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Jessie Testerman and Matewan police chief Sid Hatfield were married in Huntington
Jessie Maynard (September 4, 1894 - August 13, 1976) was born in Williamson, the daughter of Ira and Emily Butcher Maynard. She was a niece of Randolph and Sarah McCoy of Hatfield-McCoy fame. Little is known about her early life other than she att...
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