Sunday, October 2, 2011

Newell Dearnol McLean - My Uncle

Newell DeArnol 'De' McLean was born 7 Sep 1903 in San Dimas, Los Angles, California to Katie Emma (Griffin) McLean and Robert Baron McLean.


This is the proud Scotsman, my uncle De.  Named Newell for his mother's father, and where they got the name DeArnol is a mystery to us all.



DeArnol and Baron in ~1906


1910 Alhambra, CA home.  DeArnol, Baron, Lowell


1914 DeArnol, Baron, Lowell


1917 Chicago.  The Robert Baron McLean family - Katie, DeArnol, Baron, Lowell and Robert.


In about 1923 at Redlands University, Beatrice Dorthea Remington and Marion Josephine Jackson later to become wives of DeArnol and Baron.


1924 at University of Redlands, Bea and De.  They were engaged.


In 1930 a tour in the USMC for De and Lowell broke De's engagement with Bea.


By 1942 De and Bea were finally married.  Bea had married and had two daughters, her husband died in 1940.


In 1944 De was in the US Army - Army Corp of Engineers - built bridges in Europe.


This is De's adopted daughter Margaret Valerie (McLean) and husband Don Eikenberry.


This is De's other adopted daughter Marie Annette (McLean) who married Harvey Cleon McCorkill.


This is the Bea and De we all knew and loved.  A wonderful and happy couple that enjoyed every minute of life it seemed.  Their Christmas Letter was always the highlight of the season.













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