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- ↑ "Biography of Van Leer Family". Georgia Tech Library. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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- ↑ "Johann Georg von Löhr–American Immigrant, 1698". www.vanleerarchives.org. Van Leer Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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- ↑ Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert (2007). History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches - Volume Two. Heritage Books. p. 752. ISBN 9780788443879 . Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Culbertson, Lewis R. (1923). Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson families. Zanesville: Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 35. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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- ↑ Fannin County Folks & Facts. Bonham, Texas: Fannin County Historical Commission. 1977. p. 366. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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