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• [S61] Mack Williams, In Old Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas: The News-Tribune, 1986); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S68] Mary Ann Challiss and her children, From Maine to Texas (n.p: privately printed, 1897), A circular letter from each child to their mother; Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S120] 1880 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Ottawa County, Ohio, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, micropublication T-9 roll 1056.
• [S138] 1900 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Atchison County, Kansas, Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, micropublication T-623 roll 470.
• [S155] 1850 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Philadelphia County, Southwark, wards 1-3, Pennsylvania, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, micropublication M-432 roll 821.
• [S164] 1860 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), city of Philadelphia ward 3, Pennsylvania, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, micropublication M-653 roll 1153.
• [S184] Mrs. W. L Challiss, Story of the First Baptist Church of Atchison, Kansas (Atchison, Kansas: The Home Printing Company, 1898); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S186] Mary A. Challiss and her children, Woodlawn (privately printed, 1904); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S194] John Alexander Martin, "Letters of John A. Martin," microfilm, 1857, 1861 - 1864, held by Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Ave, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA.
• [S203] Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby, Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, c1988-2002); Sutro Library, California State Library System, 480 Winston Dr, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA.
• [S225] "Court Corrections-Birth/Death Records", 4 December 1997: Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, 1 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.
• [S232] "Cuyahoga County Marriage Book": Cuyahoga County Archives, 2905 Franklin Blvd. N.W, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.
• [S264] History of the State of Kansas , Atchison County (Chicago: A. T. Andreas, August 1998); University of Kansas, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA, http:/http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/atchison/…
• [S308] Parker County (Austin, Texas: Maps of Texas, 2001); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S346] Janet L Schmelzer, Where the West Begins: Fort Worth and Tarrant County (Northridge, Ohio: Windsor Publications, Inc, 1984); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S420] Leonard Sanders, How Fort Worth Became the Texasmost City 1849-1920 (Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press, 1986); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S443] 1870 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Parker County, Texas, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, micropublication M593 , roll 1601.
• [S512] "1920 to June 4, 1935," Ruth Martin Tonsing and relatives, newspaper clippings, held by Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S534] Registration of Deaths for J. Henry Harres, 1889, , Department of Records, City Archives, Suite 150, 3101 Market St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.
• [S535] Registration of Marriages in the City of Philadelphia for Alfred Gideon Otis and Amelia Josephine Harres, 1 July 1862, , Department of Records, City Archives, Suite 150, 3101 Market St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.
• [S599] John and Enid Ostertag, 1895 Kansas State Census for the City of Atchison, Kansas (Atchison, Kansas: Atchison County, Kansas Genealogical Society, 1997); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S600] John and Enid Ostertag, 1865 Kansas State Census for Atchison County, Kansas (Atchison, Kansas: Atchison County, Kansas Genealogical Society, 1991); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S617] Atchison County Kansas Genealogical Society, Combined Standard Atlas of Atchison County Kansas 1887 1903 1925 (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc, 2001); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S635] Tombstone, Union Cemetery, State Route 105, Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA; Richard Tonsing, 5 July 2002.
• [S639] Tombstone, Monroe Street Cemetery, 3207 Monroe, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Richard Tonsing, 7 July 2002.
• [S647] "Lorri (, e-mail address) to Richard Tonsing". Held by Richard Tonsing (4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA).
• [S658] Exponent, (Ottawa County), Oak Harbor Public Library, 147 W. Main St, Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA.
• [S833] 1880 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, micropublication T-9 roll 1005.
• [S924] Marriage License Record for Paul G. Tonsing and Ruth Martin, 7 September 1893, 149, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA.
• [S946] John Henry Harres, Pension Documents Packet, 543043, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
• [S958] Ruth Martin Tonsing, "Ruth Photo Album," 1967, held by Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA. This is a color photocopy of two original albums once in possession of Ruth's son, Paul Tonsing. Each photo has a typed caption with the date, location, and people listed. The order suggests that Ruth pasted the photos and typed the captions shortly after the photo was taken or sent to her.
