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=== Gustav Anjou  (1863-1942)===
=== Gustav Anjou  (1863-1942)===


Gustav Anjou is perhaps the most famous author of fraudulent genealogies. Many of his works are available online and at reputable libraries like the Family History Library.  
Gustav Anjou is perhaps the most famous author of fraudulent genealogies. Many of his works are available online and at reputable libraries like the FamilySearch Library.  


Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*Anderson, Robert Charles, CG, FASG, "We Wuz Robbed! The Modus Operandi of Gustave Anjou," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association), Special Issue, Genealogical Deception: Vol. 19, Nos. 1 & 2 (1991):47-70. Describes the manner in which Anjou fabricated genealogies. Extracts of this article online at [https://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/gen/37674/ Fraudulent Lineages forum] at Genealogy.com.  
*Anderson, Robert Charles, CG, FASG, "We Wuz Robbed! The Modus Operandi of Gustave Anjou," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association), Special Issue, Genealogical Deception: Vol. 19, Nos. 1 & 2 (1991):47-70. Describes the manner in which Anjou fabricated genealogies. Extracts of this article online at [https://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/gen/37674/ Fraudulent Lineages forum] at Genealogy.com.  
*McCracken, George E., "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E., "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oliver, Harold, Director, America's First Families. "More Fraudulent Lineages". Contains a list of 305 Anjou genealogies. Online at: [http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm Archive.org], [https://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/gen/37674/ Genealogy.com] ("More Fraudulent Lineages" extract is a section of this article).
*Oliver, Harold, Director, America's First Families. "More Fraudulent Lineages". Contains a list of 305 Anjou genealogies. Online at: [http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm Archive.org], [https://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/gen/37674/ Genealogy.com] ("More Fraudulent Lineages" extract is a section of this article).
*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave We Hardly Knew Ye: A Portrait of Herr Anjou as a Jungberg," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association), Special Issue, Genealogical Deception: Vol. 19, Nos. 1 & 2 (1991).  
*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave We Hardly Knew Ye: A Portrait of Herr Anjou as a Jungberg," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association), Special Issue, Genealogical Deception: Vol. 19, Nos. 1 & 2 (1991).  
*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave Anjou - Forger of American Genealogies," ''Swedish American Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, Article 2 (1992). Online at: [https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2425&context=swensonsag Digital Commons]. Downloadable.
*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave Anjou - Forger of American Genealogies," ''Swedish American Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, Article 2 (1992). Online at: [https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2425&context=swensonsag Digital Commons]. Downloadable.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Anjou Gustave Anjou] at ''Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Anjou Gustave Anjou] at ''Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.''
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Gustave_Anjou_Fraud Gustave Anjou Fraud] at WikiTree


===Charles Henry Browning (1846-1926)===
===Charles Henry Browning (1846-1926)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Charles_Henry_Browning_Fraud Charles Henry Browning Fraud] at WikiTree
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Charles_Henry_Browning_Fraud Charles Henry Browning Fraud] at WikiTree
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.


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Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*Moriarty, George Andrews. "The Woodman Family." ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', Vol. 97 (1943): 281-7. Online at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/202/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register American Ancestors ($)].
*Moriarty, George Andrews. "The Woodman Family." ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', Vol. 97 (1943): 281-7. Online at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/202/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register American Ancestors ($)].
*Reed, Paul C. "Whitney Origins Revisited ..." ''The American Genealogist.'' Vol. 69 (1994): 9-14. Online at: [http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:Whitney_Origins_Revisited Whitney Research Group], article used with permission.
*Reed, Paul C. "Whitney Origins Revisited ..." ''The American Genealogist.'' Vol. 69 (1994): 9-14. Online at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)];  [http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:Whitney_Origins_Revisited Whitney Research Group], article used with permission.


===Charles Arthur Hoppin (1866-?)===
===Charles Arthur Hoppin (1866-?)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.


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===Orra Eugene Monnette (1873-1936)===
===Orra Eugene Monnette (1873-1936)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.


===Louis Raphael Nardini, Jr. (1938-2007) ===
===Louis Raphael Nardini, Jr. (1938-2007) ===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*Mills, Elizabeth Shown, C.G., C.G.L., F.A.S.G., [https://www.historicpathways.com/download/delibphil.pdf "Deliberate Fraud and Mangled Evidence"]. ''The American Genealogist.'' Vol. 72, Nos. 3-4 (July/October 1997): 353. Downloadable.
*Mills, Elizabeth Shown, C.G., C.G.L., F.A.S.G., [https://www.historicpathways.com/download/delibphil.pdf "Deliberate Fraud and Mangled Evidence"]. ''The American Genealogist.'' Vol. 72, Nos. 3-4 (July/October 1997): 353. Downloadable. Also  online at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].


===Frederick Clifton Pierce (1855-1904)===
===Frederick Clifton Pierce (1855-1904)===
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===Horatio Gates Somerby (1805-1872)===
===Horatio Gates Somerby (1805-1872)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Reed, Paul C. "Two Somerby Frauds or 'Placing the Flesh on the Wrong Bones'", ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, No. 1 (January 1999). Brief excerpt provided at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree.
*Reed, Paul C. "Two Somerby Frauds or 'Placing the Flesh on the Wrong Bones'", ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, No. 1 (January 1999). Brief excerpt provided at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree.


===Raymon Meyers Tingley===
===Raymon Meyers Tingley===
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Raymon_Meyers_Tingley_Fraud Raymon Meyers Tingley Fraud] at Wikitree.
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Raymon_Meyers_Tingley_Fraud Raymon Meyers Tingley Fraud] at Wikitree.
*"Deception, Concoction - and Deliberate Fraud". Editorial, ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, (April 1999): 74. Online at [https://www.americanancestors.org/ American Ancestors ($)], New England Historic Genealogical Society.
*"Deception, Concoction - and Deliberate Fraud". Editorial, ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, (April 1999): 74. Online at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)] by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.


===Frederick Adams Virkus (1879-1955)===
===Frederick Adams Virkus (1879-1955)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.


===John S. Wurts (1876-1958)===
===John S. Wurts (1876-1958)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9.
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.
*Oshle, Mahina. [http://www.gsswi.org/members/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fakes-Frauds-and-Forgeries.pdf "Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries"]. Seattle Public Library. Downloadable. Lists some known fraudulent publications by author.


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