• [S60] Highland County (OH) Marriage Records, unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Highland Co., OH Marriages.
  • [S61] 1860 U.S. Census, Tennessee, National Archives.
  • [S62] 1900 U.S. Census, Missouri, Gentry County, National Archives.
  • [S68] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Kimberly Melat Black (Chandler, AZ), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S69] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Donna Scharf Reese (Seneca, PA), as told to Kipp Melat.
  • [S70] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Dotty Haylett Reese (Lexington Park, MD), as told to Kipp Melat.
  • [S72] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Grace Lewis Melat (Meadville, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S74] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Erla Harriet Hoffman (Fryburg, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S75] Cory M. Amsler, "Amsler Family Records (draft)", c. 1998 (Doylestown, PA). . Hereinafter cited as "Amsler Family Records (draft)."
  • [S76] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Shirley Hoffman Confer (Franklin, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S77] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Barbara Hoffman Kennedy (Fryburg, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S78] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Carolyn Hoffman Hughes (Fryburg, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S79] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Marie Carulli Hoffman (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S81] Interview with Roger Curley (Columbus, OH), by Kipp Melat. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S233] Franklin Evening News, Franklin, PA, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  • [S254] Shirley Melat Ziegler, "Re: Melat Reunion," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 1998. Hereinafter cited as "Re: Melat Reunion."
  • [S257] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Shelly Steffee (NYC, NY), as told to Kipp Melat.
  • [S322] Mary M. Franklin, copy of burial record from Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, KS, (informant: Mildred Fisher), Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as burial record.
  • [S325] Unknown author, Biographical Sketches of The County of Highland (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • [S326] Unknown author, Highland County, Ohio Cemetery Records (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Highland Co., OH Cemetery Records.
  • [S329] Gravestone; read by Kipp Melat.
  • [S331] Karen Birkholm, "RE: Thompsons," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, various. Hereinafter cited as "Thompsons."
  • [S332] 1870 U.S. Census, Tennessee, National Archives.
  • [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, National Archives.
  • [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  • [S336] Gravestone, Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  • [S393] Viewed at Tribune Cronicle (Warren, Ohio) (http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/obituaries/…).
  • [S396] Gravestone, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981.
  • [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S429] Letter from Homer L. Melat (deceased) to Kipp Melat, 1982; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S442] Letter from Mrs. Belford Peacock (Leominster, Mass) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S445] Letter from Mrs. Dwight Schoch (Oil City, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1985; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S446] Letter from Virginia Davidson Black (Titusville, FL (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S449] Letter from Janean Smith Hoffman (Franklin, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S450] Letter from Pauline Smith (Rimersburg, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1981; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  • [S451] Letter from Florence Smith Weaver (Lamartine, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1980; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  • [S562] "The Lineage of Eli Thompson", 1 July 1997, Karen Birkholm (Walnut, CA), to Kipp Melat (Fairfax, VA 22030); Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as "Eli Thompson."
  • [S962] The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  • [S998] 1905 State Census, Kansas.
  • [S1043] Viewed at TribToday (Warren, Ohio, Tribune-Cronicle online) (http://www.tribtoday.com/).
  • [S1243] Worldconnect, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Family Tree of Monica Lewis (unknown location), downloaded 2 Jan 2011.
  • [S1244] Viewed at Facebook (www.facebook.com).
  • [S1273] Viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org).
  • [S1282] Worldconnect, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Shanon and Melanie's Genealogy (unknown location), downloaded 27 Sep 2004.
  • [S1290] Times Observer, Warren, PA.
  • [S1408] Jason Hoffman, "Speaking of Family... Main Page," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 1 May 2013.
  • [S1465] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Cordie Adcock (Erie, PA), as told to Kipp Melat.
  • [S1494] ExploreVenango, Your Guide to Venango County, Pennsylvania, (www.explorevenango.com).
  • [S1502] ExploreVenango, online, Oil City, PA, (www.exploreVenango.com).