Notes for Elizabeth KELLY


Rachel Gurley
Birth 27 Apr 1852 in Nebo, North Carolina
Death 23 Mar 1935 in Micaville, Yancey, North Carolina
Parents:
Henry Hampton Gurley
Birth about 1829 in North Carolina
Death 3 May 1863 in Virginia
Elizabeth Kelly Birth July 1833 in North Carolina, Death after 1900
--  Gurley,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12927356/person/954741698?ssrc=&ftm=1

1900 Federal Census, Yancey County, North Carolina, 15 June, Crabtree
Township, District 128, page 8B, Hse #123, Fam #125
Gurley, Elizabeth Head W F  July 1833 66 Widow 7 children/1 living NC NC NC
Farmer Rents
Gurley, Letta Dau W F Aug 1855 44 Single 2 children/2 living NC NC NC
Washerwoman
Gurley, Stanly Adopted Son W M Dec 1881 19 Single NC NC NC Farm
Laborer
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Notes for John Durant KELLY


John Durant Kelly
Birth Jul. 27, 1922
Death Sep. 18, 1992
Served in WW 2
Spouse Gladys McSwain Kelly (1920 - 2005)
Children:
Gladys Durant Kelly (1949 - 1949)
John Wesley Kelly (1955 - 2011)*
Burial Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Created by Elizabeth May 14, 2009
--  Find A Grave Memorial #37074547,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37074547
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Notes for Lona Louise KELLY


Lona Louise Kelly Lewis
Birth 1874
Death 1961
Spouse William Thomas Lewis (1859 - 1959)
Daughter  Viola Elmina Lewis DeGataire (1914 - 2006)
Burial Mustang Prairie Cemetery, Mustang, Falls County, Texas
Created by Lynda Chalk Barefield Jun 16, 2010
--  Find A Grave Memorial #53764447,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53764447
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Notes for Mary Margaret KELLY


1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 23 April, Srento Village, Shoal
Creek Township, District 11, Page 9A, Wabash St, Hse #223, Fam #224
Green, Marvel L  Head M W 38 Married 13 years IL TN KY Real Estate Owns
Green, Mary M Wife F W 36 Married 13 years 1 child/1 living MO OH OH
Green, Lloyd L Son M W 11 Single IL IL MO

Illinois Certificate of Death
Mary Margaret Green
Birth 6 October 1874 Missouri
Age at death 44 yrs, 0 mos 21 days
Married, Housewife
Father Henry C Kelly born in Ohio
Mother Martha Dean born in Illinois
Informant Nin Green, Sorento
Death 27 October 1918 Sorento, Bond County, Illinois
Cause of Death Influenza, contributory Mitral Insufficiency
Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Illinois, by Undertaker C I Gordon
Filed 30 October 1918, copy dated 2 October 1995

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Mary M Green
Birth 1874
Death 1918

Mrs. M. L. Green (Mary nee Kelly), wife of the mayor of Sorento, died October
27, 1918 at the family home in that city. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry C. Kelly, both deceased. She was born in Cedar county, Missouri, October
6, 1874. On January 13, 1898 she married M.L. Green of Sorento, and he with
one son, Lloyd survives. Mrs. Green is also survived by two brothers, and
three sisters; Andrew D. Kelly of north of Sorento, Daniel of Litchfield; Mrs.
Mattie Hufferd of Gutherie, Oklahoma; Mrs. Ruth C. Long of Hillsboro and Mrs.
Nannie Kessinger of Kansas City. Burial was at Sunnyside cemetery.

Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois
Created by Dale Eccles Dec 05, 2009
--  Find A Grave Memorial #45141349,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Green&GSiman=1&GScid=108463&GRid=45141349&
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Notes for Annica KEMP


Annica was the last of several wives of Daugherty Colbert.  She was the mother
of none of his chidlren, according to availbale birth records,a dn their
reported marriage in 1875.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Annica Kemp
Spouse Name Winchester Colbert

