Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of October 25, 2002), no source info. Elnora Heilman b.1823 Germany
Spouse Michael Zellhoefer
Daughter Lottie b.1862 Sullivan, Jefferson, WI, USA.

2 Rev George G Zellhoefer, c.1915, Autobiography of the Zellhoefer Family
, provided by Anne Zellhoefer of Madison WI USA
Typewritten pages 1-29 scanned & annoted by RonKZ 2002
published to http://zelltree.com 2002
, check!.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of October 25, 2002), Film #: 1761162.

4 Ancestry or HeritageQuest; various enumerators,1860 U.S.Census (indexes from transcription are never complete or accurate
images must be viewed), Image 7/35, Town of Jefferson, JeffCo, WI. http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=12&state=Wisconsin&county=Jefferson&township=Jefferson+Village&ed=&roll=M653_1413&STAbrv=WI&startimg=212&endimg=246&rp=218&hash=1792991968&width=1993&height=2973&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale

Shows John M WELHEFER or WILHIFER, 42 - the I or E is difficult to determine Wife Elizabeth 44 Children Katherine 9 and John 4

Neighbors in canvassor's sequence
Hoffman
Luetscher, Adam S L - This surname in family - possible connection to twin's adoption?)
WELHEFER
Teisch or Feisch (Tartsch????)
Harmon or maybe Hanson

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5 Ibid, Image 5/37. This find has been conclusively disproved as being someone other than John Michael Zellhoefer, and there is no known connection to the Welhoefer listed there.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of October 25, 2002), see detail. This must be aka John Michael Zellhoefer b.17 May 1825, son of George Jacob, as per GGZ autobiography, but there are differences. This IGI record lists Joseph & Anna Margaretha Hofmann as his parents and gives his birthdate as 4 Aug 1825. IGI record has no source information.

7 Ortssippenbuch der ehemaligen Gemeinde Orberaltenbernheim (Pfarrachiv's Egenhausen, Obernzenn & Sondernohe in kreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim
), check!.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Census (Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, December 15, 2003
transcriptions, no images), check!.

9 Wendy Uncapher, Sullivan Township Cemeteries
Jefferson County, Wisconsin (Origins, 4327 Milton Ave, Janesville, WI 53546; phone 608-757-2777
copyright August 2000), check!.