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- ↑ "Henry S. Sneed". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- 1 2 "TSHA | Sneed, Henry". www.tshaonline.org.
- ↑ "Forever Free: The Biographies - Page 9 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
- ↑ https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/members/photos/large/S/Sneed_Henry%20copy.jpg [ bare URL image file ]
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