The sources of information used for the Tharnish genealogy, along with a brief description, are listed below:
| 1. | Records of St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York: The records of St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church are available on microfilm through the LDS Church, including baptisms, marriages and deaths. They begin about 1848, when the church was established as a separate parish and extend until about 1900, depending on the type of record. In addition, they include a listing of families at the time the parish was established. This list is particularly helpful as it gives the place of origin of parish members. | |
| 2. | Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany: The records of the Church at Wehlen are available on microfilm through the LDS Church and extend from 1670 to 1898. The records contain baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths. | |
| 3. | Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Graach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany: The records of the Church at Graach are available on microfilm through the LDS Church and extend from 1654 to 1939. They include baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths. | |
| 4. | Death Records, Audubon County, Iowa. | |
| 5. | 1860 U.S. Census, Bennington, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 6. | Probate Records, Surrogate Court, Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 7. | 1900 U.S. Census, Bennington, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 8. | Cemetery Headstone, St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 9. | Passenger Manifest of the Ship Iowa, New York City, September 1, 1840. | |
| 10. | Records St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo, Erie County, New York. | |
| 11. | 1850 U.S. Census, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 12. | 1880 U.S. Census, Bennington, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 13. | Land Records, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 14. | Personal Family Communication. | |
| 15. | Vital Records, City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. | |
| 16. | Vital Records, State of New York. | |
| 17. | Records of St. Antonius Roman Catholic Church, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. | |
| 18. | Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Erden, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. | |
| 19. | Ortsfamilienbuch Südlicher Hochwald at Genealogy.Net, a German genealogical web site. | |
| 20. | Records of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Strykersville, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 21. | Social Security Death Index. | |
| 22. | Newspaper Clippings of Alice Faulring and Ethel Zahler. | |
| 23. | Headstone, Curriers Rural Cemetery, Curriers, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 24. | Records, Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Bennington, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 25. | Land Records, Erie County, New York. | |
| 26. | Obituary of Alice Tharnish, Springville Journal, Springville, Erie County, New York, September 1942. | |
| 27. | 1910 U.S. Census, Sardinia, Erie County, New York. | |
| 28. | The Descendants of Johann Jacob Tanisch and Catherine Meyer, Compiled by Edward J. Armbrust. | |
| 29. | 1915 New York Census, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York. | |
| 30. | 1920 U.S. Census, Sardinia, Erie County, New York. | |
| 31. | 1925 New York Census, Aurora, Erie County, New York. | |
| 32. | 1930 U.S. Census, Hornell, Steuben County, New York. | |
| 33. | 1940 U.S. Census, Aurora, Erie County, New York. | |
| 34. | 1900 U.S. Census, Arcade, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 35. | Records Prospect Hill Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming County, New York. available at FamilySearch.org. | |
| 36. | Vital Records, State of New York. | |
| 37. | Birth Records, State of Ohio. | |
| 38. | Obituary of Earl Tharnish, The Springville Journal, Springville, Erie County, New York. | |
| 39. | 1900 U.S. Census, Colden, Erie County, New York. | |
| 40. | Find A Grave Website. | |
| 41. | Vital Records, Town of Lockport, Niagara Couty, New York. | |
| 42. | 1940 U.S. Census, Fremont, Fremont County, Wyoming. | |
| 43. | 1930 U.S. Census, Ward 8, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Couty, Pennslyvania. | |
| 44. | Dudley Tharnish Draft Registration Card, Ancestry.com. | |
| 45. | Vital Records, Worth County, Iowa. | |
| 46. | Land Records, County Clerk, Wyoming Count, New York. | |
| 46. | Land Records, County Clerk, Wyoming Count, New York. | |
| 47. | 1940 U.S. Census, Ontario Center, Wayne County, New York. | |
| 48. | Obituary of Faith Joyce Wohlheuter, at dignitymemorial.com. | |
| 49. | 1933 City Directory of Buffalo, New York. | |
| 50. | Vital Records, Town of North East, Pennsylvania. | |
| 51. | Records Prospect Hll Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming County, New York. | |
| 52. | 1924 New York State Death Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 53. | 1926 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 54. | 1940 U.S. Census, Newark, Wayne County, New York. | |
| 55. | 1933 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 56. | 1919 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 57. | Obituary of Dorothy Hartman, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, March 24, 1996. | |
| 58. | 1915 New York Census, Ellicottville, Cattarugus County, New York. | |
| 59. | Marriage of Walter Dalaba and Ellen Arter Oakes, Vital Records, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. | |
| 60. | Obituary of Iris Shelley, Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Springville, Erie County, New York. | |
| 61. | Obituary of Irene Shelley, The Pasadena Citizen, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. | |
| 62. | Obituary of Winfield Tharnish, The Bufflalo News, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, February 7, 1991. | |
| 63. | 1934 New York State Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 64. | 1935 New York State Death Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 65. | 1920 U.S. Census, Aurora, Erie County, New York. | |
| 66. | 1919 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 67. | 1937 New York State Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 68. | 1923 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 69. | 1958 New York State Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 70. | Obituary of Lois E. Tharnish, The Bufflalo News, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, June 23, 2013. | |
| 71. | 1900 U.S. Census, Sardinia, Erie County, New York. | |
| 72. | Obituary of Ida May Price, The Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, January 25, 1977. | |
| 73. | Obituary of William Willis Tharnish, The Arcade Hearld, Wyoming County, New York, April 14, 2012. | |
| 74. | Draft Registration Card of Martin William Tharnish, found at Ancestry.com | |
| 75. | Obituary of Martin William Tharnish, The Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, August 28, 2000. | |
| 76. | 1915 New York State Birth Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 77. | Marriage Records, Jasper County, South Carolina, at Ancestry.com. | |
| 78. | 1952 New York State Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. | |
| 79. | 1940 U.S. Census, Tonawanda, Erie County, New York. | |
| 80. | US., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File 1850-2000. At Ancestry.com | |
| 81. | Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index,1973-1999, Ancestry.com. | |
| 82. | U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, Ancestry.com |