As May Wilson indicated in her oral history, the Klan created divisions within families. One family member joined the Klan while another did not. The following table provides brief biographical sketches of pro-Klan and anti-Klan people, listing their education, occupation, religious affiliation, and fraternities and sororities. The similarities and differences are notable.
| Pro-Klan | Anti-Klan |
| Fredrick G. Arnold (1886-1928) | Guy U. Hardy (1872-1947) |
| Northwestern University; Baptist College in Nebraska; Theological Seminary in Rochester, New York | College in Albion, Illinois; University in Transylvania, Kentucky |
| First Baptist Church | First Christian Church |
| Minister of First Baptist Church; Caņon City High School Bible Teacher | Owner/Publisher of The Daily Record; U.S. Representative, 1918-1933 |
| Masonic Lodge | YMCA; Elks; University Club; Red Cross; Chamber of Commerce |
| T. Lee Witcher (1883-1970 | George F. Rockafellow (1869-1950) |
| Illinois Wesleyan University; University of Colorado Law School | Oberlin College, Ohio; University of Denver |
| Attorney; District Attorney, 1917-1925; Mayor, 1925-1931 | Banker--Fremont County Bank |
| Methodist Church | Christ Episcopal Church |
| Masonic Lodge; Knights Templar; Elks; Chamber of Commerce | Masonic Lodge; Elks; Rotary; Chamber of Commerce |
| Clifford R. Glasson (d. 1957) | W. T. Little (1870-1944) |
| Unknown | University of Pennsylvania Medical School |
| Sheriff | Physician |
| First Baptist Church | First Christian Church |
| Masonic Lodge | Masonic Lodge; YMCA; Elks; Rotary; University Club; Chamber of Commerce; Medical Society; American Legion |
| Claud Singer (1888-1981) | Edwin Stinemeyer (1876-1967) |
| Northwestern University | Michigan University Law School |
| Pharmacist; Owner of Singer's Corner Drug Store | Attorney |
| Methodist Church | Episcopal ties |
| Masonic Lodge | Elks; Rotary; Chamber of Commerce |
| Joseph M. Anderson (1865-1941) | Dedrick N. Cooper (1871-1959) |
| Unknown | Washington High School, Caņon City |
| Owner of Anderson-Morgan Mercantile; City Council | City Clerk, 1902-1906; City Council, 1910-1916; Mayor, 1916-1920; Commissioner, 1928-1932 |
| First Baptist Church | Presbyterian ties |
| YMCA; Chamber of Commerce | Elks |
| David A. Shoun (1880-1960) | John P. Thomas Jr. (1887-1957) |
| Unknown | University of Denver Law School |
| Physician | Attorney |
| First Baptist Church | First Methodist Church |
| Masonic Lodge; Medical Association | Masonic Lodge; Elks; Rotary; University Club; Eastern Star |
| George W. Batchelor (1879-1969) | Archibald J. Turner (1885-1935) |
| Dairy Owner | Banker--First National Bank; Mayor, 1921-1925 |
| Methodist Church | Christ Episcopal Church |
| Rotary; Oddfellows | Masonic Lodge; Elks |
| Anderson Shore (1849-1937) | |
| Owner of St. Cloud Hotel | |
| Presbyterian ties | |
| Elks; Oddfellows | |
| John Skoglund Sr. (1885-1967) | |
| Owner of Skoglund Oil Company; City Council, 1926-1934; School Board, 1936-1948 | |
| First Baptist Church | |
| Masonic Lodge; Elks; YMCA; Chamber of Commerce; Oddfellows; Kiwanis; Lions; Eagles; Eastern Star | |
| Fleming B. Hubbard (d. 1971) | |
| Owner of J.C. Penney; School Board | |
| First Baptist Church | |
| Rotary | |
| Clara M. (Bancroft) Garwood (1886-1963) | |
| Teacher; Dean of Girls and Assistant Principal, Caņon City High School | |
| First United Presbyterian Church | |
| AAUW; PEO; Monday Reading Club; Alpha Chi Omega | |
| Bertha V. (Curtis) Fulford remarried "Neal" (1873-1944) | |
| First Methodist Church | |
| Elmer R. Kier (1888-1984) | |
| Employed by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad | |
| Methodist ties | |
| Elks | |
| Carl (Clyde) W. Costen (1890-1982) | |
| Bible Institute in Califorian | |
| Bakery Owner with Fred McGinn | |
| First United Methodist | |
| Masonic Lodge; Gideons; Shriners | |
| Fred McGinn (1877-1930) | |
| Bakery Owner With Carl Costen | |
| First Methodist Church |