Mattie Blaylock: The Forgotten Wife of the Wild West

Lindsay and Madison discuss Mattie Blaylock, as well as the dangers of headache cure-alls, how to get a common law wife, and why research is so important to keep people’s memories alive. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Marco Margaritoff 2025 Legends of America article by Kathy Alexander 2025 True West article 2024 Pamela Nowak blog post 2019 Just a Gypsy Journal blog post by Nick Russell 2010 True West article by Mark Boardman Find a Grave Wikipedia (1) (2) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices