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- ↑ "McCoppin Bible Record, Bowie County, Texas". files.usgwarchives.net. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Hillcrest Cemetery, Bowie County, Texas HER-MCW". files.usgwarchives.net. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ "George Washington McCoppin". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.