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- 1 2 3 4 History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- 1 2 3 Wilkinson, Marcellus McCowen (1949). Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families. Shelby Book Store.
- ↑ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTMZ-42ZM : 4 April 2020), John F Cassels, 1930.
- ↑ "John Franklin Cassels (1852-1930) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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