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- ↑ "History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin". 1919. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- 1 2 3 4 "Death of the Hon. Edward Lees". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 7, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Buffalo County Wisconsin Biographies". Wisconsin Genealogy Trails. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
