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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 3 Bill Harvey. Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans . University of Texas Press; 1 January 2010 [Retrieved 27 August 2017]. ISBN 978-0-292-77934-1. p. 42–44.
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