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- [S1604] Death record of son.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 132.
- [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
- [S222] Lizabeth Cottrill White, Charleston, WV 25314 .
- [S103] Walter Ray "Shiner" Husk (1900-1993).
Shiner stated that Malinda is buried in an unmarked grave beside her first husband William, whose grave does have a headstone. A subsequent check of Doddridge Co death records revealed no entry for Malinda Wyatt.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 132.
Groom identified as William E. Critchfield, age 26, b. Greene Co PA, son of John & Sarah Critchfield, occupation carpenter. Bride identified as Malinda A. Watson, age 18, b. Barbour Co (W)VA, dau of William & Nancy Watson. Ceremony held Sep 9 1860, performed by Eli M. Gaston.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 47 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791088&Type=Marr.
The record shows that John W. Wyatt and Melinda A. Critchfield were married on Apr 7 1866 in Beaver Co, Pennsylvania, by A. J. Pettit, a Justice of the Peace. The original handwritten certificate was presented for recording in Doddridge Co on Feb 12 1867 by William Watson.
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