Lyle McAfee born at Rock Lake, North Dakota, on March 17, 1906, came to the Melville area in 1927, where he was employed by Peter Zink. In 1932 he started farming in the Melville-Edmunds area and in 1953 he moved into Melville to operate a blacksmith shop. He married Esther Chadwick, the daughter of Herbert and Ida Chadwick, born in Wisconsin on June 17, 1908.
The McAfee's had three children, Calvin, Wayne, and Marlys.
Mr. McAfee died January 4, 1957. He is buried in the Edmunds Cemetery. Mrs. McAfee later married Eldon Laughlin and now resides in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 85B