I would like to hear from anyone connected with he following family: James Garfield McKnight b 1882; wife Blance Louella McCracken b 1881. Children: Edna Earl McKnight, b 1900; Grace Elizabeth, b 1902; Ethel L. b 1905; James Leroy b 1906; Ralph Paul b 1908; Cosset Maude b 1911; Gwendolyn b 1914; Virginia Lee b 1915; Jack Cameron b 1917; Mary Elizabeth b 1920. All except the last two were born in Custer, OK. The family was in Houston, TX in the 1920 Census.
The father, James Garfield McKnight was killed in an oil tank explosion in 1920 in Goose Creek, TX (The name now is, Baytown, TX). The mother, Blanch McCracken, died in 1922 from pheumonia. They left 10 children. The parents are buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, TX
I have more information on this family, and would love to hear from someone. Leona
I have not been on here that long, but it would be great to find some connections to our family. I am from St. Mary's, Ontario, Canada (Blandshard twp-Perth County) thx Betty