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     Buick Harlan Derrick was born on Tuesday, 17 August 1915.


     Buick Harlan Derrick was married to Lorayne Hazel Kerr on Tuesday, 18 August 1936.

     Buick Harlan Derrick died on Thursday, 29 June 1995, in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Waukesha Co. in July 1995.

     Edwin David Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, was born in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Tuesday, 21 November 1916.


     Edwin David Kerr was married to Mary Allison on Saturday, 18 November 1950.

     Edwin David Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, died on Thursday, 24 January 1980, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Milwaukee Co.

     Mary Allison was born on 16 August.


     Mary Allison was married to Edwin David Kerr on Saturday, 18 November 1950.

     Mary Allison died on Friday, 1 December 2000, in West Bend, Washington Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     She was buried, Milwaukee Co.

     Donald Henry Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, was born in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Sunday, 20 April 1919.


     Donald Henry Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, died on Monday, 4 October 1937, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Arthur Roger Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, was born in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Monday, 28 June 1920.


     Arthur Roger Kerr was married to Mildred Serrers on Sunday, 27 June 1971. Arthur Roger Kerr and Mildred Kerr nee Serres were divorced on 16 March 1977.¹

     Arthur Roger Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, died on Tuesday, 23 September 2003, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹

     He was buried, Waukesha Co. on Saturday, 27 September 2003.¹

     Mildred Serrers was born in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Sunday, 27 September 1914.¹


     Mildred Serrers was married to Arthur Roger Kerr on Sunday, 27 June 1971. Mildred Kerr nee Serres and Arthur Roger Kerr were divorced on 16 March 1977.¹

     Mildred Kerr nee Serres died on Friday, 30 July 1999.¹

     Kenneth Leslie Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, was born in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Friday, 31 July 1925.


     Kenneth Leslie Kerr, son of Arthur Isaac Kerr and Edna Frances Hansen, died on Sunday, 20 June 2004, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, Minnesota.¹

     He was buried, Waukesha Co. on Tuesday, 29 June 2004.¹

     Kristopher Kerr, son of Kenneth Leslie Kerr, was born in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Wednesday, 30 September 1959.


     Kristopher Kerr, son of Kenneth Leslie Kerr, died on Sunday, 16 July 1978, in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Kevin Gwylam Kerr was born on Thursday, 28 July 1955.


     Kevin Gwylam Kerr was married to Edith Sponum on Friday, 19 April 1974 at Rome, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     Kevin Gwylam Kerr died on Monday, 10 April 2006, in Milton, Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.A.,"details in note below."¹

     Death Leaves Police, Others Wondering Why
Student's Death Means They'll Probably Never Know Why The Young Man Apparently Killed His Parents And Set Their Home On Fire.
Wisconsin State Journal :: LOCAL :: C1
Saturday, April 22, 2006
GEORGE HESSELBERG ghesselberg@madison.com 608-252-6140
A 22-year-old man's death at UW Hospital's burn unit means police may never know why Daniel Kerr apparently shot his parents to death, then set their Milton home on fire, Rock County Sheriff's Department Lt. Bill Harper said.
Kerr survived for 10 days in a Madison hospital before succumbing to severe burns Thursday. Harper said Kerr, a UW-Whitewater sophomore, was the only suspect in the fire and the killings of Kevin G. and Edith A. Kerr, both 50. They died April 10 of multiple gunshot wounds.
When authorities found the injured Kerr outside the home, after a neighbor helped put out flames on his body, he told police his parents were still inside. Emergency workers found their bodies in a bedroom, according to the Sheriff's Department. Kerr apparently doused the house with gasoline but an ignition source, such as a pilot light, probably lighted the fumes and caused an explosion, Harper said. Kerr had been in a coma before he died.
Although Harper said investigators have no motive for the crimes and will probably never find one, police reports released Friday show police contacted Kerr before the shootings and fire after two fellow students complained about him. The reports were released to the Wisconsin State Journal following an open records request.

