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Sources & Credits:

Individual:
Branigar:  Tombstone transcriptions taken by Tom Braniger, 1968-1977.
Rickey:  Tombstone transciptons taken by Addie Dyal Rickey circa 1960's/1970's.
Saucy:  Photographs and Survey including tombstone transcriptions taken by Paul and Tracey Saucy in 2009.

Vital Records:
OSBH DC:  Oregon State Board of Health Death Certificate
ODI:  Oregon Death Index
OMI:  Oregon Marriage Index
WDI:  Washington Death Index
CDI:  California Death Index

Newspapers:
CJ:  Capital Journal, Salem
DCJ:  The Daily Capital Journal, Salem
DI:  Dallas Itemizer
DJ:  The Daily Journal, Salem
DO:  Dallas Observer
DOS:  Daily Oregon Statesman
IE:  Independence Enterprise
IO:  The Polk County Itemizer-Observer
MH:  Monmouth Herald
Oreg:  Oregonian, Portland
OS:  Oregon Statesman, Salem
SJ:  Statesman Journal, Salem
WOS:  Weekly Oregon Statesman, Salem
WT:  Willamina Times

Books & Periodicals:
Hines -   Hines, Harvey K. An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon, Lewis Pub. Co., 1893.
Lang -   Lang, Herbert O. History of the Willamette Valley, Himes & Lang, 1885.
Clark -   Clark, Robert Carlton. History of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago 1927. Vols. 2-3.
Gaston -   Gaston, Joseph. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912. Vols. 2 - 4.
Lockley -   Lockley, Fred. History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea. Chicago, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928.
Portrait -   Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co., 1903
Polk Pioneers -   Polk, Sarah Childress, Polk County Pioneer Sketches, (DAR), pub. The Polk County Observer, Jan. 1, 1927

Database Compilation:
Tom Branigar, Addie Dyal Rickey, and Tracey Saucy

Site Design:
Tim Rozewski, Outdoor Multimedia - www.ommedia.com

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