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  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
  2. GEDCOM file submitted by FamilySearch.org; 4 Dec 2006. Created on 4 DEC 2006. Imported on 4 Dec 2006.
  3. Dale Atkinson (atkinson@mb.sympatico.ca), Les Rainvilles, a short biography from France to Canada and the United States, 1585-1779; A page from the website "Our Family", (http://www.geocities.com/renville_newsletter/Biography.html).
  4. GeneaNet database - Guy Turcotte.
  5. GeneaNet database = Famille-Arbour-Family (Rene Arbour).
  6. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
  7. GEDCOM file submitted by FamilySearch.org; 4 Dec 2006. Created on 4 DEC 2006. Imported on 4 Dec 2006.
  8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
  9. GEDCOM file submitted by FamilySearch.org; 4 Dec 2006. Created on 4 DEC 2006. Imported on 4 Dec 2006.
  10. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
  11. GEDCOM file submitted by FamilySearch.org; 4 Dec 2006. Created on 4 DEC 2006. Imported on 4 Dec 2006.
  12. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
  13. GEDCOM file submitted by FamilySearch.org; 4 Dec 2006. Created on 4 DEC 2006. Imported on 4 Dec 2006.
  14. Home Page of Gene Poulin, http://genepoulin.com.
  15. The Ancestors of Rudy Vallee; Vermont History and Genealogy (http://vermontgenealogy.wordpress.com/category/ancestor-charts/rudy-vallee/").
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  21. GeneaNet database - Claude Babeux.
  22. Thomas Edworthy (thomas.edworthy@gte.net), Rainville and Associated Families (Ancestry.com).
  23. Armand Belanger, Genealogy of Armand Belanger and others (genealogie.org) 2 Mar 2000.
  24. Ancestry of Blessed Dina Belanger, 1897-1929, Soeur/Sister Marie Ste-Cécile de Rome, Religieuse/Religious de Jésus-Marie (http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d23b2.htm).
  25. Rioux Family Tree; Ancestry.com (JacquelineSee74).
  26. Ranville.ca (http://www.ranville.ca/Genealogy.html).
  27. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes; Tanguay.
  28. Ancestry.com file - Bombard Family Tree; Owner (bombard).
  29. Karen Poirier-Brode (kpoirier@ix.netcom.com), Feb 27, 2003, The Barwick/Poirier-Brode Families (Ancestry.com).
  30. Eileen Horan (ileanonu@shaw.ca), Subj: Grant line; Metisgen mailing list, (METISGEN, 26 Feb 2002).
  31. Ancestors/Relatives; Rena Smith, Balboa, California.
  32. Database (Minnesota Historical Society), Article by Samuel J. Brown.
  33. French-Canadians of the West; Peter Gagne; Quintin Publications, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860 (www.quintinpublications.com) -- CD Version (CD63); ISBN: 1-58211-223-1.
  34. Ancestry.com. Oregon Death Index, 1903-98. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-98. Salem, Oregon: Filmed by the Oregon State Archives and Records Center, [1998-].
  35. Sioux Indian Chiefs and Leaders; Access Genealogy.com (http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/siouan/siouxchiefs.htm).
  36. Renville Soldiers and Renville Rangers; compiled by Lawrence J. Barkwell, Coordinator of Metis Heritage and History Research, Louis Riel Institute (http://www.scribd.com/doc/16919947/Renville-Soldiers-and-Renville-Rangers).
  37. Brian Ranville, message board on internet (FamilyHistory.com).
  38. Our Family, website for the Rainville / Renville / Ranville families (http://www.geocities.com/renville_newsletter/index).
  39. South Dakota History, Vol 10 No 4; South Dakota Historical Society (www.sdhistory.org/rp/dp/dp_renville.htm ) .
  40. Gail Morin did extract.
  41. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  42. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.
  43. Census - 1860: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.
  44. Gail Morin, Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium (CD136); ISBN 1-58211-419-6 (Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quintin Publications (www.quintinpublications.com), 2001).
  45. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  46. Karen Poirier-Brode (kpoirier@ix.netcom.com), Feb 27, 2003, The Barwick/Poirier-Brode Families, ID I13578.
  47. Ancestors of Marcella Mae Mercure; Family Tree Maker Online (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Renee-L-Johnson/GENE4-0005.html).
  48. Families of the Sibley Historic Site, 1995; Sibley House Association.
  49. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  50. U. S. Indian Census Schedules; Ancestry.com.
  51. Francois Rainville, RG15, Series D-II-i-a, Volume 1323, Reel C-14932, Access code: 90 (RG15, Interior dateof issue: June 8, 1876).
  52. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  53. Georges Gosselin, Email.
  54. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
  55. Gail Morin; Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium; (Quintin Publications: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1996).