Annica Kemp Colbert
Birth unknown, Death May 25, 1884
Wife of Daugherty Winchester Colbert (1810 - 1880)
Children George Colbert (1857 - 1911)
[George's mother was likely Silsey Ibbahfoquatubby1810 -, this birth and death
date also differs from most sources, reporting 1836-1917]
Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Family homestead, Johnson [should be
Johnston Co] Co.,Oklahoma
Created by MillieBelle Sep 20, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #29951411,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29951411

Genealogies report she died in Pickens, McCurtain County, in the southeast
along the broder with Arkansas.  This wa sin Choctaw Nation, as was Atoka,
where Daugherty died.
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Notes for Daisy Violet KEMP


1880 Federal Census, Dubois County, Indiana, 16 June, Cass Township, District
162, page 20, Hse #142, Fam #145
Kemp, William  W M 26 Husband Farming IN IN IN
Kemp, Allice  W F 21 Wife Keeping House IN IN IN
Kemp, Dazy V  W F 2 Dau Single IN IN IN

Daisy Violet Kemp
Child's name is listed in a letter from her father, W. J. Kemp to his Aunt and
cousin. Letter dated 10 Apr 1883
--  Posted on Ancestry.com by "AuldSearcher" on 4/26/2010

Daisy V Kemp
Birth Aug 1878 in Indiana, Death in Ethel Arkansas
Spouse Archie Brown
Birth Feb-1873 in Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana
Death 1952 in Ethel Arkansas
--  Brown Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21735784/person/1704889111

This genealogy has the incorrect birth place for Daisy's husband, apparently
guessing that Gentryville, where the couple lived for the 1900 census, was
Archie's birth place.  But their son Cecil's WWI draft card reports that
Archie was born in Jasper, in Dubois County, Indiana.  But this genealogy
gives us Daisy's last name.

The birth date reported here appears to come from the 1900 census also.  This
birth date differs from that on Daisy's gravestone, which reports a birth year
(only) of 1880.  Her age in the 1910 census is also consistent with birth in
1878.

William J Kemp
Birth 1854 in Dubois [County], Indiana, Death Unknown
Parents William F Kemp Birth 25 Feb 1825 in Indiana
Death 16 Mar 1909 in Dubois, Indiana
Catherine J Varner
Birth 16 Nov 1822 in Kentucky
Death 9 Sep 1905 in Dubois County, Indiana
Marriage to Allice Stewart
6 Oct 1877 Dubois County, Indiana
Daughter Dazy N Kemp, b 1878
--  Diane Lee Dreier,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26076800/person/1773965152

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Archie Brown
Spouse Name Daisy V Kemp
Marriage 20 Jan 1897 Spencer County
Specer County Marriage Book 11, Page 417

1900 Federal Census, Spencer County, Indiana, 5 June, Gentryville, District
68, page 4B, Hse #89, Fam #95
Brown, Archie Head W M Feb 1873 27 Married 3 years IN KY IN Teamster Rents
Brown, Daisy V  Wife  W F Aug 1878  21 Married 3 years 1 children/1 living IN
IN IN
Brown, Cecil M Son W M Oct 1887 2 IN IN IN

1910 Federal Census, Spencer County, Indiana, 29 April, Grass Township,
District 69, page 5A, Hse #102, Fam #103
Brown, Archie Head M W 37 Married 14 yrs IN KY IN Farmer Rents
Brown, Daisy V Wife F W 31 Married 14 yrs 5 children/5 living IN IN IN
Brown, Cecil Son M W 13 Single IN IN IN
Brown, Ethel Dau F W 11 Single IN IN IN
Brown, William F Son M W 8 Single IN IN IN
Brown, Nelson A Son M W 4 Single IN IN IN
Brown, Lester Son M W 4mos Single IN IN IN

Before the 1920 census, Archie lost Daisy V and married widow Gertrude Oskins
Hudson.  Daisy V died in Arkansas in 1917, according to her gravestone.  Her
daughter Daisy weas reported as 3 years old in the 1920 cenus, so born
osmetime in 1916.  hey moved, then, soon after her birth.

Daisy and Archie are buried side by side in Mt Pleasant Cemtery, Ethel,
Arkansas County, Arkansas, with a joint headstone.

