Henry Ernest Kidd (who went by Ernest) was born to Marvin Pinkney Kidd and Maggie Myrtle (Peters) Kidd on January 13, 1904 in Norman, OK. He was the second of 10 children. Siblings were: Thelma Irene (1902), Ivy Blanche (1906) Dovie Lee (1909), Monroe Marvin (1912), Mildred Pauline (1916), Orval Austin (1919), Virgil Eugene (1921), Milford Pinkney(Mickey) (1923), and Merel Marie (1928).
Ernest married Elzora Alice Mitchell from Franklin, Indiana, on May 17, 1922, in Norman, OK. The couple made their home in El Reno, OK, where Ernest was a clerk at the Wholesale Distribution Center. Ernest was a lifelong member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Two daughters were born to this union: Alice Luvern (October22, 1923) and Alta Lavonne (July 4, 1935)
Ernest died on May 15, 1997 in El Reno, OK. Burial was in the El Reno Cemetery.
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