On the day his parents were found dead and he was burned, a Milton officer contacted Kerr to tell him to leave the two students alone. Both students were members of a campus philosophy club, where they met Kerr.
The female student said she contacted police because she was worried about comments Kerr made during a meeting on campus after she tried to break off contact with him. The student -- who said she had gone to a ballet with Kerr once -- believed Kerr was jealous of the other student because she was now dating him.
The woman said he told her, "I know what I am, I am repulsive," and she was concerned "he might want to harm himself," according to the police reports. Kerr also told her at that meeting that it was "a good thing (the rival) was not there ... or I would have shot him."
The woman told UW-Whitewater Police Officer Jason Burt that Kerr later called her to apologize for upsetting her.
According to the report, Milton police Sgt. John Conger "advised (police) that Kerr had made similar comments in 2001 at Milton High School," including talk of "shooting people and bombs." Conger also said Kerr threatened to kill a Jewish girl at school and had called himself a Nazi. Conger said he referred the matter to the Rock County District Attorney's Office but it was never prosecuted, according to the report.
During a 7:45 p.m. interview at the Whitewater Police Department with the woman, another officer entered the room and said Conger "had contacted Kerr and that he was with his parents." Conger also reported that Kerr's family owned hunting rifles.
Told there was probably no criminal charge the police could refer against Kerr, "(the student) said that she was more concerned that Kerr receive some help and was concerned about her own safety."
Officers from the Whitewater and UW-Whitewater police who were interviewing the woman asked Milton police to again contact Kerr and warn him that any further contact with the woman, the other student or the club they all belonged to could result in criminal charges.
At 11 p.m. April 10, Burt left a message requesting an extra patrol near the woman's classes the next day. Shortly after that, campus police were contacted by Milton police and told of the fire at the Kerr home.
Harper said Friday the UW-Whitewater events were not considered to be related to what it might have been."the crimes at the Kerr residence. He said the crime lab is examining a rifle recovered from the home. It was loaded when it was found, he said.
"What we are going to do is get all our reports done. We have one piece of evidence we found that is still being looked at the crime lab. We'll send (the reports) to the district attorney, probably next week. We anticipate that the (district attorney) will concur with our evaluation of the evidence and determine that there is no other suspect. That is when the case would be closed."
Harper said "there's no indication he was attempting suicide" and no obvious motive for murdering his parents.
"I don't think we'll ever know," he said. "There's no evidence to indicate what it might have been."¹

     Edith Sponum was born on Thursday, 9 June 1955.


     Edith Sponum was married to Kevin Gwylam Kerr on Friday, 19 April 1974 at Rome, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     Edith Kerr nee Sponum died on Monday, 10 April 2006, in Milton, Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.A.,"details in note below."¹

     Death Leaves Police, Others Wondering Why
Student's Death Means They'll Probably Never Know Why The Young Man Apparently Killed His Parents And Set Their Home On Fire.
Wisconsin State Journal :: LOCAL :: C1
Saturday, April 22, 2006
GEORGE HESSELBERG ghesselberg@madison.com 608-252-6140
A 22-year-old man's death at UW Hospital's burn unit means police may never know why Daniel Kerr apparently shot his parents to death, then set their Milton home on fire, Rock County Sheriff's Department Lt. Bill Harper said.
Kerr survived for 10 days in a Madison hospital before succumbing to severe burns Thursday. Harper said Kerr, a UW-Whitewater sophomore, was the only suspect in the fire and the killings of Kevin G. and Edith A. Kerr, both 50. They died April 10 of multiple gunshot wounds.
When authorities found the injured Kerr outside the home, after a neighbor helped put out flames on his body, he told police his parents were still inside. Emergency workers found their bodies in a bedroom, according to the Sheriff's Department. Kerr apparently doused the house with gasoline but an ignition source, such as a pilot light, probably lighted the fumes and caused an explosion, Harper said. Kerr had been in a coma before he died.
Although Harper said investigators have no motive for the crimes and will probably never find one, police reports released Friday show police contacted Kerr before the shootings and fire after two fellow students complained about him. The reports were released to the Wisconsin State Journal following an open records request.

On the day his parents were found dead and he was burned, a Milton officer contacted Kerr to tell him to leave the two students alone. Both students were members of a campus philosophy club, where they met Kerr.
The female student said she contacted police because she was worried about comments Kerr made during a meeting on campus after she tried to break off contact with him. The student -- who said she had gone to a ballet with Kerr once -- believed Kerr was jealous of the other student because she was now dating him.
The woman said he told her, "I know what I am, I am repulsive," and she was concerned "he might want to harm himself," according to the police reports. Kerr also told her at that meeting that it was "a good thing (the rival) was not there ... or I would have shot him."
The woman told UW-Whitewater Police Officer Jason Burt that Kerr later called her to apologize for upsetting her.
According to the report, Milton police Sgt. John Conger "advised (police) that Kerr had made similar comments in 2001 at Milton High School," including talk of "shooting people and bombs." Conger also said Kerr threatened to kill a Jewish girl at school and had called himself a Nazi. Conger said he referred the matter to the Rock County District Attorney's Office but it was never prosecuted, according to the report.
During a 7:45 p.m. interview at the Whitewater Police Department with the woman, another officer entered the room and said Conger "had contacted Kerr and that he was with his parents." Conger also reported that Kerr's family owned hunting rifles.
Told there was probably no criminal charge the police could refer against Kerr, "(the student) said that she was more concerned that Kerr receive some help and was concerned about her own safety."
Officers from the Whitewater and UW-Whitewater police who were interviewing the woman asked Milton police to again contact Kerr and warn him that any further contact with the woman, the other student or the club they all belonged to could result in criminal charges.
At 11 p.m. April 10, Burt left a message requesting an extra patrol near the woman's classes the next day. Shortly after that, campus police were contacted by Milton police and told of the fire at the Kerr home.
Harper said Friday the UW-Whitewater events were not considered to be related to what it might have been."the crimes at the Kerr residence. He said the crime lab is examining a rifle recovered from the home. It was loaded when it was found, he said.
"What we are going to do is get all our reports done. We have one piece of evidence we found that is still being looked at the crime lab. We'll send (the reports) to the district attorney, probably next week. We anticipate that the (district attorney) will concur with our evaluation of the evidence and determine that there is no other suspect. That is when the case would be closed."
Harper said "there's no indication he was attempting suicide" and no obvious motive for murdering his parents.
"I don't think we'll ever know," he said. "There's no evidence to indicate what it might have been."¹

     David Michael Kerr, son of Kevin Gwylam Kerr and Edith Sponum, was born on Thursday, 11 April 1974.


     David Michael Kerr, son of Kevin Gwylam Kerr and Edith Sponum, died on Friday, 28 January 1983, in Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Rock Co.

     Danial Michael Kerr, son of Kevin Gwylam Kerr and Edith Sponum, was born on Saturday, 10 March 1984.


     Danial Michael Kerr, son of Kevin Gwylam Kerr and Edith Sponum, died on Thursday, 20 April 2006, in Madison Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.,"details in note below."¹

     Death Leaves Police, Others Wondering Why
Student's Death Means They'll Probably Never Know Why The Young Man Apparently Killed His Parents And Set Their Home On Fire.
Wisconsin State Journal :: LOCAL :: C1
Saturday, April 22, 2006
GEORGE HESSELBERG ghesselberg@madison.com 608-252-6140
A 22-year-old man's death at UW Hospital's burn unit means police may never know why Daniel Kerr apparently shot his parents to death, then set their Milton home on fire, Rock County Sheriff's Department Lt. Bill Harper said.
Kerr survived for 10 days in a Madison hospital before succumbing to severe burns Thursday. Harper said Kerr, a UW-Whitewater sophomore, was the only suspect in the fire and the killings of Kevin G. and Edith A. Kerr, both 50. They died April 10 of multiple gunshot wounds.
When authorities found the injured Kerr outside the home, after a neighbor helped put out flames on his body, he told police his parents were still inside. Emergency workers found their bodies in a bedroom, according to the Sheriff's Department. Kerr apparently doused the house with gasoline but an ignition source, such as a pilot light, probably lighted the fumes and caused an explosion, Harper said. Kerr had been in a coma before he died.
Although Harper said investigators have no motive for the crimes and will probably never find one, police reports released Friday show police contacted Kerr before the shootings and fire after two fellow students complained about him. The reports were released to the Wisconsin State Journal following an open records request.

