• [S21] Caroline Morrison Melat's Bible, The New Testament (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Fairfax, VA. Hereinafter cited as Caroline Melat's Bible.
  • [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  • [S23] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Howard Sanner (deceased), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S27] Sarah Jane Smith, Death Certificate 104500 (15 Nov 1940), (informant: Mrs. J. F. Crawford (daughter)), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  • [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as The J. R. Eisenman Family.
  • [S30] Louis C. Hoffman, Death Certificate 77342 (18 Aug 1911), (informant: Charles Hoffman), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  • [S31] Catherine Hoffman, Death Certificate 19725 (25 Feb 1927), (informant: H. M. Hoffman (son)), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  • [S37] William M. Robbins Jr., Death Certificate unknown number, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Registration, Sacramento, California.
  • [S39] Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  • [S43] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, National Archives.
  • [S48] Mrs. Harold V. Linn, compiler, Daniel Smith, Pioneers Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestry, His Descendants, and a Brief Sketch of Related Famlies (n.p.: n.pub., 1961). Hereinafter cited as Daniel Smith Book.
  • [S49] E. Stanley, "Karash-Davenport Ancestral Roots", 18 Dec 1988 (Decatur, IL). . Hereinafter cited as "Davenport Pedigree Chart."
  • [S55] 1900 U.S. Census, Kansas, National Archives.
  • [S57] 1880 U.S. Census, Missouri, National Archives.
  • [S59] 1900 U.S. Census, Missouri, National Archives.
  • [S82] Homer Melat Family Bible, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kevin Maxwell, Oil City, PA. Hereinafter cited as Homer Melat Family Bible.
  • [S83] Florence Smith Weaver, compiler, The Ancestry and Descendants of Genevieve Bell and George W. Smith Families (n.p.: n.pub., 1974, updated 1995). Hereinafter cited as The George W. Smith Family.
  • [S84] Letters from Benava Melat McAneny (deceased) to Kipp Melat, various dates; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S85] Death Certificate , Massachusetts Vital Records, Boston, Massachusetts. Hereinafter cited as Mass. Death Certificate.
  • [S86] Franklin Cemetery burial records, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania;.
  • [S87] Robert Melat Family Data, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Ellsworth Melat, Biglersville, PA. Hereinafter cited as Robert Melat Family Bible.
  • [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.
  • [S95] Letter from Helen Manson Shrider (Oxford, OH) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S96] Gravestone, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  • [S121] Venango County tax records; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  • [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, National Archives.
  • [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, National Archives.
  • [S154] Venango County Will Docket, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  • [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, National Archives.
  • [S212] Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  • [S229] Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  • [S259] Clarion County (PA) Marriage License, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
  • [S282] JoAnn Robbins Peterson, "William Milton Robbins Sr.--Draft", 6 Dec. 1999 (Texas). . Hereinafter cited as "William Milton Robbins Sr.--Draft."
  • [S283] JoAnn Robbins Peterson, "William Milton Robbins Jr-Draft" (Texas). . Hereinafter cited as "William Milton Robbins Jr.-Draft."
  • [S284] JoAnn Peterson, "Franklin and Robbins," e-mail message to Kipp Melat. Hereinafter cited as "Franklin and Robbins."
  • [S286] 1860 Census, New York, National Archives.
  • [S290] Clarion Democrat, Clarion, PA. Hereinafter cited as Clarion Democrat.
  • [S319] 1910 U.S. Census, Kansas, National Archives.
  • [S323] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, National Archives.
  • [S328] 1880 U.S. Census, Kansas, National Archives.
  • [S330] Unknown compiler, compiler, Marriages, Gentry County, Missouri (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Marriages, Gentry Co., MO.
  • [S421] "William P. Melat's Journal," ( Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA); Personal Files; Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as "WP Melat's Journal."
  • [S422] , Records of the Rockland Township Methodist Churches, Oil City, n.p., Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Rockland Tp. M.E. Church records.
  • [S436] Unknown cd1 will, Buchanan County (MO) Wills, Courthouse, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.
  • [S464] "Melat Family History," probably Homer Melat written by a grandson of Robert Melat; Personal Files; Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as "Melat Family History, probably written by Homer Melat."
  • [S703] 1920 U.S. Census, Kansas, National Archives.
  • [S971] St. Peters German Evangelical Church Records, Buffalo NY 1847-1854, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jillaine/stpeters/
  • [S1041] Benjamin J. Gunn, compiler, A Complete Family Record, Descendants of Reuben Gunn, Bernard Sweeney, Samuel Reaugh, and Rev. James Dunn (Ft. Scott, KS: Monitor Publishing House and Book Bindery, 1891). Hereinafter cited as Gunn-Sweeney Family Record.
  • [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  • [S1505] 1855 New York State Census, New York, familysearch.org.