  56. Marie Rainville, RG15, Interior, Series D-11-8-a, Volume 1323, Reel C-14932, Access code: 90 Claim no: 488; scrip no: 3792 to 3799; date of issue: June 8, 1876, amount: $160 Finding aid: 15-19.
  57. Margaret Nunn (fanunn@gci.net), LaValley (Ancestry.com).
  58. My Elusive Ancestors - Debra McCann; Ancestry.com; (chenae@ap.net).
  59. LaValley/Dustan file; Ancestry.com; Margaret Nunn (jen.mar@gei.net); May 3, 2004.
  60. Cavalier Chronicle, Cavalier Chronicle newspaper (Cavalier ND, October 15, 1909). Vol. 10, No. 43, Page 5 Friday, October 15, 1909.
  61. Matrimonial Certificate, Assumption Church, Pembina, North Dakota. Copy in personal file.
  62. Assumption Church, Pembina ND, Matrimonial Certificate, Assumption Church, Pembina ND.
  63. St. John's Baptisms 1828-1879 234.
  64. Dorothy Jerome, Handwritten notes of genealogy research.
  65. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  66. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  67. Kittson County Enterprise, Dec. 24, 1926.
  68. Ibid., Dec 24, 1926, notice of death.
  69. , Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium (CD136); ISBN 1-58211-419-6, Vol 3, p138.
  70. Batoche dit Letendre (Ancestry.com); Ruby Botoshe (ruby55413@yahoo.com); 27 November 2004.
  71. Dorothy Jerome Kalka, Gosselin Family data.
  72. Death Certificate - John Jacin Renville.
  73. newspaper (July 1935).
  74. Draft registration card - Archie Renville; Walhalla, North Dakota; 5 Jun 1917.
  75. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
  76. Draft registration card - Ernest Renville; Walhalla, North Dakota; 5 June 1917.
  77. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
  78. Marie Louise Monette, RG15, Interior, Series D-II-8-a, Volume 1322, Reel C-14931, Access code: 90.
  79. Auge Family Tree; Ancestry.com; (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=1067522&pid=-2004461867).
  80. Ancestry.com file - Robinette Family Tree (bonniemenden).
  81. Ancestry.com. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
  82. Dictonary of Canadian Biography Online; University of Toronto/Université Laval (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41182).
  83. (Gail Morin).
  84. Ibid., Family 50; #235.
  85. Ibid., Family 50; #237.
  86. Ibid., Family 50; #238.
  87. Ibid., Family 50; #239.
  88. Ibid., Family 50; #240.
  89. St. Ann's Church, Belcourt, North Dakota, St. Ann's Centennial book, Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Belcourt, North Dakota (1985).
  90. Gail Morin; Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium; (Quintin Publications: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1996), Vol 3, p138.
  91. SJL, Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1870-1932; extracted by Gail Morin (Quentin Pub. - ISBN 1-58211-184-7).
  92. , Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium (CD136); ISBN 1-58211-419-6, Vol 3, p139.
  93. Ibid., Vol 3, p139.
  94. The Holy Sacrament of Baptism (Church of Assumption, Pembina, North Dakota).
  95. Census - 1895. Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
  96. Ancestry.com. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001. Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-1002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.
  97. Marriage Certificate, Register of Sts. Neseus & Achilleus Church, Neche, North Dakota. Copy in personal file.
  98. Certificate of Marriage (Sts. Nereus & Achilleus Church, Neche, North Dakota, 20 Jan 1891).
  99. Baptism Certificate of Napoleon Jerome, Church of Assumption, Pembina, North Dakota.
  100. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Kittson County, Minnesota; page 11.
  101. Certificate 8338, Homestead Application 14837; Land Office, Crookston MN; Sect. 10, Town 161, Range 50; Approved 27 Dec 1894; Patented 14 Feb 1895; Recorded Vol. 17, page 312.
  102. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Enumeration District 34 - 29, Sheet No. 1A.
  103. Ed Merck.
  104. Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 2 Flagg to Lark.
  105. World War I Draft Registration Card; Walsh County, North Dakota; June 5, 1918; William John Jerome World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  106. World War I Draft Registration Card; Pembina Count, North Dakota; September 12, 1918 - Julius Jerome World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  107. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. E. D. 34 - 29, Sheet 1A.
  108. Ibid., E.D. 34 - 29, Sheet 1A.
  109. National Archives and Records Administration. World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: World War II Prisoners of War Data File [Archival Database]; Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
  110. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. E.D. 34-29, Sheet 5A.
