Richard A. Fretwell ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Jack Fretwell married first Mintie Marple, who was Alvin Marple's sister. After she died, he married Bertie Kelley on 6 June 1889. She was Annettie Kelley-Marple's sister. Bertie and Jack had 5 children.
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Most researchers seem to list his given name as "Jack" but the 1880 US Census record clearly shows it as "Richard". Perhaps "Jack" was a nickname or perhaps this Richard Fredwell (Fretwell) was a brother to Jack. What is unique is that this Richard was living on the Snyder farm where Elizabeth Lawson-Marple remarried to Harman Snyder. Both of her children from her previous marriage, son Alvin Marple and daughter Cinthia Marple, were also living there. Richard (or Jack) would later marry Cinthia Marple.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Mingo District, Randolph County, WV on 18 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 275A, District 55, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Roll 1412
Mingo District, Randolph County, West Virginia
Richard Fredwell..Boarder..25..WV..Works Farm
(Boarding at the home of Harman Snyder and wife, Elizabeth Lawson, and their family including two children from Elizabeth's previous marriage to John E. Marple. Richard would later marry one of these children from her previous marriage, Cynthia Marple.)
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Richard married Cinthia Arminta Marple, daughter of John E. Marple and Elizabeth Melvina Lawson, in 1880.^{1 2} (Cinthia Arminta Marple was born on 17 February 1862 in , Harrison County, WV ^{1 2 3 5} and died on 13 April 1886 ².)