"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJH4-M87 : 3 November 2017), John Allen and Melinda Finley, 20 Apr 1871, Wayne, Iowa, United States; citing reference 518, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,009,071.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLG-5FF : 14 January 2022), Malinda Allen in household of John Allen, Wright Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQB-9VQ : 20 February 2021), Malinda Allen in household of John Haney, Wayne, Iowa, United States; citing p. 671, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,192.
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