1Wilma Roeschley, Jacob Beller Family Record (Elgin, Ill: Wilma Roeschley,1970), 5, 7, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Joseph Beller 1]. "The Beller family lived in an isolated area of the Vosges Mts. in the province of Alsace in France. The Beller home was about 30 miles from Strasbourg, with some of the closest villages being St. Die, Plaine, and Schirmeck. Because the Goat Mts. were the ones immediately surrounding it, their home was called the Geisloch, the German word meaning Goat Hole."
2Dale B. Dilts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 4 May 1977, Letter to G. David Dilts, Salt Lake City, Utah., G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Flavius Dilts C-13A]. "She [Genevieve Dilts Hall] has a picture of a hole in the ground that was his [Jacob Beller 1857-1940] home. At the Second World War the Germans used his old home as an amunition dump and the Allies blew it up but good."
3Katie Beller Dilts, Hesston, Kansas, 31 January 1971, Letter to G. David Dilts, Provo, Utah, p. 2, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Frank Cullum Dilts C-8A]. "John Beller (Dads [Jacob Beller 1847-1940] father) - France (Preacher)."
4Louisette Briant, Saint L�onard, France, 16 June 1995, Letter to Roberta P. Witteman, Nampa, Idaho, pp. 3-5, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Jacob Beller (1857-1940) 58]. Photocopy of the Briant letter sent by Roberta P. Witteman, of Nampa, Idaho, 27 November 1999, in a letter to G. David Dilts, Salt Lake City, Utah.
5Plaine (Bas Rhin), Officier de l'�tat civil, "Registres de l'�tat civil, 1793-1882" (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971-1991), [FHL film 770601] 1817 No. 56, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA.
6Louisette Briant, Saint L�onard, France, 15 December 1999, Letter to G. David Dilts, Salt Lake City, Utah., pp. 10-11, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Jean (Johannes) Beller (1817-1892) 31]. Photocopy of Plaine (Bas-Rhin). Officier de l'�tat civil. "Registres de l'�tat civil, 1892" No. 24.
7Plaine (Bas Rhin), Officier de l'�tat civil, "Registres de l'�tat civil, 1793-1882", [FHL film 770603] 1841 No. 11. The French registrar spelled the names of the couple Jean Beller and Catherine Ch�rique. "Jean" signed his name Johannes Beller in German handwriting. His father-in-law signed Peter Schirch in German handwriting, and his mother-in-law signed Marja B�cher in German handwriting.
21. Catherine CH�RIQUE (Shirch)
1Katie Beller Dilts, Hesston, Kansas, 31 January 1971, Letter to G. David Dilts, Provo, Utah, p. 2, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Frank Cullum Dilts C-8A]. "His [Jacob Beller 1857-1940] mother Katherine Shirk."
2Illinois, Livingston County Clerk and Recorder, "Marriage License" (Jacob Beller and Anna Zimmerman), G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Jacob Zimmerman C-3A]. "[Jacob Beller 1857-1940] Mother's Maiden Name, Elizabett Schirch."
3State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, State of Kansas, "Standard Certificate of Death" (Jacob Beller), G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Jacob Beller C-13A]. "[Jacob Beller 1857-1940] Mothers Maiden Name Catherine Scherch, Birthplace Switzerland."
4Louisette Briant, Saint L�onard, France, 16 June 1995, Letter to Roberta P. Witteman, Nampa, Idaho, pp. 3-5, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA, [Jacob Beller (1857-1940) 58]. Photocopy of the Briant letter sent by Roberta P. Witteman, of Nampa, Idaho, 27 November 1999, in a letter to G. David Dilts, Salt Lake City, Utah.
5Bourg-Bruche (Bas Rhin), Officier de l'�tat civil, "Registres de l'�tat civil, 1793-1882" (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970-1991), [FHL film 745904] 1817 No. 69, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA.
6La Grande-Fosse (Vosges), Officier de l'�tat civil, "Registres de l'�tat civil, 1793-1882" (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975), [FHL film 1081334] 1860 No. 6, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA.
1United States, Census Office, 9th Census, 1870, "Illinois, 1870 Federal Census: Population Schedules" (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962, 1968), Illinois, Livingston County, Pike Twp., 19-20. [FHL film 545746], 28 Jun 1870, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA. !BIRTHPLACE-COMMENT: Baden, Germany.
2Martha C. Schmeeckle Whaley, Longmont, Colorado, 27 Mar 1981, Letter to John Schmeeckle, Anaheim, California, p. 4, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA. !BIRTH-SOURCE: Photocopy of Whaley letter citing Zimmerman Family Bible, in possession of Mrs. Cassandra Fagan, Nashville, Tennessee.