• [S984] "Record of wills, 1679-1900", New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Salem County), 4947Q - 5064Q: Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, FHL US/CAN Film [560493].
• [S985] "Record of wills, 1679-1900", New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Salem County), 5268Q - 5374Q: Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, FHL US/CAN Film [560496].
• [S1056] 1830 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Chestnut Ward, Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, micropublication M-19, film 159.
• [S1062] David L Mylander, "Pedigree Chart," David L Mylander, held by Ottawa County Genealogical Society, PO Box 193, Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA.
• [S1070] 1860 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Ottawa County, Ohio, HeritageQuest Online, ProQuest LLC, 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, PO Box 1346, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA, micropublication M-653 roll 1021.
• [S1625] Paul Gerhardt Tonsing (7), Seventeenth City and County Directory including Atchison, Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, and Muscotah, Kansas Taxpayers and Accessible Residents of Atchison County Outside of the Five Incorporated Cities and a Complete List of the Patrons of the Rural Routes of Atchison County with a Compiled List of the Inhabitants, Business Firms, Officers, Educational, Benevolent, Social, and Religious Institutions and Maps of the State, City and County 1903 (Atchison, Kansas: Tonsing, Paul G, 1903); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S1626] Atchison City Directory for 1880 Containing an Alphabetical List of Citizens, A Classified Business Directory, List of Officers of the United States, State, County, and City Governments, Churches Schools, Societies, etc (Atchison, Kansas: Champion Printing Company, W. H. Haskell & Son, 1880); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S1628] Paul Gerhardt Tonsing, Nineteenth Directory of Atchison City and County Including Atchison, Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, and Muscotah Kansas A Complete List of the Patrons of the Rural Routes of Atchison County with a Compiled list of the Inhabitants, Business Firms, Officers, Educational, Benevolent, Social and Religious Institutions and Maps of the City and County 1910 (500 Commercial St, Atchison, Kansas: Tonsing, Paul G, 1910); Richard Tonsing, 4742 Bamboo Way, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA.
• [S1645] 1870 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Monroe County, Indiana, HeritageQuest Online, ProQuest LLC, 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, PO Box 1346, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA, micropublication M593 roll 344.
• [S1867] Ancestry.com, "Kansas Territory Census, 1855-1859," [database online], 2009, Provo, Utah, http://www.Ancestry.com, held by Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. Original data: •1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society. •1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society. •1859 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.
• [S1917] 1840 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Salem County, New Jersey, Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, micropublication M-704 roll 142.
• [S2001] Ancestry.com, "Kansas State Census Collection, 1865," [database online], 2009, Provo, Utah, http://www.Ancestry.com, held by Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. Original data: 1865 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.
• [S2002] Ancestry.com, "Kansas State Census Collection, 1875," [database online], 2009, Provo, Utah, http://www.Ancestry.com, held by Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. Original data: 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.
• [S2004] Ancestry.com, "Kansas State Census Collection, 1895," [database online], 2009, Provo, Utah, http://www.Ancestry.com, held by Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. Original data: 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.
• [S2044] 1840 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Washington County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, micropublication M704, roll 499.
• [S2054] 1860 U.S. Census (Free Schedule), Washington County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry.Com, MyFamily.com, Inc., 575 Howard St, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, micropublication M-653 roll 1191.
• [S2503] "West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970," [database online], Salt Lake City, Utah, https://www.familysearch.org, held by Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.
• [S2554] "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," [database online], Salt Lake City, Utah, https://www.familysearch.org, held by Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," index, "FamilySearch" (https://familysearch.org). Index includes the IGI, digital copies of original records, and compiled records. FHL digital and microfilm copies. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• [S2596] "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," [database online], Salt Lake City, Utah, https://www.familysearch.org, held by Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), from various organizations located in Philadelphia. Digital images of originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. Death records. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Department of Public Health. Burial records, 1807–1840 (Archival nos. Ph29A:1-26). Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Department of Public Health. Death records, 1834–1860. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Board of Health. Death registers, 1860–1903 (Archival no. 76.21). Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia General Hospital (Pennsylvania). Death records, 1866–1902 (Archival nos. 35.158, 65.60, 65.61). Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Inspectors of the jail and penitentiary house. Death register, 1819–1914 (Archival no. 38.74). Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. City Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). City Hospital Register, 1840-1896 (Archival nos. 37.17, 76.29). Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: Chaos will Reign.
