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- ↑ Jordon, Nate (August 17, 2015). Harrison. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439652831 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Dodson, Eli". Confederate Veterans Questionnaires, 1911. December 31, 1911.
- ↑ Arkansas (December 21, 1903). "Reports of State Officers" – via Google Books.
- ↑ Jordon, Nate (August 17, 2015). Harrison. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439652831 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Hill, Luther B. (December 21, 1910). "A History of the State of Oklahoma". Lewis Publishing Company – via Google Books.