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- ↑ Millholland, James Harrison (1955). The Millholland family in America. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Wynnewood, Pa. : Millholland.
- ↑ "The Numismatic Cabinet of James Allaire Millholland (1842-1911) Featured in March 2023 Auction". Stack's Bowers. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Jane Millholland To Be the Bride Of R. C. Warner; A Columbia University Student Is Engaged to Darrow Alumnus". The New York Times. March 8, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
Stakem, Patrick H. T. H. Paul & J. A. Millhollland: Master Locomotive Builders of Western Maryland, 2011, PRRB Publishing, ASIN B004LGT00U.