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• A bristlecone pine is just a fire's way of making another fire.
• A mathematician is a machine for converting coffee into theorems.
• A red sign on the door of a physics professor: 'If this sign is blue, you're going too fast.'
• A vibration is a motion that can't make up its mind which way it wants to go.
• Actually officer, if you factor in the earth's rotation, we were all speeding.
• All that glitters has a high refractive index.
• As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain. And as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. - Einstein
• Barium: What you do with dead chemists.
• Be careful with water -- it's full of hydrogen and oxygen!
• Biology grows on you.
• Black holes suck.
• Color... it's just a pigment of your imagination.
• Einstein never accepted quantum mechanics because of this element of chance and uncertainty. He said: God does not play dice. It seems that Einstein was doubly wrong. The quantum effects of black holes suggests that not only does God play dice, He sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
  
  — Steven Hawking
• Entropy - it's a tough job, but somebody's got to undo it.
• Entropy isn't what it used to be.
• Entropy: Not just a fad, it's the future!
• Geologists rock your world.
• Geology: Subduction leads to Orogeny.
• Gravity isn't MY fault--I voted for velcro!
• Gravity... not just a good idea: It's the law.
• If it doesn't work, it's physics.
• If it's 0 degrees today, and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow...how cold will it be?
• If it's green or it wiggles, it's biology.
• If it stinks, it's chemistry.
• "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
  
  — Thomas Alva Edison
• I like angles, but only to a degree.
• If the Earth is the size of a pea in New York, then the Sun is a beachball 50m away, Pluto is 4km away, and the next nearest star is in Tokyo. Now shrink Pluto's orbit into a coffee cup, then our Milky Way Galaxy fills North America.
• If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
• In The Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
• It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm really quite busy.
• Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak...
• May the torque be about you.
• Nature abhors a vacuum. So does my sister's dog.
• Particle physicists are always trying to hold a meeting, but whenever they decide on a place, the time changes.
• Photons have mass!? I didn't even know they were Catholic...
• "Push to test." (click) "Release to detonate."
• Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.
• Resolving a transformation is like cleaning a barn - it's hard to get started, but when you're good and dirty, you might as well keep going.
• Scientists have discovered that time is not real, that we only live in the current moment. But then according to that, they haven't done the research, and don't have anything to back them up.
• Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny yet measurable distance from the earth every year. If you do the math, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface. This would explain the death of the dinosaurs. The tallest ones, anyway.
• Snackmosphere: The 95% air inside a bag of chips.
• That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder. - Calvin (& Hobbes)
• The Benoit/Blamey Theory of Thermo-Sock-Dynamics: Why bother to do laundry, when the inevitable loss of a sock will just increase entropy and contribute to the eventual heat death of the universe anyway?
• The law of gravity says, "no fair jumping without coming down"
• The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."' - Isaac Asimov
• There is no gravity. Earth sucks!
• The square root of three equals two for large values of three. - found in a bathroom in the Cornell Physics department
• The Three Laws Of Thermodynamics First Law: You can't win. Second Law: You can't break even. Third Law: You can't even get out of the game.
• "Today, everybody remembers Galileo. How many can name the bishops and professors who refused to look through his telescope?"
  
  — James Hogan, Mind Matters
• To most people solutions mean finding the answers but to chemists solutions are things that are still all mixed up...
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• What happens if a big asteroid hits the Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad.
  
  — Dave Barry
• When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat. The two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant b uttered cat array, a high-speed monorail could easily link New York with Chicago.
• When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions.