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- ↑ Forrester, George (1891). Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin including a general historical sketch of the Chippewa Valley; ancestral records of leading families; biographies of representative citizens, past and present; and portraits of prominent men. Chicago, Illinois: A. Warner. p. 876.
- ↑ Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. (1925). History of Dunn County, Wisconsin. H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. pp. 347–349.
- ↑ The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (18th ed.). Madison, Wis.: David Atwood. 1879. p. 491.