  111. Draft registration card - Louis Renville; Cavilier, North Dakota; 12 September 1918.
  112. Death Certificate - Eva Yvonne Renville.
  113. Draft registration card - Joseph Renville; Cavilier, North Dakota; 12 Sep 1917.
  114. Obituary in Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Nov 2, 2003).
  115. National Cemetery Administration. U. S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca. 1800-2004 (database online). Prove, Utah; MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration, Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
  116. Elizabeth Ann Jerome Younggren, Affidavit, Oct 7, 1988; Affidavit of Roger X. Jerome, Oct 7, 1988; Affidavit of Margaret Jane Jerome Merck, Oct 7, 1988. Copies in personal file. (October 7, 1988).
  117. World War I Draft Registration Card; Pembina County, North Dakota; June 5, 1917; Louis Napoleon Jerome World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  118. Department of Veterans Affairs, Online gravesite locator (http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1).
  119. Funeral card - Alice Jerome.
  120. Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Compiled from various U.S. public records.
  121. Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.
  122. Draft Registration Card (WWI); Pembina, North Dakota; June 5, 1917; - Joseph Ernest Jerome World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  123. Draft registration card; Ernest Jerome. Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  124. World War I Draft Registration Card; Pembina Township, Pembina County, North Dakota; January 5, 1917 - Amos Jerome World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  125. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. E.D. 34-29, Sheet 1A.
  126. Ibid., North Dakota, Pembina County, Joliette. E.D.34-20, Sheet 1A.
  127. Ibid., E.D. 34-20, Sheet 1A.
  128. Andre Merck, GEDCOM file imported on 21 Dec 2003.
  129. State of Minnesota, County of Kittson, Birth Register, Kittson County, Minnesota, Book B, Page 20, Line 3 1/2. Certified copy in personal file.
  130. Baptism Certificate, Church of Assumption, Pembina, North Dakota. Copy in personal file.
  131. Rev. Sam Bonchord, Certificate of holy communion and confirmation.
  132. Anthony J. Merck, Petition for Naturalization, District Court, Marshall County at Warren, Minnesota. Document on file at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  133. Personal witness - Edward M. Merck.
  134. Anthony J. Merck, Petition for Naturalization, District Court, Marshall County at Warren, Minnesota. Document on file at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. SAM 227; Reel 9, Code 24, Vol. 8, Page 49 (Frames 194-196).
  135. World War I Draft Registration Card; McHenry County, North Dakota; Anthony J. Merck World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  136. Joseph Merk, Letter to Der Staats-Anzeiger (Bismarck, North Dakota, Der Staats-Anzeiger), July 11, 1913, from Balfour, North Dakota.
  137. P. Teodoro Kraenae, Certificate of First Communion.
  138. U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service Certificate of Arrival No. 5513528, Minnesota Historical Society; SAM 227; Reel 9, Code 24, Vol. 8, Page 49.
  139. www.Ancestry.com Database: Border Crossings: From Mexico to U. S. 1895-1957.
  140. U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service Certificate of Arrival No. 5513528.
  141. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Enumeration District 35 - 15, Sheet No. 2A.
  142. Interview with Edward Merck (Jacksonville, Arkansas), by Ed Merck, May 7, 2004. Transcript held by ().
  143. State of Minnesota, County of Kittson, Humboldt Village, Certified Copy of Birth Register, for Robert Burton Merck, Book D, Page 4, Line 112.
  144. Home address; from personal knowledge of Edward Merck (7 White Fox Cove, Jacksonville AR 72076), brother; provided 5 Apr 2009.
  145. State of Minnesota, County of Norman, District Court 9th Judicial District, Certificate of Birth Record, for Catherine Louise Merck, Bk. 5-237-A.
  146. Oral Interview; Sister Catherine Merck, Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minnesota, USA.
  147. Quarterly publication of the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Crookston, Minnesota (Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minnesota; Summer, 1999).
  148. Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  149. Diana Jerome, "Roger Jerome," e-mail message from [dianaj@integrity.com] (327 Bowie Street, San Diego, California 92114) to Ed Merck, July 13, 2004.
  150. Obituary - Elfrieda Jerome; San Diego Union-Tribune, May 10, 2006.
  151. Obituary (The Times, Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Obituary Archive. A00003B2000MR22).
  152. Verbal - Margaret Ann Jerome.
  153. Time; 12 Sep 1949 (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,888660,00.html).
  154. Joseph Henry Renville, Sr. obituary, Casper Star Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, USA, March 23, 2004,.
  155. Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Compiled from various U.S. public records.
  156. Ancestry.com. Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Marriages, 1997-2001. Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995. Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  157. North Dakota Department of Health Public Death Index.
  158. Obituary - Rosalyn Jerome, Kittson County Enterprise, Hallock, Minnesota, June 9, 2004,.
  159. Cemetery marker.
  160. LaVerne Jerome.
  161. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. E.D. 34-29, Page 1A.
