In 1884 Lawson bought a cotton gin and grist mill from A.D. Darden, but after his wife's death he lost interest and sold them to John Alexander Northcutt. Later, John Northcutt sold them to James Butts. At the time of Lawson's death in 1902 he was Superintendent of the Presbyterian Church in Kilgore. Alcesta moved to Longview after Lawson's death and died there in 1922. 

Their children were: Kate Kenner (married John Henry Reynolds), Lelia Kenner (married Edd B. Fisher), Durstine Kenner (married H.G. Abernathe in 1897) Allie Keener (married Alex Pittman Pegues), Reube Kenner (married Jere Clemens Turner) and Lawson Kenner (married Rogers Lacy). (This information was found in a book titled Early Kilgore Families)

Rogers first line of work was as a clerk in his brother's hardware and furniture store while he was still a young lad. Later he was a clerk for the Texas & Pacific & Cotton Belt Railway at Big Sandy. There he became interested in telegraphy and worked his way up to being operator for the texas & Pacific at Kilgore. It was in Kilgore that he became interested in the sawmill business, only to return to Longview and run a farm. When the oil boom hit East Texas, Rogers caught the "oil fever" and invested in some land that was to become the world's biggest oil field. By the time of his death in 1947, he had amassed a fortune due to good business investments. He was generous and had a heart as big as all outdoors, donating to church institutions, Buckner Orphan's Home and many other worthy organizations.

This family came to Longview in 1871.  Mr Levy was elected the first county and district clerk, he held this office for many years. 

When the T&P Railroad deeded the lots to the four churches of Longview, Mr Levy was one of the trustees of the Presbyterian Church. 

The Levy home was on the corner of North Center and West Whaley Streets.  The rock for this house was taken from the Rock Hill, now known as Methvin Hill.

Mr Levy was Secretary of State for several years.  A Very conscientous man who worked very late at night, using poor light from the lights used in those days, his sight was impaired causing blindness before his death.

He died March 6, 1918 at the home of his daughter, "Miss EM", Mrs Gaines B Turner, in Fort Worth, Texas.  He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Longview.

He was the son of John B Levy, who served in Atkinson's Troops 29th Virginia Militia, in the War of 1912.  John B Levy died in Longview, December 29, 1880 and is also buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

This information was submitted by Col Richard M Levy, Washington D C, grandson of R B Levy, Sr to the United Daughter of the Confederacy, and was found in the vertical files of the Longview Library.

Dr. McKean was in the Army Medical Core for about 5 years, then served with the American Red Cross and the Rockefeller Foundation in Greece, Russia and Turkey. In Greece he was on the Typhus Fever Commission, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, for the Red Cross. His work with the Typhus Epidemic brought him the honor of being made a Knight of the Order of St. George by King George V of Greece. This honor was the highest award a non-citizen of Greece could be given. Upon completion of his Red Cross work, he was made chief surgeon for the Sinclair Exploration to Portuguese, West Africa and Liberia, West Africa. He was also made the Medical Director to Harvey Firestone, Jr and together they tried to locate good areas for the rubber plantations so that they would be less diseased.

Dr. McKean returned to the US in 1926 and began his private practice in Corsicana, Tx. He remained there until 1928 when he went to Pampa. There he had his own hospital until 1931. Gladewater was his next and final stop in 1931, just as the oil boom began. His destination of Gladewater was probably because the oil companies and insurance companies were pushing him in that direction.

Dr. McKean built a hospital on the now Main St. and served "tent city" well. The town's population had exploded due to the oil boom and Drs were desperately needed. After normal office-hospital hours, Dr. McKean would to to tent city and treat anyone that needed treating. He never asked for a name, kept a record of them or medicines given. When he approached the druggist Mark Day, owner of Day Drug, with the fact that hundreds were going to die from lack of medicine, Mr. Day furnished all the needed medicine. This was crucial during the flu epidemic that hit tent city. Gladewater was a "wild" place during those years with many problems besetting the city due to the sudden explosion of people. Dr. McKean came to the rescue numerous times out of the goodness of his heart.

In April of 1935, Dr. McKean and Amy Smallwood married in Oklahoma City, Ok. Amy, having arrived in Gladewater in 1931, was one of the first licensed pilots of Texas. She had worked for the hospital in Pampa when Dr. McKean was there and was a registered nurse, having completed her training at St Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Ok.

1946 brought a new McKean Hospital on West Upshur St. It had 65 rooms, 23 private rooms, 9 of which had baths. It was one of the finest buildings in the county. The equipment was the periods state of the art, being the most scientific equipment available. Dr. & Mrs. McKean ran the hospital and they were equipped to handle 35-40 patients. In 1949 this hospital was sold to the City of Gladewater and became known as Gladewater Municipal Hospital. It is now owned by a church.

For 35 years Dr. McKean was a member of the Texas Medical Association, through the Navarro County Medical Society, Gray-Wheeler Counties Medical Society and the Gregg County Medical Society. He was also a member of the American Medical Society, the Kiwanis Club and the Gladewater Country Club. Dr McKean spend nearly 40 of his life in medical practice. The McKeans lived on Country Club Road during his lifetime. After the Drs death, Amy married Edwin S. Hartshorn, a retired attorney from Ashville, NC.