On the day his parents were found dead and he was burned, a Milton officer contacted Kerr to tell him to leave the two students alone. Both students were members of a campus philosophy club, where they met Kerr.
The female student said she contacted police because she was worried about comments Kerr made during a meeting on campus after she tried to break off contact with him. The student -- who said she had gone to a ballet with Kerr once -- believed Kerr was jealous of the other student because she was now dating him.
The woman said he told her, "I know what I am, I am repulsive," and she was concerned "he might want to harm himself," according to the police reports. Kerr also told her at that meeting that it was "a good thing (the rival) was not there ... or I would have shot him."
The woman told UW-Whitewater Police Officer Jason Burt that Kerr later called her to apologize for upsetting her.
According to the report, Milton police Sgt. John Conger "advised (police) that Kerr had made similar comments in 2001 at Milton High School," including talk of "shooting people and bombs." Conger also said Kerr threatened to kill a Jewish girl at school and had called himself a Nazi. Conger said he referred the matter to the Rock County District Attorney's Office but it was never prosecuted, according to the report.
During a 7:45 p.m. interview at the Whitewater Police Department with the woman, another officer entered the room and said Conger "had contacted Kerr and that he was with his parents." Conger also reported that Kerr's family owned hunting rifles.
Told there was probably no criminal charge the police could refer against Kerr, "(the student) said that she was more concerned that Kerr receive some help and was concerned about her own safety."
Officers from the Whitewater and UW-Whitewater police who were interviewing the woman asked Milton police to again contact Kerr and warn him that any further contact with the woman, the other student or the club they all belonged to could result in criminal charges.
At 11 p.m. April 10, Burt left a message requesting an extra patrol near the woman's classes the next day. Shortly after that, campus police were contacted by Milton police and told of the fire at the Kerr home.
Harper said Friday the UW-Whitewater events were not considered to be related to what it might have been."the crimes at the Kerr residence. He said the crime lab is examining a rifle recovered from the home. It was loaded when it was found, he said.
"What we are going to do is get all our reports done. We have one piece of evidence we found that is still being looked at the crime lab. We'll send (the reports) to the district attorney, probably next week. We anticipate that the (district attorney) will concur with our evaluation of the evidence and determine that there is no other suspect. That is when the case would be closed."
Harper said "there's no indication he was attempting suicide" and no obvious motive for murdering his parents.
"I don't think we'll ever know," he said. "There's no evidence to indicate what it might have been."¹

     Thomas Kerr was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, on Monday, 11 November 1839.


     Thomas Kerr was married to Mary Johnston on Friday, 4 November 1859 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹

     Thomas Kerr was married to Julia Millicent Bull on Thursday, 4 May 1882 at Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     Thomas Kerr died on Tuesday, 28 June 1921, in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹

     William J. Kerr, son of Thomas Kerr and Mary Johnston, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on Monday, 23 May 1864, Details are derived from 1880 Census taken in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.


     William J. Kerr was married to Maude E. Weaver in 1886 at Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     William J. Kerr, son of Thomas Kerr and Mary Johnston, died on Sunday, 15 March 1908, in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.,"Wi Death Index states 26 March 1908."

     He was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Julia M. Kerr, daughter of Thomas Kerr and Julia Millicent Bull, was born in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Monday, 25 February 1884.


     Julia M. Kerr was married to Oscar G. Schwartz on Thursday, 24 November 1910.

     Julia M. Schwartz nee Kerr, daughter of Thomas Kerr and Julia Millicent Bull, died on Sunday, 12 May 1963, in Oconomowac, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     David Archibald Kerr, son of Thomas Kerr and Julia Millicent Bull, was born in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., in March 1889.


     David Archibald Kerr was married to Elsie Boller on Thursday, 3 February 1910.

     David Archibald Kerr, son of Thomas Kerr and Julia Millicent Bull, died in 1962.

     He was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Oscar G. Schwartz was born on Wednesday, 3 October 1883.


     Oscar G. Schwartz was married to Julia M. Kerr on Thursday, 24 November 1910.

     Oscar G. Schwartz died in April 1969, in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     Charlotte E. Schwartz, daughter of Oscar G. Schwartz and Julia M. Kerr, was born in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Friday, 11 October 1912.¹


     Charlotte E. Schwartz was married to Frank Groth on Saturday, 25 January 1936.¹
     Charlotte E. Groth nee Schwartz and Frank Groth were divorced.¹

     Charlotte E. Schmidt nee Schwartz, daughter of Oscar G. Schwartz and Julia M. Kerr, died on Thursday, 14 October 1965, in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹

     Frank Groth was born.


     Frank Groth was married to Charlotte E. Schwartz on Saturday, 25 January 1936.¹
     Frank Groth and Charlotte E. Groth nee Schwartz were divorced.¹

     Elsie Boller was born on Saturday, 31 May 1890.


