• [S3543] William H Trafford household, 16 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Belmond, Wright, Iowa; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 23, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 691; Image: 521.0; Family History Library Film: 2340426.
  • [S3546] Will Trafford household, 11 Mar 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Klemme, Ell, Hancock, Iowa; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 146, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_492; Image: 209.
  • [S3547] John T Trafford household, 07 Jun 1900 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 20, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T623.
  • [S3557] Carl Ecklund household, 03 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 101-41, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 571; Image: 983.0; Family History Library Film: 2340306.
  • [S3655] John T Trafford household, Apr 23, 1910 U.S. Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ward 1, Sycamore, Dekalb, Illinois; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0039, Ancestry.com Roll: T624_285; Image: 108; FHL microfilm: 1374298.
  • [S3679] Donna Holcomb Larose, online http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/r/…, Donna Holcomb Larose (Alburg, VT), downloaded 27 Dec 2001.
  • [S3770] Locals and Personals, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 27 May 1949, Page 8 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3771] John Valentine Taken By Death, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 27 Apr 1938, Page 1 & 3 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3772] Miss Stephens Married, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 10 Dec 1910, Page 1 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3825] Societies and Clubs, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 14 Aug 1959, Page 4 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3826] Societies and Clubs, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 28 Jun 1957, Page 2 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3831] To Wed in Spring, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 17 Jan 1950, Page 4 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3833] Locals and Personals, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 2 Nov 1948, Page 5 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3834] Locals and Personals, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 13 Mar 1945, Page 3 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S3835] Locals and Personals, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 11 Oct 1945, Page 5 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S4122] DeKalb County, Illinois Births, 1831-1937, online DeKalb County, Illinois Births, 1831-1937. Hereinafter cited as DeKalb County, Illinois Births, 1831-1937.
  • [S5267] Emma Maitland, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA, Mar 7, 1963, page 15, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Mason City Globe-Gazette.
  • [S5271] Irwin W. Braga Dies at Iowa Falls Home, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA, Nov 2, 1957, page 3, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Mason City Globe-Gazette.
  • [S5276] 90th Birthday, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA, Oct 17, 1962, page 45, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Mason City Globe-Gazette.
  • [S5278] Edna Adelle Maitland, La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO, Feb 5, 1948 viewed at Find A Grave. Hereinafter cited as La Plata Home Press.
  • [S5531] Society and Club Activities, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, Aug 4, 1937, Page 2, column 3 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S6537] Edith E. Gardner, undated newspaper clipping Joiner History Room, DeKalb, Illinois, about 21 Oct 1996 viewed at Joiner History Room Obituary Database. Hereinafter cited as clipping Joiner History Room.
  • [S6538] Larry W. Gardner, DeKalb Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, Mar 3, 2006 viewed at Joiner History Room Obituary Database. Hereinafter cited as DeKalb Chronicle.
  • [S6566] Collier Dies Tuesday From Long Illness, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, Dec 14, 1939, Page 2, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S6567] Old Resident Dies Thursday in Hospital, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, Apr 28, 1950, Page 6, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S6568] Death in Japs Prison Areas It Is Learned, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, Oct 3, 1945, Page 2, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S6570] Richard M Valentine household, May 3, 1930 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ward 2, Sycamore (city), Cortland, DeKalb, Illinois; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0006, Ancestry.com Roll: 510; Image: 95.0; FHL microfilm: 2340245.
  • [S6573] Sycamore Society, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, Sep 24, 1951, Page 6, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S6585] Mrs. Harriet V. Townsend Taken, Sycamore True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, Feb 12, 1936 viewed at Joiner History Room Obituary Database. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S6587] Missing a Year Now Officially Reported Dead, Sycamore True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, May 23, 1944, Page 1, column 3 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S9786] Obituaries: James Ator, The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 10 Mar 1984, Page 11, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Des Moines Register.
  • [S11216] Neighbors in the News; Wolfe, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 09 Oct 1997, Page 7, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S11498] Obituaries: Donald Ray Wolfe, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 24 APr 1998, Page 5, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12128] Obituaries: Carl John Ecklund, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 10 Jan 1953, Page 6, column 6 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12129] Gust Eklund of Sycamore Is Summooned, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 03 May 1940, Page 9, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12130] Karl Ecklund household, 19 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Rockford Ward 1, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 176; Family: 221, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  • [S12140] Carl Ecklund household, 18 April 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 101-24; Family: 332, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  • [S12403] Among The Women, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 18 Oct 1949, Page 5, columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12404] Daily Record - Deaths: Rufus H. Haefner, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 22 Dec 1981, Page 1, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12406] Society, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 06 Apr 1948, Page 9, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12407] U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 (Publisher: Bureau of Naval Personnel, National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.), Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949; "This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. Images are included"; cited as "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949.
  • [S12408] Doris Elaine Waldrop, Beverage Family Funeral Home, Sandwich, Illinois, about 30 Aug 2018 viewed at Beverage Family Funeral Home. Hereinafter cited as Beverage Family Funeral Home.
  • [S12417] Deaths: Elsie Haefner, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 16 Jun 1991, Page 6, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S12418] Obituaries: Donald Haefner, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 08 Aug 2012, Page 4, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S13355] Many Attend Final Services For Ruth B. Valentine, The True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 03 Oct 1961, Page 8, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  • [S13356] Ruth Valentine household, 21 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Sheet: 23; Enumeration District: 19-13; Dwelling: 243, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  • [S13362] Robert B Valentine, WISC Channel3000.com,, Madison, Wisconsin, 17 Apr 2014. Hereinafter cited as WISC Channel3000.com,.
  • [S13458] Deaths: Marian Valentine Burchett, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 27 May 1986, Page 5, column 4 viewed at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  • [S13459] Richard Valentine household, 07 Jan 1920 US Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Sycamore (township), DeKalb, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 43; Family: 29, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_303.
  • [S14364] Indiana Wedding Of Local interest, The Sycamore Tribune, Sycamore, Illinois, 13 Aug 1948, Page 4, column 2. Hereinafter cited as Sycamore Tribune.