  162. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator..
  163. Obituary - Walter Kalka; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, North Dakota; 10 Jun 2010.
  164. jeanann , jads@rangenet.com (Ancestry.com, Jul 12, 2001).
  165. North Dakota State Department of Health, Certification of Birth (Birmarck, North Dakota. Filed: April 11, 1923. Issued: Feb. 18, 1986).
  166. Loretta Danzl email, 14 Jul 2007.
  167. Obituary (St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota).
  168. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996; (ancestry.com).
  169. State of Minnesota, County of Norman, City of Ada, Certificate of Birth Record, Bk. 5-305-C, Birth Record 5, page 305, section C.
  170. Interview - Anita Whalen.
  171. State of North Dakota, County of Cass, City of Casselton, Certificate of Birth 3144, for Leo Merck, Local Registered No. 10-1926.
  172. Obituary - Leo Jerome Merck; Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina; 23 Dec 2006.
  173. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
  174. Vital Records, New Hanover County, North Carolina; North Carolina Birth Index.
  175. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
  176. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000; New Hanover County, North Carolina; Ancestry.com.
  177. State of Minnesota, County of Kittson, Humboldt Village, Certified Copy of Birth Register, for Lawrence Michael Merck, Book C, Page 267, Line 111.
  178. State of Minnesota, County of Kittson, Humboldt Village, Certified Copy of Birth Register,for Edward Merck, Book D, page 13, Line 115. Copy in personal file. Birth Register, Book D, page 13, Line 115.
  179. Residence location; from personal knowledge of Edward M. Merck (7 White Fox Cove, Jacksonville AR 72076), personal presence; provided 1 Oct 2007.
  180. Marriage Certificate, Montgomery County, Alabama, Book 41, page 321. Copy in personal file.
  181. Birth Certificate 592, Arkansas State Board of Health, Copy in personal file.
  182. Josephine Connell interview.
  183. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  184. Ancestry.com. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  185. Danielle Kimbrel email; 4 June 2009; Subj: Re: Gabrielle; to Ed Merck.
  186. Grave Headstone - Gabrielle Jerome; Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock, Minnesota.
  187. State of North Dakota, County of Grand Forks, City of Grand Forks, Certificate of Birth, File No. 7237, Registrar's No. 6045.
  188. Dan Whalen named interim president of SJU, Saint John's University (P.O. Box 2000, Collegeville, Minnesota 56321; 320-363-2011). online [http://www.csbsju.edu/news/2008/10/sju/whalen.htm], accessed 21 Oct 2008.
  189. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com.
  190. State of Minnesota, County of Marshall, District Court 9th Judicial District, Certificate of Birth Record, Birth Record F, page 159, section 2.
  191. State of Minnesota, County of Polk, District Court, 9th Judicial District, Certified Copy of Birth Record, Birth No. 122-51-177863, Birth Record 44, page 316, section 2.
  192. New Hanover County, North Carolina, comp., Vital Records - Register of Deeds - Birth Records,. (New Hanover County, North Carolina: Ancestry.com, 8/20/98).
  193. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2008, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Original data: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2004.
  194. Obituary - Leo Jay Merck; Wilmington Star-News, Wilmington NC; 3 Feb 2008.
  195. Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  196. Ancestry.com. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2008, The Generations Network, Inc. Original data: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2004.
  197. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997; Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Ancestry.com online [http://ancestry.com].
  198. Lawrence M. Merck, Verbal report from grandfather, Lawrence M. Merck.
  199. Email - Lawrence M. Merck; 14 Dec 2006; Subj: Addresses.
  200. Lawrence Michael Merck; email, March 25, 2005; Subj: News Flash!!!!!. Michael Robert arrived on March 13, 2005, weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz and 19 inches long. The proud parents are Jane and Bob Weeks. His brother, Tony, is very proud also. Uncle Robert Merck had persuaded Jane to name him Robert Michael but fortunately I became aware of this conspiracy in time. Hallelujah!!! Praise God!!!!!.
  201. Interview - Lawrence Michael Merck.
  202. Scott Torborg email, 22 Jun 2010; Subj: She Is Here!.
  203. Certificate of Live Birth of Connie Josephine Keown, No. 105, Dist 54, State of Colorado. A copy is in personal file.
  204. Certificate of Live Birth of Connie Josephine Merck, issued Jan 6, 1969, by State Registrar of Vital Statistics, State of Colorado. A copy is in personal file.
  205. Decree of Adoption, No. A1506, Boulder County, Colorado, Dec 6, 1968, with name changed to Connie Josephine Merck.
  206. Obituary - Connie Parker.
  207. Connie Merck - Oral Interview.
  208. Kimberly Moore.
  209. Funeral Program - James Moore.