Marion McKinley In Salvation Army Uniform Holding Baby

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Man holding baby is Marion McKinley, born June 6, 1881, Died March 24, 1947.  He was T’akdeintaan, G’aanaxaa Hít (Seagull House). He married  Jessie Lee Cropley McKinley Bean.  They had no children but initiated adoption procedures to adopt a baby girl, Isabel McKinley Bean Marvin, shortly after her birth.  Marion died before the June 3, 1948 adoption decree was issued.  Isabel lived there from 1946 until 1967, and again from 1968 until her death in 1969.  In addition to Isabel, Marion and Jessie each had a son from prior marriages.  Marion's son, Albert Anderson (a/k/a Allison McKinley), lived with and was raised by his natural mother.