----------------
Daisy Violet Kemp Brown
Birth Aug 1880 Dubois County, Indiana, USA
Death 1917 (aged 36-37) Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

Brown
Daisy V 1880-1917
Archie 1875-1952

Daisy Violet Kemp, Daughter of William J Kemp (abt 1854-unknown) and Allice
Stewart (abt 1859-unknown)
Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas

Spouse Archie Brown 1875-1952 (m. 1897)
Children:
Cecil M Brown 1897-1969
Eathel Alice Brown Vansandt 1900-1981

Gravesite Details Joint stone with husband Archie Brown

Created by Orville Jenkins 3 May 2020
--  Find a Grave Memorial 209740794,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209740794/daisy-violet-brown
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Notes for William F KEMP


1880 Federal Census, Dubois County, Indiana, 16 June, Cass Township, District
162, page 20, Hse #138, Fam #141
Kemp, William  W M 53 Husband Farming IN KY KY
Kemp, Cathrine W F 57 Wife Keeping House KY PA PA
Kemp, Thomas J  W M 22 Son Single Farm Laborer IN IN KY
Kemp, Lousa [Louisa]  W F 23 Dau Single Keeping House IN IN KY
Kemp, George A  W M 19 Son Single Farm Laborer IN IN KY
More, Thomas  W M 21 Servant Single Farm Laborer IN IN KY

William J Kemp
Birth 1854 in Dubois [County], Indiana, Death Unknown
Parents William F Kemp Birth 25 Feb 1825 in Indiana
Death 16 Mar 1909 in Dubois, Indiana
Catherine J Varner
Birth 16 Nov 1822 in Kentucky
Death 9 Sep 1905 in Dubois County, Indiana
Marriage to Allice Stewart
6 Oct 1877 Dubois County, Indiana
Daughter Dazy N. Kemp, b 1878
--  Diane Lee Dreier,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26076800/person/1773965152

1900 Federal Census, Dubois County, Indiana, 20 June, Cass Township, District
38, page 10A, Hse #160, Fam #166
Kemp, William F  Head W M Feb 1827 73 Married 51 years IN KY KY Farmer Owns
Kemp, Katherine C Wife  W F Nov 1821  78 Married 51 years 7 children/1 living
KY KY KY
Rice, Bertha Servant W F Oct 1879 20 IN IN IN House Servant
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Notes for William J KEMP


1880 Federal Census, Dubois County, Indiana, 16 June, Cass Township, District
162, page 20, Hse #142, Fam #145
Kemp, William  W M 26 Husband Farming IN IN IN
Kemp, Allice  W F 21 Wife Keeping House IN IN IN
Kemp, Dazy V  W F 2 Dau Single IN IN IN

William J Kemp
Birth 1854 in Dubois [County], Indiana, Death Unknown
Parents William F Kemp Birth 25 Feb 1825 in Indiana
Death 16 Mar 1909 in Dubois, Indiana
Catherine J Varner
Birth 16 Nov 1822 in Kentucky
Death 9 Sep 1905 in Dubois County, Indiana
Marriage to Allice Stewart
6 Oct 1877 Dubois County, Indiana
Daughter Dazy N. Kemp, b 1878
--  Diane Lee Dreier,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26076800/person/1773965152
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Notes for Alexander Franklin KENDALL


"Lewis Jones McSwain's son, William R. McSwain, apparently came out to Arkansas
with the McSwain-Kendall party about 1855. ... Their friends, Alexander and
Edmond Kendall, were also from Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, and
most likely traveled in a large party to Arkansas with the McSwains.  Edmond
Kendall and Minor M. McSwain were my 2nd great-grandfathers."
--  Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 9 Apr
2016

The area where they settled was in Jefferson County, Arknasas, the Pine Bluff
area.  In 1873 the area was later separated into a new county as Dorsey
County, which was renamed in 1885 to Cleveland County.  The trip took about 14
weeks, according to Edmond Alexander, as retold by Edmond's son, Benjamin
Kendall.  Thanks to Edmond's descendant, McSwain-Kendall reseacher Lea
Harville Morgan for this.  Ley left on 15 October 1855, so they owudl have
arrived probably before the end of January 1856.

"Alexander and Edmond Kendall with their families came to Arkansas in 1855,
leaving Stanly County, North Carolina on October 15th. ... After being on the
road two days, little Willie was taken seriously ill and died.   Father and
Mother had to turn back and take Willie back to the old home for burial and
then rejoin the others on the road.   No other bad luck happened on the trip
and after fourteen weeks [arriving about January 1856] on the road, they
reached Pine Bluff."
--  Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April
2016

Alexander bought land in the cou nty in July 1860.

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Alexander F Kendall
Issue Date 2 Jul 1860
160 Acres, 5th Prime Meridian, Jefferson [later Cleveland] County, Arkansas
Township 8-S, Range 11-W, Section 28, Land Office Little Rock
Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document #12200

"Edmond’s wife, Emmeline, died on 1 April 1866 and was buried at Mt. Zion
near their home. Uncle Frank Kendall [Alexander F. Kendall] persuaded father
to bring his four children to his home instead of taking us to North Carolina
to one of his sisters to raise. Then in August, Uncle Frank was returning home
from Pine Bluff and was waylaid and shot to death by a man whom he had put in
jail, leaving a wife and six children. Father then sold his farm and bought
half interest in his brother’s farm, agreeing with his brother’s wife to
look after the farm if she would take care of the ten children-her six and his
four. So the two families remained together until all were grown just like one
big family. Edmond was elected sheriff and served from 1874 to 1876. He died
on 1 April 1866 at 4 p.m.-the same day and the same time as his wife died
twenty-five years before."
--  Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April
2016

Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
Alexander F Kendall
Probate 14 Jan 1867 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Death 7 Aug 1867 Arkansas, USA
Administrator Edmond Kendall
Letters of administration included in the second half of this document
Probate Court Docket, Book B, 1885-1889, p
211
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Notes for Allen Clement KENDALL


1850 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 9 October, Ross District, p
109 (scan 55), Hse #780, Fam #785
Reuben Kendall 66 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value Declared b North Carolina
[b abt 1784]
Lucy Kendall 42 M [sic, should be F] b North Carolina [b abt 1808]
Clement Kendall 20 M Student b NC [b abt 1830]

Allen Clement Kendall
Birth Dec 8, 1829 Stanly County, North Carolina
Death Mar 26, 1863 Fredericksburg Fredericksburg City, Virginia
Spouse Wincy Jane Louise Parker Kendall (1831 - 1914)
Children:
Mollie F Kendall (1857 - 1905)
William Clement Kendall (1861 - 1921)
Burial Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, Plat 5 Plot
5-H
Maintained by Jane Whitley, Originally Created by RobMinteer57 Nov 13, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #80346772,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80346772
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Notes for Anna KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC AR

Note that the children are all reported with the same birth states and
parents' birth states as their mother, even though the mother's birth state
differs.

1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 2 January, Rison, District
201, page 3A, East 2nd, Hse #49, Fam #59
Kendall, Mrs M E Owns, Mortgaged Head F W 56 Widow AR NC AL No Occup
Kendall, Anna Dau F W 32 Divorced AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Ed Son M W 24 Single AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Dave M W 20 Single AR NC AL [?]

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Ann Kendall
Age 18, Birth Year abt 1885
Residence Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Thos H Watts
Spouse's Age 27
Spouse's Residence Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas
Marriage 26 Jul 1903 Cleveland County
Marriage License Date 25 Jul
1903
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Notes for Charles Edgar KENDALL


Charles was the son of Edmond Kendall, whose familiy moved to Arkansas from
North Carolina in 1855.

-------------------------
Here's Edmond Kendall's account of the move to Arkansas in 1855 as retold by
his son, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Kendall sometime about 1945. His niece,
Anna Kendall Watts Moore wrote it down in a notebook. Anna was my maternal
grandmother's sister.

Several months after Reuben Kendall’s death in 1855, his sons, Alexander
Franklin and Edmond, took their inheritance and moved their families to what
is now Cleveland County, Arkansas. Edmond told his children that the move from
North Carolina to Arkansas was quite an endeavor:

"Alexander and Edmond Kendall with their families came to Arkansas in 1855,
leaving Stanly County, North Carolina on October 15th. As each owned ten or
fifteen slaves and as they brought most of their household goods, it took
quite an outfit. I remember Father said each of them had two ox teams of two
yokes, one mule team, and a team of horses to pull the family carriage, and he
and Uncle Frank [A. F. Kendall] rode horseback. After being on the road two
days, little Willie was taken seriously ill and died. Father and Mother had to
turn back and take Willie back to the old home for burial and then rejoin the
others on the road. No other bad luck happened on the trip and after fourteen
weeks on the road, they reached Pine Bluff.

