Ernest McDaniel (died 1962) and his wife, the former Flora Taylor (died
      1976), were married in Lindsey, Montana, on September 25, 1915. Later they
      moved to Barber County, six miles northeast of Sharon, where they lived 
      for 52 years. Ernest operated 1000 acres, which he rented and leased. The
      farming was done in early days with mules and horses which he raised and
      broke himself. He had two barges and ran a header crew to harvest his
      wheat. Their first house was made of rock. They later built a new home
      3/4 of a mile farther north.
        This union was bless with six children - Virgil, Harry, Paul, Vernon,
      Rose, and Bob. The older boys walked or rode horseback to Joint or Dist.
      #40 rural school and also rode horses to high school. Sports played an
      important part in their life. In 1935 Virgil was one of the starting five
      on the basketball team that won first place in state competition. Virgil
      graduated from Northwestern State Teachers College in Alva, Oklahoma. 
      There he met Ruth Weber, whom he later married. They make their home in
      Alva, where he farms and works for the local gas company. They are the
      parents of two sons - Darrel, an architect, and Stanley, a high school
      teacher.
        Harry married the former Imogene Bonham. He farmed in the Zenda and
      Argonia area for a number of years. They now live in Eureka, Kansas. 
      Their two daughters, Janet and Karen, are Home Economics Agents.
        Paul met his wife, Eloise Murray, in Alva, where he attended college.
      During World War II, he was captured on the second day of the Battle of
      the Bulge and held in a German prison camp for five months. Upon returning
      home, he moved to Seiling, Oklahoma, where he is now retired from the locker
      business and is a farmer. Their daughters, Carolyn and Paula, each have
      two children.
        Vernon is the only son remaining in Barber County. He married his high
      school sweetheart, Rachel McKeever, in 1943. They have made their home
      on a farm 3 1/2 miles east of Sharon for 31 years. They attend the Christian
      Church in Sharon, where Vernon is an elder and board member and Rachel is a 
      Sunday School teacher.
        Rodney, their eldest, married Martha Shelite in 1972. They both are
      graduates of Fort Hays State College. They have two daughters, April and
      Amber. Rod farms, and Martha is a substitute teacher. They also attend
      Sharon Christian Church, where Rod is church treasurer.
        Howard, their second son, graduated from Pittsburg VoTech School. He
      married Carol Johnson. They have a son, Jamie, and a daughter, Stacey.
      Howard is employed in Wichita by Buckley Inc. Mechanical Contractor, as
      an air conditioning service man.
        Julie, their daughter, is a junior at Friends University, majoring in
      Business. She is a member of the Singing Quakers. Her summer plans for
      1979 include touring the United States and several foreign countries to
      spread the gospel in music with the Continental Ministries.
        Rose Marie, the only daughter of Ernest and Flora, passed away in 1935,
      at the age of six after a short illness.
        Bob, their youngest son, married Joyce Basinger. He was part of the
      baskeball team that won second in State in 1949. They make their home
      now in Cheney, Kansas, where Bob farms and owns and Ice and Locker Plant.
      His three sons are all married. Mark farms and owns a Dairy Bell, Marshall
      works for Phillips Petroleum, and Mike helps run the Locker Plant.  
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 297 
     Submitted by: Rachel McDaniel.