50.
94. Ibid. Volume V, page 137.
95. Ibid. Volume V, page 137.
96. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 19, 1973, page 2.
97. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume V, page 7.
98. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. July 16, 1969, page 2.
99. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume V, page 7.
100. Van Wert County Births. Vol. 1, p. 310.
101. Social Security Death Index: 1937-1995. Broderbund. CD #110, Volume 2, M-Z.
102. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. March 29, 1966, p. 2.
103. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 20.
104. Van Wert County Marriages. Marriage Book 10, page 205.
105. "The Zartman Family" - by Rev. Rufus Calvin Zartman, A.M., D.D., Pastor of Heidelberg Reformed Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1909. Published by Lyon & Armor, Philadelphia. p. 87.
106. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. November 5, 1954, p. 2.
107. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 20.
108. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. March 2, 1951, p. 12.
109. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 49.
110. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. September 6, 1974, p. 2.
111. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 49.
112. Ibid. Vol. IV, p. 49.
113. Van Wert County Births. Vol. 2, p. 193.
114. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 13, 1978, p. 2.
115. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume V, p. 37.
116. Van Wert County Marriages. Marriage Book 12, page 501.
117. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. February 24, 1959, p. 1.
118. Van Wert County Births. Vol. 1, p. 274.
119. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. April 5, 1983, page 2.
120. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 83.
121. Van Wert County Marriages. Marriage Book 13, page 345.
122. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. November 20, 1967, p. 2.
123. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 88815, Volume 19070.
124. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 83.
125. Application for Social Security Number, Form SS-5. 278-14-7731, 1 May 1939.
126. Ibid. 286-16-4385, 4 May 1940.
127. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. November 15, 1965, p. 2.
128. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 88344, Volume 18274.
129. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 42.
130. Van Wert County Marriages. Marriage Book 12, page 57.
131. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. August 30, 1967, p. 2.
132. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 64826, Volume 18974.
133. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV, p. 42.
134. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 16. 1967, p. 2.
135. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 41485, Volume 18880.
136. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 37.
137. Van Wert County Marriages. Marriage Book 12, page 482.
138. Van Wert Times. January 23, 1923, page 5.
139. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 37.
140. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 14, 1966, page 2.
141. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 37.
142. Van Wert County Births. Vol. 1, p. 278.
143. Ibid. Vol. 1, p. 280.
144. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
145. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. November 27, 1984, p. 2.
146. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
147. Ibid. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
148. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 10, 1982, p. 2.
149. Van Wert County Cemetery Records. Ridge Township Cemetery, Ridge Twp.
150. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896. p. 371-372.
151. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. April 19, 1947, page 8.
152. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 20.
153. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 17, 1964, page 2.
154. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 20.
155. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 44.
156. Van Wert Daily Bulletin. September 4, 1934, page 3.
157. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 44.
158. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 22, 1973, page 2.
159. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 93.
160. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. April 30, 1960, page 10.
161. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Death Certificate 32669, Volume 16140.
162. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 93.
163. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Certificate 67770, Volume 16658.
164. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, 79.
165. Ibid. Volume III, p. 79.
166. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 26, 1945, page 1.
167. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 77.
168. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. July 24, 1939, page 8.
169. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 77.
170. Social Security Death Index.
171. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 11, 1979, page 2.
172. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 76,.
173. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-1969. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc. 1998. Death Certificate 53981, Volume 16225.
174. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 76.
175. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. February 13, 1942, page 6.
176. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 58.
177. Van Wert Times. May 2, 1919 and May 5, 1919.
178. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 58.
179. Ibid. Volume III, p. 125.
180. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. April 29, 1968, page 2.
181. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 191.
182. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 3, 1973, page 2.
183. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 189.
184. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 21, 1982, page 2.
185. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 189.
186. Van Wert County Births. Vol. 1, p. 229.
187. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 27, 1984, p. 2.
188. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. p. 20.
189. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 3, 1963, p. 2.
190. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume III, p. 173.
191. Social Security Death Index: 1937-1995. Broderbund. Volume 1, A-L (CD#110).
192. Record of Births, Probate Court, Van Wert County, Ohio. Vol. 4, Page 233.
193. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. May 24, 1982.
194. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Vol. IV. p. 4.
195. Van Wert County Births. Vo. 4, p. 235.
196. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. June 25, 1985, p. 2.
197. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 8.
198. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 8.
199. Ibid. Volume IV, page 20.
200. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. December 31, 1951, page 1.
201. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 20.
202. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. November 24, 1944, p. 2.
203. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, p. 20.
204. Ibid. Vol. IV, p. 50.
205. Ibid. Vol. IV, p. 50.
206. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 43.
207. Ibid. Volume IV, p. 43.
208. Van Wert Times-Bulletin. February 28, 1990, p. 2.
209. Ibid. May 21, 1943, page 8.
210. Ibid. May 1999.
211. Van Wert County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Volume IV, page 17.
212. Ibid. Volume IV, page 17.
213. Robert Longwell. GEDCOM file imported on 26 Jul 1999.
214. Grace Leist Wolfe.

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