After resting a few days, they decided to rent homes for that year. This gave
them time to select permanent homes. They soon found two farms for rent within
six miles of each other. They would visit each other once or twice a week and
on the way home would kill a deer or two and maybe a turkey, thus providing
meat for their tables for both their families and their slaves. He and his
brother killed over 300 deer that year but didn’t keep a count of the
turkeys. 1856 was a year they never forgot as crops were very short on account
of a killing frost every month-a thing unheard of before or since. The next
year, each purchased a farm. Father brought near Kedron about eighteen miles
south of Pine Bluff; his brother brought a farm five miles from his.

All went well for a few years. In the election of 1860, Alexander Kendall was
elected sheriff of Jefferson County and served all during the Civil War.
Father did not join the army being rejected three times on account of his
health, but he joined the home guards and at times acted as scout for southern
troops whenever any were in the area.

Edmond’s wife, Emmeline, died on 1 April 1866 and was buried at Mt. Zion
near their home. Uncle Frank Kendall [Alexander F. Kendall] persuaded father
to bring his four children to his home instead of taking us to North Carolina
to one of his sisters to raise. Then in August, Uncle Frank was returning home
from Pine Bluff and was waylaid and shot to death by a man whom he had put in
jail, leaving a wife and six children. Father then sold his farm and bought
half interest in his brother’s farm, agreeing with his brother’s wife to
look after the farm if she would take care of the ten children-her six and his
four. So the two families remained together until all were grown just like one
big family. Edmond was elected sheriff and served from 1874 to 1876. He died
on 1 April 1866 at 4 p.m.-the same day and the same time as his wife died
twenty-five years before."
--  Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April 2016
-------------------------

1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC AR

Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Charles E Kendall
Death Jun 19, 1915 Cleveland County
Certificate #180

Charles Edgar Kendall
Birth Feb 21, 1858
Death 1915
Parents:
Edmond Kendall (____ - 1891)
Emmeline O Watkins Kendall (1830 - 1866)
Spouse Martha Elizabeth McSwain Kendall (1863 - 1928)
Siblings:
Benjamin Franklin Kendall (1862 - 1945)
Rosa Lee Kendall Lockhart (1864 - 1923)
Burial Moores Church Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas
Created by macw Jun 30, 2009
--  Find A Grave Memorial #38902525,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38902525
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Notes for David KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC AR

Note that in 1920 the children are all reported with the same birth states and
parents' birth states as their mother, even though the mother's birth state
differs.

1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 2 January, Rison, District
201, page 3A, East 2nd, Hse #49, Fam #59
Kendall, Mrs M E Owns, Mortgaged Head F W 56 Widow AR NC AL No Occup
Kendall, Anna Dau F W 32 Divorced AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Ed Son M W 24 Single AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Dave M W 20 Single AR NC AL
[?]
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Notes for Edmond KENDALL


Charles was the son of Edmond Kendall, whose familiy moved to Arkansas from
North Carolina in 1855.

-------------------------
Here's Edmond Kendall's account of the move to Arkansas in 1855 as retold by
his son, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Kendall sometime about 1945. His niece,
Anna Kendall Watts Moore wrote it down in a notebook. Anna was my maternal
grandmother's sister.

Several months after Reuben Kendall’s death in 1855, his sons, Alexander
Franklin and Edmond, took their inheritance and moved their families to what
is now Cleveland County, Arkansas. Edmond told his children that the move from
North Carolina to Arkansas was quite an endeavor:

"Alexander and Edmond Kendall with their families came to Arkansas in 1855,
leaving Stanly County, North Carolina on October 15th. As each owned ten or
fifteen slaves and as they brought most of their household goods, it took
quite an outfit. I remember Father said each of them had two ox teams of two
yokes, one mule team, and a team of horses to pull the family carriage, and he
and Uncle Frank [A. F. Kendall] rode horseback. After being on the road two
days, little Willie was taken seriously ill and died. Father and Mother had to
turn back and take Willie back to the old home for burial and then rejoin the
others on the road. No other bad luck happened on the trip and after fourteen
weeks on the road, they reached Pine Bluff. [They would have actually arrived,
then some time in January or possibly February 1856.]

