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- ↑ "Tenth Census of the United States (1880) [database on-line], 2nd Ward, Terrebonne County (actually Parish), Louisiana, Enumeration District: 186, Page: 5, Lines: 35-45, household of Jonass Dumas". United States: The Generations Network. 1880-06-03. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "Twelfth Census of the United States (1900) [database on-line] , Natchez (2nd Ward), Adams County, Mississippi, Enumeration District: 8, Page: 10B, Line: 66, household of John Stevens". United States: The Generations Network. 1900-06-06. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ "About MMSA". Ridgeland, Mississippi: Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association. Retrieved 2009-08-14.[ permanent dead link ]
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