3Marabeth Zimmerman Scott, Isaac Zimmerman, 1838-1903 ((Ellis, Kans.: M.Z. Scott, 1985)), 7, 31, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL book 929.273 A1 no. 4951; film 1421599 item 21].
4Nebraska, Seward County, County Court, "Petition for Letters of Administration" (Jacob ZIMMERMAN), 13 Jul 1885, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA.
5Katie Beller Dilts, Hesston, Kansas, 12 August 1973, interview by G. David Dilts, interview notes, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA.
6Martha C. Schmeeckle Whaley, Longmont, Colorado, 27 Mar 1981, Letter to John Schmeeckle, Anaheim, California, p. 4. !MARRIAGE-SOURCE: Photocopy of Whaley letter citing Zimmerman Family Bible, in possession of Cassandra Fagan, Nashville, Tennessee.
1United States, Census Office, 9th Census, 1870, "Illinois, 1870 Federal Census: Population Schedules" (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962, 1968), Illinois, Livingston County, Pike Twp., 19-20. [FHL film 545746], 28 Jun 1870, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA. !BIRTHPLACE: France.
2Martha C. Schmeeckle Whaley, Longmont, Colorado, 27 Mar 1981, Letter to John Schmeeckle, Anaheim, California, p. 4, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA. !BIRTH-SOURCE: Photocopy of Whaley letter citing Zimmerman Family Bible, in possession of Cassandra Fagan, Nashville, Tennessee.
3Katie Beller Dilts, Hesston, Kansas, 12 August 1973, interview by G. David Dilts, interview notes, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA.
4Martha C. Schmeeckle Whaley, Longmont, Colorado, 27 Mar 1981, Letter to John Schmeeckle, Anaheim, California, p. 4. !DEATH-SOURCE: Photocopy of Whaley letter citing Zimmerman Family Bible, in possession of Cassandra Fagan, Nashville, Tennessee.
5Katie Beller Dilts, Hesston, Kansas, 12 August 1973, interview by G. David Dilts, interview notes.
26. Johann Philipp GREUL or Crile
1Evangelische Kirche Dobel (OA. Neuenb�rg), Kirchenbuch, 1574-1895 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), 1056826, Bd. 5, Taufbuch 1789-1807, Frame 192 left, p. 118, 17 Mar 1806, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL film 1056825-28]. !BIRTH-NAME-CONFLICTS: Birth date, 17 Mar 1806 differs from date, 10 Oct 1806 given in Iowa records. Name Johann Philipp GREUL differs from name, John P. CRILE, on tombstone.
21850 Census Index, Jefferson County, Iowa ((Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990)), CRILE, Philip, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL film 1684358 item 2.]. "!DEATH-EXTRACT: "TS Hope Luth Cem. CRILE: John P., Died Dec 2 1853 Aged 47-1-22."."
3Curt L. Sytsma, A 300-Year History of the Crile Family of Germanville, Iowa (N.p.: Sytsma, 1995), Ahnentafel Chart page 1, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA. !SOURCE: Photocopy in poss. of G. David Dilts.
4Jefferson County, Iowa, Index to All Burials, Walnut Township, 1843 thru Dec 1988 (Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1989), p. 7, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL book 977.794 V3jci index; fiche 6104953].
5Evangelische Kirche Dobel (OA. Neuenb�rg), Kirchenbuch, 1574-1895, 1056827, Bd. 12, Ehe Register 1808-1849, Frame 272, p. 94, 21 Nov 1833.
27. Gottliebe KULL
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA.
2Evangelische Kirche Dobel (OA. Neuenb�rg), Kirchenbuch, 1574-1895 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), 1056826, Bd. 5, Taufen 1789-1807, Frame 195 left, 124, 12 Oct 1806, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL film 1056825-28].
3Obituary; "Death of Grandmother Crile," BRIGHTON ENTERPRISE ((Brighton, Iowa)), 14 Apr 1900, G. David Dilts, 74 "Q" Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3952, USA. Copied 9 August 1973 by G. David Dilts from original in poss. of Ada Zihlman of Brighton, Iowa.
41850 Census Index, Jefferson County, Iowa ((Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990)), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL film 1684358 item 2.]. "!DEATH-EXTRACT: "TS Hope Luth Cem. Gottleban, d Apr 6 1900 Aged 93 y. 6 m."."
5Jefferson County, Iowa, Index to All Burials, Walnut Township, 1843 thru Dec 1988 (Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1989), p. 7, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, [FHL book 977.794 V3jci index; fiche 6104953].