1 Albert Harwell Gerberich Professor, The Brenneman Family of America, first ed. (Scottsdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938).

2 Charles D. Breneman, Descendants of Abraham Breneman (Published by Author in Elida Ohio 1939, Reprinted by Selby Publishing 1988).

3 Michael Milliken, Genserv database MILD6EB (http://www.genserv.com/gs3/samples/927240904071046.html).

4 Patricia Santiago Photograph.

5 Gospel Herald, online archives.

6 Wm. Rusler, A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio, Vol. II, II (Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1921), II: 261; Note: From the Personal Library of Linda McClain Botchlett
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7 JM Brenneman (Tyler Hartford has 2 of John M Brenneman's diaries. The entries here came from this diary and this compiler did not edit spelling or punctuation, as it is uncertain if Tyler typed them as written or not.)

8 Wm. Rusler, A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio, Vol. II, II (Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1921), II: 261.

9 The Lima News, online archives.