     Elsie Boller was married to David Archibald Kerr on Thursday, 3 February 1910.

     Elsie Kerr nee Boller died on Tuesday, 10 November 1987, in Oconomowac, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     She was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Donald D. Kerr, son of David Archibald Kerr and Elsie Boller, was born in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Monday, 21 April 1919.


     Donald D. Kerr was married to Petrina Jensen on Saturday, 25 January 1941 at Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹

     Donald D. Kerr, son of David Archibald Kerr and Elsie Boller, died on Monday, 4 January 1988, in Oconomowac, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Waukesha Co.

     Petrina Jensen was born in Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Saturday, 2 April 1921.¹


     Petrina Jensen was married to Donald D. Kerr on Saturday, 25 January 1941 at Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..¹

     Petrina Kerr nee Jensen died on Sunday, 3 October 1999.

     She was buried, Waukesha Co.¹

     David H. Kerr, son of Donald D. Kerr and Petrina Jensen, was born in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Monday, 9 November 1942.¹


     David H. Kerr, son of Donald D. Kerr and Petrina Jensen, died on Thursday, 18 September 1997, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     Amy Eliza Merrick, daughter of Jerome Dewey Merrick and Mary Bull, was born in Michigan, U.S.A., on Friday, 22 August 1862.

     Amy Eliza Merrick, daughter of Jerome Dewey Merrick and Mary Bull, was born in Monches, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Friday, 22 August 1862, Another source gives her birth place as Monches, Waukesha County, WI.


     Amy Eliza Merrick was married to William Walter Bull on Wednesday, 18 April 1883 at Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., spouse-death.

     Amy Eliza Bull nee Merrick, daughter of Jerome Dewey Merrick and Mary Bull, died on Wednesday, 6 July 1904, in Clark Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Clark Co.

     Hattie Brubaker was born on Saturday, 15 October 1864.


     Hattie Brubaker was married to William Walter Bull after 1904.

     Hattie Brubaker died on Wednesday, 12 August 1914, in Montana, U.S.A..

     Orvie Roy Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, was born in Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Friday, 11 September 1885.


     It is interesting to note that two of this family could not tolerate the name Bull. Isaac's son Joseph changed it to Buell and Isaac' great grandson Orvie (my uncle) changed his to Buhl. He more than once said he could not understand why our ancestors did not drop that name overboard on their way from England!¹

     Orvie Roy Bull was married to Ida Sofie Rasmussen.

     Orvie Roy Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, died on Sunday, 27 October 1974, in Green Bay, Brown Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A..

     He was buried.

     Lela Virginia Bull, daughter of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, was born in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Wednesday, 31 August 1887.
     She was Baptised on Monday, 23 April 1906.
     ; sponsored by Mary Kerr.

     Lela Virginia Bull was married to Cloyd A. Cox on Sunday, 17 November 1912.

     Lela Virginia Cox nee Bull, daughter of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, died on Saturday, 27 February 1960, in San Francisco, California, U.S.A..

     She was buried, Flathead in March 1960.

     Bert Keith Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, was born in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Thursday, 27 December 1888.


     Waukesha News and Dairyman, Jan 25, 1896 Merton section: "Little Berty Bull got his arm seriously injured upon the school grounds during play hours."

     Bert Keith Bull was married to Lillian Elizabeth Lee on Tuesday, 27 November 1917 at Somers, Flathead, Montana, U.S.A..

     Bert Keith Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, died on Wednesday, 25 April 1956, in Moro Bay, California, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Moro Bay.

     Vernie Bull, daughter of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, was born in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Monday, 9 March 1891.


     Vernie Bull, daughter of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, died on Sunday, 16 August 1903, in Hixon, Clark Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.. Source:-; A memorial card spells her name Virnie, but her grave stone is Vernie. Another source has it Vernise. She was the first person buried in Riverside cemetery near Withee.

     Clyde Seymour Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, was born in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Wednesday, 23 August 1893.


     Clyde Seymour Bull was married to Inace Imogene Clouser on Saturday, 11 June 1921.

     Clyde Seymour Bull, son of William Walter Bull and Amy Eliza Merrick, died on Saturday, 2 February 1957, in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, U.S.A..

     He was buried, Flathead.