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- ↑ Annals of Iowa: A historical quarterly. v. 1-12, 1863-74; New Series, v. 1-3, 1882-84; 3d series, v. 1- April 1893
- ↑ Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, Thursday, November 17, 1938, Page 5
- ↑ Lincoln Evening Journal, February 13, 1920, page 8
- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume 25, Number 166, March 15, 1898
- ↑ Iowa City, Press-Citizen, February 23, 1899, page 5
- ↑ Wilsons Photographic Magazine, Volume XLVI, No. 625, January 1909, page 555
- ↑ The Nebraska State Journal, March 5, 1899, page 6
- ↑ The Courier, March 11, 1899
- ↑ Iowa City Press-Citizen, May 23, 1903, page 4
- ↑ Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, Friday, August 27, 1948, Page 9
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- ↑ Kansas City Star, July 20, 1917, page 3
- ↑ "Townsend Estate is Left to Widow". Des Moines Tribune . July 5, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved June 12, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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