After resting a few days, they decided to rent homes for that year. This gave
them time to select permanent homes. They soon found two farms for rent within
six miles of each other. They would visit each other once or twice a week and
on the way home would kill a deer or two and maybe a turkey, thus providing
meat for their tables for both their families and their slaves. He and his
brother killed over 300 deer that year but didn’t keep a count of the
turkeys. 1856 was a year they never forgot as crops were very short on account
of a killing frost every month-a thing unheard of before or since. The next
year, each purchased a farm. Father bought near Kedron about eighteen miles
south of Pine Bluff; his brother bought a farm five miles from his.

All went well for a few years. In the election of 1860, Alexander Kendall was
elected sheriff of Jefferson County and served all during the Civil War.
Father did not join the army being rejected three times on account of his
health, but he joined the home guards and at times acted as scout for southern
troops whenever any were in the area.

Edmond’s wife, Emmeline, died on 1 April 1866 and was buried at Mt. Zion
near their home. Uncle Frank Kendall [Alexander F. Kendall] persuaded father
to bring his four children to his home instead of taking us to North Carolina
to one of his sisters to raise. Then in August, Uncle Frank was returning home
from Pine Bluff and was waylaid and shot to death by a man whom he had put in
jail, leaving a wife and six children. Father then sold his farm and bought
half interest in his brother’s farm, agreeing with his brother’s wife to
look after the farm if she would take care of the ten children-her six and his
four. So the two families remained together until all were grown just like one
big family. Edmond was elected sheriff and served from 1874 to 1876. He died
on 1 April 1866 at 4 p.m.-the same day and the same time as his wife died
twenty-five years before."
--  Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April
2016
-------------------------

Edmond Kendall
Birth unknown
Death Apr 1, 1891
Spouse Emmeline O Watkins Kendall (1830 - 1866)
Children:
Charles Edgar Kendall (1858 - 1915)
Benjamin Franklin Kendall (1862 - 1945)
Rosa Lee Kendall Lockhart (1864 - 1923)
Burial Mount Zion Cemetery Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas
Created by mac Dec 22, 2010
--  Find A Grave Memorial #63233335,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63233335
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Notes for Edmond KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC AR

Note that in 1920 the children are all reported with the same birth states and
parents' birth states as their mother, even though the mother's birth state
differs.

1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 2 January, Rison, District
201, page 3A, East 2nd, Hse #49, Fam #59
Kendall, Mrs M E Owns, Mortgaged Head F W 56 Widow AR NC AL No Occup
Kendall, Anna Dau F W 32 Divorced AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Ed Son M W 24 Single AR NC AL [?]
Kendall, Dave M W 20 Single AR NC AL [?]
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Notes for Emma KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC
AR
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Notes for Gay KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC
AR
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Notes for Lucy KENDALL


1850 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 9 October, Ross District, p
109 (scan 55), Hse #780, Fam #785
Reuben Kendall 66 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value Declared b North Carolina
[b abt 1784]
Lucy Kendall 42 M [sic, should be F] b North Carolina [b abt 1808]
Clement Kendall 20 M Student b NC [b abt
1830]
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Notes for Lucy KENDALL


1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 13 June, Niven Township,
District 38, page 10B, Hse #184, Fam #185
Kendall, Charles Head W M Feb 1857  43 Married 14 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns
Kendall, Elizabeth Wife W F Sept 1862  37 Married 14 yrs 7 children/6 living
AR NC NC
Kendall, Anna Dau W F Nov 1885  14 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Lucy Dau W F Oct 1887  12 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Emma Dau W F July 1889  10 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Edmond Son W M Apr 1893  7 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, Gay Dau W F July 1895  4 Single AR NC AR
Kendall, David Son W M Feb 1899  1 Single AR NC
AR
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