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- ↑ Wiencek, Henry. The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Page 45.
- ↑ "History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia". by Virginia G. Pedigo and Lewis Gravely Pedigo. 1933. Page 148.
- ↑ "Robert Hairston."
- ↑ Wiencek, Henry. The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Page 45.