When Daniel Barker McMeechan was born in Blantyre, Scotland, in 1898, he was the fifth child of William Andrew and his third wife, Christina Donaldson Barker. Daniel's childhood was filled with the births of three more brothers and two sisters. Tragically, one brother and one sister died in infancy. Daniel's father worked as a baker, while his mother managed the home. With a large family of ten children, money was tight. As a young boy, Daniel often played marbles with friend
