Died at age 24
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-CL5 : 12 April 2016), Floyd Riston in household of Zachariah Riston, Raleigh county, Raleigh, Virginia, United States; citing family 231, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-DMF : 10 February 2018), Floy Wriston and Diana C. Ewing, 16 Jun 1859; citing Fayette, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 34,485.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41Y-V2Y : 13 December 2017), Lindville Stover in entry for Floyd Wristan, 1860.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS3K-MNB : 4 December 2014), Floyd Wristen, Private, Company H, 7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M507 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 881,607.
"West Virginia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWTL-MTL : 4 December 2014), Floyd Wriston, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventh Cavalry, NARA microfilm publication M508 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 84.
"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH7T-ZYX : 24 March 2016), Floyd Wriston, 1863.
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-D65S : 13 March 2018), Floyd Wriston, 1863
"United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7S-JH4 : 8 August 2017), Floyd Wriston, 1914; citing Pension, NARA microfilm publication M1784 and M1785 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,469.
"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-RWW1 : 20 August 2019), Floyd Wriston, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,222.
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