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We are all family inasmuch as we are a group of persons of common ancestry. The Heuer family, our family, with its roots in Wisconsin, is now scattered all over the United States. But, nonetheless, no matter where we have relocated, or how much we have changed over the years, or what new roles we have taken since leaving home, we are irrevocably associated with our position with the Heuer family as it once was. Goal: Accuracy and VerificationWe have endeavored to record only factual information on all individuals. Verification of data was accomplished through cross checks of available courthouse documents, church records, property and probate records, Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the Wisconsin State Historical Society, the United States Army War College, city libraries, social security records, federal censuses and most important, from individuals themselves. Since the conclusion of World War II, the LDS has financed the Genealogical Society of Utah’s work of methodically collecting and preserving records. Specialists are sent to archives around the world to locate and microfilm existing records. More than one hundred microfilmers are presently filming original documents in courthouses, churches, and other archives in more than forty-five countries. Master copies of microfilm rolls are stored in the Granite Mountain Records Vault in a mountain southeast of Salt Lake City. This society has dedicated itself to acquiring and preserving the records of mankind that once lay secreted in vaults, archives, sheds, attics, and cellars throughout the world. Thanks to the founders, millions of records have been saved from time, weather, and other destructive forces. If it had not been for the LDS Family History Library, and the diligent research work conducted by Mrs. Gertrude Mayme Zimmerman Heuer, this book would not have contained all the vital information on our ancestors, or descendants. |