Barber County Kansas

Lilian Ruth (Massey) McLain

Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Photo courtesy of Nell (Sisk) McLain.
Ruth (Massey) McLain
Mother of Marjorie, Max and Mark McLain.
Photo courtesy of Nell (Sisk) McLain.

Marjorie McLain with her horse, Patches

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Marjorie McLain with her horse, Patches.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Left to right: Max, Marjorie and Mark McLain.

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Max, Marjorie and Mark McLain.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Left to right: Max and Mark McLain.

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Left to right: Max and Mark McLain.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Left to right: Max and Mark McLain.

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Left to right: Max and Mark McLain.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Ruth (Massey) McLain with her daughter Marjorie.

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Ruth (Massey) McLain with her daughter Marjorie.
Ruth was the daughter of Joseph Pierce Massey.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Marion Francis McLain

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Marion Francis McLain
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Back, L-R: Max McLain, Mark McLain, Marion McLain.

Front, L-R: Marjorie McLain, unknown, Artha (Van Horn) Massey Surber, Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain
Back, L-R: Max McLain, Mark McLain, Marion McLain.
Front, L-R: Marjorie McLain, unknown, Artha (Van Horn) Massey Surber, Ruth (Massey) McLain.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

L-R: Marjorie (McLain) Hunter, Ruth (Massey) McLain, Artha (Van Horn) Massey Surber. 

The boy is Barger or Red Hunter, son of Marjorie McLain.

Photo courtesy of Nell (Sisk) McLain.
L-R: Marjorie (McLain) Hunter, Ruth (Massey) McLain, Artha (Van Horn) Massey Surber
The boy is Barger or Red Hunter, son of Marjorie McLain.
Photo courtesy of Nell (Sisk) McLain.

Artha Lee (Van Horn) Massey Surber with her children:

Joseph Raymond Massey Sr., Ruby Ellen Massey, Lilian Ruth McLain, Artha Lee Surber, Ralph Nathan Massey Sr., Robert E. Lee Massey.

Photo from the collection of Kim Fowles.
Artha Lee (Van Horn) Massey Surber with her children:
Joseph Raymond Massey Sr., Ruby Ellen Massey, Lilian Ruth McLain, Artha Lee Surber, Ralph Nathan Massey Sr., Robert E. Lee Massey.
The photo is captioned in Artha's handwriting.
(Ruby Ellen Massey later married Thomas J. Murphy, then Lyle Bullock.)
Photo courtesy of Kim Fowles.
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Joseph Pierce Massey, father of Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Joseph Raymond Massey Sr., brother of Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Ralph Nathan Massey Sr., brother of Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Marion Francis McLain, husband of Ruth (Massey) McLain. He was the founder of the McLain Roundup rodeo in Sun City.

Max McLain, son of Marion Francis McLain and Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Mark McLain, son of Marion Francis McLain and Ruth (Massey) McLain.

Artha (Van Horn) Massey Surber, mother of Ruth (Massey) McLain.


Thanks to Brenda McLain, Nell McLain for the photos and to Kim Fowles for scanning and sending the photos!




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