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- ↑ Genealogical info on the family of Joel H Gilbert (1798-1852) and Charlotte Caroline Strow
- ↑ "Memorial record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II," Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pages 32-33. (Convenience link at Ancestry.com retrieved January 21, 2009)