Knight/Ware Family

 
The Miller County Hospital sits on my great uncle Henry Miller's (Grandma Jenny Knight's brother) home site and he was postmaster for years, his adopted daughter (by Marriage) Myrtis Hayes (wife to Tom Hayes that Uncle Henry and Aunt Jewel raised) also worked  in the post office. 
 
My cousin Marvin Knight McLendon (father was George) ( aunt Rannie`s son but raised by Grand parents James T and Jenny Knight) Used to meet the Bo-Weavel train with out-going and in-coming mail for the post office from sometimes in the 30`s 40`s 50`s and on until (?)
After then he worked with Mr. Kelly at Seaboard Stock yards.( buying and selling livestock)
He and first wife (Clyde Evans) had one daughter Myrtis Nannett McLendon  later married as Myrtis Allen then (married to Bennie Phillips) who died December 31, 2005.
After then he married Cloe who worked for Fudges` store across from Lovett Dozier`s stable on the N/W corner of the square then moved to Jacksonville, Fl.  Marvin also had a brother that moved to Tampa Fl in earlier years and was named Emerson Knight Mclendon.

Submitted by Gene Ware sew149@gmail.com

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