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- 1 2 "Aged Pioneer Dies". Graham Guardian . December 29, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved May 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Beyond The Gadsden Purchase". Arizona Daily Star . December 12, 1997. p. 150. Retrieved May 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wagoner, Jay J. (1970). Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history . Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 512. ISBN 0816501769.
- ↑ "Local Splinters". Tombstone Weekly Epitaph . February 27, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved May 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Drachmans". Arizona Daily Star . August 5, 2007. p. E004. Retrieved May 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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