Hello the list: The KITE family was in Burleson co. in 1870 and milam in 1900. Joe and Lizzie Dodd Kite eloped on a mule and were married in milam in 1902. ------------------------------- Of the children of Louis Taylor Dodd and Victoria Collins: here is the second daughter and 5th born: Lisa Elizabeth DODD KITE (LIZZIE), born bandera co. feb 27, 1884 wed to Joseph Denson "joe" KITE in Milam co. November 30, 1902 Died august 18, 1961 in Panhandle Tx, carson Co. nursing home or north plains hospital, Borger texas, hutchinson co tx. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery McLean, tx. Grey County Joe Kite born june1,1877 sevier co. ark, died july 26, 1949 burial beside Lizzie in Mclean, tx. marked. ----------------------------------------------- CHILDREN of joe and Lizzie DODD KITE( grandchildren of L.T.DODD &Victoria Collins dodd) 1. LENORA WINIFRED KITE BATTEN, born oct 4, 1903 Guian, Taylor Co.Tx married to Andrew Stevenson Batten December 2, 1922 texas, died may 12, 1988 Sacramento, ca. 2. RUBYE VICTORIA KITE NELMS, born oct. 1, 1905 Runnels , Winters co.tx, wed to Hubert Nelms oct. 21, 1928 in texas , died January 18, 1956, burial in Borger Texas-city cemetery. No issue 3. BEULAH BEATRICE KITE HUNTER KUNKEL, born dec. 10, 1907 in Lawn, Taylor CO. TX. married to Glen Sidney Kunkel on sept 12, 1925. died january 28, 1999 in Sacramento, CA.( first husband clark ward hunter ended in divorce-1 child.) 4. GARLAND DENSON KITE born june 1, 1910 in Harmon co. texas and died feb. 3, 1911, burial in halsmith cemetery, Oklahoma #4, along buckcreek (his grandmother victoria collins dodd-buried beside this infant in 1920) cemetery is destroyed by vandals. 5. NETTIE MAE KITE MCCUTCEON, WIFE OF ROBERT MCCUTCHEON, she born april 27, 1912 in Hollis, Okla. Harmon co. and died in january 12, 1966 elk grove, Sacramento county, burial at Lodi california. 6. DOVIE LAVONIA KITE HUGG MCKOWN born november 15, 1914 in Hollis okla. harmon co. married first to Earnest O' Neal Hugg on 21 december 1935 in Grey Co. tx. only surviving child, judy hugg grimes, #1 marriage ended in divorce-Los Angeles county CA.. Second husband marriage in hutchinson co. borger, texas, james edgar mckown of milam co. and crowell tex. one son. She died on Sept 12, 2000 in amarillo, texas, burial in cemetery between fritch tx and borger texas, along side second husband "jim" mckown. 7. ELVIN LEROY KITE husband of Katherine HUGG, he born june 11, 1917 in Hollis, Okla. harmon co. married november 14, 1936 in McleanTx. grey co. died july 12, 1986 in Mclean texas, grey co. burial in hillcrest cemetery, mclean tx with Katherine. one son. 8. NORMAN WAYNE KITE born november 18, 1919 in hollis, harmon co. okla. married february 1947 to Pauline "polly" Parish Sparks, he died 1988 in walnut grove, california. 9. MARIE ELIZABETH KITE ELLIS, born april 26, 1925 on "Abernathy Place" hollis, harmon co. tx. okla. married june 26, 1944 to william thomas "sam" ellis. Residence Ariz. 10. LEWIS THURMAN KITE, born feb. 23, 1929 in" Massey Place", family home in McLean Tx. married december 30, 1950 to Della Joan Waldrop in Mclean, Grey Co. Tx. Residence TX