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Lenna Mae “Linnie” <I>McKnight</I> McGarrah

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Lenna Mae “Linnie” McKnight McGarrah

Birth
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, USA
Death
4 Jan 1972 (aged 69)
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
South Section, Lot 491, Space 8
Memorial ID
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Lenna (q.v. Lena) Mae "Linnie" McKnight, dau. of George Hiram McKnight and Margaret Lillian Barker, b. Mar. 21, 1902 at Arkansas City, KS. She d. Jan. 4, 1972 at Springdale, AR but is interred at Arkansas City, KS.

In circa 1920 at age 18, Lenna m. 1) John William Jones, s. of David Jones and Mary Lamirah Gorman, b. in Apr. 1881 at Sylvania Twp, Potter County, PA. He d. May 19, 1949 at Cushing, OK. They first appear as a married couple in the 1925 Kansas State census at Liberal Twp, Seward County, KS. This is followed by their enumeration in the April 1930 federal census at Clayton Twp, Payne County, OK. However, both the 1925 Kansas and 1930 federal census do not include all of their then living children. Their four children b. prior to 1930 were Johnny Virgil, Francis Allen, Clara Margaret, and Charles Harold. Two children were b. after 1930: Earl Wayne and Mary Ann.

Following her husband's death, Lenna m. 2) circa 1950-51, Rich McGarrah, whose date of death and place of interment is unknown. Although Lenna died at Springdale, AR, she is interred at Riverview Cemetery at Arkansas City, KS near the burial location of the family of her eldest sister, Irma Leona (McKnight) King.
Lenna (q.v. Lena) Mae "Linnie" McKnight, dau. of George Hiram McKnight and Margaret Lillian Barker, b. Mar. 21, 1902 at Arkansas City, KS. She d. Jan. 4, 1972 at Springdale, AR but is interred at Arkansas City, KS.

In circa 1920 at age 18, Lenna m. 1) John William Jones, s. of David Jones and Mary Lamirah Gorman, b. in Apr. 1881 at Sylvania Twp, Potter County, PA. He d. May 19, 1949 at Cushing, OK. They first appear as a married couple in the 1925 Kansas State census at Liberal Twp, Seward County, KS. This is followed by their enumeration in the April 1930 federal census at Clayton Twp, Payne County, OK. However, both the 1925 Kansas and 1930 federal census do not include all of their then living children. Their four children b. prior to 1930 were Johnny Virgil, Francis Allen, Clara Margaret, and Charles Harold. Two children were b. after 1930: Earl Wayne and Mary Ann.

Following her husband's death, Lenna m. 2) circa 1950-51, Rich McGarrah, whose date of death and place of interment is unknown. Although Lenna died at Springdale, AR, she is interred at Riverview Cemetery at Arkansas City, KS near the burial location of the family of her eldest sister, Irma Leona (McKnight) King.

Inscription

Lenna Mae McGarrah
Wife of John W. Jones
Mar. 21, 1902
Jan. 4, 1972



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  • Created by: Don Blauvelt
  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59060194/lenna_mae-mcgarrah: accessed ), memorial page for Lenna Mae “Linnie” McKnight McGarrah (21 Mar 1902–4 Jan 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59060194, citing Riverview Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).