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- ↑ Francis, Elisabeth Wheeler; Moore, Ethel Sivley (March 21, 1947). "Lost Links: New Recordings of Old Data from Many States". McQuiddy Printing Company – via Google Books.
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- ↑ "Georgia Genealogical Magazine". Southern Historical Press. March 21, 1989 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ "Benjamin Waldo death, 11 May 1871, Edgefield Advertiser". Edgefield Advertiser. May 11, 1871. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.