Edith Mae Killman was born October 20, 1909 at Weleetka, Oklahoma to William Frank and Will May Chappell McReynolds. She had six siblings. She attended schools in Weleetka area. According to the United States Census, she was able to read and write at ten years of age. She married George Killman and they moved to Dallas, Texas and had a daughter Margery who was born March 06, 1932 and succumbed to diphtheria on August 07, 1933. After their daughter's passing they moved back to Oklahoma to be near family. They had two children born in Oklahoma, Marilyn and Elsie Killman. Edith's husband was a farm laborer and it was hard for him to find work due to the devastation of the "Dust Bowl". Them like many decided to move to California seeking work. They ended up in a Federal Migratory Camp at Imperial, California. Her husband George found work as a rigger on bridge construction. They had more children. Later they moved to Maricopa County in Arizona, where many of Edith's family members lived. They raised their children here, more children followed. Edith enjoyed making quilts, dolls and doing puzzles. Everyone you talk to say she was one of the sweetest person ever to be known.

Sources:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML7N-M6N : accessed 3 July 2018), Edith M Mcreynolds in household of Frank W Mcreynolds, Wall, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 245, sheet 14A, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1275; FHL microfilm 1,375,288.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN1P-1ZN : accessed 3 July 2018), Edith Mcreynolds in household of Frank Mcreynolds, Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 160, sheet 10A, line 41, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1478; FHL microfilm 1,821,478.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCWF-4QK : accessed 3 July 2018), Edith Mcreynolds in household of Frank Mcreynolds, Creek, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 7B, line 81, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1917; FHL microfilm 2,341,651.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9QY-PXX : accessed 3 July 2018), Edith Killman in household of George W Killman, Judicial Township 4, Imperial, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-40, sheet 81A, line 37, family 227, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 210.


OBITUARY:
Edith Mae Killman, 90, of Avondale, a homemaker was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma. Her survivors include her daughters Marilyn Roden, Elsie Vasquez, Patti Clark, Janie Horton; sons James, William, Vic and Mickey; brother, Heron; 27 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Visitation: 9-11 A.M. Monday, Valley Chapel, 926 Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Arizona. Services: 1P.M. Monday, Resthaven Park Cemetery, 6290 West Northern Ave. Glendale,Arizona, USA Citation: (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2W7-DW1W : accessed 28 June 2018), Edith Mae Killman, 2000; citing Payson, Gila, Arizona, United States, The Arizona Republic newspaper, Pheonix; Payson Roundup newspapers and Northern Gila County Genealogy Society Library, Payson; FHL microfilm 101,023,140